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US 12,342,884 B2Granted
Apparel with cling reduction features
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDaniel P. Morgan, Kyle Schepke, Joshua Patrick Williams
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to articles of apparel formed from a base textile and including a plurality of discrete overlay film structures affixed to the base textile at one or more locations on the article of apparel. When exposed to an external stimulus, the film structures undergo an increase in dimension in at least the z-direction and the base textile undergoes a change in dimension in at least the z-direction to produce stand-off nodes.
Claims22
A garment comprising:
- a base textile;
- and
- a plurality of discrete overlay film structures comprising a thermoplastic polymer affixed to the base textile, wherein upon exposure to moisture the plurality of discrete overlay film structures undergoes a change in dimension in at least a z-direction, and wherein areas of the base textile underlying the plurality of discrete overlay film structures undergo a change in dimension in the z-direction;
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- wherein the plurality of discrete overlay film structures comprises a gradient pattern with a greater concentration of the overlay film structures in a first location of the base textile compared to a second location of the base textile, and the plurality of discrete overlay film structures comprise a thermoplastic polyester elastomer that has a water vapor transmission rate from about 600 g/m2/day to about 10,000 g/m2/day.
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A garment comprising:
- a base textile;
- and
- a plurality of discrete overlay film structures comprising a thermoplastic polymer affixed to the base textile, wherein upon exposure to moisture the plurality of discrete overlay film structures undergoes a change in dimension in at least an x-, y-, or a z-direction, and wherein the plurality of discrete overlay film structures comprise a thermoplastic polyester elastomer that has a water vapor transmission rate from about 600 g/m2/day to about 10,000 g/m2/day.
A method of manufacturing a garment comprising:
- affixing a plurality of discrete overlay film structures comprising a thermoplastic polymer to one or more of an inner-facing surface and an outer-facing surface of a base textile that forms the garment, the plurality of discrete overlay film structures affixed to the base textile in areas corresponding to high sweat production regions of a human body when the garment is in an as-worn configuration, wherein:
- the base textile has a weight not exceeding about 150 grams/meter2 (gsm),
- upon exposure to moisture the plurality of discrete overlay film structures undergoes a change in dimension in a z-direction and areas of the base textile underlying the plurality of discrete overlay film structures undergo a change in dimension in the z-direction, and
- the plurality of discrete overlay film structures is applied in a gradient pattern with a greater concentration of the overlay film structures in a first location of the base textile compared to a second location of the base textile;
- and
- the plurality of discrete overlay film structures comprise a thermoplastic polyester elastomer that has a water vapor transmission rate from about 600 g/m2/day to about 10,000 g/m2/day.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.