IMPROVED ELASTIC KNITTED BAND AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

摘要

A warp knit elastic band that includes at least one and preferably two filler yams knitted into the band on an outside surface thereof adjacent either the back weft yam or the front weft yam to provide a softer feel and a thicker construction. A method for manufacturing the elastic band is also disclosed in which at least one and preferably two filler yams are laid into the band adjacent either the back weft yam or the front weft yam on a side thereof opposite the elastomer threads. An apparatus for manufacturing an elastic band is also disclosed in which four and preferably five weft insertion bars are used in the following sequence to form a warp knitted elastic band: a first weft yam bar, an elastomer thread bar, a second weft yam bar, a first filler yam bar and a second filler yam bar.