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US 8,276,213 · App. 12/108,249 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Venting apparatus with no-catch mechanism

Assignee: The North Face Apparel Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,276,213
App. No.
12/108,249
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A venting apparatus with a no-catch mechanism and a method of manufacture of the apparatus are described. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a fastening device, a venting mechanism wherein the venting mechanism further comprises an opening, a mesh arrangement, and a no-catch mechanism.

Claims (22)

1. A garment, comprising:

a zipper, which when in a fully unzipped configuration, exposes a venting mechanism attached to and completely surrounded by the zipper when the zipper is in a fully unzipped configuration, the zipper being located on the garment,

wherein the venting mechanism comprises:

an oblong-shaped opening generally having an orientation concurrent to an orientation of the zipper, and a mesh fabric set inside the opening; and

a no-catch mechanism attached to said mesh fabric to pull and secure the mesh fabric away from the zipper,

wherein a central portion of the mesh fabric is joined together to enclose the no-catch mechanism.

2. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the mesh fabric arrangement comprises a first portion and a second portion that together form a gusset.

3. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the no-catch mechanism is set away from the zipper to prevent a zipper catch.

4. The garment of claim 1 , wherein a length of the no-catch mechanism is longer than a length of the zipper.

5. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the no-catch mechanism is an elastic cord.

6. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the central portion of the mesh fabric forms piping.

7. The garment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the venting mechanism further comprises:

a first shell fabric attached to the mesh fabric, where a first edge of said first shell fabric meets a first edge of the mesh fabric; and

a second shell fabric attached to the mesh fabric, where a first edge of said second shell fabric meets a second edge of the mesh fabric.

8. The garment of claim 7 , wherein the zipper is attached to the first shell fabric and the second shell fabric.

9. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the central portion of the mesh fabric is joined together by stitching.

10. A ventilated garment, comprising:

an oblong-shaped vent opening formed on the garment;

a mesh fabric arranged within the vent opening, said mesh fabric being sewn together at a central portion to form a piping enclosure;

a no catch mechanism located within the piping enclosure; and

a zipper completely surrounding the vent opening when in a fully unzipped configuration and arranged to close the vent opening when in a zipped configuration.

11. The ventilated garment of claim 10 , wherein the no catch mechanism is an elastic cord.

Continuity (2)
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