CPC D03D 11/02 (2013.01) [A41D 31/06 (2019.02); A41D 31/065 (2019.02); D03D 25/005 (2013.01); D04B 1/16 (2013.01); D04B 1/24 (2013.01); A41D 2400/10 (2013.01); A41D 2500/10 (2013.01); D10B 2401/04 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0222 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0243 (2013.01); D10B 2403/033 (2013.01); Y10T 442/45 (2015.04); Y10T 442/456 (2015.04)] | 14 Claims |
1. An insulating, double-knit fabric comprising:
a first knit layer;
a second knit layer coupled with the first knit layer through a plurality of first direction spaced apart rows in a first direction and a plurality of second direction spaced apart rows in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction forming a plurality of air pockets in a grid pattern; and
a plurality of intermediate fiber regions positioned in the plurality of air pockets, wherein each of the intermediate fiber regions comprise a plurality of rows of multi-filament fibers extending parallel to at least one of the first and second knit layers.
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