Textile having insulation zones and pile zones
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBaron C. Brandt, Dallas Lund, Andrea J. Staub
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a textile, and garments produced from the textile, having one or more insulation zones and one or more pile zones where the pile zones seamlessly extend from the insulation zones. The textile includes a first woven layer, a second woven layer, and a nonwoven layer positioned between the first and second woven layers. In the insulation zone, the first woven layer, the second woven layer, and the nonwoven layer are unaffixed from each other. In the pile zone, fibers/filaments from the nonwoven layer are entangled with fibers, filaments and yarns from each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer.
Claims20
A textile comprising:
- an insulation zone comprising a first woven layer, a second woven layer, and a nonwoven layer that is positioned between the first woven layer and the second woven layer and that comprises a first plurality of fibers, each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer being unaffixed from the nonwoven layer in the insulation zone;
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- a pile zone extending from the insulation zone, the pile zone comprising the first woven layer, the second woven layer, and the nonwoven layer that is positioned between the first woven layer and the second woven layer, wherein the first plurality of fibers extends into and through each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer such that the first woven layer and the second woven layer are bound to the nonwoven layer in the pile zone, and wherein at least some fibers of the first plurality of fibers extend outwardly away from a surface plane of the first woven layer and comprise piles comprising a fleece texture.
A garment comprising:
- an insulation zone comprising a first woven layer, a second woven layer, and a nonwoven layer that is positioned between the first woven layer and the second woven layer and that comprises a first plurality of fibers, each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer being unaffixed from the nonwoven layer in the insulation zone;
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- a pile zone extending from the insulation zone and comprising water resistance, wind resistance, or a combination thereof and comprising a fleece aesthetic, the pile zone comprising the first woven layer, the second woven layer, and the nonwoven layer that is positioned between the first woven layer and the second woven layer, wherein the first plurality of fibers extends into and through each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer such that the first woven layer and the second woven layer are bound to the nonwoven layer in the pile zone.
A method of manufacturing a garment comprising:
- positioning a nonwoven layer between a first woven layer and a second woven layer to form a layered construction, wherein the nonwoven layer comprises one or more nonwoven sheets;
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- entangling a first plurality of fibers from the one or more nonwoven sheets with each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer such that each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer are secured to the one or more nonwoven sheets in a first area of the layered construction, wherein each of the first woven layer and the second woven layer remain unaffixed from the nonwoven layer in a second area of the layered construction, and wherein at least some fibers of the first plurality of fibers extend outwardly away from a surface plane of the first woven layer and comprise piles comprising a fleece texture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.