Low drag garment
AssigneeEndura S.p.A.
InventorSimon Smart
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Abstract
A low drag garment has a plurality of zones including a first zone A, a second zone B and a third zone C, which are defined in relation to a forward direction of travel M of a person wearing the garment. The first zone A is located generally in an inner front region of the garment, the second zone B is located in an outer front region of the garment and the third zone C is located in a rear region of the garment. The garment is made from a fabric having a textured outer surface with a texture height H, wherein in first zone A the fabric has a mean texture height HA in the range 0-200 μm, in the second zone B the fabric has a mean texture height HB that is greater than HA and preferably in the range of 100-500 μm, and in the third zone C the fabric has a mean texture height He that is greater than HB and preferably greater than 200 μm.
Claims12
A low drag garment comprising a plurality of zones including a first zone A, a second zone B and a third zone C, wherein the first zone A is located generally in a laterally inner front region of the garment, the second zone B is located in a laterally outer front region of the garment and the third zone C is located in a rear region of the garment, wherein the garment is an article of sports clothing, wherein the garment is made from a fabric comprising a textured region with a texture height H that increases from the front to the rear of the garment, wherein in first zone A the textured region has a mean texture height HA in the range 0-200 μm, in the second zone B the textured region has a mean texture height HB that is both greater than HAand also in the range of 100-500 μm, and in the third zone C the textured region has a mean texture height HC that is greater than HB.
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