Double-walled insulation fabrics
AssigneeColumbia Sportswear North America, Inc.
InventorsBecca Johnson, Joseph P. Boyle, Debra Criss
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Abstract
Embodiments herein provide a thermally insulated garment having a shell, a lining that is secured to the shell at a plurality of points to form a plurality of compartments, a thermally insulating filling contained within each of the plurality of compartments, and an outer layer disposed adjacent to the shell, wherein the outer layer overlays the plurality of points and the plurality of compartments while being detached from the plurality of points and the plurality of compartments.
Claims18
A thermally insulated garment, comprising:
- a shell;
- a lining that is secured to the shell at a plurality of points to form a plurality of compartments;
- a thermally insulating filling contained within each of the plurality of compartments;
- and
- an outer layer disposed adjacent to the shell, wherein the outer layer overlays the plurality of points and the plurality of compartments while being detached from the plurality of points and the plurality of compartments.
A thermally insulated garment, comprising:
- a base quilt comprised of:
- a shell;
- a lining that is secured to the shell at a plurality of points to form a plurality of compartments;
- and
- a thermally insulating filling contained within each of the plurality of compartments;
- an outer layer disposed adjacent to the shell;
- and
- an inner layer disposed adjacent to the lining,
- wherein the outer layer and inner layer each overlay the plurality of points and the plurality of compartments while being detached from the plurality of points and the plurality of compartments.
A method for assembling a thermally insulated garment, comprising:
- providing an inner liner and an outer shell;
- disposing an insulation layer between the inner liner and outer shell;
- selectively attaching the inner liner to the outer shell to create a base quilt with a plurality of compartments containing the insulation layer;
- disposing an outer layer over the outer shell;
- and
- attaching the outer layer to an edge of the base quilt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.