US2184751A

US2184751A - Elastic fabric

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Publication number: US2184751A
Application number: US233617A
Authority: US
Inventors: Nathanson Philip; George F Hofmann
Original assignee: CHARLES KURLAN Inc
Current assignee: CHARLES KURLAN Inc
Priority date: 1938-10-06
Filing date: 1938-10-06
Publication date: 1939-12-26
Anticipated expiration: 1956-12-26

Description

Dec. 26, 1939. p, NATHANSON ET AL A 2,184,751

ELASTIC FABRIC Filed Oct. 5, 1958 Emimimimi M INVENTORS .P/z'lip Naf/1an sa rz...

Patented Dec. 26, 1939 ELASTIC FABRIC Philip Nathanson and George F. Hofmann, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignors to Charles Kurlan, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application October 6,

5 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an elastic fabric with a woven design.

More specical1y,the invention proposes the construction of a woven fabric which may be used for bathing suits or other similar garments and woven in a single color or in a combination of colors to add to the decorative value thereof.

Still further it is proposed to provide the fabric with certain undesigned areas where all threads in the weft and warp are woven to gether to form a. single layer. c i

Another object of this invention is to provide the fabric with certain designed areas having certain of the threads in the weft interlaced with certain of the threads in the warp for producing a design area, and at the design area cer tain cotton threads in the weft are woven with certain threads in the Warp in a particular manner to produce a design area having a double layer in which the outer layer is contracted due to the contraction of the elastic threads in the back area.

A further object of this invention is to alter-` nate the elastic threads` with cotton threads in the Weit only for providing the fabric with inherent resiliency in its width, useful in the construction of bathing suits, permitting the threads to be stretched when the suit is engaged on the body for extending the design areas.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the elastic fabric in its stretched condition.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating the fabric in its contracted condition.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view showing the manner in which the threads are interlaced for forming a piece yof cloth having designed and undesigned areas.

Fig. 6 is an exaggerated perspective view of Fig. 5.

The elastic fabric with a woven design, according to this invention, includes a plurality of warp threads I0 all of cotton, acetate or similar 1938, Serial N0. 233,617

material. Weft threads II are arranged in groups consisting of an elastic thread Il@` and several cotton or similar threads IIb, preferably three in number. The fabric I2 formed by the weft and warp threads is provided with certain undesigned or base areas I2a and certain designed areas I2". At the undesigned areas I2a all warp threads and all weft threads are interlaced with each other in the customary manner.

At the design areas I2b the elastic threads E@ are free without any interlacing on the face iig- 4 ure, but the elastic threads Ila on the back of the figure are interlaced in regular formation with certain of the warp threads I0 and form a separate inter-lacing in the back of the figure. .A a@ careful inspection of Figs. 3 and 4 will show that the design areas I2b are of double layer with all cotton threads IIb of the weft Il interlaced with certain of the warp threads I 0. All the elastic threads Ila are interlaced with certain of the 20 warp threads behind the cotton threads IIb of the weft. A

The cotton threads IIIO of the weft Il are interlaced in the design area of the face of the fabric I2 and the elastic threads are interwoven 85 in the back under the gure created by the cotton threads, forming pocket areas which are adapted to be raised and drawn together due to the contraction of the elastic threads. This contraction of the elastic threads applies in the 30 width of the fabric only. When a pull is applied in the width, that is in the direction of the arrows I3 in Fig. l, the elastic threads I"l in the back layer of the design areas I2b will be extended and still leave the pockets on the designed gure so that the ligure remains plastic.`

However, when the pull is released the design area will be again released and shrivel up as shown in Fig. 2 emphasizing the appearance of the woven design.

In weaving the material certain ends of the warp threads are raised or drawn out of alignment to permit the shuttle which carries the weft threads to pass between the warp threads. The design is determined by the method of raising or moving the Warp threads out of alignment. When weaving with elastic threads in the design areas |217 of the fabric the elastic threads are interlaced in the back of the fabric only with certain threads of the warp.

