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US 4,868,928 AGranted
Windproof weather-resistant lined garment material
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorJean Norvell
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Abstract
A weather-resistant windproof lined garment having a stretchable liquid waterproof, water-vapor-transmitting liner. The garment provides protection for active outdoor wear for golf, walking, tennis, hiking, soccer, and the like.
Claims8
A weather-resistant, windproof, lined garment, said garment comprising:
- (a) an outer layer comprising a stretchable knit or woven textile and
- (b) an inner stretchable liner layer comprising a porous liquid water resistant, water vapor transmitting polymer composed of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene that is coated on one side with a hydrophilic polymer and is attached on the other side to an elastomeric textile layer, said inner stretchable liner layer positioned in the garment such that the side containing the hydrophobic polymer coating is adjacent the outer layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.