Patent ID: 6212914
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A41D,D02G,D04B

Abstract:
A knit article having a ravel preventing edge portion wherein:a) at least some of the knitted courses in said edge portion include at least one heat fusible yarn;b) said heat fusible yarn includes at least one low-melt strand and at least one additional strand formed of a higher melt material;c) said at least one low-melt strand and said at least one additional strand extending in the same general longitudinal direction and being air-tacked at spaced points along the length thereof;d) whereby said low melt yarn and said additional yarn become air-interlaced with a sufficient amount of the low-melt component being exposed that, upon heat treating, said low-melt material bonds to other yarns in the edge portion to prevent raveling.