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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2018
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 21/04 (2006.01); D04B 1/02 (2006.01); A44B 18/00 (2006.01); D04B 21/02 (2006.01); D04B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 21/04 (2013.01); A44B 18/0034 (2013.01); D04B 1/02 (2013.01); D04B 21/02 (2013.01); D04B 21/20 (2013.01); A44B 18/0038 (2013.01); D10B 2401/16 (2013.01); D10B 2501/0632 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fabric assembly includes a knitted fabric and a filament. The knitted fabric is adapted to move between a stretched state extended along a direction of an applied force, and a relaxed state. The filament is disposed in the knitted fabric, and includes a plurality of loops longitudinally spaced apart from one-another. Each loop of the plurality of loops are adapted to project outward from the knitted fabric when in the stretched state, and substantially retract into the knitted fabric when in the relaxed state.