Woven trim piece

Abstract

A woven trim piece is provided that utilizes “grip” yarns in the warp direction to increase the coefficient of friction of the trim piece. The grip yarns are interlaced with a plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on a first face of the trim piece, such that a high percentage of the first face of the trim piece comprises grip yarns.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of apparel comprising:
 a torso portion defining a waist opening; and
 a woven waistband comprising:a first longitudinal edge; 
   a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge coupled to the waist opening of the torso portion;
 a first face; 
 a second face opposite the first face; 
 a first plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge, the first plurality of warp yarns each having a denier per filament of less than or equal to 0.01; 
 a second plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge; and 
 a plurality of filling yarns extending generally perpendicular to at least the first longitudinal edge,
 wherein the first plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on the first face of the woven waistband, and 
 the second plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on the second face of the woven waistband. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The article of apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the first face forms an inner-facing surface of the woven waistband, and wherein the second face forms an outer-facing surface of the woven waistband. 
     
     
         3 . The article of apparel of  claim 1 , the woven waistband further comprising a third plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge, the third plurality of warp yarns comprising elastic yarns. 
     
     
         4 . The article of apparel of  claim 3 , wherein the third plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns in a one-over-one interlacing pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The article of apparel of  claim 1 , wherein for each warp yarn in the first plurality of warp yarns, the repeating pattern of floats on the first face of the woven waistband comprises a first float separated from a second float by a first set of one-over-one interlacings. 
     
     
         6 . The article of apparel of  claim 5 , wherein the first set of one-over-one interlacings comprises at least three interlacings. 
     
     
         7 . The article of apparel of  claim 1 , wherein for each warp yarn in the second plurality of warp yarns, the repeating pattern of floats on the second face of the woven waistband comprises a first float separated from a second float by a second set of one-over-one interlacings. 
     
     
         8 . The article of apparel of  claim 7 , wherein the second set of one-over-one interlacings comprises at least three interlacings. 
     
     
         9 . The article of apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of warp yarns comprises a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yarn. 
     
     
         10 . The article of apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of warp yarns comprises one of polyamide yarns and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yarns. 
     
     
         11 . A lower-body garment comprising:
 a torso portion defining a waist opening;   and   a woven waistband comprising:
 a first longitudinal edge; 
 a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge coupled to the waist opening of the torso portion; 
 a first face; 
 a second face opposite the first face; 
 a first plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge, the first plurality of warp yarns each having a denier per filament of less than or equal to 0.01; and 
 a second plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge. 
   
     
     
         12 . The lower-body garment of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a plurality of filling yarns extending generally perpendicular to at least the first longitudinal edge, wherein:   the first plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on the first face of the woven waistband, and   the second plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on the second face of the woven waistband.   
     
     
         13 . The lower-body garment of  claim 11 , wherein the first face of the woven waistband comprises an inner-facing surface of the woven waistband. 
     
     
         14 . The lower-body garment of  claim 11 , wherein the second face of the woven waistband comprises an outer-facing surface of the woven waistband. 
     
     
         15 . The lower-body garment of  claim 11 , further comprising a sublimation print on the second face of the woven waistband. 
     
     
         16 . The lower-body garment of  claim 12 , further comprising a third plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge, the third plurality of warp yarns comprising elastic yarns. 
     
     
         17 . The lower-body garment of  claim 16 , wherein the third plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns in a one-over-one interlacing pattern. 
     
     
         18 . The lower-body garment of  claim 11 , wherein for each warp yarn in the first plurality of warp yarns, the repeating pattern of floats on the first face of the woven waistband comprises a first float separated from a second float by a first set of one-over-one interlacings. 
     
     
         19 . The lower-body garment of  claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of warp yarns comprises a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yarn. 
     
     
         20 . The lower-body garment of  claim 11 , wherein the second plurality of warp yarns comprises one of polyamide yarns and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yarns.