Knitted components reinforced with high tenacity yarn
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1. A knitted component, comprising:
- a first knit layer comprising a first yarn;
a second knit layer;
a first plurality of inlaid courses of a high tenacity yarn having a tenacity of at least six grams-force per denier;
wherein the first plurality of inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn comprise at least three courses of high tenacity yarn, each of which is separated from an adjacent course of the first plurality of courses by no more than five courses of the first yarn; and
,a plurality of openings formed in the first knit layer, through which exposed portions of the plurality of inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn are visible from a viewpoint facing the first knit layer;
wherein the plurality of openings forms a pattern, at least a portion of which has an orientation other than a course-wise direction or a wale-wise direction, in which adjacent openings of the plurality of openings expose different inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn.
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Abstract
Knitted components may include a first knit layer including a first yarn, a second knit layer, and a plurality of inlaid courses of a high tenacity yarn having a tenacity of at least six grams-force per denier. The plurality of inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn may include at least three courses of high tenacity yarn, each of which may be separated from an adjacent course of the first plurality of courses of the high tenacity yarn by no more than five courses of the first yarn.
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1. A knitted component, comprising:
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a first knit layer comprising a first yarn; a second knit layer; a first plurality of inlaid courses of a high tenacity yarn having a tenacity of at least six grams-force per denier;
wherein the first plurality of inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn comprise at least three courses of high tenacity yarn, each of which is separated from an adjacent course of the first plurality of courses by no more than five courses of the first yarn; and
,a plurality of openings formed in the first knit layer, through which exposed portions of the plurality of inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn are visible from a viewpoint facing the first knit layer; wherein the plurality of openings forms a pattern, at least a portion of which has an orientation other than a course-wise direction or a wale-wise direction, in which adjacent openings of the plurality of openings expose different inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming a knitted component, comprising:
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knitting a first course of a first yarn on a first needle bed and a second needle bed; inlaying a first course of a high tenacity yarn having a tenacity of at least six grams-force per denier in between the first and second needle beds; inlaying a second course of the high tenacity yarn in between the first and second needle beds; and inlaying a third course of the high tenacity yarn in between the first and second needle beds; forming a plurality of openings in the knitted component, through which exposed portions of the first course, the second course, and the third course of the high tenacity yarn are visible from a view point facing the plurality of openings; wherein the first and second courses of the high tenacity yarn are separated from each other by no more than five courses; wherein the second and third courses of the high tenacity yarn are separated from each other by no more than five courses; and
,wherein the plurality of openings forms a pattern, at least a portion of which has an orientation other than a course-wise direction or a wale-wise direction, in which a first opening of the plurality of openings exposes the first course of the high tenacity yarn, a second opening of the plurality of openings exposes the second course of the high tenacity yarn, and a third opening of the plurality of openings exposes the third course of the high tenacity yarn.
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