Patent ID: 6938646
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: D03D

Abstract:
1. A method of weaving a bifurcated tubular textile article, comprising: (a) forming first, second, third and fourth superposed layers of warp threads; (b) weaving by weft insertion through sheds formed in said layers, the weaving being performed by first and second weft threads inserted by first and second needles from one side of said warp layers, each weft thread being inserted alternately through a selected pair of said warp layers, and the weft loops at the other side of said layers being knitted together, the first layer with the second layer and the third layer with the fourth layer, to form a pair of selvedges; (c) the first weft thread being inserted alternately through the first and second warp layers, and the second weft thread being inserted alternately through the third and fourth warp layers, to form two superposed tubes; and (d) either after or before step (c), using the same warp and weft threads, the first weft thread being inserted alternately through the first and fourth warp layers, and the second weft thread being inserted alternately through the second and third warp layers, to form a single tube folded in a C-shape; thereby producing a bifurcated article.