Knitted fabric and garment using the same

• Main Authors: Toyama Atsushi, Yuasa Masaru
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.05.2017
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES; BABY LINEN; BRAIDING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HANDKERCHIEFS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTIOND, RELATING TOTEXTILES; KNITTING; LACE-MAKING; NON-WOVEN FABRICS; OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; SHIRTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TEXTILES; TRIMMINGS; UNDERWEAR; WEARING APPAREL

A knitted fabric includes: a first knitted fabric region and a second knitted fabric region. The first region and the second region have different elongations from each other. The knitted fabric further includes buffer regions. The buffer regions are provided in at least one of the first region and the second region so as to be in contact with the first region and the second region. The buffer regions each have an elongation set so that, as the buffer region extends toward either one of the first region and the second region, the difference between the elongation of the buffer region and the elongation of the first region or the second region toward which the buffer region extends is reduced gradually. Between the first region and the second region, there is no boundary line that is substantially parallel to the course direction of the knitted fabric.