US 12,167,761 B2
Apparel with dynamic vent structure
Daniel P Morgan, Beaverton, OR (US); Kyle Schepke, Portland, OR (US); and Joshua Patrick Williams, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/505,198.
Application 17/505,198 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/988,093, filed on Aug. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,559,092.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/972,426, filed on Feb. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/951,154, filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/924,527, filed on Oct. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/885,589, filed on Aug. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0030992 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A41D 27/28 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 27/28 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of apparel comprising:
a first panel formed of a first textile material and having a first surface;
a second panel, wherein the first panel is discontinuously affixed to the second panel at a first securement point and a second securement point to form a vent opening between the first securement point and the second securement point;
a first discrete overlay film structure and a second discrete overlay film structure respectively affixed to the first panel at a first location and a second location spaced apart from the first location, each of the first discrete overlay film structure and the second discrete overlay film structure having a long axis and a short axis, the respective long axis oriented substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the vent opening, wherein upon exposure to moisture the first discrete overlay film structure and the second discrete overlay film structure undergo an increase in dimension in at least a z-direction to cause the vent opening to transition from a closed state to an open state; and
two or more spaced-apart stiffening panels affixed to the first surface between the first discrete overlay film structure and the second discrete overlay film structure.