Apparel for athletic activities

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11547163-B2
Application number	US-202016921290-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2020
Priority date	Sep 28, 2016
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

A textile laminate includes a first side, a second side, and a plurality of spaced apart marks formed on the first side. The plurality of marks formed on the first side impart a roughened, uneven surface along the second side that corresponds with the first side, and a surface roughness of the second side varies based upon a degree of stretch applied to the textile laminate.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A textile laminate, the textile laminate comprising:
a first side;
a second side; and
a plurality of spaced apart marks formed on the first side;
wherein:
the plurality of marks formed on the first side impart a roughened, uneven surface along the second side that corresponds with the marks on the first side, and a surface roughness of the second side varies based upon a degree of stretch applied to the textile laminate;
the roughened, uneven surface of the second side comprises protrusions defined along the second side that correspond with the marks on the first side when the textile laminate is stretched to a stretched state; and
the second side comprises indentations defined along the roughened, uneven surface that correspond with the marks on the first side when the textile laminate is in an unstretched state, and the indentations are converted to the protrusions along the roughened, uneven surface of the second side when the textile laminate is transitioned from the unstretched state to the stretched state.

2. The textile laminate of claim 1 , wherein the marks on the first side are formed of a mark composition comprising a binder and a ceramic material.

3. The textile laminate of claim 1 , wherein the textile laminate comprises a first layer including the first side and a second layer comprising the second side.

4. The textile laminate of claim 3 , wherein the first layer comprises a fabric material, and the second layer comprises an air impermeable material laminated to the fabric material.

5. The textile laminate of claim 4 , wherein the second layer comprises polyurethane.

6. The textile laminate of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of spaced apart marks are arranged in a pattern along the first side such that the marks cover no more than about 50% of the area of the first side.

7. The textile laminate of claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are oval in shape.

8. The textile laminate of claim 7 , wherein the marks comprise elongated marks arranged along a first linear direction on the first side in which each elongated mark disposed along the first linear direction is oriented with a lengthwise dimension of the elongated mark being transverse a lengthwise dimension of a previous or subsequent elongated mark disposed along the first linear direction.

9. The textile laminate of claim 8 , wherein the marks further comprise elongated marks arranged along a second linear direction on the first side in which each elongated mark disposed along the second linear direction is oriented with a lengthwise dimension of the elongated mark being transverse a lengthwise dimension of a previous or subsequent elongated mark disposed along the second linear direction, and the second linear direction is transverse the first linear direction.

10. An article of apparel wearable by a human user, the article of apparel comprising the textile laminate of claim 1 , wherein the first side forms an interior portion of the article of apparel and the second side forms an exterior portion of the article of apparel.

11. The article of apparel of claim 10 , wherein the unstretched state comprises the article of apparel not being worn by the human user and the stretched state comprises the article of apparel being worn by the human user.

12. A suit wearable by a human user, the suit comprising the article of apparel of claim 11 .

13. The suit of claim 12 , wherein the suit comprises two leg sections to receive legs of the human user.

14. The suit of claim 12 , wherein the suit comprises a torso section to receive a torso portion of the human user, and two arm sections extending from an upper portion of the torso section to receive arms of the human user.

15. The suit of claim 14 , wherein the torso section of the suit includes the first and second sides.

16. The suit of claim 14 , wherein at least a portion of each arm section includes the first and second sides.

Assignees

• Under Armour Inc

Inventors

• Cumiskey Mark

Classifications

• A41D2500/52

  in sheet form · CPC title

• A41D13/02

  Overalls {, e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls} (sweating suits A61H36/00) · CPC title

• A41D2400/24

  Reducing drag or turbulence in air or water · CPC title

• A41D31/185

  using layered materials · CPC title

• A41D31/02

  Layered materials (characterised by special function or use A41D31/04) · CPC title