Abstract: A circular knitted fabric for the manufacture of a garment includes a first group of courses formed of a low melting point yarn and a first yarn, and a continuing second group of courses formed of the low melting point yarn and a second yarn. The second group of courses has an elastane content greater than that of the first group of courses. The low melting point yarn fuses with the first and second yarns after heating to a temperature sufficient to melt the low melting point yarn only. The fabric, after finishing, is adapted to be cut into a garment in such a way that the first group of courses becomes a body or the first group of courses of the garment, and the second group of courses becomes an integral elastic band portion or the second group of courses-like selvedge of the garment.

Abstract: A tubular knitted fabric for clothing has a first stitch and a second stitch smaller than the first stitch. The pattern of the tubular knitted fabric for clothing is obtained by selectively disposing the second stitch in units of one stitch. Selectively driving a sinker of a circular knitting machine controls stitch densities, thereby producing the first stitch and the second stitch smaller than the first stitch. A legwear is formed of this tubular knitted fabric for clothing.

Abstract: A method for making items of clothing having shape memory, the method comprising: synthesizing (31) a shape memory polyurethane; subjecting (34) the shape memory polyurethane to wet spinning, dry spinning, melt spinning or multi-component spinning in order to produce shape memory fibers; and knitting or weaving (36) the shape memory fibers to form the item of clothing.

Abstract: A circular knit tubing adapted for making a wearable article has a first knitted single layer tubular portion and a second knitted single layer tubular portion separated by a junction portion. The second tubular portion is folded over the first tubular portion at a fold line in the junction portion. The first and second tubular portions are then joined together, whereby the junction portion forms a band or welt. After the band is formed, the second tubular portion is folded back to cover the band. The wearable article may be a shirt having single layer top and bottom portions with a central double welt portion for physical contact around the wearer's chest or torso. The junction portion forming the band or welt preferably is integrally knitted with the first and second tubular portions. The band or welt defines a central opening to receive an electronic or electrical device or other component.

Abstract: A weft knitting fabric with wrapped yarns as its raw material. The wrapped yarn refer to the spandex with its external layer wrapped with polyamide yarn or polyester silk. It provides smooth and soft hand feel, excellent extensibility and recovery performance, and high level of wearing comfort. If the new weft knitting elastic fabrics of the present invention is applied to model cups of bra, it will improve supporting strength of cups and keep breasts of females towering. If it is applied to sportswear, it will improve extensibility and comfort of sportswear.

Abstract: An arm sleeve with a hollow body made of a mesh material. Both ends of the body have an elastic band, one elastic band being smaller than the other. A fastener, such as one having engaging hooks and loops, is at the larger of the two elastic bands. Strips, flags or ribbons dangle from the underside of the body and are slightly spaced apart from each other in succession.

Abstract: A stab resistant knit fabric, made containing a plurality of panels of a knit fabric having a modified knit structure corresponding to rows of knit stitches, wherein each of the panels of knit fabric comprise a front layer of knit fabric and a back layer of knit fabric, wherein the front layer and back layer are joined together by rows of tuck stitches formed from a yarn having no more than 4.5% elongation; wherein at least one panel of knit fabric is arranged such that the rows of knit stitches of the at least one panel of knit fabric are perpendicular to the rows of at least one other panel of knit fabric, its combination with a ballistic layer to provide ballistic resistance properties, and a protective garment prepared therefrom.

Abstract: A knit fabric, protective sleeve and glove constructed therefrom has three knit layers knit constructed and knit to one another in a single knitting operation to provide the fabric as a single piece of knit material. The fabric includes an outer layer, an inner layer and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the outer and inner layers. The outer layer is knit with a first yarn, the inner layer is knit with a second yarn and the intermediate layer is knit with a third yarn in looped fashion about at least some of the first and second yarns to provide an integrally knit structure having three layers knit stitched together in a single knitting process.

Abstract: This invention relates to flame, heat and electric arc protective yarn that can be used for knitting and weaving a single layer fabric. Both knitted and woven fabrics are for use as a single layer flame, heat and electric arc protective fabric garment or as an outer layer of a flame, heat and electric arc protective multiple layer garment or accessory for a wearer.

Abstract: A knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical resistance under the influence of moisture, is provided with an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes. Rows or columns of stitches of the knit base are located between the electrodes. Each of the electrodes contains at least one electrically conductive thread that is knit together with the knit base and that is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means (16) that are accessible from the outside.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to dimensionally stable stretch or elastic textile articles characterized in that the article has not been subjected to temperatures greater than 160° C. The disclosure is also directed to a method to make dimensionally stable stretch articles characterized by the absence of a traditional heat-setting step.

