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US 2026/0272066 A1Published application
Apparel with controllable displacement system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsSteven H. Walker, Lustinia Koshkaroff, Daniel Stuart, Eun Kyung Lee, Christopher Andon, Nina Yashkova
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Abstract
A support garment can include a textile layer forming a supportive region and configured to adjustably permit or inhibit displacement of a body part of the wearer that is positioned adjacent or proximate the supportive region. The garment can include an electroadhesive clutch device to help control displacement. In an example, the garment includes an underwear garment or a portion thereof.
Claims20
A support garment for a wearer, the support garment comprising:
- a textile layer forming a supportive region configured to adjustably inhibit displacement of a body part of the wearer positioned proximate the supportive region;
- at least one strap affixed to a portion of the textile layer, wherein the at least one strap includes a plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices, each electroadhesive clutch device, of the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices, having at least a first electrode assembly, each electroadhesive clutch device of the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices configured to selectively and concurrently adjust an amount by which the support garment allows displacement of the body part;
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- an electrical signal generator configured to provide one or more signals to at least the first electrode assembly to activate the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices.
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An article of apparel, comprising:
- a textile layer forming a supportive region configured to adjustably inhibit displacement of a body part of the wearer positioned proximate the supportive region;
- at least one strap affixed to a portion of the textile layer;
- a plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices coupled to the at least one strap, each electroadhesive clutch device of the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices configured to selectively and concurrently adjust an amount by which the article of apparel allows displacement of the body part;
- at least a first electrode assembly coupled to the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices;
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- an electrical signal generator configured to provide one or more signals to at least the first electrode assembly to activate the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices.
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A system comprising:
- a textile layer forming a supportive region of an article of apparel, the textile layer configured to adjustably inhibit displacement of a body part of the wearer positioned proximate the supportive region;
- at least one strap affixed to a portion of the textile layer;
- a plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices, each electroadhesive clutch device of the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices configured to selectively and concurrently adjust an amount by which the article of apparel allows displacement of the body part;
- at least a first electrode assembly coupled to the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices;
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- an electrical signal generator configured to provide one or more signals to at least the first electrode assembly to activate the plurality of electroadhesive clutch devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.