Waistband base layer construction
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorBruce Y. Moore
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Abstract
A structure for an article of clothing is provided and may include a first material layer defining an opening of the article of clothing and having a first portion defining an inner surface of the opening and an outer surface formed on an opposite side of the first portion than the inner surface and defining an outer surface of the opening. The structure may additionally include a plastic film attached to the inner surface and movable between a relaxed state and an expanded state, whereby the plastic film substantially surrounds the opening of the article of clothing.
Claims20
A structure for an article of clothing, the structure comprising:
- a first material layer including an inner surface and an outer surface formed on an opposite side than the inner surface, the first material layer including a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from the first portion by a gap;
- a plastic film attached to the inner surface within the gap and movable between a relaxed state and an expanded state;
- a second material layer having a first attachment location attached to the outer surface of the first material layer along the second portion and a second attachment location attached to the inner surface of the first material layer along the first portion, the second portion being disposed between the first attachment location and the plastic film;
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- a first adhesive layer disposed between and connecting the second material layer and the first portion.
A structure for an article of clothing, the structure comprising:
- a first material layer including an inner surface and an outer surface formed on an opposite side than the inner surface, the first material layer including a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from the first portion by a gap;
- a plastic film attached to the inner surface within the gap and movable between a relaxed state and an expanded state;
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- a second material layer having (i) flocking, (ii) a first attachment location attached to the outer surface of the first material layer along the second portion, and (iii) a second attachment location attached to the inner surface of the first material layer along the first portion, the second portion being disposed between the first attachment location and the plastic film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.