Reflective textile
AssigneeConverse Inc.
InventorGavin Engel
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a reflective textile, and articles of apparel, uppers for an article of footwear constructed therefrom, comprising a reflective material dispersed between a first and second surface of the textile in a first zone. The first zone reflects a greater amount of light than a second zone of the textile. Other aspects herein are directed to a method of manufacturing a reflective textile or article having a portion comprising a reflective textile.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a wearable article, the method comprising:
- providing an expanse of a non-woven textile having a first surface and a second surface;
- coupling a reflective material onto the first surface of the non-woven textile, the reflective material having a coefficient of reflectivity in a range of 10-300 cd/lux/m2;
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- integrating at least a portion of the reflective material that was coupled onto the first surface below the first surface of the non-woven textile,
- wherein the non-woven textile includes a thickness extending from the first surface to the second surface, and wherein the at least a portion of the reflective material integrated below the first surface is integrated into the non-woven textile a distance equal to at least 25% of the thickness.
A method of manufacturing a wearable article, the method comprising:
- providing a textile having a first surface and a second surface, the textile having a thickness extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- coupling a reflective material onto the first surface of the textile;
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- integrating at least a portion of the reflective material that was coupled to the first surface of the textile below the first surface of the textile, wherein integrating comprises driving asymmetrical fragments of the reflective material into the non-woven textile a distance equal to at least 25% of the thickness.
A method of manufacturing a wearable article, the method comprising:
- providing an expanse of a non-woven textile having a first surface and a second surface, the textile having a thickness extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- coupling a reflective material onto the first surface of the non-woven textile, the reflective material having a coefficient of reflectivity in a range of 10-300 cd/lux/m2;
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- embedding at least a portion of the reflective material into the non-woven textile a distance equal to at least 25% of the thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.