Fabric system
A composite yarn comprising one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers wrapped around one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibers.
1. A composite yarn comprising:
one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibres; and
one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres,
wherein the one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres are wrapped around the one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibres, and
wherein the one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibres are between 20 and 40 denier.
2. The composite yarn according to claim 1 wherein the one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre is between 10 and 250 denier.
3. A fabric system comprising:
ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn,
polyurethane-polyurea copolymer yarn, and
a further natural or synthetic yarn,
wherein the polyurethane-polyurea copolymer yarn is between 20 and 40 denier.
4. The fabric system according to claim 3 wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre is between 10 and 250 denier.
5. The fabric system according to claim 3 wherein the further natural or synthetic yarn is a polyamide chosen from the group nylon 6, nylon 6:6, nylon 5:10 or nylon 6:12.
6. The fabric system according to claim 3 wherein the further natural or synthetic yarn is between 10 and 150 denier.
7. The fabric system according to claim 3 comprising a composite yarn comprising:
one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibres; and
one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres,
wherein the one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres are wrapped around the one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibres, and
wherein the one or more polyurethane-polyurea copolymer fibres are between 20 and 40 denier.
8. A method of manufacturing the composite yarn of claim 1 comprising the step of wrapping an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn around a polyurethane-polyurea copolymer yarn.
9. The method of manufacturing the composite yarn according to claim 8 wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarns are wrapped around the polyurethane-polyurea copolymer yarn at a rate of between 200 and 800 turns per meter.
10. The method of manufacturing the composite yarn according to claim 8 wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarns are S twisted yarns.
11. The method of manufacturing the composite yarn according to claim 8 wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarns are Z twisted yarns.
12. The method of manufacturing the composite yarn according to claim 8 wherein at least some of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarns are S twisted yarns and at least some of the some of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarns are Z twisted.
13. The method of manufacturing the composite yarn according to claim 8 wherein the wrapping is by air intermingling, single covering, double covering or combinations thereof.
14. A method of manufacturing fabric system having a first yarn of nylon and a second yarn comprising a composite of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and polyurethane-polyurea copolymer, the method comprising the step of knitting the first yarn with the second yarn to create a structure chosen from the group comprising single jersey plain knit, weft-locknit, cross-miss and birds-eye knit.
15. A garment comprising the composite yarn of claim 1 .
16. A garment comprising a fabric system including ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn between 20 and 40 denier, polyurethane-polyurea copolymer yarn and a further natural or synthetic yarn.
17. A garment having at least two panels wherein at least one of the panels comprises a fabric system including ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn, polyurethane-polyurea copolymer yarn between 20 and 40 denier and a further natural or synthetic yarn.
18. The composite yarn according to claim 1 wherein the one or more ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre is between 75 and 125 denier.
19. The fabric system according to claim 3 wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre is between 75 and 125 denier.
20. The fabric system according to claim 3 wherein the further yarn is between 20 and 75 denier.