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US 11,889,877 B2Granted
Garment with adaptive ventilation
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsGrant H. Simmons, Patrick Williams
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to garments with adaptive ventilation. The garment has one or more flaps that open and close in response to the presence or absence of an external stimulus such as, for example, moisture. The one or more flaps remain closed in the absence of the external stimulus and open in the presence of the external stimulus thereby increasing or decreasing ventilation between an interior cavity of the garment and an external environment.
Claims20
A garment comprising:
- a torso portion defining a neckline opening, a waist opening, a first arm opening, and a second arm opening;
- and
- a flap located on a back aspect of the torso portion a predefined distance superior to the waist opening, the flap having an attachment edge, the flap comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the first face formed from a first yarn type, the first yarn type comprising a plurality of bi-component filaments, each bi-component filament comprising a polyamide polymer and a terephthalate polymer, the second face formed from a second yarn type, the second yarn type comprising a polymeric composition different from the bi-component filament on the first face, wherein the flap further comprises a distal edge and an intervening length between the attachment edge and the distal edge, wherein the attachment edge integrally extends from a backing layer and the distal edge is unaffixed from the backing layer, wherein the first face of the flap faces the backing layer.
A garment comprising:
- a first panel comprising a plurality of integrally formed flaps, each of the plurality of integrally formed flaps having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, wherein:
- the first face is formed from a first yarn type comprising one or more filaments, each filament comprising a filament composition, the filament composition comprising a first polymer and a second polymer different from the first polymer,
- the second face is formed from a second yarn type different from the first yarn type,
- the plurality of integrally formed flaps are in a closed configuration in a first state of the first yarn type, and
- the plurality of integrally formed flaps are in an open configuration in a second state of the first yarn type;
- and
- a second panel formed from a third yarn type.
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A garment comprising:
- a first material;
- and
- a second material, the second material comprising a plurality of integrally formed flaps, wherein each integrally formed flap comprises a first face and an opposite second face, wherein the first face is formed from a first yarn type that is sensitive to an external stimulus, and wherein the opposite second face is formed from a second yarn type that is not sensitive to the external stimulus, wherein the plurality of integrally formed flaps are in a closed configuration in a first state of the second material, and wherein the plurality of integrally formed flaps are in an open configuration in a second state of the second material, wherein each flap in the plurality of integrally formed flaps comprises a distal edge and an attachment edge, wherein the attachment edge of a first integrally formed flap in the plurality of integrally formed flaps is concealed by the distal edge of a second integrally formed flap in the plurality of integrally formed flaps in the first state, wherein:
- when the second material is in the first state, the second material comprises a first air permeability, and
- when the second material is in the second state, the second material comprises a second air permeability, wherein the second air permeability is greater than the first air permeability.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.