Garment with wipe zones
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJacob A. Fromer, Amir H. Morgan
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Abstract
A garment having one or more wipe zones for transferring away perspiration from a wearer's skin upon contact with the wearer's skin is provided herein. The wipe zones may be comprised of hydrophobic material formed from yarns having a smaller denier per filament (DPF) than adjacent non-wipe zones on the garment. In some aspects, the DPF of the wipe-zone material is within a range of 0.025 to 0.0025. The wipe zones may be positioned on an outer-facing surface of the garment or an inner-facing surface of the garment in areas that are readily accessible to remove perspiration from the wearer's hands and/or head. Methods of manufacturing a garment having wipe zones are also provided herein.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing, as part of manufacturing a garment, a first panel comprising yarns having a first denier per filament (DPF);
- providing, as part of manufacturing the garment, a second panel comprising yarns having a second DPF, the second DPF being within a range of 0.025 to 0.0025;
- and
- securing the second panel to the first panel to form at least a portion of the garment such that the first panel and the second panel each comprise at least part of an outer-facing surface of the garment, and such that the outer-facing surface of the garment comprises the yarns having the first DPF and the yarns having the second DPF.
A method comprising:
- forming, as part of a garment, a first panel comprising a first material having only yarns with a first denier per filament (DPF);
- forming, as part of the garment, a second panel comprising a second material having only yarns with a second DPF, wherein the second DPF is less than the first DPF and is within a range of 0.025 to 0.0025;
- and
- securing, as part of the garment, the first panel and the second panel such that the first panel and the second panel each comprise at least part of an outer-facing surface of the garment, and such that the outer-facing surface of the garment comprises the yarns having the first DPF and the yarns having the second DPF.
A method comprising:
- knitting or weaving, as part of manufacturing a first panel, yarns with a first denier per filament (DPF);
- knitting or weaving, as part of manufacturing a second panel, yarns with a second DPF, wherein the second DPF is less than the first DPF and is within a range of 0.025 to 0.0025;
- and
- joining the first panel and the second panel, such that the first panel and the second panel each comprise at least part of an outer-facing surface of a garment, and such that the outer-facing surface of the garment comprises the yarns with the first DPF and the yarns with the second DPF.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.