OPAQUE HEAT-MOLDABLE CIRCULAR KNIT SUPPORT FABRICS HAVING VERY HIGH SPANDEX CONTENT

摘要

This invention relates to support garments which comprise opaque heat-moldable circular knit fabrics (10 and 20) having relatively high amounts of spandex material (22) as well as sufficient amounts of other fibers (24 and 26) to simultaneously provide maximum support and maximum comfort to a wearer and which can be easily molded to the specifications of a wearer's body dimensions. Such high-spandex content, moldable garment fabrics (10 and 20) are novel to the industry since the permissible added amount of spandex (22) within such fabrics (10 and 20) has been limited due to the power, modulus strength, and elongation of such fibers. The method of producing such fabrics (10 and 20) is also contemplated within this invention.