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US 9,981,448 B2Granted
Waterproof garment with invisible barrier seam
AssigneeCohesive Systems LLC
InventorJoseph E. Gallagher
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Abstract
A waterproof invisible barrier seam is formed between two fabric laminates, an outer shell fabric laminate and an inner lining fabric laminate. The seam includes an invisible seam tape that forms a hydrostatic barrier within the seam. The design of the seam allows the formation of an effective hydrostatic barrier along the seams of a soft shell garment, while retaining flexibility, stretch, aesthetic appearance, and reversibility.
Claims16
A textile product containing an invisible barrier fabric seam, comprising:
- an outer garment, an inner garment, and a hydrophobic polymer membrane between the outer garment and the inner garment;
- the hydrophobic polymer membrane including at least two pieces joined to form at least one seam disposed between the outer garment and the inner garment;
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- a hydrophobic barrier across the at least one seam of the hydrophobic polymer membrane, the hydrophobic barrier comprising a continuous connection between surfaces of the hydrophobic polymer membrane across the at least one seam;
- wherein the outer garment, the inner garment, and the hydrophobic polymer membrane are fused together over their surfaces areas to provide a laminated garment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.