Loop fabric for hook-and-loop type fastener and method of making the same
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1. A method of making a loop component for a hook-and-loop fastener, said method comprising the steps of:
- knitting a fabric using a three bar knitting machine, one bar knitting a base for said fabric and the two other bars defining floats from a monofilament pile yarn on one side of said fabric;
napping said fabric on said side to pull said,floats out of said fabric to form a plurality of loops; and
heat setting said fabric.
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Abstract
A loop component for a hook-and-loop fastener includes a knit fabric and a plurality of loops extending along one surface of the fabric and made of a monofilament pile yarn such as nylon. The component is knit on a three or more bar machine with one bar forming the base and two or more additional bars forming floats which are then pulled out of the knit fabric by napping to obtain a fabric having a predetermined thickness. The fabric is then heat sense to stabilize is dimensions, stiffness and other physical properties.
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1. A method of making a loop component for a hook-and-loop fastener, said method comprising the steps of:
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knitting a fabric using a three bar knitting machine, one bar knitting a base for said fabric and the two other bars defining floats from a monofilament pile yarn on one side of said fabric;
napping said fabric on said side to pull said,floats out of said fabric to form a plurality of loops; and
heat setting said fabric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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