Abstract: A reversible garment with a warming side and a cooling side is comprised of a double knit fabric including a first face and a second face. The garment is reversible such that either face may be worn on the exterior of the garment. When the first side of the garment is worn against the body, the garment provides a heating effect by trapping air and body heat while wicking moisture to the outside of the fabric. When the second side of the garment is worn against the body, the garment provides a cooling garment by accelerating moisture movement across the fabric. Indicia are provided on the garment to indicate whether heating or cooling effects will be provided in the first-side-out configuration and the second-side-out configuration.

Abstract: A circular knit tubing adapted for making a wearable article has a first knitted single layer tubular portion and a second knitted single layer tubular portion separated by a junction portion. The second tubular portion is folded over the first tubular portion at a fold line in the junction portion. The first and second tubular portions are then joined together, whereby the junction portion forms a band or welt. After the band is formed, the second tubular portion is folded back to cover the band. The wearable article may be a shirt having single layer top and bottom portions with a central double welt portion for physical contact around the wearer's chest or torso. The junction portion forming the band or welt preferably is integrally knitted with the first and second tubular portions. The band or welt defines a central opening to receive an electronic or electrical device or other component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to knit collar and a method for manufacturing the same and more specifically, to a machine knitted fabric for collar, a method for manufacturing the same and knit collars made of the same. The machine knitted fabrics for collar of the present invention are manufactured by combining the front layer with the rear layer by stitching them together and have two pockets formed at the opposite ends of the machine knitted fabric for collar and having an open end. Therefore, the present invention can provide collars which straighten up and does not easily get folded with simple structure and comparatively simple process.

Abstract: The invention provides a functional stretch laminate composite puckered fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such puckered fabric. The functional stretch laminate fabric is provided with at least one functional element which can conduct electricity, conduct light, provide electromagnetic fields or provide shielding from electromagnetic fields. Generally, the functional stretch laminate fabric is sufficiently robust for incorporation into garments and for applications in so-called wearable electronics.

Abstract: Fibers, such as textile fibers, having electrical components deposited thereon. More particularly, one or more electrical components are formed directly onto the surface of at least one fiber. The fiber having the electrical component formed thereon may then be interlaced with other fibers to form a larger piece of fabric, which can be employed to produce an article of clothing. A group of transistors and piezoelectric components forming an accelerometer may be woven onto one or more natural or synthetic fibers. The fibers may then be employed as the warp, weft, or both, of a woven piece of fabric, or used to form a knitted piece of fabric. The fabric piece can then be cut and sewn to form a wearable item, such as a shirt, a pair of pants, a hat, or the upper piece of a shoe that includes the accelerometer.

Abstract: A garment includes a sensor band of generally smaller dimensions than the garment for holding sensor electrodes incorporated in the band against a user's body while wearing the garment. The sensor band is elasticated to conform against the user's body and the garment is relatively loose fitting. The sensor band may be attached to the remainder of the garment by highly elastic and flexible webbing portions.

Abstract: A fabric having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an intermediate surface between the first surface and the second surface is provided. At least one of the first surface and the second surface is knitted with at least one elasticized yarn at at least one predetermined zone to provide a selected zone of elasticity to at least one of the first surface or the second surface of the fabric.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protective fabric or garment comprising an insulator base layer, a protective layer attached to a body side of the insulator base layer, and one or more protective components attached to selected areas of an outer side of the insulator base layer, wherein each protective component includes at least one protective component layer. Each protective may include fibers having a tensile strength of at least 3 GPa and a modulus of at least 70 GPa. In some embodiments, at least one protective layer is formed with a liquid crystal polymer fiber. In other embodiments, at least one protective layer is formed using a blend of two or more materials selected from the group consisting of, liquid crystal polymer, meta-aramid, para-aramid, nylon, olefin, s-glass, elastic, spandex, polyethylene, diamond tough nylon, polyphenylenebenzimidazole, polybenzoxazole, thermoset polyurethane synthetic polymer material, aromatic copolyamid, and extended-chain polyethylene.

Abstract: A reversible pocket wrap is a garment comprising a pocket and a band on a loop. The reversible pocket wrap is made of a base piece of stretchable material such that the reversible pocket wrap fits well to a subject around body parts. The pocket is preferably in square shape disposed in an angle such that two lower edges are closed to form a v-shaped container to hold articles. An opening to the pocket is on the outside of the garment. A reversed opening is on the inside of the garment such that the pocket is accessible from the outside when the garment is reversed. The reversible pocket wrap is worn about the head and/or the neck. The reversible pocket wrap is used as a pocket, a band, a warmer, a scarf, a visor, etc.

