Knitted loft zones
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAndreas I. Schoppel, Erin C. Stevens, Seth M. Wiberg
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Abstract
A knitted component may include a loft zone having at least one first loft portion that is integrally knit. The loft portion may include a first knitted layer, a second knitted layer having an elasticated first material, a void between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer, and at least one course of a second material that is knitted within the void and causes the first knitted layer to extend away from the second knitted layer by a first distance of about 2-5 mm. Each loft portion has a width of about 4-10 mm between connection points between the first and second knitted layers.
Claims15
A knitted component comprising:
- a loft zone comprising a plurality of loft portions, each loft portion comprising:
- a first knitted layer;
- a second knitted layer comprising an elasticated first material, the first knitted layer comprising a second material having a lower elasticity than the elasticated first material;
- a void between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer;
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- at least one course of the second material that is knitted within the void, the at least one course projecting into the void to cause the first knitted layer to extend away from the second knitted layer by a distance of about 2-5 mm;
- wherein each loft portion has a width of about 4-10 mm defined between a first connection point between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer and a second connection point between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer;
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- wherein a recess having a depth of about 2-5 mm extends between adjacent loft portions.
A knitted component comprising:
- a loft zone having a first knitted layer, a second knitted layer comprising an elasticated first material, the first knitted layer comprising a second material having a lower elasticity than the elasticated first material, and a plurality of loft portions;
- wherein each loft portion comprises a portion of the first knitted layer, a portion of the second knitted layer, a void formed between freely separable areas of the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer, and at least one course of the second material knitted within the void;
- wherein the at least one course of the second material recoils away from the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer to cause the first knitted layer to extend away from the second knitted layer by a distance of about 2-5 mm;
- wherein each loft portion has a width of about 4-10 mm defined between a first connection point between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer and a second connection point between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer;
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- wherein an area of the first knitted layer between the first connection point and the second connection point forms a convex shape.
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