Breathable fabric
First Claim
1. A single-weave fabric comprising a woven textile layer that is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to liquid water and comprising hydrophobic warp and weft yarns and floating warp or weft wicking yarns or fibres,wherein the floating warp or weft wicking yarns or fibres are integrally woven with the hydrophobic yarns, and the hydrophobic warp and weft yarns and the floating warp or weft wicking yarns or fibres together form the single weave fabric, andwherein the textile layer has two opposing sides and the wicking yarns or fibres are disposed on at least part of one side of the textile layer, andthe other side has more than 70% hydrophobic yarns exposed.
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Abstract
A fabric comprising a textile layer comprising yarns, wherein said textile layer is permeable to water vapour and impermeable to liquid water; and disposed on at least part of one side of the textile layer is a wicking means.
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1. A single-weave fabric comprising a woven textile layer that is permeable to water vapor and impermeable to liquid water and comprising hydrophobic warp and weft yarns and floating warp or weft wicking yarns or fibres,
wherein the floating warp or weft wicking yarns or fibres are integrally woven with the hydrophobic yarns, and the hydrophobic warp and weft yarns and the floating warp or weft wicking yarns or fibres together form the single weave fabric, and wherein the textile layer has two opposing sides and the wicking yarns or fibres are disposed on at least part of one side of the textile layer, and the other side has more than 70% hydrophobic yarns exposed.
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