Nonwoven textile garment arrays and methods of manufacturing the same
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBaron C. Brandt, Dallas Lund, Andrea J. Staub
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a composite nonwoven textile that includes non-linear entangled seams and method and systems for producing the same. The composite nonwoven textile includes at least a first nonwoven layer, a second layer, and a fill material positioned between the first nonwoven layer and the second layer. When the composite nonwoven textile is formed into a garment, the regions between the non-linear entangled seams may help store and retain heat to provide insulation, and the non-linear entangled seams may help prevent shifting or drift of the fill material.
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An array of garments having a common finished form, the array of garments formed from a composite nonwoven textile comprising a first nonwoven layer, a second layer, and a fill material positioned between the first nonwoven layer and the second layer, the composite nonwoven textile including at least a first non-linear entangled seam and a second non-linear entangled seam, the first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam each comprising entanglement areas extending from each other to form the respective first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam, wherein the entanglement areas comprise fibers from the first nonwoven layer extending through the fill material and into the second layer, the array of garments comprising:
- a first garment formed from a first pattern piece taken from the composite nonwoven textile, the first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam positioned at a first location on the first garment;
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- a second garment formed from a second pattern piece taken from the composite nonwoven textile, the first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam positioned at a second location on the second garment, the second location different from the first location relative to the pattern piece.
An array of garments having a common finished form, the array of garments formed from a composite nonwoven textile comprising a first nonwoven layer, a second layer, and a fill material positioned between the first nonwoven layer and the second layer, the composite nonwoven textile including at least a first non-linear entangled seam and a second non-linear entangled seam, the first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam each comprising entanglement areas extending from each other to form the respective first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam, wherein the entanglement areas comprise fibers from the first nonwoven layer extending through the fill material and into the second layer, the array of garments comprising:
- a first garment formed from a first portion of the composite nonwoven textile having a first pattern, the first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam positioned at a first location on the first portion of the first garment;
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- a second garment formed from a second portion of the composite nonwoven textile having the first pattern, the first non-linear entangled seam and the second non-linear entangled seam positioned at a second location on the second portion of the second garment, the second location different from the first location.
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