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US 2019/0335830 A1Published application
Article of apparel including insulation
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsJeremy Stangeland, Kyle Blakely, Matthew Trexler
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Abstract
An article of apparel including insulation material is discussed. The insulation material includes an insulating layer formed of waterfowl fibers and synthetic fibers. The waterfowl fibers are present in an amount of at least 20% by weight of the insulating layer. The insulating layer is generally free of waterfowl plumage.
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An article of apparel comprising:
- an outer shell layer;
- an inner lining layer;
- and
- insulation material oriented between the lining layer and the shell layer, the insulation material including:
- a first textile layer,
- an insulating layer coupled to the first textile layer, the insulating layer comprising waterfowl fibers present in an amount of about 20% or more by weight of the insulating layer, and
- a second textile layer coupled to the insulating layer.
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An insulation material for an article of apparel, the insulation material comprising:
- an insulating layer comprising waterfowl fibers present in an amount of about 20% or more by weight of the insulating layer;
- a first textile layer coupled to a first surface of the insulating layer;
- and
- a second textile layer coupled to a second surface of the insulating layer, the second surface being opposite the first surface.
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A method of forming an article of apparel, the method comprising:
- blending synthetic fibers and waterfowl fibers to form a blended composition;
- carding the blended composition to form batting;
- applying a scrim layer to the batting to form insulation material;
- and
- incorporating the insulation material between a first apparel layer and a second apparel layer to form an article of apparel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.