Moisture management support garment with a denier differential mechanism
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsRebecca P. Hurd, Susan L. Sokolowski
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Abstract
A moisture management fabric using denier differential to facilitate the movement of sweat away from the wearer's body is presented. An exemplary moisture management support garment constructed from an exemplary moisture management fabric is presented. An exemplary moisture management support garment is a moisture transporting sport bra. A denier differential is employed to provide superior moisture transporting and evaporation of perspiration from a wearer during exertion. The denier differential relies upon a facing layer and a back layer with substantially different yarn thickness and fabric porosity to achieve fluid transport.
Claims20
A moisture management fabric used to form a garment, the moisture management fabric comprising:
- a first fabric layer comprising a first yarn having a first denier per filament;
- a second fabric layer configured to face a body surface when formed into the garment, the second fabric layer comprising a second yarn having a second denier per filament that is greater than the first denier per filament, wherein a denier per filament differential between the first denier per filament and the second denier per filament is at least 0.54;
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- a third fabric layer comprising a third yarn having a third denier per filament, wherein the third fabric layer is disposed between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer.
A moisture management fabric used to form a garment, the moisture management fabric comprising:
- a first fabric layer comprising a first yarn having a first denier per filament;
- a second fabric layer configured to face a body surface when formed into the garment, the second fabric layer comprising a second yarn having a second denier per filament that is greater than the first denier per filament, wherein a denier per filament differential between the first denier per filament and the second denier per filament is at least 0.54;
- a third fabric layer comprising a third yarn having a third denier per filament, wherein the third fabric layer is disposed between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer;
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- a fourth fabric layer comprising a fourth yarn having a fourth denier per filament, wherein the fourth fabric layer is disposed between the second fabric layer and the third fabric layer.
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