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US 2022/0022580 A1Published application
Woven trim piece
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorJosue Diaz
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Abstract
A woven trim piece is provided that utilizes “grip” yarns in the warp direction to increase the coefficient of friction of the trim piece. The grip yarns are interlaced with a plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on a first face of the trim piece, such that a high percentage of the first face of the trim piece comprises grip yarns.
Claims20
An article of apparel comprising:
- a torso portion defining a waist opening;
- and
- a woven waistband comprising:a first longitudinal edge;
- a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge coupled to the waist opening of the torso portion;
- a first face;
- a second face opposite the first face;
- a first plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge, the first plurality of warp yarns each having a denier per filament of less than or equal to 0.01;
- a second plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge;
- and
- a plurality of filling yarns extending generally perpendicular to at least the first longitudinal edge,
- wherein the first plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on the first face of the woven waistband, and
- the second plurality of warp yarns are interlaced with the plurality of filling yarns to form a repeating pattern of floats on the second face of the woven waistband.
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A lower-body garment comprising:
- a torso portion defining a waist opening;
- and
- a woven waistband comprising:
- a first longitudinal edge;
- a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge, the second longitudinal edge coupled to the waist opening of the torso portion;
- a first face;
- a second face opposite the first face;
- a first plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge, the first plurality of warp yarns each having a denier per filament of less than or equal to 0.01;
- and
- a second plurality of warp yarns extending parallel to at least the first longitudinal edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.