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US 2016/0235147 A1Published application
Cold weather vented garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsLUKE A. PEZZIMENTI, LINDSEY V.J. MARTIN, IRENA ILCHEVA
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Abstract
The present invention relates to breathable, vented, and insulating cold weather garments. More particularly, the present invention relates to garments with chambers to retain an insulating fill material. Perforations along the seams between the insulating chambers may achieve optimal evaporative moisture transfer from the inside (proximal to the body of a wearer) of the garment to the outside environment.
Claims20
A method of making a garment comprising:
- providing a first panel of material;
- providing a second panel of material;
- affixing the first panel and the second panel together at predetermined sections to form a plurality of seams, wherein one or more chambers are formed between the first panel and the second panel, and between each pair of seams in the plurality of seams;
- perforating one or more of the plurality of seams to create a plurality of perforations on the one or more of the plurality of seams, wherein the plurality of perforations extend through the one or more of the plurality of seams, through the first panel, and through the second panel;
- filling the one or more chambers with a thermally insulating fill material;
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- forming the garment using at least the first panel of material and the second panel of material.
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A method of making an upper body garment, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one front panel adapted to cover a front torso area of a wearer when the upper body garment is in an as worn configuration;
- providing at least one back panel adapted to cover a back torso area of the wearer when the upper body garment is in the as-worn configuration;
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- affixing the at least one front panel to the at least one back panel such that together they help to define in part at least a neckline opening, a first sleeve opening, a second sleeve opening, and a waist opening;
- wherein providing the at least one front panel or the at least one back panel comprises:
- (A) forming from a first fabric piece, an inner panel configured to face the wearer when the upper body garment is in the as-worn configuration;
- (B) forming from a second fabric piece, an outer panel having a shape corresponding to the inner panel, the outer panel configured to be exposed to the external environment when the upper body garment is in the as-worn configuration;
- (C) affixing the inner panel and the outer panel together at one or more predetermined sections to form a plurality of seams along the predetermined sections and to form one or more chambers between the inner panel and the outer panel, and between each pair of seams in the plurality of seams;
- (D) perforating one or more of the plurality of seams to create a plurality of perforations on the one or more of the plurality of seams, wherein the plurality of perforations extend through the one or more of the plurality of seams, through the inner panel, and the outer panel;
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- (E) filling the one or more chambers with a thermally insulating fill material.
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A garment comprising:
- at least one panel adapted to cover an upper body portion of a wearer when the garment is in an as-worn configuration;
- wherein the at least one panel comprises:
- (A) an inner panel configured to face the wearer when the garment is in the as-worn configuration;
- (B) an outer panel configured to be exposed to an external environment when the garment is in the as-worn configuration;
- (C) a plurality of seams that join the inner panel and the outer panel;
- (D) a chamber formed between the inner panel and the outer panel, and between at least a pair of seams in the plurality of seams;
- (E) a thermally insulating fill material contained within the chamber;
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- (F) a plurality of perforations located on one or more of the plurality of seams, wherein the plurality of perforations extend through the one or more of the plurality of seams, through the inner panel, and through the outer panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.