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US 2022/0346478 A1Published application
Article of apparel including insulation
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsJeremy Stangeland, Kyle Blakely, Matthew Trexler
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Abstract
An article of apparel including insulation material includes an insulating layer formed of waterfowl fibers and synthetic fibers. The waterfowl fibers can be present in an amount of at least 20% by weight of the insulating layer. The insulating layer is generally free of waterfowl plumage.
Claims20
A method of forming an article of apparel, the method comprising:
- blending synthetic fibers and waterfowl fibers to form a blended composition;
- carding the blended composition to form batting;
- applying a scrim layer to the batting to form insulation material;
- and
- incorporating the insulation material between a first apparel layer and a second apparel layer to form an article of apparel.
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An article of apparel comprising:
- an outer shell layer;
- an inner lining layer;
- and
- insulation material oriented between the lining layer and the shell layer, the insulation material including:
- a first textile layer;
- an insulating layer coupled to the first textile layer, the insulating layer comprising waterfowl fibers, synthetic non-fusible structural fibers, and synthetic fusible binder fibers, the waterfowl fibers being present in an amount of at least about 20% by weight of the insulating layer;
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- a second textile layer coupled to the insulating layer.
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An insulation material comprising:
- an insulating layer comprising waterfowl fibers, synthetic non-fusible structural fibers, and synthetic fusible binder fibers, the waterfowl fibers being present in an amount of at least about 20% by weight of the insulating layer;
- a first textile layer coupled to the insulating layer;
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- second textile layer coupled to the insulating layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.