Garment and Clothes that are Unravel-Free and Roll-Free

Abstract

Garment and clothes that are unravel-free and roll-free. A garment includes a particular garment-region made of knitted fabric. A majority of threads of the knitted fabric are yarns other than a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn, such as polyester, nylon, polypropylene, cellulose, polyurethane. At least one thread of the knitted fabric is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in the knitted fabric and is located exclusively within N millimeters from an edge or an opening of the garment, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters. The other fabric-regions of the garment, that are more than 25 millimeters from an edge or an opening of the garment, do not include such thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn. The edge or the opening of the garment-region is unravel free and is roll-free, due to inclusion of, or proximity to, the thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn in the knitted fabric.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment comprising:
 a particular garment-region made of knitted fabric, wherein said particular garment-region is located within 25 millimeters of an edge or an opening of said garment;   wherein a majority of threads of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region are yarns other than a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn, wherein said yarns are one or more yarns selected from the group consisting of: cotton, polyester, nylon, polypropylene, cellulose, polyurethane;   wherein at least one thread of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in said knitted fabric and is located within N millimeters from an edge or an opening of said garment, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters;   wherein all other garment-regions of said garment, other than 25-millimeter strips of fabric that are immediately at the edges and the openings of said garment, are formed of yarns other than a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn;   wherein thermally-fused thermoplastic yarns are knitted exclusively only within 25 millimeters of edges or openings of said garment, and wherein thermally-fused thermoplastic yarns are not present and are not knitted at garment-regions that are more than 25 millimeters from edges or openings of said garment;   wherein the edge or the opening of said particular garment-region is unravel free and is roll-free due to inclusion of said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn in said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region within 25 millimeters of the edge or the opening of said garment.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the garment is a garment selected from the group consisting of: pants, leggings, tights, sports pants, yoga pants, shorts, boxers, underwear;   wherein said particular garment-region is bordering a leg opening of said garment;   wherein at least one thread of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in said knitted fabric and is located exclusively within N millimeters from an edge of said leg opening, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters.   
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the garment is a garment selected from the group consisting of: pants, leggings, tights, sports pants, yoga pants, shorts, boxers, underwear;   wherein said particular garment-region is bordering a waist-band of said garment;   wherein at least one thread of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in said knitted fabric and is located exclusively within N millimeters from an edge of said waist-band, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters.   
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the garment is a garment selected from the group consisting of: short-sleeve shirt, long-sleeve shirt, semi-long sleeve shirt, sleeveless shirt, tank top;   wherein said particular garment-region is bordering an arm opening of said garment;   wherein at least one thread of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in said knitted fabric and is located exclusively within N millimeters from an edge of said arm opening, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters.   
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the garment is a garment selected from the group consisting of: short-sleeve shirt, long-sleeve shirt, semi-long sleeve shirt, sleeveless shirt, tank top;   wherein said particular garment-region is bordering a neck opening of said garment;   wherein at least one thread of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in said knitted fabric and is located exclusively within N millimeters from an edge of said neck opening, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters.   
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the garment is a garment selected from the group consisting of: a sock, an open-toe sock, a closed-toe sock;   wherein said particular garment-region is bordering an opening of said garment;   wherein at least one thread of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in said knitted fabric and is located exclusively within N millimeters from an edge of a leg opening of said garment, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters.   
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the garment is a garment selected from the group consisting of: bra, brassiere, sports bra, fitness bra, camisole;   wherein said particular garment-region is bordering an opening of said garment;   wherein at least one thread of said knitted fabric in said particular garment-region is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is knitted integrally in said knitted fabric and is located exclusively within N millimeters from an edge of an opening of said garment, wherein N is in the range of 0 to 25 millimeters.   
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is integrally knitted in said fabric of said particular garment-region and is parallel to an edge of said particular garment-region.   
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is integrally knitted in said fabric of said particular garment-region and is perpendicular to an edge of said particular garment-region.   
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that is integrally knitted in said fabric of said particular garment-region and is slanted at an angle in a range of 1 to 89 degrees relative to an edge of said particular garment-region.   
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn, that is integrally knitted in said fabric of said particular garment-region, is touching only a portion, and not all, of the edge of said particular garment-region.   
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn that, is integrally knitted in said fabric of said particular garment-region, is touching an entirety of the edge of said particular garment-region.   
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn formed from monofilament melt spun fibers which have fiber thickness in a range of 20 denier to 400 denier.   
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn is a thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn formed from monofilament melt spun fibers which have fiber thickness in a range of 20 denier to 100 denier.   
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn is integrally knitted into said knitted fabric in a structure selected from the group consisting of: single Jersey structure, double Jersey structure, miss knitting structure, tack knitting structure, mesh knitting structure, a combination of two or more of said structures.   
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein an edge of said particular garment-region is a finished seamless edge that is non-unraveling and is roll-free.   
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn is a melt spun thermoplastic polyurethane polymer monofilament comprising a crosslinking agent and having a modulus of 300% in a range of 1,571 psi to 1,861 psi.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn is a melt spun lightly-crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane polymer monofilament having a modulus of 300% in a range of 1,550 psi to 1,880 psi;   wherein said lightly-crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane polymer monofilament comprises a crosslinking agent of 8% to 15% by weight of a final weight of said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn.   
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn is a melt spun thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) monofilament fiber having a thickness in a range of 20 denier to 400 denier;   wherein said fiber comprises a reaction product of: (A) a blend of at least two polyether hydroxyl terminated intermediates, wherein said polyether hydroxyl terminated intermediates have different Number Value Molecular Weight (Mn) values; (B) at least one chain extender; (C) at least one polyisocyanate; and (D) at least one crosslinking agent;   wherein said TPU in said monofilament fiber has a 300% modulus of from 1,500 to 1,900 psi, and a maximum elongation of from 550% to 680%, and a tenacity of from 5,000 to 5,700 psi.   
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn provides to said particular garment-region an improved body grip capability, relative to body grip capability of other garment-regions of said garment that exclude said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn;   wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn provides to said particular garment-region an improved non-unraveling capability, relative to non-unraveling capability of other garment-regions of said garment that exclude said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn; and   wherein said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn provides to said particular garment-region an improved roll-free capability, relative to roll-free capability of other garment-regions of said garment that exclude said thermally-fused thermoplastic yarn.