It is to be understood that any number of cotton or similar threads I Ib may be arranged' between the elastic threads Ila.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of our invention, it is to claim as new, and desire to secure by United l .no

States Letters Patent is:

. 1. An elastic fabric with a woven design, comprising warp threads, weft threads arranged in groups consisting of an elastic thread and several cotton threads, the warpfand weft threads at areas having no design being all-interwoven forming a single ply area, at areas having the woven design the elastic threadsbeing absolutely tree without any interlacig on the face of the woven-design, but the elastic threads on the back of the woven design being interlaced in regular form with certain of the warp threads and forming a separate interlacing in the back of the woven design, the cotton threads oi' the weft being interlaced in this woven design, in sequence determined by the design, but the elastic ,threads being interwoven only in the aground and under the woven design thereby .forming raised pockets due to the contraction oi' the elastic threads. 2. An elastic fabric with'a woven design, comprising warp threads, weit threads arranged ingroups consisting of an elastic thread and three cotton threads, the warp and weft threads at areas having no design being all interwoven forming a single ply area, the areas having the woven design the elastic threads being absolutely free without any interlacing on the face of the woven design, but the elastic threads on the b'ack of the woven design being interlaced in the resu- A lar form with certain o: the warp threads and forming a separate interlacing in the back, the cotton threads'of the weit being interlaced in contraction of the-elastic threads..

3.!*An elastic fabric, comprising a. piece of material having basev areas of a single layer and designed areas oi two layers separate o! each other, andsaid piece of material consisting of lwarp threads of cottonor other similar material,

weft'threads arranged in groups consisting of an elastic. thread under tension and several'cotton or other similar threads, said weit threads and'sald warp threads beiginterwovenat said i5-base areas to form said `single layer, said cotton threads in said weft being interwoven with certain threads of said warp toiorm one of said` layers at said designed areas, Aand said elastic threads Aof' said weft being interwoven with certain other of said warp threads to form the other of said layers at said designed areas, whereby. when the tension is released on said elastic threads they will contract to pucker the layer of A said designed areas consisting of the cotton threads of the weft and certain threads of the warp.

4. An elastic fabric, comprising a piece of material having base areas of a single layer and designed areas of two layers separate of each other, and said piece of material consisting of warp threads of cotton'or other similar material, weit threads arranged in groups consisting of an elastic thread under tension and several cotwn or other similar threads, saidweit threads and said warp threads being interwoven at said base areas to form said singlelayer, said cotton threads in said weftbeing interwoven with certain threads of said warp to form one otsaid layers at said designed areas, and said elastic threads of said weft being interwoven with certain other of said warp threads to' form the other otsaid layers at said designed areas, whereby when the tensionis released on said elastic threads they will contract to. pucker the layer of said designed areas consisting of the cotton vthreads of the weit andcertain threads of the .warp, said designed areas when said elastic threads are under tension being extended causing the woven design ofsaid designed areas to the warp threads out oi' alignment for permit;-v

be shaped.

5. Anelastic Iabric.comprising apiece of material having base areas of a single layer and designed areas of two layers separate of each other, and saidpiece of material consisting of warp threads ot cotton or othersimilar material, weft threads arranged in groups consisting oi' an elastic thread under tension and several cotton or other similar. threads, said weft threads and said warp threads being interwoven at said base areas to form said s layer, said cotton threads' in said' weit bein interwoven with' certain threads ot said warp to form o ne of said layers at said designed areas, and said elastic threads'f aid weft being interwoven with certain other of said'warp threads to form the other of said layers at said designed areas,

whereby when the tension is released on saidNAM elastic threads they will contract to pucker the layer of said vdesigned areas consisting of the t cotton threads o! the weft and certain threads oi' the warp, the formation oi said designed and base areas being controlled by the movement of tlng said weit threads tb pass therethrough.

PHILIP NATHANSON. GEORGE F. HOF'MANN.