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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Tilak Kithsiri Dias, Stockport, GB;
Kimberley Mitcham, Leicester, GB;
William Hurley, Stockport, GB;
Tilak Kithsiri Dias, Stockport, GB;
Kimberley Mitcham, Leicester, GB;
William Hurley, Stockport, GB;
Smartlife Technology Limited, Congleton, Cheshire, GB;
Abstract
In a method of knitting a garment having a defined axis (A), the knitting layers are formed in a direction parallel to the axis. Pathways () defined by distinctive yarns extending substantially parallel to the axis are incorporated in the knitting process seriatim, each distinctive yarn being knitted into its respective pathway using the same yarn feeder. The distinctive yarns are normally conductive, to provide connections to sensors () located on the garment, and such sensors may themselves be an integral part of the garment fabric.