Process for the treatment of knitted textile articles

Claim 1

A process for the thermal treatment of a knitted textile article made of a synthetic yarn or fiber and having a principal opening and at least one subsidiary opening, on a framework contoured to the shape of the human torso, neck, shoulders and arms which is assembled from two detachable elements, the first element being contoured to the form of the human torso and underpart of the arms, the second element being contoured to the form of the neck, shoulders and upper part of the arms, comprising the following steps: a. closing together the edges of the principal opening in the knitted article, b. introducing the first element and second element in detached form into the interior of the knitted article, c. placing that part of the knitted article adapted to cover the torso onto corresponding sections of the first element and placing that part of the article adapted to cover the neck, shoulders and upper part of the arms onto corresponding portions of the second element, d. assembling together the first and second elements so that the knitted article takes up the desired shape on the framework, e. subjecting the knitted article mounted on the assembled framework to steam treatment, f. disassembling the assembled framework inside the knitted article and removing the first element and the second element from the interior of the knitted article.