Auxetic article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022002917-A1
Application number	US-202117364524-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 30, 2021
Priority date	Jul 1, 2020
Publication date	Jan 6, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The application relates to a knitted textile for an article of apparel or footwear having (a) a first portion, which is auxetic; (b) a second portion, which is non-auxetic, and wherein the second portion is adjacent to the first portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A knitted textile for an article of apparel or footwear, comprising:
a first portion, which is auxetic; and a second portion, which is non-auxetic, and wherein the second portion is knitted to the first portion.

2 . The knitted textile according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a first essentially flat element and a first protruding element.

3 . The knitted textile according to claim 2 , wherein the first portion further comprises a second essentially flat element and a second protruding element, wherein the flat elements and the protruding elements are arranged in an alternating manner.

4 . The knitted textile according to claim 3 , wherein the first portion further comprises a plurality of flat elements and a plurality of protruding elements, wherein a repeating unit of flat elements comprises at least four adjacent flat elements.

5 . The knitted textile according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion further comprises an alternating pattern of face stitches and reverse stitches.

6 . The knitted textile according to claim 5 , wherein the alternating pattern of face stitches and reverse stitches forms a purl rib structure.

7 . The knitted textile according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion is configured to be stretched along a wale direction when worn.

8 . The knitted textile according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion further comprises a ripple pattern, and/or a reverse ripple pattern, and/or a tubular Jacquard pattern.

9 . The knitted textile according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion further comprises a tubular Jacquard pattern having a triangular pattern.

10 . The knitted textile according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion further comprises at least one elastic yarn.

11 . The knitted textile according to claim 10 , wherein the first portion further comprises at least one non-elastic yarn, wherein a first knitted row comprises the elastic yarn and at least five consecutive knitted rows comprise a non-elastic yarn.

12 . A method of producing a knitted textile for an article of apparel or footwear, comprising:
knitting a first portion, which is auxetic; and knitting a second portion, which is non-auxetic to the first portion.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising knitting a first essentially flat element and a first protruding element in the first portion.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising knitting an alternating pattern of face stitches and reverse stitches in the first portion.

15 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising configuring the first portion to be stretched along a wale direction when worn.

16 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising knitting a ripple pattern, and/or a reverse ripple pattern, and/or a tubular Jacquard pattern in the first portion.

17 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising knitting with at least one elastic yarn in the first portion.

18 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising arranging the first portion in at least one of: (a) a bust band, (b) a cup region, and (c) a strap region of a bra.

19 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising arranging the first portion in an article of footwear.

20 . An article of apparel comprising:
a first knit portion being auxetic; and a second knit portion being non-auxetic and knitted to the first knit portion.

21 . The article of apparel according to claim 20 , wherein the first knit portion defines a portion of a bra comprising at least one of a bust band, a cup region or a strap region.

22 . The article of apparel according to claim 20 , wherein the first knit portion defines a portion of footwear.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• O'Haire Tom
• Glazzard Martha Rachel

Classifications

• D04B21/18

  incorporating elastic threads · CPC title

• D04B1/22

  specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration · CPC title

• D04B1/18

  elastic threads · CPC title

• D04B1/14

  Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials · CPC title

• A41D1/08

  specially adapted for sporting purposes · CPC title