Insulating materials and methods of making the same
OwnerRick Fowlerinventor
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Abstract
Insulating materials and methods for making the same are shown and described. The insulating material may include a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of baffles between and coupled to the first and second layers. The baffles can be evenly or unevenly spaced from one another such that a substantial portion of the first layer is spaced apart from the second layer when the multilayer material forms clothing worn by a user.
Claims37
A multilayer fabric sheet, comprising.
- a first layer of fabric;
- a second layer of fabric;
- insulation positioned between the first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric;
- and
- a plurality of baffles between the first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric, each baffle including an upper member lying along and stitchlessly coupled to the first layer of fabric, a lower member lying along and coupled to the second layer of fabric, and a central member having an upper end physically coupled to the upper member and a lower end physically coupled to the lower member, the upper end spaced apart from opposing terminal edges of the upper member, the lower end spaced apart from opposing terminal edges of the lower member.
A multilayer material for use in fabrication an article of clothing, the multilayer material comprising:
- a first layer of fabric;
- a second layer of fabric;
- an insulating material between the first layer and the second layer;
- and
- a plurality of elongate baffles stitchlessly coupled to the first layer of fabric and coupled to the second layer of fabric, each of the baffles having a pair of outwardly extending flanges coupled to the first layer of fabric.
A method of manufacturing, comprising:
- stitchlessly coupling an upper member of an internal baffle to an upper layer of fabric, the internal baffle including a lower member and a central member having an upper end coupled to the upper member and a lower end coupled to the lower member, the upper end spaced apart from opposing free ends of the upper member, the lower end spaced apart from opposing free ends of the lower member;
- coupling the lower member to a lower layer of fabric;
- and
- positioning insulation between the upper layer of fabric and the lower layer of fabric.
A method of manufacturing a multilayer material for producing an article of clothing, method comprising:
- providing a first layer of fabric and a second layer of fabric;
- stitchlessly coupling a plurality of longitudinally-extending baffles to the first layer of fabric such that each of the baffles has an outwardly extending flange lying along and coupled to the first layer of fabric;
- coupling the plurality of baffles to the second layer of fabric;
- and
- positioning insulation between the first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric.
A method of manufacturing a multilayer material, comprising:
- stitchlessly coupling a plurality of first baffles to a lower surface of a first textile layer such that each of the first baffles has a first web portion extending away from the lower surface;
- coupling a plurality of second baffles to an upper surface of a second textile layer such that each of the second baffles has a second web portion extending away from the upper surface;
- and
- coupling the first web portions to corresponding second web portions such that the first textile layer is coupled to the second textile layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.