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US 10,480,105 B2Granted
Zoned fabric systems and methods
AssigneeReebok International Ltd.
InventorsDavid Steel, Patrick O'Sullivan
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Abstract
A garment may include a first woven component, a second woven component, a space between the first and second woven components defining a channel filled with a fill material, and a third woven component extending such that the first and second woven components are woven together where there is no channel. The channel may be filled with a filler material. Multiple channels may be provided such that they form a zoned pattern in the garment.
Claims22
A zoned garment, comprising:
- a first woven component;
- a second woven component;
- a first space between the first and second woven components defining a first channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the first channel the first woven component is disposed above the second woven component;
- a third woven component extending such that the first and second woven components are woven together where there is no channel;
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- a second space between the first and second woven components opposite the first space, the second space defining a second channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the second channel the first woven component is disposed below the second woven component;
- wherein the first and second woven components form a reversible pattern.
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A zoned fabric, comprising:
- a first woven component formed substantially parallel to a shuttle direction of a loom;
- a second woven component formed substantially parallel to a shuttle direction of a loom;
- a first space between the first and second woven components defining a first channel extending generally parallel to a shuttle direction of a loom and extending along a plane of the fabric, the channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the first channel the first woven component is disposed above the second woven component;
- a third woven component extending such that the first and second woven components are woven together at edges of the channel;
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- a second space between the first and second woven components opposite the first space, the second space defining a second channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the second channel the first woven component is disposed below the second woven component.
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A zoned garment, comprising:
- a first woven component;
- a second woven component;
- a first space between the first and second woven components defining a first channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the first channel the first woven component is disposed above the second woven component;
- a third woven component extending such that the first and second woven components are woven together where there is no channel;
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- a second space between the first and second woven components opposite the first space, the second space defining a second channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the second channel the first woven component is disposed below the second woven component, wherein the third component is longer than a transverse length of the first channel.
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A zoned garment, comprising:
- a first woven component;
- a second woven component;
- a first space between the first and second woven components defining a first channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the first channel the first woven component is disposed above the second woven component;
- a third woven component extending such that the first and second woven components are woven together where there is no channel;
- and
- a second space between the first and second woven components opposite the first space, the second space defining a second channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the second channel the first woven component is disposed below the second woven component, wherein the first channel is filled with a different amount, density, or type of filler material than the second channel.
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A zoned garment, comprising:
- a first woven component;
- a second woven component;
- a first space between the first and second woven components defining a first channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the first channel the first woven component is disposed above the second woven component;
- a third woven component extending such that the first and second woven components are woven together where there is no channel;
- and
- a second space between the first and second woven components opposite the first space, the second space defining a second channel configured to be filled with a fill material, wherein along the second channel the first woven component is disposed below the second woven component, wherein the second channel is not filled with a filler material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.