| 摘要 |
<p>One embodiment of the fabric (10) of the present invention includes an upper portion (12), middle portion (20) and lower portion (14), with the upper portion (12) having raised surface construction hydrophobic first yarns (16), the lower portion having hydrophilic (18) second yarns and the middle portion (20) being a region in which ground yarns (22), hydrophobic first yarns (16) and hydrophilic second yarns (18) are integrated. The upper portion (12) further includes at least one channel (24), which is a region free of raised surface construction hydrophobic first yarns (16). The channel (24) facilitates transmission of fluid from the fabric upper portion (12) to the lower portion (14) by exposing a part of the lower portion hydrophilic second yarns (18) which extends into the middle portion (20) directly to fluid on the upper portion (12), whereby the fluid may contact and be absorbed by a hydrophilic second yarn (18) without first having to wick along a raised surface construction hydrophobic first yarn (16). In a preferred embodiment, several adjacent channels (24) are aligned to form elongated channels (24) which intersect one another in a grid-like fashion. The fabric may be incorporated into undergarments, suitable examples of which include an infant T-shirt (52), a woman's panty (62) and a man's brief (70).</p> |
