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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Robinson, Derbyshire, GB;
Gerald F Day, Derbyshire, GB;
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
66202 ; 66195 ;
Abstract
A weft knitted double jersey fabric is knitted with a textured continuous filament synthetic yarn on a knitting machine having a gauge of 10 to 14 to give, in the relaxed state of the fabric, from 4 to 6 wales per cm and from 10.5 to 22 courses per cm. The yarn used preferably has a count of 550 to 850 decitex, especially 680 to 750 decitex and may be an air textured polyester yarn. The fabrics produced are dense, heavyweight fabrics with a weight of at least 380 gms/square meter. They have superior abrasion and snag resistance and are suitable for use as upholstery fabrics particularly for vehicle seat covers.