Patent attributes
A reinforced webbing material is disclosed for use in furniture, bedding and the like. The webbing includes a flat knitted fabric comprised of conventional yarns such as polyester. Elastomeric yarns or cords may also be, but are not necessarily, integrally knitted into the fabric structure in a warpwise direction. One or more high-performance polymeric reinforcement yarns are integrally knitted into the fabric structure in a lengthwise direction. The reinforcement yarns may comprise aramid fibers, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, or other suitable high tensile strength polymeric yarns. The reinforcement yarns and elastomeric cords combine with the knitted fabric to provide a substantially elastic webbing material having a finite amount of stretch that is limited by the high performance yarns.
