Adaptive material article system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016243792-A1
Application number	US-201615045370-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 17, 2016
Priority date	Feb 19, 2015
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An adaptive material garment system includes a number of components to effectively transport and exhaust moisture and thermal energy while protecting the wearer from undesired levels of air permeability. Therefore, an adaptive material responsive to stimuli, such as moisture, is used as a base layer against a wearer's skin. The base layer is effective to transport thermal energy and/or sweat away from the skin. The base layer may be formed with a first gauge greater than and a denier that is less than an outer article. The outer article may also be formed from an adaptive material responsive to the same or different stimuli. The outer article may also have a wind-resistant panel having apertures and a selectively coupled perimeter.

First claim

1 . An adaptive material garment system comprising:
an inner article comprised of a first adaptive material having a first denier per yarn and responsive to a first triggering stimulus; and an outer article configured to be layered over the inner article, the outer article comprising:
a first layer having an inner surface and an opposite outer surface, the first layer comprised of a second adaptive material having a second denier per yarn that is greater than the first denier per yarn, the second adaptive material responsive to a second triggering stimulus; and
a second layer having an inner surface and an opposite outer surface, the second layer inner surface adjacent to the first layer outer surface, the second layer and the first layer coupled in a first location and not coupled in a second location, the second layer having a lower air permeability than the first layer.

2 . The adaptive material garment system of claim 1 , wherein the inner article is comprised of a neck opening with a first sleeve and a second sleeve separated along a superior portion by the neck opening.

3 . The adaptive material garment system of claim 1 , wherein the first triggering stimulus is one of moisture or thermal energy.

4 . The adaptive material garment system of claim 1 , wherein the first triggering stimulus and the second triggering stimulus are the same stimulus.

5 . The adaptive material garment system of claim 1 , wherein the first triggering stimulus is a different stimulus than the second triggering stimulus.

6 . The adaptive material garment system of claim 1 , wherein the outer article has an anterior portion and an opposite posterior portion, and the second layer extends across at least a part of the anterior portion.

7 . The adaptive material garment system of claim 1 , wherein the first adaptive material has a higher gauge than the second adaptive material.

8 . The adaptive material article system of claim 1 , wherein the second layer is not coupled to the first layer at an inferior edge of the second layer.

9 . An adaptive material garment system, comprising:
an inner article having an inner surface and an opposite outer surface, the inner article comprised of a first adaptive material that is responsive to a first triggering stimulus; and an outer article configured to be layered over the inner article, the outer article comprising:
a first layer having an inner surface and an opposite outer surface, the first layer inner surface adjacent to the inner article outer surface, the first layer comprised of a second adaptive material that is responsive to a second triggering stimulus; and
a second layer overlaying a portion of the first layer outer surface and coupled to the first layer at a first location and not at a second location, wherein the second layer has a lower air permeability than the first layer.

10 . The adaptive material article system of claim 9 , wherein the first layer of the outer article is unaffixed to the inner article.

11 . The adaptive material article system of claim 9 , wherein the first adaptive material has a first denier per yarn and the second adaptive material has a second denier per yarn.

12 . The adaptive material article system of claim 11 , wherein the first denier per yarn is less than the second denier per yarn.

13 . The adaptive material article system of claim 12 , wherein the first denier per yarn is between 40 and 60 denier per yarn.

14 . The adaptive material article system of claim 13 , wherein the second denier per yarn is between 65 and 85 denier per yarn.

15 . The adaptive material article system of claim 9 , wherein the second layer of the outer article is comprised of a plurality of apertures extending through an inner surface and an outer surface of the second layer.

16 . The adaptive material article system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of apertures have a diameter between 1 and 3 millimeters.

17 . An adaptive material article system comprising:
an inner article comprised of a first adaptive material that exhibits a change in air permeability characteristics in response to a first triggering stimulus; and an outer article configured to be layered over the inner article, the outer article comprising:
a first layer comprised of a second adaptive material that exhibits a change in air permeability characteristics in response to a second triggering stimulus; and
a second layer overlaying at least a portion of an outer surface of the first layer, the second layer having a lower air permeability than the first layer and the inner article.

18 . The adaptive material article system of claim 17 , wherein the first adaptive material increases in air permeability in response to the first triggering stimulus, and wherein the second adaptive material increases in air permeability in response to the second triggering stimulus.

19 . The adaptive material article system of claim 17 , wherein the second layer is coupled to the first layer at a first location and not coupled in a second location.

20 . The adaptive material article system of claim 19 , wherein the first location is along a first edge of the second layer and the second location is along a second edge of the second layer system.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Bailey Collin
• Hurd Rebecca P
• Nordstrom Matthew D
• Williams Patrick
• Echols Olivia A
• Henry Ryan P
• Horner Stewart D

Classifications

• A41D31/145

  using layered materials · CPC title

• A41D13/002

  with controlled internal environment · CPC title

• A41D27/28 Primary

  Means for ventilation · CPC title

• B32B2307/724

  Permeability to gases, adsorption · CPC title

• A41D31/102

  Waterproof and breathable · CPC title