Tubular knit fabric and system
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1. A tubular knit fabric comprising:
- at least one insulative yarn;
at least one stretchable yarn; and
at least one functional yarn, said insulating yarn, said stretchable yarn, and said functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the functional yarn embedded in said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said sleeve.
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Abstract
A tubular knit fabric comprising at least one insulative yarn, at least one stretchable yarn, and at least one functional yarn, the insulating yarn, the stretchable yarn, and the functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the functional yarn embedded in the tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of the sleeve.
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59 Claims
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1. A tubular knit fabric comprising:
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at least one insulative yarn;
at least one stretchable yarn; and
at least one functional yarn, said insulating yarn, said stretchable yarn, and said functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the functional yarn embedded in said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A tubular knit fabric system, the system comprising:
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at least one insulative yarn;
at least one stretchable yarn;
at least one conductive yarn, said insulating yarn, said stretchable yarn, and said conductive yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the conductive yarn embedded in said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said sleeve; and
a device connected to said conductive yarn. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An integrated data and power bus comprising:
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at least one insulative yarn;
at least one stretchable yarn; and
at least one functional yarn, said insulating yarn, said stretchable yarn, and said functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having said functional yarn embedded in said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said sleeve.
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54. A tubular knit fabric comprising:
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at least one insulative yarn;
at least one stretchable yarn; and
at least one functional yarn, said insulating yarn, said stretchable yarn, and said functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve, having functional yarn embedded said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said sleeve;
said tubular fabric sleeve radially cut and orientated such that the continuous spiral configuration extends vertically along the length of a garment.
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55. A tubular knit fabric comprising:
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at least one insulative yarn;
at least one stretchable yarn; and
at least one functional yarn, said insulating yarn, said stretchable yarn, and said functional yarn knitted together in a plated knit construction to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the functional yarn embedded in said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said sleeve.
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56. A tubular knit fabric comprising:
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at least one insulative yarn;
at least one stretchable yarn; and
at least one functional yarn, said insulating yarn, said stretchable yarn, and said functional yarn knitted together in a plated knit construction to define a seamless tubular fabric sleeve having the functional yarn embedded in said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said seamless tubular fabric sleeve.
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57. A method for manufacturing a tubular knit fabric, the method comprising:
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providing at least one insulative yarn;
providing at least one stretchable yarn;
providing at least one functional yarn; and
knitting said insulative yarn, said stretchable yarn and said functional yarn together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having functional yarn embedded said tubular fabric sleeve in a continuous spiral configuration which longitudinally extends the length of said sleeve.
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59. A method for manufacturing an integrated seamless knit garment, the method comprising:
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providing at least one insulative yarn;
providing at least one stretchable yarn;
providing at least one functional yarn; and
knitting said insulative yarn, said stretchable yarn and said functional yarn together on a seamless knitting machine having plated knit construction with functional yarn incorporated in a predetermined spacing and a predetermined location in said seamless garment.
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