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US 9,392,825 B2Granted
Cold weather vented garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsLuke A. Pezzimenti, Lindsey V. J. Martin, Irena Ilcheva
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Abstract
The present invention relates to breathable, vented, and insulating cold weather garments. More particularly, the present invention relates to garments with chambers to retain an insulating fill material. Perforations along the seams between the insulating chambers may achieve optimal evaporative moisture transfer from the inside (proximal to the body of a wearer) of the garment to the outside environment.
Claims17
A cold weather vented garment comprising:
- at least one front panel adapted to cover a front torso area of the wearer when the cold weather vented garment is in an as-worn configuration:
- and
- at least one back panel adapted to cover a back torso area of the wearer when the cold weather vented garment is in the as-worn configuration, wherein the at least one front panel and the at least one back panel define in part at least a neckline opening, a first sleeve opening, a second sleeve opening, and a waist opening:
- each of the at least one front panel and the at least one back panel comprising:
- (1) a first inner panel configured to face a wearer when the cold weather vented garment is in an as-worn configuration;
- (2) a second outer panel configured to be exposed to an external environment when the cold weather vented garment is in the as-worn configuration, wherein the first inner panel and the second outer panel comprise one or more of a waterproof, a water resistant, or a DWR-treated textile material;
- (3) a plurality of seams that join the first inner panel and the second outer panel;
- (4) a chamber formed between the first inner panel and the second outer panel, and between at least a pair of seams in the plurality of seams;
- (5) a thermally insulating fill material contained within each chamber;
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- (6) a plurality of perforations located on one or more of the plurality of seams, wherein the plurality of perforations extend through the one or more of the plurality of seams, through the first inner panel and the second outer panel.
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A cold weather vented garment comprising:
- at least one front panel adapted to cover a front torso area of the wearer when the cold weather vented garment is in an as-worn configuration:
- and
- at least one back panel adapted to cover a back torso area of the wearer when the cold weather vented garment is in the as-worn configuration, wherein the at least one front panel and the at least one back panel define in part at least a neckline opening, a first sleeve opening, a second sleeve opening, and a waist opening:
- each of the at least one front panel and the at least one back panel comprising:
- (1) a first inner panel configured to face a wearer when the cold weather vented garment is in an as-worn configuration;
- (2) a second outer panel configured to be exposed to an external environment when the cold weather vented garment is in the as-worn configuration, wherein the second outer panel comprises one or more of a waterproof, a water resistant, or a DWR-treated textile material;
- (3) a plurality of seams that bond the first inner panel and the second outer panel;
- (4) a plurality of chambers formed between the first inner panel and the second outer panel, wherein the plurality of chambers are separated by the plurality of seams;
- (5) a thermally insulating fill material contained within the plurality of chambers;
- and
- (6) a plurality of perforations located on one or more of the plurality of seams, wherein the plurality of perforations extend through the one or more of the plurality of seams, through the first inner panel and the second outer panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.