Woven fabric, garment and method for manufacturing the woven fabric

Abstract

A woven fabric may include a base weave having base warp yarns and base weft yarns, a loop weave having anchor yarns and loop yarns extending orthogonal to the anchor yarns. Each anchor yarn may include under portion(s) extending on the back of the base warp yam(s) or weft yarn(s) and two over portions confining the anchor yarn under portion(s) and connecting it with the base weave by extending on the front of the base warp yarn(s) or weft yarn(s). Each loop yarn may include under portion(s) extending on the back of the anchor yarn(s) and two over portions confining the loop yarn under portion(s) and extending on the front of the anchor yarn(s). The anchor yam under portion(s) and loop yarn under portion(s) may extend in between their confining over portions on the back of at least five yarns.

1 . A woven fabric comprising:
 a base weave comprising base warp yarns and base weft yarns;   a loop weave comprising anchor yarns and loop yarns extending orthogonal to the anchor yarns; and   a frontside and a backside, wherein each of the base warp yarns, base weft yarns, anchor yarns, and loop yarns has a front facing the frontside and a back facing the backside, wherein:
 each anchor yarn includes: at least one under portion extending on the back of at least one of the base warp yarns or weft yarns, and two over portions confining the at least one anchor yarn under portion and connect the at least one anchor yarn under portion with the base weave by extending on the front of at least one of the base warp yarns or weft yarns, 
 each loop yarn includes at least one under portion extending on the back of at least one of the anchor yarns and two over portions extending on the front of at least one of the anchor yarns and confining the at least one loop yarn under portion; 
 the at least one anchor yarn under portion and the at least one loop yarn under portion extend in between their respective confining two over portions on on a back of at least five yarns. 
   
     
     
         2 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one anchor yarn under portion extends in between its respective two confining over portions on a back of at least six yarns; and/or   the at least one loop yarn under portion extends in between its respective confining two over portions on a back of at least five, yarns.   
     
     
         3 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one anchor yarn under portion extends in between its respective two confining over portions;
 on the back of at least four base warp yarns or weft yarns;   on the back of at least one loop yarns; and/or   on the front of at least five loop yarns.   
     
     
         4 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one loop yarn under portion extends in between its confining over portions;
 on the back of at least three base warp yarns or weft yarns, and/or   on the back of at least two anchor yarns.   
     
     
         5 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one anchor yarn under portion and the at least one loop yarn under portion are droopy in that they have a length surplus compared to a distance between their respective confining two over portions. 
     
     
         6 . The woven fabric according to  claim 5 , wherein;
 the length surplus of the at least one anchor yarn under portion is at least 10%, and/or   the length surplus of the at least one loop yarn under portion is at least 10%.   
     
     
         7 . The woven fabric according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the base warp yarns comprise under portions extending on the back of at least one of the base weft yarn and over portions confining the base warp yarn under portions and extending on the front of at least one of the base weft yarns,   the base weft yarns comprise under portions extending on the back of at least one of the base warp yarn and over portions confining the base weft yarn under portions and extending on the front of at least one of the base warp yarns; and   the base warp yarn under portions and/or the base weft yarn under portions lack a length surplus or lack at least a smaller length surplus compared to the distance between their respective confining two over portions than the length surplus of the at least one anchor yarn under portion and/or the length surplus of the at least one loop yarn under portion.   
     
     
         8 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the loop yarns lack over portions extending on the front of the base warp yarns and/or extending on the front of the base weft yarns. 
     
     
         9 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the anchor yarns and/or the loop yarns are offset along their extension from the front side towards the backside, and/or the base warp yarns have axial centrelines and define a base warp/weft plane extending through the axial centerlines along over portions ( 23 ) of the base warp yarns ( 3 ) extending on the front of the base weft yarns; and   the anchor yarns and/or the loop yarns have axial centerlines, the anchor yarns centerlines and/or the loop yarns axial centerlines along their extension extend on the back of the base warp/weft plane.   
     
     
         10 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one anchor yarn under portion extends in between: (a) the base warp yarns or weft yarns, and (b) the loop yarns, along at least two loop yarns and/or along at least two base warp yarns or weft yarns. 
     
