Fabric having improved diffusion moisture capability and garments made therefrom
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsThomas White, Mark Cumiskey
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Abstract
A fabric is provided having a defined pattern of hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions that extend entirely through the thickness of the fabric so that the defined pattern is identical on the inner and outer surfaces of the fabric. The defined pattern is configured so that the hydrophilic regions are all in communication or interconnected so that moisture, such as perspiration, can wick not only from the inner to the outer surface of the fabric but also throughout the surface of the fabric and in several directions on the fabric so that the surface area of the wetted hydrophilic regions increases. The defined pattern may be further configured so that none of the hydrophobic regions are in communication.
Claims20
A garment comprising:
- a fabric having an inner surface and an outer surface and having a repeating pattern of hydrophobic regions and hydrophilic regions,
- wherein the hydrophilic regions and hydrophobic regions extend from the inner surface to the outer surface of the fabric, wherein the hydrophobic regions have a triangular shape and the hydrophilic regions surround the triangular shape of each hydrophobic region at a substantially uniform width, and
- further wherein all of the hydrophilic regions are interconnected and in fluid communication throughout the fabric and all of the hydrophobic regions are isolated from each other throughout the fabric.
A garment comprising:
- a fabric having an inner surface and an outer surface and having a repeating pattern of hydrophobic regions and hydrophilic regions,
- wherein the hydrophilic regions and hydrophobic regions extend from the inner surface to the outer surface of the fabric,
- wherein all of the hydrophilic regions are interconnected and in fluid communication throughout the fabric and all of the hydrophobic regions are isolated from each other throughout the fabric,
- wherein said fabric is formed of a hydrophilic material capable of wicking water from the inner surface to the outer surface;
- and
- further wherein said hydrophobic regions of said fabric are treated with a water-repellant composition.
A fabric comprising:
- an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- a repeating pattern of hydrophobic regions and hydrophilic regions extending from the inner surface to the outer surface of the fabric,
- wherein all of the hydrophilic regions are interconnected and in fluid communication throughout the fabric and all of the hydrophobic regions are isolated from each other throughout the fabric, and
- wherein the hydrophobic regions have a triangular shape and the hydrophilic regions surround the triangular shape of each hydrophobic region at a substantially uniform width.
A fabric comprising:
- an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a repeating pattern of hydrophobic regions and hydrophilic regions extending from the inner surface to the outer surface of the fabric, wherein all of the hydrophilic regions are interconnected and in fluid communication throughout the fabric and all of the hydrophobic regions are isolated from each other throughout the fabric;
- a hydrophilic material having said inner and outer surface and capable of wicking water from the inner surface to the outer surface;
- and
- said hydrophobic regions are treated with a water-repellant composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.