Auxetic article

Abstract

The application relates to a knitted textile and a method for producing a knitted textile for an article of apparel or footwear. The knitted textile has a first knitted portion, which is auxetic and a second knitted portion, which is non-auxetic. The second portion is adjacent to the first portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of producing a knitted textile comprising:
 knitting a first portion, which is auxetic; and   knitting a second portion, which is non-auxetic to the first portion.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising knitting a first essentially flat element and a first protruding element in the first portion. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising knitting an alternating pattern of face stitches and reverse stitches in the first portion. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising configuring the first portion to be stretched along a wale direction when worn. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising knitting a ripple pattern, and/or a reverse ripple pattern, and/or a tubular Jacquard pattern in the first portion. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising knitting with at least one elastic yarn in the first portion. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising arranging the first portion in at least one of: (a) a bust band, (b) a cup region, and (c) a strap region of a bra. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising arranging the first portion in an article of footwear. 
     
     
         9 . An article of apparel comprising:
 a first knit portion being auxetic; and   a second knit portion being non-auxetic and knitted to the first knit portion.   
     
     
         10 . The article of apparel according to  claim 9 , wherein the first knit portion defines a portion of a bra comprising at least one of a bust band, a cup region or a strap region. 
     
     
         11 . The article of apparel according to  claim 9 , wherein the first knit portion defines a portion of footwear. 
     
     
         12 . A knitted textile for an article of apparel or footwear, comprising:
 a first portion, which is auxetic; and   a second portion, which is non-auxetic, and wherein the second portion is knitted to the first portion.   
     
     
         13 . The knitted textile according to  claim 12 , wherein the first portion comprises a first essentially flat element and a first protruding element. 
     
     
         14 . The knitted textile according to  claim 13 , wherein the first portion further comprises a second essentially flat element and a second protruding element, wherein the flat elements and the protruding elements are arranged in an alternating manner. 
     
     
         15 . The knitted textile according to  claim 14 , wherein the first portion further comprises a plurality of flat elements and a plurality of protruding elements, wherein a repeating unit of flat elements comprises at least four adjacent flat elements. 
     
     
         16 . The knitted textile according to  claim 12 , wherein the first portion further comprises an alternating pattern of face stitches and reverse stitches. 
     
     
         17 . The knitted textile according to  claim 12 , wherein the first portion is configured to be stretched along a wale direction when worn. 
     
     
         18 . The knitted textile according to  claim 12 , wherein the first portion further comprises a tubular Jacquard pattern having a triangular pattern. 
     
     
         19 . The knitted textile according to  claim 12 , wherein the first portion further comprises at least one elastic yarn. 
     
     
         20 . The knitted textile according to  claim 19 , wherein the first portion further comprises at least one non-elastic yarn, wherein a first knitted row comprises the elastic yarn and at least five consecutive knitted rows comprise a non-elastic yarn.