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(11) | EP 3 851 366 A8 |
(12) | CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC |
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(54) | FABRIC FOR WETSUIT AND WETSUIT COMPRISING SAID FABRIC |
(57) A fabric for wetsuits is provided, the fabric having heat retention, stretchability,
and quick drying properties. The fabric for wetsuits is formed by bonding a cloth
of a weft knitted fabric plait knitted from polypropylene multifilament threads and
elastic threads onto one or both surfaces of a sponge sheet made of chloroprene foamed
rubber. Furthermore, the elastic threads of this cloth are heat-fused polyurethane
elastic fibers, and the elastic threads of the weft knitted fabric are heat fused
to each other. Moreover, the elastic threads are heat fused to each other by heat
setting at 100 to 140°C.
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