Resilient band for article of apparel
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsNate Demarest, Travis Harvey
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Abstract
A method of forming a resilient band for an article of apparel includes stretching a first fabric having a first resiliency to a first stretched position and stretching a second fabric having a second resiliency to a second stretched position. The second resiliency is greater than the first resiliency. The method further includes securing the first fabric to the second fabric while the first fabric is in the first stretched position and while the second fabric is in the second stretched position. Moreover, the method includes releasing the first fabric from the first stretched position and the second fabric from the second stretched position after securing the first fabric to the second fabric.
Claims20
A method of forming a resilient band for an article of apparel, wherein the resilient band has a longitudinal centerline, said method comprising:
- stretching a first fabric having a first resiliency to a first stretched position;
- stretching a second fabric having a second resiliency to a second stretched position, the second resiliency being greater than the first resiliency;
- securing the first fabric to the second fabric while the first fabric is in the first stretched position and while the second fabric is in the second stretched position to define a plurality of transverse attachment structures, the plurality of transverse attachment structures extending transverse to the longitudinal centerline and being spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal centerline;
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- releasing the first fabric from the first stretched position and the second fabric from the second stretched position after securing the first fabric to the second fabric to form the resilient band having a third resiliency.
A method of forming a resilient band for an article of apparel comprising:
- providing a first fabric having a first resiliency;
- providing a second fabric having a second resiliency, the second resiliency being greater than the first resiliency;
- folding the first fabric along a fold line and over the second fabric such that the first fabric defines a pocket and the second fabric is disposed within the pocket, and such that the first fabric has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being on opposite sides of the fold line;
- extending a first fastening structure through the first portion of the first fabric and the second fabric to attach the first fabric and the second fabric together such that the first fastening structure terminates inside the pocket and stops short of extending through the second portion of the first fabric;
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- extending a second fastening structure through at least the first portion of the first fabric and the second portion of the first fabric to secure at least the first portion of the first fabric and the second portion of the first fabric together.
A method of forming a waistband for an article of apparel, the waistband defining a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
- stretching a first fabric having a first resiliency to a first stretched position:
- stretching a second fabric having a second resiliency to a second stretched position, the second resiliency being greater than the first resiliency;
- stitching the first fabric to the second fabric while the first fabric is in the first stretched position and while the second fabric is in the second stretched position to define a plurality of transverse stitches that each extend transverse to the longitudinal axis and are spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis;
- releasing the first fabric from the first stretched position and the second fabric from the second stretched position after stitching the first fabric to the second fabric;
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- folding the first fabric over the second fabric such that the first fabric defines a pocket and the second fabric is disposed within the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.