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US 2022/0132960 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.
Claims17
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 woven material comprising:
- a plurality of weft yarns that are dimensionally stable upon exposure to moisture,
- a first plurality of warp yarns that are dimensionally stable upon exposure to moisture;
- and
- a second plurality of warp yarns that dimensionally transform upon exposure to moisture, wherein when the woven material is not exposed to moisture, an area of openings formed between the plurality of weft yarns, the first plurality of warp yarns, and the second plurality of warp yarns is relatively less compared to an area of the openings when the woven material is exposed to moisture.
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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 woven material comprising:
- a plurality of weft yarns that are dimensionally stable upon exposure to moisture,
- a first plurality of warp yarns that are dimensionally stable upon exposure to moisture;
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- a second plurality of warp yarns that dimensionally transform upon exposure to moisture, wherein when the woven material is not exposed to moisture, the second plurality of warp yarns exhibit a first degree of undulation and a first degree of thickness, and wherein when the woven material is exposed to moisture, the second plurality of warp yarns exhibit a second degree of undulation that is greater than the first degree of undulation and a second degree of thickness that is greater than the first degree of thickness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.