Patent ID: 8124175

Claim:
A method of treating a knitted fabric comprising: manufacturing the fabric with the following settings and conditions on a 36 gauge Raschel-type warp knitting machine: Half (½) set Guide Bar 1: 2-0/4-6; Half (½) set Guide Bar 2: 4-6/2-0; Half (½) set Guide Bar 3: 8-10/2-0; Half (½) set Guide Bar 4: 2-0/8-10; 18 ends per side Guide Bar 5: 0-0/4/4 for selvedges; stretching the knitted fabric above about 5% but less than about 25% in width, and above about (−)7% but less than +10% in length; heat-setting the knitted fabric to the stretched width and length at a temperature above about 110 degrees Centigrade and lower than about 250 degrees Centigrade; and applying a polymeric resin to the knitted fabric.