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US 8,575,044 B2Granted
Packable water resistant insulated articles
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsMatthew A. Johnson, Steven G. Mayer
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Abstract
Breathable, water resistant protective articles, such as garments, sleeping bags, and the like, which are readily packable into small volumes. The articles are constructed from an outer layer comprising a laminate of a textile bonded to a barrier layer, an insulation layer and an inner layer comprising an air permeable textile.
Claims30
An article comprising:
- (a) an outer layer comprising a laminate of a textile bonded to a barrier material, said laminate having a water leakage of about 1 g/H2O or less after 40 hours of washing, a breathability of about 1000 g/m2/24 h or greater and an air permeability of about 0.3 cfm or greater;
- (b) an insulation layer comprising a synthetic fiber insulating material;
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- (c) an inner layer comprising an air permeable textile,
- wherein said article has a packing volume of 600 in3 or less.
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An article comprising:
- (a) an outer layer comprising a laminate of a textile bonded to a barrier material, said laminate having a water leakage of about 1 g/H2O or less after 40 hours of washing, a breathability of about 1000 g/m2/24 h or greater and an air permeability of about 0.3 cfm or greater;
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- (b) an insulation package layer comprising an insulation layer comprising a synthetic fiber insulating material oriented between two air permeable textile layers, said insulation package being quilted together,
- wherein said article has a packing volume of 600 in3 or less.
1 more element
An article comprising:
- (a) an outer layer comprising a laminate of a textile bonded to a barrier material, said laminate having a water leakage of about 1 g/H2O or less after 40 hours of washing, a breathability of about 1000 g/m2/24 h or greater and an air permeability of about 0.3 cfm or greater;
- (b) an insulation layer comprising a synthetic fiber insulating material oriented adjacent said barrier material;
- and
- (c) an inner layer comprising an air permeable textile, wherein said article has a packing volume of 600 in3 or less.
1 more element
An article comprising:
- (a) an outer layer comprising a laminate of a textile bonded to a barrier material, said laminate having a water leakage of about 1 g H2O or less after 40 hours of washing, a breathability of about 1000 g/m2/24 h or greater, and an air permeability of about 0.3 cfm or greater;
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- (b) an insulation package layer comprising an insulation layer comprising a synthetic fiber insulating material oriented adjacent an inner air permeable textile layer, said insulation package being quilted together,
- wherein said article has a packing volume of 600 in3 or less.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.