Tie made of textile material and method for its manufacture

Abstract

A tie ( 1 ) comprising a single textile piece obtained by working a single yarn, said textile piece being shaped by means of increases and decreases of its fabrication. The tie ( 1 ) has a plurality of folding regions able to allow the superposition of two or more edges of the tie to obtain a predetermined shape of the tie. Method for manufacturing ties with a needle textile machine.

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       11 . Tie ( 1 ) comprising a single textile piece obtained by working a single yarn, characterised in that it has a plurality of longitudinal lines ( 8 ) in which the textile of the tie ( 1 ) has reduced thickness, so that said longitudinal lines ( 8 ) constitute folding lines for edges of the tie that are mutually opposite relative to a longitudinal axis of the tie, said folding lines being able to allow the superposition of two or more edges of the tie to obtain a predetermined shape of the tie. 
   
   
       12 . Tie ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said folding lines are positioned symmetrically relative to a longitudinal axis of the tie. 
   
   
       13 . Tie ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said textile piece is manufactured by means of knit fabric work process. 
   
   
       14 . Tie ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said knit fabric has a fineness of about eighteen needles per inch, equivalent to about seven needles per centimeter. 
   
   
       15 . Tie ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 11 , having a direction of longitudinal development along which are defined a first portion ( 1   a ), an intermediate portion ( 1   b ) and a second portion ( 1   c ) positioned at an opposite side from said first portion ( 1   a ) relative to the intermediate portion ( 1   b ). 
   
   
       16 . Tie ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein said first portion ( 1   a ) has a double taper ( 3 , 4 ), a first part ( 3 ) of said taper starting and increasing from an end edge ( 2 ) of said first portion ( 1   a ) of the tie and a second part ( 4 ) of said taper decreasing towards said intermediate portion ( 1   b ). 
   
   
       17 . Tie ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein said second portion ( 1   c ) has a double taper ( 6 ,  7 ), a first part ( 6 ) of said taper starting and increasing from said intermediate position ( 1   b ) and a second part ( 7 ) of said taper decreasing towards an end edge ( 5 ) of said second portion ( 1   c ) of the tie. 
   
   
       18 . A method for manufacturing ties with a needle textile machine, comprising the steps of:
 feeding a single yarn of textile material to the machine;   increasing the number of needles in operation to increase the dimension of the fabrication of the fabric, said step of feeding having variable duration as a function of a predetermined final shape of the tie;   decreasing the number of needles in operation to decrease the dimension of the fabrication of the fabric, said step of decreasing having variable duration as a function of a predetermined final shape of the tie;   operating a needle working to realize a plurality of longitudinal lines in which the textile of the tie has reduced thickness;   one or more steps of folding the tie along said longitudinal lines to mutually superpose two or more edges of the tie.   
   
   
       19 . Method as claimed in  claim 18 , further comprising a step of working said yarn with knit fabric. 
   
   
       20 . Method as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said textile machine is of the type with eighteen needles per inch, equivalent to about seven needles per centimeter.