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US 2019/0055683 A1Published application
Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJOSUE DIAZ, VIRGINIA MECKLEY, PAUL R. MONTGOMERY, NICOLE RENDONE, ANDREA J. STAUB
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Abstract
An upper-torso garment includes a first knit zone and a second knit zone. The first knit zone includes a first tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a first modulus of elasticity, and the second knit zone includes a second tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a second modulus of elasticity, which is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.
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An upper-torso garment comprising:
- a breast-covering portion including a first tubular-jacquard knit zone;
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- a wing portion including a wing tubular-jacquard knit zone;
- the first tubular-jacquard knit zone comprising a first plurality of front-stitch courses and a first plurality of back-stitch courses constructed of a first non-stretch yarn strand and a second non-stretch yarn strand;
- wherein each front-stitch course of the first plurality of front-stitch courses intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course of the first plurality of back-stitch courses to form a plurality of first interlocked courses;
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- wherein each first interlocked course includes a first set of consecutive stitch locations having a quantity of stitches and includes three interlocking cross overs of the first non-stretch yarn strand and the second non-stretch yarn strand positioned among the first set of consecutive stitch locations, the three interlocking cross overs within the first set of consecutive stitch locations contributing to a first modulus of elasticity of the first tubular-jacquard knit zone;
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- the wing tubular-jacquard knit zone comprising a second plurality of front-stitch courses and a second plurality of back-stitch courses constructed of a third non-stretch yarn strand and a fourth non-stretch yarn strand;
- wherein each front-stitch course of the second plurality of front-stitch courses intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course of the second plurality of back-stitch courses to form a plurality of second interlocked courses;
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- wherein each second interlocked course includes a second set of consecutive stitch locations having the quantity of stitches and includes fewer than three interlocking cross overs of the third non-stretch yarn strand and the fourth non-stretch yarn strand positioned among the second set of consecutive stitch locations, the fewer than three interlocking cross overs within the second set of consecutive stitch locations contributing to a second modulus of elasticity of the wing tubular-jacquard knit zone that is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.
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An upper-torso garment comprising:
- a breast-covering portion including a first tubular-jacquard knit zone;
- and
- a wing portion including a wing tubular-jacquard knit zone;
- the first tubular-jacquard knit zone comprising a first plurality of front-stitch courses and a first plurality of back-stitch courses constructed of a first non-stretch yarn strand and a second non-stretch yarn strand;
- wherein each front-stitch course of the first plurality of front-stitch courses intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course of the first plurality of back-stitch courses to form a plurality of first interlocked courses;
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- wherein each first interlocked course includes a first set of consecutive stitch locations having a quantity of stitches and includes three interlocking cross overs of the first non-stretch yarn strand and the second non-stretch yarn strand positioned among the first set of consecutive stitch locations, the three interlocking cross overs within the first set of consecutive stitch locations contributing to a first modulus of elasticity of the first tubular-jacquard knit zone;
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- the wing tubular-jacquard knit zone comprising a second plurality of front-stitch courses and a second plurality of back-stitch courses constructed of a third non-stretch yarn strand and a fourth non-stretch yarn strand;
- wherein each front-stitch course of the second plurality of front-stitch courses intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course of the second plurality of back-stitch courses to form a plurality of second interlocked courses;
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- wherein each second interlocked course includes a second set of consecutive stitch locations having the quantity of stitches and includes fewer than three interlocking cross overs of the third non-stretch yarn strand and the fourth non-stretch yarn strand positioned among the second set of consecutive stitch locations, the fewer than three interlocking cross overs within the second set of consecutive stitch locations contributing to a second modulus of elasticity of the wing tubular-jacquard knit zone that is greater than the first modulus of elasticity,
- wherein the first tubular-jacquard knit zone and the wing tubular-jacquard knit zone do not include any yarn strands with an amount of elasticity providing a maximum stretch of more than 200% prior to returning to a non-stretched state.
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An upper-torso garment comprising:
- a breast-covering portion including a first tubular-jacquard knit zone;
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- an encapsulation portion including an encapsulation tubular-jacquard knit zone;
- the first tubular-jacquard knit zone comprising a first plurality of front-stitch courses and a first plurality of back-stitch courses constructed of a first non-stretch yarn strand and a second non-stretch yarn strand;
- wherein each front-stitch course of the first plurality of front-stitch courses intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course of the first plurality of back-stitch courses to form a plurality of first interlocked courses;
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- wherein each first interlocked course includes a first set of consecutive stitch locations having a quantity of stitches and includes three interlocking cross overs of the first non-stretch yarn strand and the second non-stretch yarn strand positioned among the first set of consecutive stitch locations, the three interlocking cross overs within the first set of consecutive stitch locations contributing to a first modulus of elasticity of the first tubular-jacquard knit zone;
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- the encapsulation tubular-jacquard knit zone comprising a second plurality of front-stitch courses and a second plurality of back-stitch courses constructed of a third non-stretch yarn strand and a fourth non-stretch yarn strand;
- wherein each front-stitch course of the second plurality of front-stitch courses intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course of the second plurality of back-stitch courses to form a plurality of second interlocked courses;
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- wherein each second interlocked course includes a second set of consecutive stitch locations having the quantity of stitches and includes fewer than three interlocking cross overs of the third non-stretch yarn strand and the fourth non-stretch yarn strand positioned among the second set of consecutive stitch locations, the fewer than three interlocking cross overs within the second set of consecutive stitch locations contributing to a second modulus of elasticity of the encapsulation tubular-jacquard knit zone that is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.
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