Textile product having reduced density
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Baker, Michael B. Howes, Michael S. Nashner, Yoji Hamada
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein may take the form of a textile product having one or more regions of reduced density. These reduced density volumes may form one or more features in the product. For example, the reduced density volumes may have better acoustic transmission properties, optical transmission properties, flexibility, and the like. Sound transmission may be enhanced not only in terms of clarity, but also overall range. That is, certain audio frequencies that the textile may normally block when in an unaltered state may pass through a textile having reduced density or reduced density regions.
Claims20
A textile fabric, comprising:
- a first volume defined by a first plurality of textile fibers;
- a second volume adjacent the first volume and comprising:
- a second plurality of textile fibers;
- and
- at least one micro-feature formed in the second volume, the at least one micro-feature reducing a density of the second volume.
A method for fabricating a textile product, comprising:
- defining a feature volume on the textile product;
- forming a micro-feature in the feature volume;
- and
- shaping the textile product into a final configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.