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US 8,814,429 B2Granted
Woven textile accessories
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJulia Roether, Thomas G. Bell, Tory M. Cross
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Abstract
Woven textile structures constructed using dual-loom technology are provided. Filaments are woven in such a way as to create a first set of different discrete layers of the same fabric in some regions of the textile and a second set of discrete layers of the same fabric at other regions of the same textile. The different layers are used to construct various textile structures such as a woven bag with woven channels containing at least one drawstring.
Claims15
A woven bag that, in a flattened position, has one or more stacked channels, the woven bag comprising:
- a terminal end portion woven from a plurality of filaments to form a single layer;
- a first panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the terminal end;
- a second panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the terminal end, the first panel and the second panel partially defining a cavity, the first panel and the second panel being woven together to form a first single layer side portion adjacent to the cavity and extending along a first side of the woven bag and a second single layer side portion adjacent to the cavity and extending along a second side of the woven bag when in a flattened position, wherein the first single layer side portion and the second single layer side portion contiguously extend from the terminal end portion;
- a third panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the first panel;
- a fourth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the first panel, the third panel and the fourth panel defining a first channel and the cavity therein;
- a fifth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the second panel;
- a sixth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the second panel, the fifth panel and the sixth panel defining a second channel and the cavity therein;
- a seventh panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the third panel and the fourth panel;
- an eighth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the fifth panel and the sixth panel, the seventh panel and the eighth panel defining an opening into the cavity of the bag;
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- an aperture extending across the first channel and the second channel.
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A woven bag, the bag comprising:
- a single woven layer corresponding to a terminal end of the bag;
- a first and second woven layer contiguously woven from the single layer and contiguously extending from the single layer, the first and second woven layers partially defining a cavity, wherein the first woven layer and the second woven layer are woven together to form a first single layer side portion adjacent to the cavity and extending along a first side of the bag and a second single layer side portion adjacent to the cavity and extending along a second side of the bag when in a flattened position, wherein the first single layer side portion and the second single layer side portion contiguously extend from the single woven layer corresponding to the terminal end of the bag;
- a third and fourth woven layer contiguously woven from the first layer and contiguously extending from the first layer, the third and fourth woven layers defining a first channel and the cavity therein;
- a fifth and sixth woven layer contiguously woven from the second layer and contiguously extending from the second layer, the fifth and sixth woven layers defining a second channel and the cavity therein, wherein the first channel and the second channel are vertically stacked when the woven bag is in a flattened arrangement;
- a seventh woven layer contiguously woven from the third and fourth woven layers and contiguously extending from the third and fourth woven layers;
- an eighth woven layer contiguously woven from the fifth and sixth woven layers and contiguously extending from the fifth and sixth woven layers, the seventh layer and the eighth layer defining an opening into the bag.
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A woven bag that, in a flattened position, has one or more stacked channels, the woven bag comprising:
- a terminal end portion woven from a plurality of filaments to form a single fabric of eight layers of thickness;
- a first panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the terminal end portion, the first panel comprising a single fabric of four layers of thickness;
- a second panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the terminal end portion, the second panel comprising a single fabric of four layers of thickness, the first panel and the second panel being woven together to form a first single fabric of eight layers of thickness adjacent to the cavity and extending along a first side of the woven bag and a second single fabric of eight layers of thickness adjacent to the cavity and extending along a second side of the woven bag when in a flattened position;
- a third panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the first panel, the third panel comprising a single fabric of two layers of thickness;
- a fourth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguous extending from the first panel, the fourth panel comprising a single fabric of two layers of thickness, the third panel and the fourth panel defining a first channel and a cavity therein;
- a fifth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the second panel, the fifth panel comprising a single fabric of two layers of thickness;
- a sixth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the second panel, the sixth panel comprising a single fabric of two layers of thickness, the fifth panel and the sixth panel defining a second channel and a cavity therein;
- a seventh panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the third panel and the fourth panel, the seventh panel comprising a single fabric of four layers of thickness;
- an eighth panel woven from the same plurality of filaments and contiguously extending from the fifth panel and the sixth panel, the eighth panel comprising a single fabric of four layers of thickness, the seventh panel and the eighth panel defining an opening into the cavity of the woven bag;
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- an aperture extending across the first channel and the second channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.