Article of apparel with breathable face covering
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsKevin Plank, Kyle Blakely, Ella Mae Holmes, Jami Dunbar, Kasey Jarvis
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Abstract
An article of apparel is configured to cover at least part of a human head. The article of apparel includes a multi-layer face shield and a fabric panel coupled to the face shield. The multi-layer face shield includes an outer layer, a middle layer and an inner layer and is configured to cover a mouth and a nose of the human head when the article of apparel is donned by a wearer. The fabric panel is coupled to the face shield and forms a posterior loop such that the fabric panel and face shield are configured to extend completely around the human head when the article of apparel is donned by the wearer.
Claims17
An article of apparel configured to cover at least part of a human head, the article of apparel comprising:
- a multi-layer face shield configured to cover a mouth and a nose of the human head when the article of apparel is donned by a wearer, the multi-layer face shield comprising an outer layer, a middle layer and an inner layer, wherein the inner layer of the face shield is provided by a stretch fabric, and wherein the middle layer of the face shield is provided by an open cell foam, and wherein the outer layer of the face shield is provided by a stitched fabric spacer;
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- a fabric panel coupled to the face shield and forming a posterior loop such that the fabric panel and face shield are configured to extend completely around the human head when the article of apparel is donned by the wearer.
An article of apparel configured to cover at least part of a human head, the article of apparel comprising:
- a multi-layer face shield configured to cover a mouth and a nose of the human head when the article of apparel is donned by a wearer, the face shield comprising an outer layer provided by a stitched fabric spacer, a middle layer provided by an open cell foam, and an inner layer provided by a stretch fabric;
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- a fabric panel coupled to the multi-layer face shield and forming a posterior loop such that the fabric panel and face shield are configured to extend completely around the human head when the article of apparel is donned by the wearer.
An article of apparel configured to cover at least part of a human head and a human neck, the article of apparel comprising:
- a multi-layer face shield configured to cover a mouth and a nose of the human head when the article of apparel is donned by a wearer, the face shield comprising an outer layer provided by a stitched fabric spacer, a middle layer provided by an open cell foam, and an inner layer provided by a stretch fabric, the face shield defining an upper perimeter, a lower perimeter, and opposing lateral perimeters;
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- a fabric panel extending around at least the lower perimeter and the opposing lateral perimeters of the face shield, the fabric panel forming a posterior loop and a neck portion, wherein the posterior loop is configured to extend around a posterior the human head and the neck portion is configured to surround the human neck when the article of apparel is donned by the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.