Terry fabric weave and resulting terry fabric

摘要

A terry fabric having a plurality of longitudinally oriented ground warp yarns pairs, a plurality of longitudinally oriented pile warp yarns, and a plurality of weft yarns oriented substantially perpendicular to the ground warp yarn pairs. The terry fabric includes a repeated weave sequence comprising first and second interlacing arrangements.

主权项

1. A terry fabric comprising a plurality of longitudinally oriented ground warp yarns pairs, a plurality of longitudinally oriented pile warp yarns, and a plurality of weft yarns oriented substantially perpendicular to the ground warp yarn pairs, the terry fabric comprising a repeated weave sequence, said repeated weave sequence comprising:
a first interlacing arrangement comprising a first ground warp yarn pair and a first pile warp yarn interlaced adjacent to and in contact with at least one yarn within the first ground warp yarn pair, the first interlacing arrangement comprising:
first, second and third weft yarns positioned within a first shed formed by the first ground warp yarn pair;a fourth weft yarn positioned within a second shed formed by the first ground warp yarn pair, wherein the second and third weft yarns are positioned between the first and fourth weft yarns;fifth, sixth and seventh weft yarns positioned within a third shed formed by the first ground warp yarn pair;an eighth weft yarn positioned within a fourth shed formed by the first ground warp yarn pair, wherein the sixth and seventh weft yarns are positioned between the fifth and eighth weft yarns;a first pile loop formed by the first pile yarn, wherein said first pile loop is formed over the first, second, third and fourth weft yarns on one of a face surface or a back surface of a ground substrate;a first region on a surface of the ground substrate that is opposite to the surface on which the first pile loop is formed, said first region having boundaries defined by (i) the first ground warp yarn pair, (ii) a second ground warp yarn pair adjacent to the first ground warp yarn pair, (iii) the first weft yarn and (iv) the fourth weft yarn, wherein said first region is free of pile loop formation;a second pile loop formed by the first pile yarn, wherein said second pile loop is formed over the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth weft yarns on one of the face surface or the back surface of the ground substrate;a second region on a surface of the ground substrate that is opposite to the surface on which the second pile loop is formed, said second region having boundaries defined by (i) the first ground warp yarn pair, (ii) the second ground warp yarn pair, (iii) the fifth weft yarn and (iv) the eighth weft yarn, wherein said second region is free of pile loop formation;a second interlacing arrangement comprising the second ground warp yarn pair and a second pile warp yarn interlaced adjacent to and in contact with at least one yarn within the second ground warp yarn pair, the second interlacing arrangement comprising:the first, second and third weft yarns positioned within a fifth shed formed by the second ground warp yarn pair;the fourth weft yarn positioned within a sixth shed formed by the second ground warp yarn pair;the fifth, sixth and seventh weft yarns positioned within a seventh shed formed by the second ground warp yarn pair;the eighth weft yarn positioned within an eighth shed formed by the second ground warp yarn pair;a third pile loop formed by the second pile yarn, wherein said third pile loop is formed over the first, second, third and fourth weft yarns on one of the face surface or the back surface of the ground substrate;a third region on a surface of the ground substrate that is opposite to the surface on which the third pile loop is formed, said third region having boundaries defined by (i) the second ground warp yarn pair, (ii) a third ground warp yarn pair adjacent to the second ground warp yarn pair and positioned such that the second ground warp yarn pair is interposed between the third ground warp yarn pair and the first ground warp yarn pair, (iii) the first weft yarn and (iv) the fourth weft yarn, wherein said third region is free of pile loop formation;a fourth pile loop formed by the second pile yarn, wherein said fourth pile loop is formed over the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth weft yarns on one of the face surface or the back surface of the ground substrate;a fourth region on a surface of the ground substrate that is opposite to the surface on which the fourth pile loop is formed, said fourth region having boundaries defined by (i) the second ground warp yarn pair, (ii) the third ground warp yarn pair, (iii) the fifth weft yarn and (iv) the eighth weft yarn, wherein said fourth region is free of pile loop formation; wherein:
one of the first pile loop and the third pile loop is formed on the face surface of the ground substrate, and the other of the first pile loop and the third pile loop is formed on the back surface of the ground substrate; andone of the second pile loop and the fourth pile loop is formed on the face surface of the ground substrate, and the other of the second pile loop and the fourth pile loop is formed on the back surface of the ground substrate.