Patent ID: 6079235
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: D04B,Y02P

Abstract:
A patterned float plated fabric composed of courses, comprising:at least two plating yarns in each course arranged such that adjacent pattern sections of the patterned float plated fabric are dominated alternatingly by float plated sections of one of the at least two plating yarns, and such that at least one of the at least two plating yarns is incorporated into stitches of a pattern section, while the other one of the at least two plating yarns is meshed with said first plating yarn by float plating to form stitches and floats;wherein a ground fabric is composed of sections of plain courses formed from one of the at least two plating yarns; andwherein the sections of plain courses are connected together by at least one stitch formed from the yarns forming the ground fabric of adjacent pattern sections.