Improved elastic material and curved garment elements and method and apparatus for their manufacture

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EP 0 945 535 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/31

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	29.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/39

(21)	Application number: 99650029.4

(22)	Date of filing: 26.03.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D04B 21/18, A41F 9/02, D05B 35/06, D05B 27/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.03.1998 IE 980227
24.06.1998 IE 980510
19.02.1999 IE 990130

(71)	Applicant: Dagg, Robert William Arthur
	Shankill, County of Dublin (IE)

(72)	Inventors:
	Dagg, Robert William Arthur Shankhill, County Dublin (IE) Wilson, Robert Henry Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts NG17 3AU (GB) Hardstaff, Michael Loughborough, Leicestershire (GB)

(74)	Representative: McCarthy, Denis Alexis et al
	MacLachlan & Donaldson 47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)

(54)	Improved elastic material and curved garment elements and method and apparatus for their manufacture

(57) A narrow fabric elastic material comprises elastomeric elements (30) which are covered with a stretch yarn (40) of polybutylene terephthalate. The stretch yarn (40) may be applied in a knitting or weaving process and allows a significant increased grip of the elastomeric during the covering of the elastomeric elements. The elastic material (150) can have a variable modulus across its width and is included in a waistband (124) having a perdefined curvature or shape. The waistband (124) is formed by a folder (110) on a sewing machine having at least one needle. A blind stitch is formed on the front face (122) of the waistband (124) and a chain or lock stitch (125) is formed on the rear face (122). The curved waistband (124) can also be formed on a sewing machine having at least two needles by rows of stitching (127 and 128).

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