Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a multifunctional protective fabric and yarn. The fabric has a double knit interlock material of the yarns. The yarns include: a first filament being a liquid crystal polymer filament; and a second filament being selected from the group consisting of: modacrylic, polyacrylonitrile, nylon, glass, aramid, olefins, and combinations thereof. The weight ratio of the first filament to the second filament ranges from 20:80 to 99:1.

Abstract: An object is to make it possible to provide a method for knitting a cable pattern in a tubular knitted fabric with high productivity. Two groups of knitting stitches to be crossed are arranged in alignment on one needle bed and crossed when they are transferred to the other needle bed, and the crossed groups of knitting stitches are securely hooked onto front and back needle beds so as to form a cable pattern in a portion extending over both needle beds.

Abstract: A casual/dress sport sock having a leg-covering portion and a foot-covering portion wherein the knitting stitch pattern of the sock is reversed in the medial area of the leg-covering portion. Thus, the casual/dress sport sock in its extended position comprises a right side out foot-covering portion, a right side out lower area of the leg-covering portion, and a wrong side out upper area of the leg-covering portion. When cuffed, the sock comprises a uniform aesthetic knitting stitch pattern wherein the cuff portion, the lower area of the leg-covering and the foot-covering portion of the sock are all presented in right side out condition when worn on the foot.

Abstract: In the fabric structure (10.1) which can be produced in one piece on a two-bed flat-bar knitting machine, a first fabric web (11.1) and a second fabric web (12.1) are connected to one another by means of at least one third fabric web (13.1), a knitted connection being made at the coupling places (15) of the third fabric web (13.1) with the other two fabric webs (11.1, 12.1) respectively.

Abstract: Insulating fabric having a knitted base fabric incorporating air-entrapping cells on one or both sides. The base fabric is knit from a bulk acrylic yarn, preferably high bulk acrylic yarn, and a combination polyester and cotton yarn, the yarns being knitted separately in selected fabric courses. The inner face of the fabric is formed of the bulk acrylic yarn, to provide a soft, warm and comfortable interior surface when worn. The outer face of the fabric is formed of the polyester/cotton yarn, which provides a knitted framework for anchoring and stabilizing the high bulk yarn in the fabric. Following knitting, the fabric is subjected to a series of finishing operations which include scouring, padding, drying and calendering. Preferably, the inner acrylic surface of the fabric is napped prior to calendering. As the result of repeated washings, the insulating fabric of the invention increases in thickness to enhance its heat insulating capability and provide increased warmth.

Abstract: A composite structure such as an aircraft brake disc has a matrix material reinforced by knitted panels of fabric arranged in a stack. The panels are knitted directly into the desired disc shape so that there is no fabric waste, by knitting a helix of fabric on a flat-bed weft knitting machine having a patterning mechanism which allows shaping and a presser foot or sinkers to hold the knitting down on the needles. The helix of fabric can be closed down to constitute the stack of disc panels directly or it can be separated into discrete disc panels by knitting in draw threads connecting successive windings of the helix. The disc panels may be knitted from oxidised acrylic yarn and then heated to carbonise the yarn. A stack of carbon fibre fabric panels may be embedded in a carbon matrix by carbon vapor deposition to form a brake disc.

Abstract: An improvement in multi-feed circular knitting machines wherein the knitting needles are adapted to assume knitting and non-knitting conditions and whereas the jacks are suspended in the knitting needles in an articulated manner. The cam clyinder is provided with a needle lowering cam at each cam system. Each jack has at least one butt adapted to be engaged by the needle lowering cam when the corresponding jack has been swivelled on to the cam cylinder. The improvement comprises the construction and the manner of interaction of the butts and the needle lowering cam. The butts are arranged on the swivellable jacks and are selectively adapted to be pivoted away from the cam cylinder by means of a special pivoting device in each system when the corresponding needle is to misknit, that is in advance of the needle lowering cam of the system and are adapted to be swivelled back to their original position by special means immediately after having passed the needle lowering cam.