     
         11 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base warp yarns and/or the base weft yarns are elastic yarns comprising an elastic core and a cotton or polyester sheath;   the anchor yarns and/or the loop yarns are less elastic than the base warp yarns and/or the base weft yarns;   the base warp yarns and/or the base weft yarns have a greater shrinkage ratio than the anchor yarns and/or the loop yarns ( 9 );   the base warp yarns and/or the base weft yarns have a greater weave tightness than the anchor yarns and/or loop yarns;   the base warp yarns and/or weft yarns are tensioned; and/or   the anchor yarns and/or loop yarns are tensionless.   
     
     
         12 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 at least one of the base warp yarns and/or base weft yarns are indigo dyed, and/or   the anchor yarns and/or the loop yarns are not indigo dyed.   
     
     
         13 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 at least one of the base warp yarns and/or base weft yarns is thicker than at least one of the anchor yarns and/or at least one of the loop yarns;   the base warp yarns have yarn count between 7 and 30 Ne;   the base weft yarns have a yarn count between 10 and 40 Ne;   the anchor yarns have a yarn count between 10 and 75 Ne;   the loop yarns have a yarn count between 40 and 90 Ne.   
     
     
         14 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base warp yarns and/or base weft yarns have a lager yarn density than the anchor yarns and/or the loop yarns;   the base warp yarns have a yarn density between 20 and 60 yarns/cm;   the base weft yarns have a yarn density between 10 and 50 yarns/cm;   the anchor yarns have a yarn density between 5 and 30 yarns/cm;   the loop yarns have a yarn density between 5 and 30 yarns/cm; and/or   the woven fabric has a fabric weight between 6 and 16 ounces/yard.   
     
     
         15 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1  wherein:
 the anchor yarns and the base warp yarns or weft yarns are alternated such that: (a) each anchor yarn is followed by at least one base warp yarn or weft yarn, and/or (b) each base warp yarn or weft yarns is followed by at least one anchor yarn; and/or 
 the loop yarns and the base warp yarns or weft yarns are alternated such that: (a) each loop yarn is followed by at least one base warp yarn or weft yarn, and/or (b) each base warp yarn or weft yarn is followed by at least one loop yarn. 
 
     
     
         16 . The woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one anchor yarn under portion comprises at least 20% of the anchor yarn under portions; and/or   the at least one loop yarn under portion comprises at least 20% of the loop yarn under portions.   
     
     
         17 . A garment comprising the woven fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the frontside being visible upon wearing the garment and/or the backside facing a wearers skin. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . Woven fabric comprising:
 a base weave comprising base warp yarns and base weft yarns;   a loop weave comprising anchor yarns and loop yarns extending orthogonal to the anchor yarns; and   a frontside and a backside, wherein each of the base warp yarns, base weft yarns, anchor yarns, and loop yarns has a front facing the frontside and a back facing the backside, wherein:   each anchor yarn comprises: at least one under portion extending on the back of at least one of the base warp yarns or weft yarns, and two over portions confining the at least one anchor yarn under portion and connecting the at least one anchor yarn under portion with the base weave by extending on the front of at least one of the base warp yarns or weft yarns,   each loop yarn comprises at least one under portion extending on the back of at least one of the anchor yarns and two over portions extending on the front of at least one of the anchor yarns and confining the at least one loop yarn under portion, and   the at least one anchor yarn under portion and the at least one loop yarn under portion are droopy in that they have a length surplus compared to a distance between their respective confining two over portions.   
     
     
         20 . Woven fabric comprising:
 a base weave comprising base warp yarns and base weft yarns;   a loop weave comprising anchor yarns and loop yarns extending orthogonal to the anchor yarns; and   a frontside and a backside, wherein each of the base warp yarns, base weft yarns, anchor yarns, and loop yarns has a front facing the frontside and a back facing the backside, wherein:   each anchor yarn comprises: at least one under portion extending on the back of at least one of the base warp yarns or weft yarns, and two over portions confining the at least one anchor yarn under portion and connecting the at least one anchor yarn under portion with the base weave by extending on the front of at least one of the base warp yarns or weft yarns,   each loop yarn comprises at least one under portion extending on the back of at least one of the anchor yarns and two over portions extending on the front of at least one of the anchor yarns and confining the at least one loop yarn under portion, and   the loop yarns lack over portions extending on the front of the base warp yarns and/or extending on the front of the base weft yarns.