Patent 6871515 was granted and assigned to Sara Lee Corporation on March, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A garment provides a weft knitted fabric having an open fabric effect that is sufficiently stable against run-back to enable the fabric to be used as a garment fabric. Also, the garment provides a weft knitted fabric that is stable against run-back and may be knit from lightweight yarns to produce a fabric having a lace-like characteristics, such as visually looking like lace and having a similar weight per unit area as lace.