Knitted fabric having open areas
Patent 4133191 Issued on January 9, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 9, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 9, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 682904 1646199 1721390 2811029 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/675420 filed on 04/09/1976US Classes:66/197, Rib156/148, With weaving, knitting, braiding, twisting or needling28/163, Ornamental or surface textured fabric66/169ARun resistant fabricExaminersPrimary: Bell, James J.International ClassesD04B 1/06 (20060101)D04B 1/08 (20060101) AbstractA fabric having open areas is knitted from a plurality of body yarns interspersed at intervals with locking yarns having a lower melting temperature by casting off selected loops in selected body yarns, causing the cast-off loops to unravel toward but not past the respective locking yarn, and heating the fabric to cause the locking yarns to fuse to the touching body yarns, thereby preventing the cast-off loops from unraveling past the respective locking yarn. | |
