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US 9,040,436 B2Granted
Lightweight, durable apparel and laminates for making the same
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsMatthew A. Johnson, Edward C. Gunzel
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Abstract
Laminates are described having a durable outer film surface for use in making lightweight liquidproof articles, including articles of apparel, such as outerwear garments. A method of making the laminate and a lightweight outerwear garment having an abrasion resistant exterior film surface is described.
Claims17
An outerwear garment comprising:
- a laminate comprising:
- a first layer comprising a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane having an oleophobic outer film surface and an inner film surface opposing said outer film surface, said porous PTFE membrane having an average ball burst load greater than 17 lb force;
- and
- a second layer comprising a knit textile bonded to said inner film surface of said porous PTFE membrane,
- wherein said laminate is oriented in said outerwear garment such that said outer film surface of said porous PTFE membrane faces the environment and said knit textile faces a wearer of said outerwear garment,
- wherein said laminate has a water pickup less than or equal to about 10 g/m2 when tested according to the Water Pickup Test,
- wherein said laminate is liquidproof after more than 6000 abrasion movements on the outer film surface when tested according to the Liquidproof (Suter) After Hook Abrasion Test, and
- wherein said laminate has a moisture vapor transmission rate greater than 10,000 g/m2/24 hours, wherein said porous PTFE membrane has an average maximum load in the transverse and longitudinal direction greater than 10 N,
- wherein said porous PTFE membrane has an average modulus in the transverse and longitudinal direction greater than 40 MPa,
- wherein said porous PTFE membrane has an average matrix tensile strength in the longitudinal and transverse direction greater than 90 MPa.
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An outerwear garment comprising:
- a laminate comprising:
- a first layer comprising a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane having an oleophobic outer film surface and an inner film surface opposing said outer film surface;
- and
- a second layer comprising a knit textile bonded to said inner film surface of said porous PTFE membrane,
- wherein said laminate is oriented in said outerwear garment such that said outer film surface of said porous PTFE membrane faces the environment and said knit textile faces a wearer of said garment,
- wherein said porous PTFE membrane has an average ball burst load greater than 17 lb force,
- wherein said porous PTFE membrane has an average maximum load in the transverse and longitudinal direction greater than 10 N,
- wherein said porous PTFE membrane has an average modulus in the transverse and longitudinal direction greater than 40 MPa,
- wherein said porous PTFE membrane has an average matrix tensile strength in the longitudinal and transverse direction greater than 90 MPa,
- wherein said laminate has a mass per area less than 400 g/m2,
- wherein said laminate has a water pickup less than or equal to about 10 g/m2 when tested according to the Water Pickup Test,
- wherein said laminate is liquidproof after more than 6000 abrasion movements on the outer film surface when tested according to the Liquidproof (Suter) After Hook Abrasion Test, and
- wherein said laminate has a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) greater than 20,000 g/m2/24 hours.
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