CPC D03D 3/005 (2013.01) [A41D 27/08 (2013.01); A41F 9/02 (2013.01); D03D 15/56 (2021.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01); D10B 2501/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing an elastic trim, the method comprising:
forming a first woven section defining a first longitudinal length of the elastic trim;
forming a second woven section defining a second longitudinal length of the elastic trim;
forming a third woven section defining a third longitudinal length of the elastic trim, the third woven section interposed between the first woven section and the second woven section, the first woven section and the second woven section integrally extending from opposite ends of the third woven section,
wherein the first woven section, the second woven section, and the third woven section are formed such that at least one tunnel structure extends through the first woven section, the second woven section, and the third woven section; and
movably positioning a cable in the at least one tunnel structure,
wherein the first woven section and the second woven section each comprise a first woven layer, a second woven layer, and a third woven layer that are interwoven with each other at one or more first areas, and
wherein the third woven section comprises the first woven layer and the second woven layer interwoven at one or more second areas without the third woven layer being interwoven with the first woven layer and the second woven layer, such that the third woven layer is detached from the first woven layer and the second woven layer at the third woven section.
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