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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Moshe Rock, Andover, MA (US);
William K Lie, Methuen, MA (US);
Edward P Dionne, South Hills, ME (US);
Assignee:
Malden Mills Industries, Inc., Lawrence, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B / ; D04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
66194 ;
Abstract
A raised surface fabric knit on a conventional terry knitting machine is provided. The process utilizes yarns of different color or dyeability in alternating courses; by way of example, yarn A (undyed) is used for course 1, yarn B (dyed) is used for course 2, yarn A is used for course 3, yarn B for course 4, etc. Either yarn A or yarn B has a low shrinkability, with the other yarn then having a high shrinkability.