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US 2008/0289090 A1Published application
Performance wear formed of hydrophobic moisture management fabric
OwnerMichael Brierinventor
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Performance wear made with hydrophobic fabric that maximizes evaporative cooling of the human body by maintaining perspiration and moisture at the surface of the skin whereby heat is more readily transferred from the skin by evaporative cooling thereby providing more effective core temperature regulation. The fabric may be natural or synthetic fiber or fiber blends having hydrophobic (e.g. water resistant) characteristics. The fabric is used to produce performance wear whereby the hydrophobic characteristics provide moisture management function by preventing moisture from migrating from the skin to the fabric. The hydrophobic performance fabrics are also preferably impregnated with antimicrobials, such as antibacterial, anti-odor, and antifungal substances, as well as flame retardant substances. The performance wear may comprise compression wear formed of a blend of polyester and spandex to provide increased movement, comfort, and fit.
In a performance garment, the improvement comprising a moisture management component for preventing moisture from moving away from the skin of a wearer so as to maximize evaporative cooling of the human body thereby providing more effective core temperature regulation, said moisture management component including:
In a performance garment, the improvement comprising a moisture management component for preventing moisture from moving away from the skin of a wearer so as to maximize evaporative cooling of the human body thereby providing more effective core temperature regulation, said moisture management component including:
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