Textile configured to promote cooling
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsKaren A. Hawkinson, Daniel P. Morgan
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to textile that includes a first layer formed from a first plurality of yarns or fibers. The first layer includes a first set of apertures, each aperture having a first opening size. The textile further includes a second layer formed from a second plurality of yarns or fibers. The second layer includes a second set of apertures. Each aperture in the second set of apertures is axially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the first set of apertures. Each aperture in the second set of apertures has a second opening size that is smaller than the first opening size of apertures in the first set of apertures. The first layer is relatively more hydrophilic than the second layer.
Claims30
A knit spacer textile comprising:
- a first knit layer comprising a first plurality of yarns, the first knit layer comprising a first set of apertures having a first opening size;
- a second knit layer comprising a second plurality of yarns, the second knit layer comprising a second set of apertures, each aperture in the second set of apertures axially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the first set of apertures, the second set of apertures having a second opening size different from the first opening size;
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- a plurality of tie yarns that interconnect the first knit layer and the second knit layer,
- wherein the plurality of tie yarns include a first portion interlooped with the first knit layer at a perimeter of a first aperture of the first set of apertures and a second portion interlooped with the first knit layer and the second knit layer at an intermediate area between adjacent apertures of the first set of apertures.
A garment comprising:
- a knit spacer textile forming one or more portions of the garment, the knit spacer textile comprising:
- a first knit layer comprising a first panel formed from a first plurality of yarns, the first panel comprising a first set of apertures having a first opening size;
- a second knit layer comprising a second panel formed from a second plurality of yarns, the second panel comprising a second set of apertures having a second opening size, wherein the second opening size is smaller than the first opening size;
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- a plurality of tie yarns that interconnect the first panel and the second panel.
A knit spacer textile comprising:
- a first knit layer comprising a first plurality of yarns, the first knit layer comprising a first set of apertures;
- a second knit layer comprising a second plurality of yarns, the second knit layer comprising a second set of apertures, each aperture in the second set of apertures aligned with a corresponding aperture in the first set of apertures such that a continuous opening is formed through a thickness of the knit spacer textile;
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- a plurality of tie yarns that interconnect the first knit layer and the second knit layer,
- wherein the plurality of tie yarns include a first portion interlooped with the first knit layer at a perimeter of a first aperture of the first set of apertures and a second portion interlooped with the first knit layer at an intermediate area between adjacent apertures of the first set of apertures.
A knit spacer textile comprising:
- a first knit layer formed from a first plurality of yarns, the first knit layer comprising a first set of apertures having a first opening size;
- a second knit layer formed from a second plurality of yarns, the second knit layer comprising a second set of apertures, the second set of apertures having a second opening size different from the first opening size;
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- a plurality of tie yarns that interconnect the first knit layer and the second knit layer, wherein a portion of the plurality of tie yarns extend from a first position adjacent a first aperture of the first set of apertures to a second position adjacent a second aperture of the second set of apertures such that the portion of the plurality of tie yarns are visible through the first aperture,
- wherein an additional portion of the plurality of tie yarns interloop with the first knit layer and the second knit layer at an intermediate area between adjacent apertures of the first set of apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.