Patent ID: 8051498
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A61F,D04B,D10B

Abstract:
1. A fabric for a garment, comprising: a first structure for a first zone of the garment that extends from a first end intended for toes of a wearer to a level of ankle bones of the wearer, the first structure being a knitted floating mesh pattern in a textile material with an outer surface that is opposite that in contact with skin of the wearer and that is smooth; and a second structure for a second zone of the garment that extends from the aforementioned ankle bones to a distal second end opposite the first end, the second structure being a knitted woven mesh pattern, in an adapted elastic textile material with a weave titer of between 240 dtex and 600 dtex in such a way as to afford compression or support in the second zone greater than in the first zone, wherein the floating mesh pattern includes four courses of mesh sequentially arranged with a first of the courses comprising meshes whose loops are completely formed on all wales of the pattern, a second of the courses comprising meshes whose loops are completely formed on even wales and whose loops are not formed at all on odd wales, a third of the courses comprising meshes whose loops are completely formed on all wales of the pattern, and a fourth of the courses comprising meshes whose loops are completely formed on odd wales and whose loops are not formed at all on even wales.