Religious article with reinforced edges

Abstract

A religious article with at least one reinforced edge, said reinforced edge comprising a strip of material which is capable of being stitched to the fabric from which the religious article is produced, said strip of material having a sufficiently high tensile strength such that said at least one reinforced edge is not able to be torn with two hands.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A religious article with at least one reinforced edge, said reinforced edge comprising a strip of material which is capable of being stitched to the fabric from which the religious article is produced, said strip of material having a sufficiently high tensile strength such that said at least one reinforced edge is not able to be torn with two hands.  
     
     
         2 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein the strip is not visible to an observer due to overlock stitching with which it is stitched to the fabric.  
     
     
         3 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein the strip of material is made from polyester.  
     
     
         4 . The religious article of  claim 3 , wherein the strip of material is made from twisted polyester.  
     
     
         5 . The religious article of  claim 3 , wherein the strip of material is made from infinite polyester fibers.  
     
     
         6 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein the strip has a woven density of at least 60 warps per centimeter.  
     
     
         7 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein the width of the strip ranges from 3-10 mm.  
     
     
         8 . The religious article of  claim 7 , wherein the width of the strip is approximately 6 mm.  
     
     
         9 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the strip ranges from 0.25-0.5 mm.  
     
     
         10 . The religious article of  claim 9 , wherein the thickness of the strip is approximately 0.3 mm.  
     
     
         11 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein the width of a stitch ranges from 3-6 mm.  
     
     
         12 . The religious article of  claim 11 , wherein the width of the stitch is approximately 5 mm.  
     
     
         13 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein the religious article is a tallit katan comprising a periphery produced with four corners, a set of braided fringes capable of being attached to each of said corners and a head opening.  
     
     
         14 . The religious article of  claim 13 , further comprising a neck opening.  
     
     
         15 . The religious article of  claim 14 , wherein side edges of the neck opening taper to a V-shaped apex.  
     
     
         16 . The religious article of  claim 14 , wherein the neck opening is T-shaped.  
     
     
         17 . The religious article of  claim 15 , wherein the tensile strength of the apex is on the order of hundreds of kilograms, said tensile strength being measurable by application of a substantially linear tensile force coincident with the side edges of the neck opening and with the apex, said side edges being in a collinear disposition.  
     
     
         18 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein an outer edge of the strip is parallel with, and in close proximity to an outer edge of the fabric.  
     
     
         19 . The religious article of  claim 18 , wherein the outer edge of the fabric is a fold formed from an original edge of the fabric.  
     
     
         20 . The religious article of  claim 1 , wherein an outer edge of the strip is a fold.  
     
     
         21 . The religious article of  claim 13 , further comprising unbraided fringes on longitudinal edges of the tallit katan.