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US 12,740,607 B2Granted
Barrier layer for garments and articles
AssigneeKJUS North America, Inc.
InventorsShogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard, Jessica Musto, Tucker Sutter, Amanda Frank
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Abstract
An article of apparel comprising a lower garment with a deployable barrier layer. The deployable barrier layer may comprise a flap attached to an interior region of the lower garment. The flap may be deployed to cover an upper portion of a subject's foot or an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the article of apparel.
Claims20
An article of apparel comprising:
- a lower garment comprising one or more leg portions with a bottom cuff;
- a flap attached to or integrally formed with the bottom cuff, wherein the flap is movable between (i) a first position in which the flap is disposed entirely within an interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment and (ii) a second position in which the flap is disposed over an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the lower garment,
- wherein the flap comprises a proximal end attached or secured to the interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment and a distal end that is detachably securable to (i) the interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment when the flap is in the first position and (ii) a lace or a cable associated with the article of footwear when the flap is in the second position,
- wherein the flap comprises a first fastener configured to engage the lace or the cable associated with the article of footwear and a second fastener configured to detachably couple the flap to the interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment to hide or conceal the flap, wherein the first fastener comprises a hook or a latch, and wherein the second fastener comprises a magnetic element.
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An article of apparel comprising:
- a lower garment comprising one or more leg portions with a bottom cuff;
- a flap attached to or integrally formed with the bottom cuff, wherein the flap is movable between (i) a first position in which the flap is disposed entirely within an interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment and (ii) a second position in which the flap is disposed over an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the lower garment,
- wherein the flap comprises a proximal end attached or secured to the interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment and a distal end that is detachably securable to (i) the interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment when the flap is in the first position and (ii) a lace or a cable associated with the article of footwear when the flap is in the second position,
- wherein the flap comprises a first portion that is stretchable or flexible in one or more directions and a second portion that is configured to resist stretching or expansion in one or more other directions.
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An article of apparel comprising:
- a lower garment comprising one or more leg portions with a bottom cuff;
- a flap attached to or integrally formed with the bottom cuff, wherein the flap is movable between (i) a first position in which the flap is disposed entirely within an interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment and (ii) a second position in which the flap is disposed over an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the lower garment,
- wherein the flap comprises a proximal end attached or secured to the interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment, an elastic portion disposed along or adjacent to the proximal end of the flap, and a distal end that is detachably securable to (i) the interior region of the one or more leg portions of the lower garment when the flap is in the first position and (ii) a lace or a cable associated with the article of footwear when the flap is in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.