Layered thumbhole structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10383382-B2
Application number	US-201715493468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2017
Priority date	Feb 19, 2015
Publication date	Aug 20, 2019
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019

Abstract

A sleeve cuff is provided for a sleeve comprising an anterior patch affixed to the sleeve and covering at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, a distal strap affixed to the sleeve and spanning over at least a portion of a cutout in the sleeve, and the distal strap overlapping at least a portion of the anterior patch to form an aperture for receiving a thumb therethrough. The sleeve cuff has a plurality of configurations, including at least a closed configuration where the aperture is closed and minimizes the wearer's exposure to wind and air elements therethrough, and an opened configuration where the aperture is opened and minimizes the air penetration around the received thumb.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tubular sleeve comprising:
a distal end opposite a proximal end;
a cutout formed through the tubular sleeve proximate the distal end, the cutout defined in part by a first cutout edge portion and a second cutout edge portion, wherein the first cutout edge portion is positioned across the cutout from the second cutout edge portion;
a distal strap having a trailing edge extending across the cutout from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion, a first side edge directly affixed to the first cutout edge portion with a first seam portion, and a second side edge directly affixed to the second cutout edge portion with a second seam portion, wherein the distal strap is affixed to the tubular sleeve proximate the distal end of the tubular sleeve such that the distal strap spans at least a first portion of the cutout; and
an anterior patch having an anterior patch leading edge spaced away from the distal end and extending across the cutout from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion, the anterior patch being directly affixed to the first and second cutout edge portions such that the anterior patch spans at least a second portion of the cutout, the anterior patch leading edge continuously overlapping the distal strap trailing edge from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion to define at least a portion of an aperture, the aperture having a perimeter and being in communication with an interior volume of the tubular sleeve.

2. The tubular sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the aperture is configured to be manipulated to form a plurality of configurations, the plurality of configurations including a closed configuration and an open configuration.

3. The tubular sleeve of claim 2 , wherein the closed configuration comprises the distal strap trailing edge overlapping at least a portion of the anterior patch from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion.

4. The tubular sleeve of claim 2 , wherein the open configuration comprises the distal strap trailing edge overlapping at least a portion of the anterior patch from the first cutout edge portion to a first point of intersection and from the second cutout edge portion to a second point of intersection, the first point of intersection and the second point of intersection both being intermediate to the first and second cutout edge portions, and the distal strap trailing edge not overlapping the anterior patch between the first point of intersection and the second point of intersection.

5. The tubular sleeve of claim 4 , wherein a radial distance between a center point of the anterior patch leading edge and a central axis that extends axially down the tubular sleeve from the proximal end to the distal end is greater in the open configuration than in the closed configuration.

6. The tubular sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the anterior patch has at least one trailing edge and wherein each of the at least one trailing edge of the anterior patch is affixed to the tubular sleeve at one or more cutout edge portions located proximally up the tubular sleeve in a direction away from the anterior patch leading edge and in a direction towards the proximal end of the tubular sleeve, such that the anterior patch completely covers a portion of the cutout located proximally up the sleeve from the anterior patch leading edge.

7. The tubular sleeve of claim 6 , further comprising:
the at least one trailing edge of the anterior patch having a first side edge, a second side edge, and a rearward edge;
the one or more cutout edge portions comprising the first cutout edge portion, the second cutout edge portion, and a rear cutout edge portion; and
wherein the first side edge of the anterior patch extends proximally from the anterior patch leading edge and adjacent to the first cutout edge portion to the rearward edge, the rearward edge extends laterally across the tubular sleeve from the first side edge to the second side edge of the anterior patch and adjacent to the rear cutout edge portion, and the second side edge of the anterior patch extends distally from the rearward edge to the anterior patch leading edge and adjacent to the second cutout edge portion.

8. The tubular sleeve of claim 7 , further comprising:
a third seam portion, a fourth seam portion and a fifth seam portion,
wherein the first side edge of the anterior patch is affixed to the first cutout edge portion with the third seam portion, wherein the second side edge of the anterior patch is affixed to the second cutout edge portion with the fourth seam portion, and wherein the rearward edge is affixed to the rearward cutout edge portion with the fifth seam portion.

9. The tubular sleeve of claim 8 , wherein the first seam portion and the third seam portion comprise a first seam of the tubular sleeve, wherein the second seam portion, the fourth seam portion and the fifth seam portion comprise a second seam of the tubular sleeve.

10. The tubular sleeve of claim 9 , wherein the first seam extends from the distal end to the proximal end of the tubular sleeve.

11. The tubular sleeve of claim 9 , wherein the second seam extends from the distal end to a terminal point, wherein the terminal point is positioned between the proximal end and the distal end of the tubular sleeve and adjacent to the first seam.

12. The tubular sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the distal strap further comprises a distal strap leading edge extending across the cutout from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion, the first and second side edges of the distal strap extending distally down the tubular sleeve from opposing ends of the distal strap trailing edge to respective opposing ends of the distal strap leading edge.

13. The tubular sleeve of claim 12 wherein the distal end of the tubular sleeve includes a distal edge, and wherein the distal strap leading edge is aligned with the distal edge.

14. The tubular sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the anterior patch leading edge and the distal strap trailing edge each extend angularly across the cutout from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion.

15. The tubular sleeve of claim 1 further comprising the distal strap extending across the cutout from the first cutout edge portion to the second cutout edge portion in a transverse direction to a longitudinal axis of the tubular sleeve.

16. The tubular sleeve of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the distal strap and the anterior patch comprise a woven material or a knit material.

17. A method of manufacturing a tubular sleeve having a cuff for receiving a thumb through an aperture the method comprising the steps of:
providing a tubular sleeve, the tubular sleeve extending between a first end and a second end, the first end including a cuff with a hand opening, the tubular sleeve further comprising a cutout through a wall of the tubular sleeve, the cutout having at least a first cutout edge portion and a second cutout edge portion, wherein the first cutout edge portion is positioned across the cutout from the second cutout edge portion;
providing a distal strap having a trailing edge, a first side edge and a second side edge;
directly affixing the first side edge of the distal strap to the tubular sleeve at the first cutout edge portion with a first seam portion;
directly affixing the second side edge of the distal strap to the tubular sleeve at the second cutout edge portion with a second seam portion;
providing an anterior patch having a leading edge; and
directly affixing the anterior patch to

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Horner Stewart D
• Koshkaroff Iustinia
• Nordstrom Matthew D

Classifications

• A41B7/00

  Cuffs (A41B1/00, A41B3/00 take precedence; cuff links A44B5/00) · CPC title

• A41D27/10 Primary

  Sleeves; Armholes · CPC title

• A41B1/08

  Details · CPC title

• A41B7/02

  Closures for cuffs · CPC title

• A41D13/08

  Arm or hand (protective gloves A41D19/015 {; protectors for the hands of players or sportsmen A63B71/14}) · CPC title