Layered Thumbhole Structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsSTEWART D. HORNER, IUSTINIA KOSHKAROFF, MATTHEW D. NORDSTROM
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Abstract
A sleeve cuff is provided for a sleeve comprising an anterior patch affixed to the sleeve and covering at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, a distal strap affixed to the sleeve and spanning over at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, and the distal strap overlapping at least a portion of the anterior patch to form an aperture for receiving a thumb therethrough. The sleeve cuff has a plurality of configurations, including at least a closed configuration where the aperture is closed and minimizes the wearer's exposure to wind and air elements therethrough, and an opened configuration where the aperture is opened and minimizes the air penetration around the received thumb.
Claims20
A tubular sleeve comprising:
- a distal end opposite a proximal end;
- a cutout formed through the tubular sleeve proximate the distal end, the cutout defined in part by a first cutout edge portion and a second cutout edge portion, wherein the first cutout edge portion is positioned across the cutout from the second cutout edge portion;
- a distal strap having a distal strap trailing edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, the distal strap trailing edge extending across the cutout, the first side edge extending a first length and the second side edge extending the first length, wherein the distal strap is affixed to the tubular sleeve proximate the distal end of the tubular sleeve such that the distal strap spans at least a first portion of the cutout;
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- an anterior patch having an anterior patch leading edge spaced away from the distal end and extending across the cutout, the anterior patch leading edge continuously overlapping the distal strap trailing edge from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion to define at least a portion of an aperture, the aperture having a perimeter and being in communication with an interior volume of the tubular sleeve.
A method of manufacturing a tubular sleeve having a cuff for receiving a thumb through an aperture, the method comprising the steps of:
- affixing a first side edge of a distal strap to the tubular sleeve proximate a first cutout edge portion;
- affixing a second side edge of the distal strap to the tubular sleeve proximate a second cutout edge portion,
- wherein the first side edge and the second side edge have an equal length;
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- affixing an anterior patch to the tubular sleeve such that the anterior patch spans at least a portion of a cutout and such that the distal strap trailing edge continuously overlaps an anterior patch leading edge from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion to form an aperture, the aperture having a perimeter and being in communication with an interior volume of the tubular sleeve,
- wherein the anterior patch leading edge is spaced away from the first end of the tubular sleeve,
- wherein the tubular sleeve extends between a first end and a second end, the first end including the cuff with a hand opening, the tubular sleeve further comprising a cutout through a wall of the tubular sleeve, the cutout having at least the first cutout edge portion and the second cutout edge portion, wherein the first cutout edge portion is positioned across the cutout from the second cutout edge portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.