Patent ID: 7665575

Claim:
A method of making a fabric structure comprising: ( 1 ) weaving a webbing comprising: a plurality of ground yarns that form a sheath, a plurality of elongation yarns surrounded by the sheath, wherein the elongation yarns are partially oriented yarns, and a plurality of binder yarns, the weaving step further comprising: (a) weaving a first connection segment, including interweaving the binder yarns with the ground yarns and the elongation yarns; (b) weaving an expansion segment having first and second ends wherein the first end of the expansion segment is adjacent to the first connection segment, including weaving the binder yarns with the plurality of ground yarns of the sheath without weaving the binder yarns with the elongation yarns; (c) weaving a second connection segment adjacent to the second end of the expansion segment, including interweaving the binder yarns with the ground yarns and the elongation yarns; and ( 2 ) applying heat to the expansion segment, whereby in the expansion segment the length of the elongation yarns is reduced to be shorter than the length of the ground yarns.