Laminates, Bladders, and Garments Including Laminates and Bladders

A garment, comprising:

• a first garment component having a first fluid chamber portion and a first perimeter edge portion;
• a second garment component having a second fluid chamber portion and a second perimeter edge portion;
• and
• a seam joining the first perimeter edge portion with the second perimeter edge portion, wherein the seam comprises a multilayer construction and includes:
• (i) a first sealed region, (ii) a second sealed region, and (iii) a first fluid passageway defined between layers of the multilayer construction and located between the first sealed region and the second sealed region, the first fluid passageway placing the first fluid chamber portion in fluid communication with the second fluid chamber portion through the seam.

A garment, comprising:

• a first garment component including:
• a first laminated component including:
• (a) a first fabric and (b) a first film joined to the first fabric, wherein the first film comprises at least one layer chosen from a polyurethane layer and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer, and
• a second laminated component including:
• (a) a second fabric and (b) a second film joined to the second fabric, wherein the second film comprises at least one layer chosen from a polyurethane layer and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer, and wherein a first fluid chamber portion of a first inflatable chamber is defined between the first laminated component and the second laminated component;
• and
• a second garment component including:
• a third laminated component including:
• (a) a third fabric and (b) a third film joined to the third fabric, wherein the third film comprises at least one layer chosen from a polyurethane layer and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer, and
• a fourth laminated component including:
• (a) a fourth fabric and (b) a fourth film joined to the fourth fabric, wherein the fourth film comprises at least one layer chosen from a polyurethane layer and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer, and wherein a second fluid chamber portion of the first inflatable chamber is defined between the third laminated component and the fourth laminated component,
• wherein a first edge of the first garment component is joined to a second edge of the second garment component at a first seam, wherein at the first seam:
• (i) the third laminated component includes a first folded edge positioned such that a first portion of the third film is joined to the first film, (ii) the fourth laminated component includes a second folded edge positioned such that a first portion of the fourth film is joined to the second film, and (iii) a second portion of the third film faces a second portion of the fourth film.