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US 12,599,187 B2Granted
Article with adaptive ventilation
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsGrant H. Simmons, Patrick Williams
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to articles with adaptive ventilation. The article has one or more flaps that open and close in response to the presence or absence of an external stimulus such as, for example, moisture. The one or more flaps remain closed in the absence of the external stimulus and open in the presence of the external stimulus thereby increasing or decreasing ventilation between an interior cavity of the garment and an external environment.
Claims20
An article comprising:
- a first flap and a second flap that each comprise an attachment edge integrally extending from a backing layer and a distal edge that is unaffixed from the backing layer;
- and
- the backing layer extending between the attachment edge of the first flap and the attachment edge of the second flap, wherein the backing layer comprises a plurality of openings.
An article comprising:
- a first panel comprising a plurality of flaps integrally extending from a backing layer, each of the plurality of flaps having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, wherein:
- the first face is formed from a first yarn type comprising one or more filaments, each filament comprising a filament composition, the filament composition comprising a first polymer and a second polymer different from the first polymer,
- the second face is formed from a second yarn type different from the first yarn type,
- the plurality of flaps are in a closed configuration in a first state of the first yarn type,
- the plurality of flaps are in an open configuration in a second state of the first yarn type, and
- wherein the backing layer comprises the first yarn type, the second yarn type, and a plurality of openings.
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An article comprising:
- a first material;
- and
- a second material, the second material comprising a flap having an attachment edge integrally extending from a backing layer and a distal edge unaffixed to the backing layer, wherein the flap comprises a first face comprising a first yarn type that is sensitive to an external stimulus, and wherein an opposite second face comprises a second yarn type that is not sensitive to the external stimulus, and
- wherein the backing layer comprises a plurality of openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.