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US 2025/0143383 A1Published application
Electroadhesives for apparel fit
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsSteven H. Walker, Iustinia Koshkaroff, Daniel Stuart, Eun Kyung Lee, Christopher Andon, Nina Yashkova
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Abstract
An adaptive article of apparel can include a textile with an opening that is configured to admit a body part of a wearer, and an electroadhesive clutch secured to the textile and extending around at least a portion of the opening. The electroadhesive clutch can be configured to permit or inhibit changing a size of the opening.
Claims26
An adaptive article of apparel, comprising:
- a textile forming an opening configured to admit a body part of a wearer;
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- an electroadhesive clutch secured to the textile and extending around at least a portion of the opening, the electroadhesive clutch comprising:
- a first electrode assembly comprising a first conductive member;
- an electrical signal generator configured to provide at least a first signal to the first conductive member of the electrode assembly, wherein the first electrode assembly is configured to slide laterally when the first signal is absent and the first electrode assembly is configured to be laterally immobilized when the first signal is applied;
- wherein the electroadhesive clutch is configured to inhibit changing a size of the opening when at least the first signal is applied to the first electrode assembly and wherein a size of the opening is adjustable when the first signal is absent.
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A method, comprising:
- forming a textile having an opening configured to admit a body part of a wearer;
- and
- securing an electroadhesive clutch to the textile, the electroadhesive clutch extending around at least a portion of the opening, the electroadhesive clutch comprising:
- a first electrode assembly comprising a first conductive member;
- an electrical signal generator configured to provide at least a first signal to the first conductive member of the electrode assembly, wherein the first electrode assembly is configured to slide laterally when at least the first signal is not applied and remain static when at least the first signal is applied;
- wherein the electroadhesive clutch is configured to inhibit increasing a size of the opening when at least the first signal is applied to the first electrode assembly.
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A garment comprising:
- a garment base layer;
- a pocket portion at least partially affixed to the garment base layer, the pocket portion including a pocket aperture at a first edge of the pocket portion;
- an electroadhesive clutch assembly comprising at least a first electrode, wherein the first electrode is coupled at or near at least one of:
- the pocket aperture at the first edge of the pocket portion, or the garment base layer, and wherein the first electrode is configured to at least partially selectively close the pocket aperture in accordance with actuation of the electroadhesive clutch assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.