Patent ID: 8286451
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: D04B,D10B

Abstract:
1. A spacer textile comprising: two cover plies spaced apart from one another, each cover ply being formed from a main thread system and a further thread system, forming first and second courses that follow one another in the production direction; and spacer threads that connect the cover plies with one another, wherein the first course is formed at least by the main thread system, and the second course is formed by the further thread system, wherein at least one thread of the main thread system is guided without forming stitches in the second course, and wherein the cover plies have a lower tear strength in the second course, in the production direction, than in the first course, wherein there are a plurality of planned parting locations at which the spacer textile has a reduced tear strength in a transverse direction, wherein the parting locations are formed between two wales that run in the production direction, wherein the spacer threads are provided outside of the planned parting locations, said threads connecting wales of the one cover ply with wales of the other cover ply that are offset from them, in a top view, and wherein the spacer textile is free of said spacer threads, which run at a slant, in the planned parting locations.