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US 8,713,712 B2Granted
Venting apparatus with no-catch mechanism
AssigneeThe North Face Apparel Corp.
InventorKathryn Maurer
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Abstract
A venting apparatus with a no-catch mechanism and a method of manufacture of the apparatus are described. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a fastening device, a venting mechanism wherein the venting mechanism further comprises an opening, a mesh arrangement, and a no-catch mechanism.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a zipper, which when in a fully unzipped configuration exposes a venting mechanism attached to and completely surrounded by the zipper when the zipper is in a fully unzipped configuration, wherein
- the venting mechanism comprises a single piece of mesh fabric,
- an upper portion of the mesh fabric is adjacent to the zipper and a lower portion of the mesh fabric is hanging below the zipper,
- the venting mechanism further comprising an oblong-shaped opening generally having an orientation concurrent to an orientation of the zipper, and
- the mesh fabric is set inside the opening;
- and
- a no-catch mechanism attached to said lower portion of the mesh fabric on an opposite side from the zipper to pull and secure the mesh fabric away from the zipper,
- wherein the no-catch mechanism comprises a cord and a central portion of the mesh fabric is joined together to enclose the no-catch mechanism.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an oblong-shaped vent opening;
- a single piece of mesh fabric arranged within the vent opening, said mesh fabric being sewn together at a central portion to form a piping enclosure;
- a zipper completely surrounding the vent opening when in a fully unzipped configuration and arranged to close the vent opening when in a zipped configuration, wherein an orientation of the zipper is concurrent to an orientation of the vent opening;
- and
- a no-catch mechanism located within the piping enclosure to pull and secure the mesh fabric away from the zipper,
- wherein an upper portion of the mesh fabric is adjacent to the zipper, a lower portion of the mesh fabric is hanging below the zipper, the piping enclosure is located at the lower portion of the mesh fabric, and the no-catch mechanism comprises a cord.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.