Abstract: Provided is a garment for measuring physiological signals. The garment includes at least one electrode sensor, a signal connection line, a snap structure, and a measurement unit. The electrode sensor is coupled to an inner surface of the garment to make contact with a skin for detecting physiological signals. The signal connection line transmits the physiological signals detected by the electrode sensor. The signal connection line is finished against the inner surface of the garment. The snap structure is coupled to a portion of the garment where the electrode sensor is not overlapped and is electrically connected to the signal connection line. The measurement unit is mounted on the snap structure for measuring the physiological signals. The signal connection line has elasticity.

Abstract: In a method of knitting a garment having a defined axis (A), the knitting layers are formed in a direction parallel to the axis. Pathways (8) defined by distinctive yarns extending substantially parallel to the axis are incorporated in the knitting process seriatim, each distinctive yarn being knitted into its respective pathway using the same yarn feeder. The distinctive yarns are normally conductive, to provide connections to sensors (6) located on the garment, and such sensors may themselves be an integral part of the garment fabric.

Abstract: An article and method is disclosed having a yarn knitted into a fabric panel including a base plurality of rows, a descending plurality of rows, and an ascending plurality of rows. The panel having interior and exterior surfaces, a first and a partially adjacent second margin. Included is an aperture therethrough from the interior to the exterior, the aperture is disposed in a portion of the first and second margins. The aperture forms an aperture periphery, wherein the descending and ascending rows correspond to the aperture periphery and the first and second margins correspond to the base rows. The descending rows each decrease by at least a stitch from the base rows and the ascending rows each increase by at least a stitch from the descending rows, wherein the aperture periphery forms a smooth transition from the exterior to the interior while having no reduction in panel stretching flexibility.

Abstract: Resistive garments featuring a special knit, realized by circular knitting machines, fitted in some areas with an electrical circuit realised by direct knitting of conductive yarn in combination with a base of non-resistive yarn. The electrical circuit of this resistive garment is made up by three different knitting structures for “held or excluded stitches” with no cutting or stitching, in direct connection, without interruptions of any type. An electronic circuit allows the control of energy flowing in to the different heating zones of the electric circuit.

Abstract: The invention discloses a circularly knit torso trim bra-slip comprising an upper torso region and a lower torso region. The bra-cups comprising a ribbed border to provide bust support. Self-adjusting stretch shoulder straps are uniquely shaped to eliminate unsightly breast spillage in the front and back bulge. A center ruching separates the two breasts. A side ruching on each of the bra-cup shapes the bust. A panel of maximum control extends from under the breast to the hip bone to flatten the tummy. A panel of medium control knit extends from the hip bone to mid-thigh to eliminate flattening of the fanny. A panel of light control knit from mid-thigh to lower thigh or knee and ending in a jersey band to prevent the slip from rolling or riding up. A preferred embodiment has sleeves having an inner arm compression portion of medium control to minimize the swelling caused by lymphedema.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to an elastic woven cuff having an alcohol repellency rating of 10, the cuff having fluoro-chemical monomer deposited onto the surface of the cuff

Abstract: A method for knitting manufactured articles with circular knitting machines with high-fineness consisting in that at least one region of the manufacture is produced with a group of contiguous needles by reducing at least once the number of active needles of the group of needles by transferring the last loop of knitting formed by certain needles of the group of needles to contiguous needles of the group of needles and excluding from knitting the needles that have transferred the loop of knitting during the formation of at least one portion of a subsequent row of knitting by the needles that are kept active. The manufacture region is produced by providing in succession portions of rows of knitting obtained by actuating the needle cylinder with a two direction rotary motion.

Abstract: A base layer apparel is provided that is formed from a single or double-knit fabric. The fabric is formed of ring spun fire resistant yarns that are an intimate blend of at least 60 percent modacrylic fibers and up to 40 percent fire-resistant viscose fibers. Anti-microbial and wicking treatments may be applied to the knit fabric.

Abstract: A knit fabric having a modified knit structure, having a front layer of knit fabric and a back layer of knit fabric, wherein the front layer and back layer are joined together by rows of tuck stitches formed from a yarn having no more than 3% elongation and wherein the knit fabric is puncture resistant, and optionally cut and/or abrasion resistant, and a protective garment made therefrom.

