Article of apparel with enhanced mobility portions
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorJustin Roscoe
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Abstract
An article of apparel having enhanced mobility portions is provided herein for an upper torso of a wearer. The article of apparel may comprise a front panel affixed to a back panel. The back panel comprises a first portion having a first lateral stretch characteristic, where the first portion is located along an upper part of the back panel. The back panel may further comprise a second portion located adjacent to and below the first portion. The second portion has a second stretch characteristic that less than the first stretch characteristic.
Claims20
An article of apparel having enhanced mobility portions for an upper torso of a wearer, the article of apparel comprising:
- a front panel adapted to cover a front portion of the upper torso of the wearer when the article of apparel is in an as-worn configuration;
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- a back panel adapted to cover a back portion of the upper torso of the wearer when the article of apparel is in the as-worn configuration, the back panel affixed to the front panel along at least a first side and a second side of the article of apparel, the front panel and the back panel defining at least a first arm opening and a second arm opening, the back panel comprising:
- a first portion having a first stretch characteristic, the first portion extending from a first location adjacent to a lower margin of the first arm opening, along an upper part of the back panel, and terminating at a second location adjacent to a lower margin of the second arm opening, and
- a second portion having a second stretch characteristic, the second portion located adjacent to and below the first portion.
An article of apparel having enhanced mobility portions for an upper torso of a wearer, the article of apparel comprising:
- a front panel adapted to cover a front portion of the upper torso of the wearer when the article of apparel is in an as-worn configuration;
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- a back panel adapted to cover a back portion of the upper torso of the wearer when the article of apparel is in the as-worn configuration, the back panel affixed to the front panel along at least a first side and a second side of the article of apparel, the front panel and the back panel defining at least a first arm opening and a second arm opening, the back panel comprising at least a first, a second, and a third stretch zone, wherein:
- the first stretch zone comprises a first material having a first stretch characteristic, the first stretch zone located at an upper portion of the back panel,
- the second stretch zone comprises the first material having the first stretch characteristic and a second material having a second stretch characteristic, the second stretch zone located adjacent to and below the first stretch zone, and
- the third stretch zone comprises the second material having the second stretch characteristic, the third stretch zone located adjacent to and below the second stretch zone.
An article of apparel having enhanced mobility portions for an upper torso of a wearer, the article of apparel comprising:
- a front panel adapted to cover a front portion of the upper torso of the wearer when the article of apparel is in an as-worn configuration;
- a back panel adapted to cover a back portion of the upper torso of the wearer when the article of apparel is in the as-worn configuration, the back panel comprising:
- a first portion having a first lateral stretch characteristic and a first vertical stretch characteristic, the first portion extending across at least an upper portion of the back panel, and
- a second portion having a second lateral stretch characteristic and a second vertical stretch characteristic, the second portion located adjacent to and below the first portion;
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- two side panels adapted to cover side portions of the upper torso of the wearer when the article of apparel is in the as-worn configuration, wherein the back panel is affixed to the front panel via at least the two side panels, the two side panels having a third vertical stretch characteristic that is greater than the first vertical stretch characteristic of the first portion of the back panel and the second vertical stretch characteristic of the second portion of the back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.