EP3168348C0 - Item of clothing - Google Patents

Item of clothing

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Publication number: EP3168348C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: clothing; item
Prior art date: 2015-11-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP16197821.8A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3168348B1 (en

EP3168348A1 (en

Inventor

Dominik Knall

Vincenzo Lucarelli

Michael Klein

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Falke KGaA

Original Assignee

Falke KGaA

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2015-11-13

Filing date

2016-11-08

Publication date

2024-01-03

2016-11-08 Application filed by Falke KGaA filed Critical Falke KGaA

2017-05-17 Publication of EP3168348A1 publication Critical patent/EP3168348A1/en

2024-01-03 Application granted granted Critical

2024-01-03 Publication of EP3168348C0 publication Critical patent/EP3168348C0/en

2024-01-03 Publication of EP3168348B1 publication Critical patent/EP3168348B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2036-11-08 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B9/00—Undergarments
- A41B9/06—Undershirts; Chemises
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B9/00—Undergarments
- A41B9/001—Underpants or briefs
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- D04B—KNITTING
- D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
- D04B1/10—Patterned fabrics or articles
- D04B1/102—Patterned fabrics or articles with stitch pattern
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- D04B—KNITTING
- D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
- D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
- D04B1/24—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel
- D04B1/243—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel upper parts of panties; pants
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- D04B—KNITTING
- D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
- D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
- D04B1/24—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel
- D04B1/246—Upper torso garments, e.g. sweaters, shirts, leotards
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B2400/00—Functions or special features of shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- A41B2400/32—Therapeutic use
- A41B2400/322—Massage
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B2500/00—Materials for shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- A41B2500/10—Knitted
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B2403/00—Details of fabric structure established in the fabric forming process
- D10B2403/02—Cross-sectional features
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B2501/00—Wearing apparel
- D10B2501/02—Underwear
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B2509/00—Medical; Hygiene
- D10B2509/02—Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
- D10B2509/028—Elastic support stockings or elastic bandages

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Textile Engineering (AREA)
Knitting Of Fabric (AREA)

EP16197821.8A 2015-11-13 2016-11-08 Item of clothing Active EP3168348B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102015119654.9A DE102015119654A1 (en)	2015-11-13	2015-11-13	garment

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3168348A1 EP3168348A1 (en)	2017-05-17
EP3168348C0 true EP3168348C0 (en)	2024-01-03
EP3168348B1 EP3168348B1 (en)	2024-01-03

Family

ID=57256171

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP16197821.8A Active EP3168348B1 (en)	2015-11-13	2016-11-08	Item of clothing

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP3168348B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE102015119654A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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2015
- 2015-11-13 DE DE102015119654.9A patent/DE102015119654A1/en active Pending
2016
- 2016-11-08 EP EP16197821.8A patent/EP3168348B1/en active Active

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE102015119654A1 (en)	2017-05-18
EP3168348B1 (en)	2024-01-03
EP3168348A1 (en)	2017-05-17

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB201403003D0 (en)	2014-04-09	Garment
PL3360433T3 (en)	2020-07-13	Article of clothing
PL3408607T3 (en)	2020-12-28	Textile item of clothing
GB2535828B (en)	2017-01-11	Garment
GB2550613B (en)	2021-10-06	Garment
PT3020293T (en)	2017-12-18	Garment
EP3168348C0 (en)	2024-01-03	Item of clothing
GB2557309B (en)	2020-06-17	An item of clothing
GB2545879B (en)	2018-04-18	Identification of items
GB201501303D0 (en)	2015-03-11	Garments
GB2558751B (en)	2020-12-02	An article of clothing
AU201514528S (en)	2016-05-02	Article of clothing
AU201513810S (en)	2016-06-02	Article of clothing
AU363455S (en)	2015-08-17	Article of clothing
AU361640S (en)	2015-05-06	Article of clothing
GB2549766B8 (en)	2020-11-11	Garments
TWM488886U (en)	2014-11-01	Article of clothing
TWM490230U (en)	2014-11-21	Article of clothing
GB201714490D0 (en)	2017-10-25	Articles of clothing
TWM533884U (en)	2016-12-21	Garment
GB201611250D0 (en)	2016-08-10	Garment
GB2553046B (en)	2018-08-08	Garment
GB2553047B (en)	2018-08-01	Garment
GB201419300D0 (en)	2014-12-17	An item of hosiery
GB201603013D0 (en)	2016-04-06	Garments

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