Abstract: A circular knit garment blank is provided. The blank has an internal dimension defined by a series of courses, a length defined by a series of wales, and a first cut line. The length is sufficient to encircle a torso of a wearer. The first cut line is defined in the blank for severing the series of courses along the length.

Abstract: The present invention relates to flame and heat resistant stretch fabrics with improved durability. The stretch fabrics comprise crosslinked polyolefin elastic fibers which may be combined into a core spun yarn with inherently flame resistant fibers. The elastic fibers or yarns can be conveniently formed into fabrics using well-known techniques such as, for example, warp or weft weaving or by using co-knitting techniques with other flame resistant fibers or yarns. Such fabrics are useful in various durable or repeated-use fabric applications such as, but not limited to, clothing (in particular protective garments), and upholstery.

Abstract: A knitted fabric containing a composite yarn is provided, which is characterized in that the composite yarn is constituted of two or more kinds of false-twist crimped yarns and has a torque of not more than 30 T/m.

Abstract: An article of apparel may include a textile element that defines a crease. The textile element may be knitted to have a first course and a second course that are adjacent to each other in some areas of the textile element and spaced from each other by a raised course in other areas of the textile element. The crease extends along the third course and has a length that is substantially equal to a length of the third course. In manufacturing the textile element, the raised course may be formed between portions of the first course and the second course through a knitting process, such as a flat knitting process.

Abstract: Knitted products like slips, panties, trousers and mainly tights are closed in the crotch area (K) with at least a pair of opposed knitted-on elements (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A) passing to the crotch (K). The product can be knitted from the border of the body part via at least a pair of knitted-on elements and up to the knitting of the parts for the legs or you can knit from the parts for legs via at least a pair of knitted-on parts and it is finished with a border in the body part.

Abstract: A compression adjustable fabric and/or garment, system, and/or method can include a compression element (a) integrated into a fabric structure, (b) having a compressive pressure capability independent from compressive pressure capabilities inherent in the fabric structure, and (c) adjustable to provide various compressive pressures. In such a garment, the compressive pressure provided by the garment can be adjusted in all or part of the garment while the garment is being worn. The compressive pressures in different parts of the garment may be independently adjustable. The compression element can further comprise an inflatable tube and/or an electrically stimulatable yarn. The compression element can be integrated into the fabric structure by being knit into, or laid in, the fabric structure.

Abstract: A circular knitted fabric for the manufacture of a garment includes a first portion formed of a low melting point yam and a first yarn, and a continuing second portion formed of the low melting point yarn and a second yarn. The second portion has an elastane content greater than that of the first portion. The low melting point yarn fuses with the first and second yams after heating to a temperature sufficient to melt the low melting point yarn only. The fabric, after finishing, is adapted to be cut into a garment in such a way that the first portion becomes a body of the garment, and the second portion becomes an integral elastic band-like selvedge of the garment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improvement in garments, in particular to an improvement in knitted garments (10) comprising an integral pocket (11) in which the garment can be retained. The invention comprises a garment knitted from superfine or micro-fibres, such that the fabric of said garment is elastic. The garment comprises an integral pocket, said pocket having a perimeter, wherein a first section of the pocket perimeter is attached to the garment and a second section (13) of the pocket perimeter forms a mouth of the pocket. The pocket configuration is such that the length of the pocket mouth is less than the maximum length of the pocket, and the pocket is stretchable to enable it to envelop the garment and retain it within the pocket in a compact package.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sweat absorber and headwear using the sweat absorber. The sweat absorber is formed by a porous panel including a first layer that is knitted in a warp direction to have a plurality of first porous structures, a second layer that is knitted in a warp direction to have a plurality of second porous structures, and a plurality of connecting yarns for connecting the first layer and the second layer. The porous panel may be a double raschel fabric panel. The sweat absorber may semi-permanently maintain a shape of a crown portion of a headwear and may be prevented from being contaminated from sweat. In addition, a contaminated part may be replaced.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a garment that is worn attached to a body and has improved freedom of design in terms of the tightening force or shape of a tightening portion that manipulates the body shape of a wearer, corrects the wearer's posture, and improves the wearer's motor ability.

Abstract: A tie (1) comprising a single textile piece obtained by working a single yarn, said textile piece being shaped by means of increases and decreases of its fabrication. The tie (1) has a plurality of folding regions able to allow the superposition of two or more edges of the tie to obtain a predetermined shape of the tie. Method for manufacturing ties with a needle textile machine.

Abstract: Garment consisting of seamless circular-knit cotton or circular-knit polyamide (microfiber yarn) with a component of elastane, whereby the garment is provided with zones of variable elasticity (1-5), whereby compression zones of higher elasticity (4, 5), which therefore provide greater support, are knitted into the garment.

