Patent ID: 7400938
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: A61F,D04B

Abstract:
1. A method for assigning states to stitches of a fabric, wherein a state is one of a first state and a second state and the stitches are formed with an inlaid yarn and a loop yarn and in said first state of a stitch the loop yarn is positioned in front of the inlaid yarn and in said second state of a stitch the loop yarn is positioned behind the inlaid yarn, said method comprising steps of: a) allocating a part of the fabric, b) randomly assigning a state to each stitch of the allocated part of the fabric, c) evaluating the ratio between the number of stitches in the first state and the number of stitches in the second state, d) checking if the ratio lies within a predefined range of values, and e) restarting at step b) if the ratio lies outside of the predefined range.