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Cold weather garment structure
Assignee: Burlington Industries LLC
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Filing: 1986-06-26
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Granted: 1987-09-01
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Expires: 2006-06-26
Abstract
Abstract A cold weather garment system includes an upper body garment and a lower body garment. Each garment has three layers, an outer wind resistant shell fabric, an inner loosely knit or woven lining fabric, and a non-flat foam layer between the fabric layers. The face of the foam layer abutting the inner lining fabric is convoluted, having peaks and valleys. The peaks are disposed in a grid-like arrangement, with ridges between the peaks, and four peaks surrounding a valley, and four valleys surrounding a peak. The foam is open cell polyurethane or polyether foam, and has a thickness of at least 1/2 inch, and preferably about one inch. The thickness of the valley portions of the foam is about 1/2 that of the peak portions. The convoluted form of the foam increases flexibility and reduces material and weight, and provides added surface area for moisture transfer.
Inventors
- 👤 B. Dean Lassiter
- 👤 Vincent F. Ambrosiani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 11:46
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; A; A41; A41D; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/06; A41D31/065; B32B5/02; B32B5/06; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/06; B32B2437/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/233; Y10T428/239; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504; Y10T428/24512; Y10T428/24562; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24636; Y10T428/24653; Y10T428/24661; Y10T428/24669; Y10T428/24678; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A cold-weather garment comprising: an interior lining fabric; an outer fabric; a layer of open cell foam at least 1/2 inch thick between the interior lining fabric and the outer fabric; and the lining, foam layer, and outer fabric connected together by connecting means to form a garment; and wherein: said foam comprising a first face, and a second, convoluted, face, said convoluted face including peaks and valleys, and said convoluted face disposed in abutting relationship with the interior lining fabric.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A cold-weather garment comprising: an interior lining fabric; an outer fabric; a layer of open cell foam at least 1/2 inch thick between the interior lining fabric and the outer fabric; and the lining, foam layer, and outer fabric connected together by connecting means to form a garment; and wherein: said foam comprising a first face, and a second, convoluted, face, said convoluted face including peaks and valleys, and said convoluted face disposed in abutting relationship with the interior lining fabric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A garment as recited in claim 1 wherein the second face is substantially flat and is in abutting relationship with the outer fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A garment as recited in claim 2 wherein said foam is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane and polyether foams.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A garment as recited in claim 3 wherein the thickness of said foam from said first face to said valleys in approximately 1/2 the thickness of said foam from said first face to said peaks.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A garment as recited in claim 4 wherein said foam layer has a thickness of about one inch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A garment as recited in claim 5 wherein said convoluted face further comprises ridges disposed between said peaks, and wherein said peaks are disposed in a grid-like arrangement, with four peaks, and associated ridges, surrounding each valley, and four valleys surrounding each peak.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A garment as recited in claim 1 wherein the thickness of said foam from said first face to said valleys is approximately 1/2 the thickness of said foam from said first face to said peaks.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A garment as recited in claim 1 wherein said foam layer has a thickness of about one inch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A garment as recited in claim 1 wherein said convoluted face further comprises ridges disposed between said peaks, and wherein said peaks are disposed in a grid-like arrangement, with four peaks, and associated ridges, surrounding each valley, and four valleys surrounding each peak.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A garment as recited in claim 1 wherein said foam is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane and polyether foams.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
A cold-weather garment consisting of: an interior lining fabric; an outer fabric; a layer of open cell foam at least 1/2 inch thick between the interior lining fabric and the outer fabric; and the lining, foam layer, and outer fabric connected together by connecting means to form a garment; and wherein: said layer of foam sheet comprises a non-flat foam sheet, said non-flat foam sheet having increased flexibility and reduced material and weight, and having added surface area for moisture transfer during sweating of the wearer, compared to a flat foam sheet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
92 words
A cold-weather garment consisting of: an interior lining fabric; an outer fabric; a layer of open cell foam at least 1/2 inch thick between the interior lining fabric and the outer fabric; and the lining, foam layer, and outer fabric connected together by connecting means to form a garment; and wherein: said layer of foam sheet comprises a non-flat foam sheet, said non-flat foam sheet having increased flexibility and reduced material and weight, and having added surface area for moisture transfer during sweating of the wearer, compared to a flat foam sheet.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A garment as recited in claim 11 wherein said non-flat foam sheet comprises a sheet having a first, flat face, and a second, convoluted face.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A garment as recited in claim 12 wherein said convoluted face is in abutting engagement with said inner lining, while the flat face thereof is in abutting engagement with said outer fabric.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A garment as recited in claim 13 wherein said foam is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane and polyether foams.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A garment as recited in claim 14 wherein the thickness of said foam from said first face to said valleys is approximately 1/2 the thickness of said foam from said first face to said peaks.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
A garment as recited in claim 15 wherein said foam layer has a thickness of about one inch.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
A garment as recited in claim 16 wherein said convoluted face further comprises ridges disposed between said peaks, and wherein said peaks are disposed in a grid-like arrangement, with four peaks, and associated ridges, surrounding each valley, and four valleys surrounding each peak.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
A garment as recited in claim 11 wherein said convoluted face further comprises ridges disposed between said peaks, and wherein said peaks are disposed in a grid-like arrangement, with four peaks, and associated ridges, surrounding each valley, and four valleys surrounding each peak.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
A garment as recited in claim 11 wherein said foam layer has a thickness of about one inch.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
A garment as recited in claim 11 wherein the thickness of said foam from said first face to said valleys is approximately 1/2 the thickness of said foam from said first face to said peaks.
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