Abstract: An under body armor hybrid fabric garment has first and second fabric portions. The first fabric portion, configured to cover an upper torso region of a user's body left exposed by the body armor and extending into a second body transition region covered by the body armor, is formed of low or no stretch fabric. The second fabric element, configured to cover a lower torso region of the user's body underneath the body armor, is formed of stretchable fabric.

Abstract: A method for knitting denim comprising: dyeing yarn with a dyestuff to obtain dyed-yarn; knitting the dyed-yarn into a foundation layer and front layer to compose the denim, wherein the front layer is tensely tautened in intermittence with a tensile force greater than a tensile force on the foundation layer to make the foundation layer have random knots; and respectively washing two faces of the denim to remove the residual dyestuff. By knitting the yarn to compose the denim, the denim has even twilling patterns and excellent softness. By tensely tautening the front layer in intermittence during the knitting process, multiple random knots are generated on the foundation layer. Therefore, the achieved denim possesses multiple good features of softness, random knotting, and even twilling patterns.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new fabric designed for improved utility in swimwear applications, as well as the method for producing such fabric as well as garments made from such fabrics. The fabric can be characterized in terms elongation, instantaneous fabric growth at 15% strain and dimensional stability. The fabric comprises an elastic crosslinked polyolefin elastic yarn and a second yarn selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and polypropylene.

Abstract: A method of knitting is performed by a knitting machine having two needle beds and double-ended needles transferable between the two beds, for knitting a ventilated garment panel in which a ventilation channel is formed as part of the base knitted structure. The final article is knitted in one piece. The part of the garment incorporating the ventilation channel is knitted as a three-layer fabric so that the ventilation channel formed by two side walls and one front wall is open to the inside of the garment panel through a wale-wise opening and to the outside of the garment panel at the ends of the ventilation panel.

Abstract: A flexible thermally conductive structure. The structure generally includes a plurality of thermally conductive yarns, at least some of which are at least partially disposed adjacent to an elastomeric material. Typically, at least a portion of the plurality of thermally conductive yarns is configured as a sheet. The yarns may be constructed from graphite, metal, or similar materials. The elastomeric material may be formed from urethane or silicone foam that is at least partially collapsed, or from a similar material. A thermal management garment is provided, the garment incorporating a flexible thermally conductive structure.

Abstract: An electronic switch comprises electrodes (6) incorporated in a textile structure (4). The electrodes form contact faces exposed at the surface of the structure, and available for engagement simultaneously by a body part such as a finger (10). The electrical conductivity at the surface of the body part completes an electrical connection between the electrodes (6), which can complete an electrical circuit to generate an output signal. The output signal can be used to activate a number of functions.

Abstract: Knit fabrics and military apparel such as T-shirts made therefrom are disclosed. The fabrics are constructed from blended yarns made from an intimate combination of nylon and cotton staple fibers. Such fabrics comprise a weight ratio of cotton to nylon which ranges from about 55:45 to about 85:15, and these fabrics also have a weight ranging from about 3 to about 8 oz/yd2. Knit fabrics of this type possess a desirable combination of good thermal protective properties, provided the specified high level of staple fiber blend uniformity is achieved, along with very useful abrasion resistance, bursting strength and drying time characteristics.

Abstract: In a method of knitting a garment having a defined axis (A), the knitting layers are formed in a direction parallel to the axis. Pathways (8) defined by distinctive yarns extending substantially parallel to the axis are incorporated in the knitting process seriatim, each distinctive yarn being knitted into its respective pathway using the same yarn feeder. The distinctive yarns are normally conductive, to provide connections to sensors (6) located on the garment, and such sensors may themselves be an integral part of the garment fabric.

Abstract: A remodeling undergarment and/or method of manufacturing a remodeling undergarment is described which includes a frontal abdominal portion configured to cover an abdominal region of a user, a lumbar portion configured to cover a lumbar region of a user, a ventral portion configured to cover a ventral region of a user, a hip portion integrally connected to the frontal abdominal portion and lumbar portion, wherein the hip portion further includes a glutei portion, including a glutei band, and a central glutei portion, configured for conforming to a user's glutei, and a first leg section and a second leg section. The abdominal portion, lumbar portion, hip portion, inner leg portions, and compression leg portions are manufactured in a single unitary piece of graded knit of at least two different yarns and knit patterns. The abdominal portion, lumbar portion and ventral portion are integrally connected together with a seamless, graded knit.