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US 2020/0022436 A1Published application
Article of apparel incorporating a zoned modifiable textile structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsMichael R. Baron, Karin E. Carter
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Abstract
An article of apparel is disclosed that includes zones with a textile having a structure than changes or is otherwise modified by a physical stimulus, such as the presence of water or a temperature change, to modify a property of the textile. The zones may be along a center back area and/or side areas of the apparel, and the textile may increase in air permeability when exposed to water. In some embodiments, slits are formed in the textile.
Claims20
An article of apparel comprising:
- a torso region having a front area, a back area, and a pair of side areas, at least a first portion of the torso region being formed from a first woven material formed from one or more dimensionally transformative weft yarns and one or more dimensionally transformative warp yarns, wherein each of the one or more dimensionally transformative weft yarns and the one or more dimensionally transformative warp yarns includes filaments of a moisture absorbing polyester and filaments of a non-absorptive polyester, and wherein the one or more dimensionally transformative weft yarns and the one or more dimensionally transformative warp yarns exhibit a dimensional transformation upon absorbing water.
An article of apparel comprising:
- a torso region having at least a front area, a back area, and a pair of side areas, at least a first portion of the torso region being formed from a first woven material formed from dimensionally transformative weft yarns, wherein the dimensionally transformative weft yarns include filaments of a moisture absorbing polyester and filaments of a non-absorptive polyester, and wherein the dimensionally transformative weft yarns exhibit a dimensional transformation upon absorbing water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.