Layered thumbhole structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsStewart D. Horner, Iustinia Koshkaroff, Matthew D. Nordstrom
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Abstract
A sleeve cuff is provided for a sleeve including an anterior patch affixed to the sleeve and covering at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, a distal strap affixed to the sleeve and spanning over at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, and the distal strap overlapping at least a portion of the anterior patch to form an aperture for receiving a thumb therethrough. The sleeve cuff has a plurality of configurations, including at least a closed configuration where the aperture is closed and minimizes the wearer's exposure to wind and air elements therethrough, and an opened configuration where the aperture is opened and minimizes the air penetration around the received thumb.
Claims20
An article of apparel comprising:
- a torso portion;
- a left sleeve extending distally away from the torso portion;
- a right sleeve extending distally away from the torso portion;
- each of the left sleeve and the right sleeve comprising a plurality of sleeve portions, the plurality of sleeve portions comprising:
- a proximal end joined to the torso portion;
- a distal end located longitudinally opposite the proximal end;
- a sleeve wall extending from the distal end to the proximal end;
- an opening in the sleeve wall defined by a first edge extending proximally from the distal end, a second edge extending proximally from the distal end, the first edge positioned across the opening from the second edge;
- a first panel having a trailing edge, the trailing edge having a first end opposite a second end, the first end directly joined to the first edge and the second end directly joined to the second edge;
- a second panel having a leading edge, the leading edge having a third end opposite a fourth end, the third end directly joined to the first edge and the fourth end directly joined to the second edge, wherein the first panel overlaps the second panel such that the trailing edge is farther from the distal end than the leading edge;
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- an aperture between the first panel and the second panel, the aperture defined by the trailing edge, the leading edge, the first edge, and the second edge, wherein the aperture is manipulable to form a plurality of configurations, the plurality of configurations including at least a closed configuration and an open configuration.
A sleeve comprising:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end located longitudinally opposite the proximal end;
- a sleeve wall extending from the distal end to the proximal end;
- an opening in the sleeve wall defined by a first edge extending proximally from the distal end, a second edge extending proximally from the distal end, the first edge positioned across the opening from the second edge;
- a first panel having a trailing edge, the first panel positioned between the first edge and the second edge;
- a second panel having a leading edge, the second panel positioned between the first edge and the second edge;
- a first seam joining the first panel to the first edge and a second seam joining the first panel to the second edge;
- the first seam joining the second panel to the first edge and the second seam joining the second panel to the second edge,
- wherein the first panel overlaps the second panel such that the trailing edge is farther from the distal end than the leading edge;
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- an aperture between the first panel and the second panel, wherein the aperture is manipulable to form a plurality of configurations, the plurality of configurations including at least a closed configuration and an open configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.