Vented cooling garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorSebastian Huff
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Abstract
Concepts provided are directed to garments and methods of making garments with enhanced cooling and airflow. The garments created are provided with airflow channels by lifting the garment off from the skin of a wearer. Particularly, the lift is created in areas of greater contact by providing a flocked silicone dimensional pattern aligned with a plurality of perforations. The enhanced airflow provided by the garments in accordance with aspects hereof also results in enhanced moisture evaporation from the wearer's skin, which also aids in the cooling of the wearer's body.
Claims20
A vented upper body garment, comprising:
- a back panel comprising an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the back panel further comprising a first region and a second region, wherein:
- the first region comprises a first plurality of overlay film structures affixed to the outer surface of the back panel, each overlay film structure in the first plurality of overlay film structures having a shape;
- the each overlay film structure in the first plurality of overlay film structures comprises a perforation, wherein the perforation extends through the each overlay film structure in the first plurality of overlay film structures and the back panel;
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- a silicone pattern deposited on the inner surface of the back panel, wherein the silicone pattern is aligned with a perimeter of the perforation extending through the each overlay film structure in the first plurality of overlay film structures, wherein the silicone pattern extends into the second region of the back panel.
A method for constructing a vented garment, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a back panel for the vented garment from a piece of textile, the back panel comprising a first region and a second region;
- forming a plurality of overlay structures from an overlay film, wherein the plurality of overlay structures form a pattern;
- affixing the plurality of overlay structures onto an outer surface of the first region of the back panel;
- forming a perforation through each overlay structure in the plurality of overlay structures and through the back panel;
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- depositing silicone onto an inner surface of the first region of the back panel, and proximate to a perimeter of the perforation extending through the each overlay structure in the plurality of overlay structures.
A garment, comprising:
- at least one textile panel comprising an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
- the inner surface of the at least one textile panel comprising a first region having a first pattern of deposited silicone, wherein the first pattern of deposited silicone comprises a first height of the deposited silicone in the first region;
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- the inner surface of the at least one textile panel comprising a second region having a second pattern of deposited silicone, wherein the second pattern of deposited silicone comprises a second height of the deposited silicone in the second region, wherein the first height of the deposited silicone in the first region is a different height from the second height of the deposited silicone in the second region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.