TEXTILE ELEMENT

Abstract

A planar, flexible textile element that is suitable in particular as a baby sling, made of at least 90% natural fibers and/or fibers produced from natural fibers, and having a mesh structure.

Claims

1. A planar, flexible textile element comprising at least 90% natural fibers and/or fibers produced from natural fibers, wherein the textile element has a mesh structure wherein the meshes of the mesh structure have a maximum length between 2 and 5 mm.

2. The textile element according to claim 1, wherein it is a woven fabric.

3. (canceled)

4. The textile element according to claim 1, wherein it comprises at least 90% bamboo fibers and/or coconut fibers or fibers produced therefrom.

5. The textile element according to claim 4, wherein it comprises at least 90% bamboo fibers or fibers produced therefrom.

6. The textile element according to claim 1, wherein the textile element comprises at least 1% elastane.

7. The textile element according to claim 6, wherein the textile element is bi-elastic.

8. The textile element according to claim 6, wherein the textile element is made solely of natural fibers or fibers produced from natural fibers, and elastane.

9. The textile element according to claim 1, wherein the fibers produced from natural fibers, if present, are viscose fibers.

10. The textile element according to claim 1, wherein it is a baby sling.

11. The textile element according to claim 10, wherein it has a width (b) between 30 and 70 cm and a length (l) between 350 and 650 cm.

12. The textile element according to claim 1, wherein it is a swaddling blanket.

13. The textile element according to claim 12, wherein it has a width between 70 and 150 cm and a length between 70 and 150 cm.

14. The textile element according to claim 1, wherein it is a bed cover.

Description

[0016] The invention is now explained in greater detail based on one specific exemplary embodiment with reference to the figures, which show the following:

[0017] FIG. 1 shows a schematic top view of a baby sling, and

[0018] FIG. 2 shows the detail D from FIG. 1 in a likewise schematic illustration.

[0019] The invention is now described with reference to a baby sling 10, wherein the structure specifically described with reference to this exemplary embodiment may also be present for other textile elements according to the invention.

[0020] Such a baby sling 10 is a planar, flexible (i.e., bendable), generally pliable textile element, and typically has a length l of 450 cm and a width b of 50 cm, wherein other dimensions may also be meaningful. The textile element may be produced in particular by weaving, but also by other processes such as knitting, crocheting, or warp knitting. It is apparent from FIG. 2, i.e., the detail D in FIG. 2, that the textile element has a mesh structure. This means that in geometric terms it may be described as being built from mutually parallel first strands 12 and mutually parallel second strands 14, wherein the first strands 12 and the second strands 14 are not in parallel to one another. In principle, the directions of the two strands may be mutually perpendicular, although this is not the case in the exemplary embodiment shown. First strands 12 and second strands 14 meet at intersection points K, so that in each case four intersection points K define a mesh M. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the meshes are rhombuses whose length L is greater than their width B. The length of a mesh (i.e., its maximum extension) is preferably between 2 and 5 millimeters. This ensures that the finger of an infant cannot penetrate the fabric or even pass through it, yet sufficient ventilation is still provided.

[0021] The same as with any other woven fabric (this also applies for the other possible types of manufacture), the textile element is woven from yarn threads, each yarn being spun from a plurality of fibers. In this regard, the proportion of fibers that are natural fibers or fibers produced from natural fibers is at least 90 percent. The remainder of the fibers may be elastane. It is preferred that any yarn thread used is a mixture of the above-mentioned natural fibers or fibers produced from natural fibers, and elastane, resulting in bi-elasticity of the overall textile element.

[0022] In one preferred example, the textile element comprises 95 to 99 mass percent viscose fibers produced from bamboo fibers, and 1 to 5 mass percent elastane.