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(11) EP 1 010 792 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25

(21) Application number: 99500044.5

(22) Date of filing: 17.03.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D04B 21/12
(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

(30) Priority: 15.12.1998 ES 9802596

(71) Applicant: Gimar, S.A.
08911 Badalona (Barcelona) (ES)

(72) Inventor:
  • Giro Amigo, Ezequiel
    08911 Badalona (Barcelona) (ES)

(74) Representative: Canadell-Isern, Roberto 
Travessera de Gracia 30, 1 C
08021 Barcelona
08021 Barcelona (ES)

   


(54) Elastic tubular knitted fabric and process for obtaining the same


(57) The process comprises making an elastic film, made of a thermoplastic polymer, a pigmentary dispersion and a lubricating agent, obtained in an extrusion process with certain dimensional ratios between the opening for the outlet of material, in the extruder head, and the sheet of film; cutting and stretching the film in certain conditions as to stretch and temperature ratio; and the resultant ribbons are knitted with a preferred loop structure so that the tubular fabric preferably has an ultimate elongation and an elastic limit respectively in excess of 100% and 20%. The resultant ribbons are all knitted preferably forming a tubular loop structure which has chains of loops (1) running parallel to the longitudinal axis (5) of the tubular fabric, and ribbons (2) perpendicular to said axis interconnecting the chains of loops (figure 1).






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