Patent ID: 6164095
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: D04B,D10B

Abstract:
A raised surface fabric knit on a standard terry knitting machine comprising a reverse plaited fabric construction having loop yarns plaited around stitch yarns, said loop yarns defined by alternating courses of two different yarns, one of said loop yarns having a low shrinkability of between about 0 and 30 percent; the other of said loop yarns having a high shrinkability of between about 10 and 60 percent, said other of said loop yarns having a shrinkability of at least 10 percent greater than said one of said loop yarns;wherein said alternating courses of said one of said loop yarns has a construction which is at least partially tuck stitched and wherein said alternating courses of said other of said loop yarns is exclusively knit stitched;wherein said fabric construction comprises a technical face and a technical back, the technical back of the fabric construction being raised such that only said one of said loop yarns is visible, wherein the color visible on the technical face of said fabric construction is a blend of both of said loop yarns.