Patent ID: 8171755

Claim:
Knit fabric comprising a knit base containing at least one thread of a material, said thread changing its electrical properties under the influence of moisture, and comprising an incorporated moisture sensor that comprises at least two spaced apart electrically conductive electrodes, between which are located stitch rows or stitch columns of the knit base and which contain, respectively, at least one electrically conductive thread that is knitted together with the knit base and is in electrical connection with electrical connecting means that are accessible from the outside; and wherein at least two electrodes extend in a comb-like manner, said electrodes having a first part extending in the stitch column direction and second parts extending therefrom in the stitch row direction, with at least one electrically conductive thread being knitted into said first and second parts; and the second parts of the two electrodes are arranged so as to mesh with each other.