Abstract:
A protective garment is constructed with a fibrous material. The fibrous material comprises a first nonwoven layer, a second nonwoven layer, and a nanofiber layer laminated between the first nonwoven layer and the second nonwoven layer. The fibrous material has a mean flow pore size greater than or equal to about 0.02 micron and less than or equal to about 0.5 microns, and a water vapor transmission rate greater than or equal to about 10000 g/m²/day and less than or equal to about 100000 g/m²/day. In a method of making a fibrous layer, a first nonwoven layer and a nanofiber layer are provided. A polyurethane reactive resin is applied to the first nonwoven layer in an amount of 2 to 30 g/m². The nanofiber layer is then laminated to the first nonwoven layer applied with the polyurethane reactive resin and pressed to form the fibrous layer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a textile comprised of one or more elements, wherein individual elements consist of materials and/or tissues having a given cut and the adjacent elements are connected to each other by their edges, wherein the individual elements (1, 2) are segmented or segments (3) are placed at least by sections on a single piece element (1), the adjacent segments (3) being detachably or non-detachably connected to each other by their edges or to the element (1).
Abstract:
The invention concerns an outerwear article (2) comprising closed padding chambers (3). In order to enable substantial parts of the outerwear article (2) to be varied, at least some of the padding chambers (3) are equipped with means (6) for opening and closing the chambers (3) such that padding inserts (5) can be selectively inserted into the chambers (3) and interchanged. Owing to the padding inserts (5) which can be selectively inserted into the chambers (3) and interchanged, the outerwear article (2) is suitable for changing its design in terms of colour and style and/or for changing its thermal insulation capacity.
Abstract:
A garment in a preferred embodiment includes front, rear and first and second side panels and a hood all formed from a single piece of a high performance, water-proof, breathable material. The user may use releasable fasteners affixed above fixed connection points along each opposite side of the front and rear panels to adjust the size of the sleeve openings. Releasable fasteners are provided below the fixed connection points to allow the user to open or close the side edges of the front and rear panels below the fixed connection points. A plurality of releasable fasteners is provided along the bottom edges of the front and rear panels to allow the user to selectively adjust the fit about the user's torso.
Abstract:
A garment in a preferred embodiment includes front, rear and first and second side panels and a hood all formed from a single piece of a high performance, water-proof, breathable material. The user may use releasable fasteners affixed above fixed connection points along each opposite side of the front and rear panels to adjust the size of the sleeve openings. Releasable fasteners are provided below the fixed connection points to allow the user to open or close the side edges of the front and rear panels below the fixed connection points. A plurality of releasable fasteners is provided along the bottom edges of the front and rear panels to allow the user to selectively adjust the fit about the user's torso.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention replace relatively bulky nonwoven thermal insulating materials used in thermal liners with thin, lightweight, flexible films that maintain or improve TPP performance while reducing the thickness, and enhancing the flexibility, of the thermal liner so as to increase wearer comfort. Moreover, the films incorporated into the thermal liners can be both air and vapor permeable such that the TPP performance is not realized at the expense of THL performance. Rather, the THL performance of garments incorporating embodiments of thermal liners contemplated herein is comparable to - if not improved over - garments formed with traditional thermal liners.
Abstract:
A protective garment including one or more removable layers attached to an underlying garment. The removable layers may be removed by a user if the protective garment is soiled or exposed to a contaminant. In this way, a removable layer may be removed and discarded by the user without needing to remove the entire protective garment.
Abstract:
A jacket has several features useful for participating in a sport while wearing the jacket. The jacket may have a shell with a pocket in an upper region of the shell and a semi-rigid collar located in the pocket, wherein the semi-rigid collar is movable between a storage position wherein the semi-rigid collar is in the pocket and a use position wherein the semi-rigid collar is partially removed from the pocket. The jacket may also have a shoulder region with discrete areas of gripping material located on the shoulder region. The jacket may also have an inner core wrap having a perimeter, wherein a portion of the perimeter is removably attached to the outer shell that hugs the torso of a wearer. The jacket may also have a sleeve and a gusset formed on an outer surface of the sleeve by folding material forming the sleeve at an inner angle of the wearer's elbow, wherein the gusset unfolds and the sleeve lengthens when the arm of a wearer is straightened and wherein the gusset refolds and the sleeve shortens when the arm of the wear is bent.
Abstract:
A belt with integral loop attachment including at least some of a belt layer having one or more pairs of cord apertures formed therethrough; an accessory attachment layer having an attachment layer cord aperture formed therethrough attached or coupled to an outer surface of the belt layer; an optional stiffener layer attached or coupled to at least a portion of an inner surface of the belt layer, wherein stiffener layer cord apertures are formed therethrough to be aligned with cord apertures formed through the belt layer; and at least one attachment cord, wherein terminal ends of the attachment cord are positioned through the aligned cord apertures and the aligned stiffener layer cord apertures to form a loop of the attachment cord on an outer side of the belt layer, wherein at least a portion of the attachment cord extends through the attachment layer cord aperture.
Abstract:
Aspects herein are directed to an all-weather garment that includes a set of features that can be adjusted or manipulated to provide varying levels of warmth and/or protection from the elements enabling the garment to be worn over a wide range of weather and/or temperature conditions. In one example aspect, the garment may include one or more removable thermal insulation inserts. The inserts may be positioned within pockets positioned on the inner-facing surface of the garment when additional warmth and/or insulation is needed. When no longer needed, the inserts can be removed, folded, and stowed within, for instance, a detachable pocket structure located on the garment until needed again.