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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claire Cole, Slough, GB;
Michael Starbuck, Slough, GB;
Phillip Sharrocks, Slough, GB;
Andrew Ratcliffe, Slough, GB;
Assignee:
Sara Lee Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 7/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 7/16 ;
Abstract
A knitted fabric comprising a plurality of knitted stitches which are interconnected to define a plurality of courses and wales, the knitted stitches being formed from a heat fusible yarn, with at least some of said stitches being formed from said heat fusible yarn plated with a ground yarn, the heat fusible yarn being fused together at adjacent points of contact on stitches in order to give the fabric a desired dimensional stability and shape.