The invention related to an insulating, double-knit fabric having a width and a length and comprising a first knit layer and a second knit layer coupled with the first knit layer forming a plurality of rows of lofted fibers separated by rows of air spaces. The air spaces extend along the length of the insulating, double-knit fabric for the entire length of the fabric and the lofted fibers extend in a direction having an orthogonal component with respect to the at least one of the first knit layer and the second knit layer.

A composite material may comprise an inner layer and a knit structure. The inner layer may comprise a mesh material and may be configured to be disposed adjacent a body of a wearer. The knit structure may comprise a warp knit structure. The knit structure may comprise an outer layer. The outer layer may be spaced from the inner layer and disposed to define cavities between the inner layer and the outer layer. The knit structure may comprise spacers. The spacers may be disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer. The spacers may be configured in an alternating pattern with the cavities. Insulators may be disposed in the cavities. The spacers may be configured to control movement of the insulators.

Described herein is a weft-knitted spacer fabric and a preparation method thereof, a polyurethane foam composite material including the fabric, a preparation method of the composite material and its use in shoe materials. The weft-knitted spacer fabric consists of an upper surface layer, intermediate spacer yarns, and a lower surface layer, and the upper surface and the lower surface layer are connected by the tuck of the spacer yarns in the upper surface and the lower surface layer to form a three-dimensional structure in an integrated manner. The different selected tuck needle changes the connecting distance and the number of connections of the tuck, and the thickness of the spacer fabric and the arrangement density of the spacer yarns are changed by the action of the upper and lower surface layers of elastic yarns.

A green ECO mat (GECOMAT) for aeroponics and hydroponics comprises at least one fabric green ECO mat of cultivation being woven to have arrayed multiple 3D-coniform-shaped (alike pyramid shape) chambers, and at least one floating member connects to the fabric green ECO mat. The chambers of the mat are positioned seed, and the floating member floats the mat in a space full with fluid in the nature to collect moisture in the fluid to provide for germination of the seed and growth of the plant. The harvesting means moves back the floating member and the mat when growth of the plant is completed.

An improved insulating performance fabric has a double-knit body, formed with traditional, relatively smooth, outer surfaces, and an inner surface with the form of multiple fabric bubbles separated, e.g., by a grid pattern of intersecting grooves. An insulating, double-knit performance fabric of this disclosure may also be found in the form of a garment comprising the insulating, double knit performance fabric, or in the form of fabric article comprising the insulating, double knit performance fabric, etc.

The invention relates to a knitted spacer fabric (10) comprising two layers (11, 12), which each comprise wales (15) running in a longitudinal direction (L) and courses (16) running in a transverse direction (Q). The two layers (11, 12) are arranged at a distance in a vertical direction (H) and are connected to one another by connection threads (26). In an exemplary embodiment a predetermined separation point (29) is formed in the longitudinal direction (L) between two directly adjacent separation point wales (15a, 15b) in each layer (11, 12). These two separation point wales (15a) are connected by a first thread bundle (20), which comprises fewer threads (22) than a second thread bundle (21). Additionally or alternatively, the wales (15) can comprise float portions (40), in which the threads (22) used for stitch formation outside the float portions (40) do not form any stitches. In the float portions (40), the connection threads (26) form connection thread stitches (42), in order to connect the edge stitches (41) of a wale (15) adjacent to the float portion (40).

Illuminated inner trim for vehicles comprising a substrate, a decorative lining, and integrated between these a set of LEDs that can provide a decorative illumination such that when on they are visible through the decorative lining as well-defined points of light, while when off they are unseen. Specifically, when said LEDs are on and the vehicle occupants change their angle of vision with respect to the LEDs, a set of points of light will be seen with variable intensity due to the contrast between areas of direct light and areas of shade, causing a sparkling effect.

Provided are a double raschel knitted fabric having ridges, wherein shape stability of ridges and recesses, seam strength, and tensile resistance of recesses are excellent, and a surface covering material comprising said fabric. The double raschel knitted fabric according to the present invention includes a double-layer knitted fabric having a surface layer and a back layer, and a connecting thread that connects the knitted fabric of the two front and back layers, and a plurality of ridges, and recesses located between the ridges, are formed in at least one knitted fabric of the two front and back layers, the double raschel knitted fabric characterized in that the ridges are formed by combining two or more wales of stitch rows continuing in the warp direction, and the ridges are connected to adjacent ridges on at least one side by sinker loops.