| US 7,481,079 B1 | ||
| Circular knit fabric and method | ||
| Anthony Waldrop, Easley, S.C. (US); Kimberley Kerchmar, Spartanburg, S.C. (US); Derek Sharp, Greer, S.C. (US); and Durwin Glenn Dawson, Anderson, S.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, S.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 03, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/906,734. | ||
| Int. Cl. D04B 1/22 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 66—170 [66/194] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A patterned circular knit pile support fabric adapted for support applications in seating, the fabric consisting essentially
of:
(a) elastomeric multifilament ground yarns; and
(b) pile yarns;
(c) wherein the fabric is a support fabric, the fabric being defined in a two-dimensional plane, the plane having a first
side and an opposite second side, the fabric being capable of stretch in essentially all directions along the plane; and
(d) wherein the fabric is comprised of a plurality of defined knitted regions arranged in a pattern on the fabric, the fabric
having at least a non-pile translucent first region and a second region having a pile of a first height.
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