US Patent 7117899 Pile mesh fabric

A pile mesh fabric includes a ground thread woven on a first surface and a pile thread woven into the ground thread. The ground includes a plurality of closely-spaced holes into forming a mesh. The pile thread of a predetermined length extends perpendicularly to the surface of the mesh and the pile thread is inserted and bound to the ground thread. The mesh includes a pattern of hexagon, rectangle, rhomboid, or octagon. The hexagon has a side of length of about one to ten millimeters. The ground thread includes synthetic fibers or natural fibers. The synthetic fiber includes a yarn of nylon, polyester, or rayon. The natural fiber includes a cotton yarn. The pile thread includes a yarn of cotton, nylon, polyester, or rayon. The predetermined length of the pile thread is from about three to twenty millimeters. The pile thread includes a single or a plurality of filaments.