Patent ID: 6435219
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A44B

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a woven zipper half, the method comprising the steps of:producing a woven strip of warp threads and of at least one weft thread, wherein the weft thread is picked in the form of double pick loops; winding a plastic monofilament to form a wound closing member row comprising member-forming windings having interlocking heads at one end and winding reversing portions at the other end, wherein the closing member row is positioned on the woven strip; positioning additional warp threads underneath the closure member row; during weaving, guiding at least one main knit thread in the upward direction through gaps between the member-forming windings to the upper side of the closing member row to form loops with loop heads; interlocking the loop heads of the at least one main knit thread at the upper side by crocheting, wherein the loop heads after crocheting form a mesh structure covering portions of the upper side of the closure member row and interlock the closure member row with the woven strip; and simultaneously to interlocking of the loop heads at the upper side, forming double pick loops of the loop-shaped main knit thread and interlacing the double pick loops during weaving with the additional warp threads and using the main knit thread as a weft thread in the woven strip underneath the closing member row.