Patent ID: 6739158
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: D04B,D10B

Abstract:
A method for producing automatically shaped tubular knitwear items (1) with graduated anatomic support and control, in circular knitting machines provided with at least a needle-bed, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:excluding a predetermined number of needles (A) chosen according to a predetermined sequence in at least a first portion of said needle-bed; and producing a first length of tubular knitted fabric including at least: a first zone of said first length of tubular knitted fabric, said first zone corresponding to said first portion of the needle-bed, said first zone having a differentiated growth of knitted courses with exceeding stitches or inner frills (Bi), said differentiated growth providing a stiffened fabric structure; and a second zone of said first length of tubular knitted fabric, said second zone corresponding to a remaining portion of the needle-bed, thus obtaining a programmed three-dimensional deformation of the knitted tube, said first zone having a lower structural elasticity than said second zone.