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Title: Narrow elastic fabric for use as waistband in articles of apparel



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1. A narrow elastic fabric suitable for use as a waistband for an article of apparel comprising; a set of warp yarns running in the direction of the length of the fabric woven with a set of monofilament filling yarns running in the direction of the width of the fabric, the set of warp yarns contains elastic yarns and continuous filament synthetic fiber texturized yarns, said elastic yarns have a spandex core wrapped with a yarn that is set in its wrapped configuration, said elastic warp yarns being woven with the filling yarns in a plain one-over-one weave, at least a portion of said continuous filament texturized warp yarns are woven with said filling yarns in a rib weave wherein said continuous filament texturized warp yarns pass over at least three adjacent filling yarns to produce a rib running in the transverse direction of the fabric to provide the fabric with transverse stiffness and resiliency and abrasion resistant frictional gripping areas.

2. A narrow elastic fabric according to claim 1 having from 5 to 8 ribs per inch running in the transverse direction of the fabric.

3. A narrow elastic fabric according to claim 1 wherein the filling yarns are monofilament nylon yarns.

4. A narrow elastic fabric according to claim 1 wherein the continuous filament synthetic fiber texturized yarns are texturized nylon yarns.

5. A narrow elastic fabric according to claim 1 wherein the set of warp yarns includes nonelastic binder yarns.

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Inventors: Goff, Jr., Richard E. (Barrington, RI, US)
Guay, Normand D. (Woonsocket, RI, US)

Application Number: 522570
Filing Date: 1974-11-11
Publication_date: 1976-06-29
Assignee: Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, NJ)
Primary Class(es): 139/421 2/237, 442/184, 442/191, 442/208
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:
3172430Mar, 1965Weidhaas139/422.
3788365Jan, 1974Campbel, Sr. et al.139/421.
3788366Jan, 1974Campbel, Sr. et al.139/421.
3858622Jan, 1975Campbell et al.139/421.
3860046Jan, 1975Gof, Jr. et al.139/421.

Other Refs: 282,0741,426,3011,423,8931,075,646
May, 1966AU
Dec, 1965FR
Nov, 1965FR
Apr, 1954FR

Primary Examiner: Chi, James Kee
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