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US 12,342,880 B1Granted
Barrier layer for garments and articles
AssigneeKJUS North America, Inc.
InventorsShogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard, Jessica Musto, Tucker Sutter, Amanda Frank
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Abstract
An article of apparel comprising a lower garment with a deployable barrier layer. The deployable barrier layer may comprise a flap attached to an interior region of the lower garment. The flap may be deployed to cover an upper portion of a subject's foot or an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the article of apparel.
Claims20
An article of apparel comprising:
- a lower garment comprising one or more leg portions with a bottom cuff comprising a shortened front cuff portion and a rain flap attached to or integrally formed with the shortened front cuff portion of the bottom cuff,
- wherein the rain flap has a proximal end attached to the bottom cuff of the lower garment and a distal end that is configured to cover an upper portion of an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the article of apparel, wherein the rain flap further comprises:
- (i) an elastic portion provided between the proximal end and the distal end of the rain flap to enhance a stretchability of the rain flap or a flexibility of the distal end relative to the proximal end, wherein the elastic portion is positionable over the upper portion of the article of footwear;
- (ii) a fastener for engaging a lace or a cable associated with the article of footwear;
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- (iii) a plurality of magnetic attachment mechanisms integrated with the distal end of the rain flap, wherein the plurality of magnetic attachment mechanisms are configured to detachably couple the distal end of the rain flap to an interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment to hide or conceal the rain flap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.