Woven breathable textile
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJennifer G. Bologna, Scott K. Hutsenpiller, Duncan Hou
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a woven, breathable textile. The textile comprises a first woven zone and a second woven zone, where the first and second woven zones are integrally woven such that a particular warp yarn extends through both the first woven zone and the second woven zone of the textile. The first woven zone comprises a first woven layer and a second woven layer with a space or void formed between the first and second woven layers. The second woven zone comprises a single woven layer comprising a plurality of apertures formed through the weaving process, where each aperture is located at the center of a repeating pattern of interlacings.
Claims10
A woven textile comprising:
- a first woven zone comprising a first woven layer and a second woven layer, a surface of the second woven layer positioned adjacent to a surface of the first woven layer to define a space between the first woven layer and the second woven layer;
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- a single-layer second woven zone integrally woven with the first woven layer and the second woven layer of the first woven zone and having a plurality of apertures, each aperture of the plurality of apertures located at a center of a repeating pattern of interlacings, the repeating pattern of interlacings comprising:
- a first quadrant having at least one float on a first face of the woven, the at least one float formed from a first filling yarn extending across three or more consecutive warp yarns in the first quadrant and on the first face,
- a second quadrant having at least one float on the first face formed from a first warp yarn,
- a third quadrant having at least one float on the first face formed from a second filling yarn, and
- a fourth quadrant having at least one float on the first face formed from a second warp yarn, wherein the first quadrant and the third quadrant are positioned diagonal with respect to one another and are separated by a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, and wherein the second quadrant and the fourth quadrant are positioned diagonal with respect to one another and are separated by the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures.
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