Patent ID: 6670018
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: D04B,D10B,Y10T

Abstract:
A net fabric with a three-dimensional structure to be processed into a net product, comprising:a front mesh layer having a first and second longitudinal edges; a rear mesh layer having a first and second longitudinal edges that are coextensive with said first and second longitudinal edges of said front mesh layer; a plurality of piles arranged between said front mesh layer and said rear mesh layer, said plurality of piles being coupled to said front mesh layer and to said rear mesh layer; a portion of said front mesh layer adjacent said first longitudinal edge of said front mesh layer, a portion of said rear mesh layer adjacent said first longitudinal edge of said rear mesh layer and said piles arranged between said portions collectively defining a first longitudinal edge portion; a portion of said front mesh layer adjacent said second longitudinal edge of said front mesh layer, a portion of said rear mesh layer adjacent said second longitudinal edge of said rear mesh layer and said piles arranged between said portions collectively defining a second longitudinal edge portion; a portion of said front mesh layer arranged between said first and second longitudinal edges of said front mesh layer and a corresponding portion of said rear mesh layer between said first and second longitudinal edges of said rear mesh layer and said piles arranged between said portions collectively defining a center cut portion; a portion of said front mesh layer between said first longitudinal edge portion and said center cut portion and a corresponding portion of said rear mesh layer between said first longitudinal edge portion and said center cut portion and said piles arranged between said portions collectively defining a first intermediate portion; a portion of said front mesh layer between said second longitudinal edge portion and said center cut portion and a corresponding portion of said rear mesh layer between said second longitudinal edge portion and said center cut portion and said piles arranged between said portions collectively defining a second intermediate portion; wherein each of said first longitudinal edge portion, said second longitudinal edge portion and said center cut portion have a compressibility in a thickness direction that is higher than a compressibility of said first intermediate portion and said second intermediate portion in a thickness direction.