Patent ID: 9345271
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A41B,D04B

Claim Text:
1. A therapeutic medical garment having a variable pressure profile along a length thereof, and comprising: (a) a knitted tubular body; (b) a knitted anti-slip portion formed proximate one end of the knitted tubular body with an inner surface adapted for residing against a wearer's skin; (c) the knitted anti-slip portion including at least first, second and third yarns simultaneously knitted to form a repeat having a raised surface texture on the inner surface of the knitted anti-slip portion, wherein the first yarn is a low-friction yarn, and further wherein the second yarn and the third yarn are high-friction yarns knitted to reside on and form the raised surface texture on the inner face of the anti-slip portion such that the second yarn is covered by the third yarn at points where the third yarn locks the second yarn to the knitted anti-slip portion.