Patent ID: 6501055
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: D04B,D10B,H05B

Abstract:
A method of forming a fabric article adapted to generate heat upon application of electrical power, said method comprising the steps of:joining, in a continuous web, by a reverse plaiting circular knitting process, a stitch yarn and a loop yarn to form a fabric prebody, with the loop yarn overlaying the stitch yarn at a technical face and forming in loops at a technical back of the fabric prebody; at spaced-apart intervals during the knitting process, incorporating into the fabric prebody as the stitch yarn an electrical resistance-heating element; transforming the fabric prebody into a fabric body, with the electrical resistance heating elements extending between opposite edge regions of the fabric body; finishing at least one of the technical face and the technical back of the fabric body, in a manner avoiding damage to electrical conductance of the electrical resistance heating elements, to form a fleece surface region; and providing conductor elements for connecting the electrical resistance heating elements to a source of electrical power.