Fabric for Wetsuit and Wetsuit Employing Said Fabric

Abstract

A fabric for a wetsuit wherein weft knit textile cloth comprising bare jersey knit fabric at which polypropylene multifilament yarn and elastic yarn have been knit in plating fashion while said elastic yarn was stretched to an elongation of 1.5 times to 2.0 times, exclusive of 2.0 times, is laminated to either or both faces of a sponge sheet made of chloroprene foam rubber. Furthermore, the elastic yarn in this fabric is thermally fusible polyurethane elastic fiber, and the elastic yarns in the knit textile are thermally fused to each other. Moreover, the elastic yarns are thermally fused to each other by heat-setting at 100° C. to 140° C.

1 . A fabric for a wetsuit wherein weft knit textile cloth comprising bare jersey knit fabric at which polypropylene multifilament yarn and elastic yarn have been knit in plating fashion while said elastic yarn was stretched to an elongation of 1.5 times to 2.0 times, exclusive of 2.0 times, is laminated to either or both faces of a sponge sheet made of chloroprene foam rubber. 
     
     
         2 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 1  characterized in that the elastic yarn is thermally fusible polyurethane elastic fiber, and the elastic yarns in the weft knit textile are thermally fused to each other. 
     
     
         3 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 1  characterized in that the elastic yarns are in a state of having been thermally fused to each other by heat-setting at 100° C. to 140° C. 
     
     
         4 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 1  characterized in that the polypropylene multifilament yarn comprises not greater than 30 filaments, thickness thereof being such as to correspond to 20 decitex to 56 decitex. 
     
     
         5 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 1  characterized in that the polypropylene multifilament yarn is such that thickness thereof corresponds to 20 decitex to 56 decitex, and thickness per filament therein corresponds to not less than 1 decitex. 
     
     
         6 . A wetsuit employing the fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         7 . A fabric for a wetsuit wherein weft knit textile cloth comprising bare jersey knit fabric at which polypropylene multifilament yarn and elastic yarn have been knit in plating fashion while said elastic yarn was stretched to an elongation of 1.5 times to 2.0 times, exclusive of 2.0 times, is laminated to at least an outer layer face of a sponge sheet made of chloroprene foam rubber. 
     
     
         8 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 7  characterized in that the elastic yarn is thermally fusible polyurethane elastic fiber, and the elastic yarns in the weft knit textile are thermally fused to each other. 
     
     
         9 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 7  characterized in that the elastic yarns are in a state of having been thermally fused to each other by heat-setting at 100° C. to 140° C. 
     
     
         10 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 7  characterized in that the polypropylene multifilament yarn comprises not greater than 30 filaments, thickness thereof being such as to correspond to 20 decitex to 56 decitex. 
     
     
         11 . The fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 7  characterized in that the polypropylene multifilament yarn is such that thickness thereof corresponds to 20 decitex to 56 decitex, and thickness per filament therein corresponds to not less than 1 decitex. 
     
     
         12 . A wetsuit employing the fabric for a wetsuit according to  claim 7 .