KNITTED FABRIC COVER AND A METHOD OF CONTINOUSLY KNITTING A FABRIC COVER FOR A THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT

摘要

A method of determining the shape of a knitting pattern (Figure 2e) for continuous knitting of a three dimensional weft knitted object (10) having a two dimensional development (Figure 2c) in which at least one pair of edges (B,C) to be knitted together have a large angle ( gamma ) therebetween in excess of x DEG where x DEG is the maximum knittable angle between edges for the particular application of the cover. The method produces a cover having distinct sutures including a first suture (27)(28) formed from knitting together two edges (13)(14) with two sutures (36)(38) extending from one end of the first suture (27)(28) to intersect another suture (37)(39) extending from the other end of the first suture (27)(28) at a point (P2).