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US 8,333,221 · App. 12/562,410 · Granted Dec 18, 2012

Variegated ripstop

Assignee: The North Face Apparel Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,333,221
App. No.
12/562,410
Granted
Dec 18, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Textiles, garments and methods comprising a fabric and a variegated structure woven in the fabric and adapted to control a parameter of the textile construction. The parameter may be strength, breathability, and/or other properties. A visual pattern may be used to indicate the variegated structure. The visual pattern may be made in one or more of color, material, patterns. The fabric may be a multilayered fabric. A garment may be made of pieces cut from the fabric to satisfy a desired garment profile. The garment profile may be based on a parameter of strength, breathability, and/or other properties.

Claims (10)

1. A method of making a garment comprising:

forming a textile construction comprising:

forming a fabric;

forming a variegated structure woven in the base fabric, the variegated structure comprises a plurality of longitudinal threads and a plurality of transverse threads, the longitudinal threads and the transverse threads intersect forming a plurality of cells in the variegated structure, and the at least one cell in a first portion of the variegated structure is larger than at least one cell in a second portion of the variegated structure;

selecting a portion of the variegated structure on the textile construction to correspond to a portion of the garment based on at least one of variegation profiles of the variegated structure, the variegation profile is based on a location of the portion of the variegated structure on the textile construction;

varying variegation profiles of the variegated structure in order to control strength and breathability of the textile construction;

cutting pieces from the textile construction; and

sewing the pieces to form the garment.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pieces comprises a portion of the textile construction to correspond to a portion of the garment based on a desired strength profile.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pieces comprises a portion of the textile construction to correspond to a portion of the garment based on a desired breathability profile.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2009
From: LY, JOHN T., MR.
To: THE NORTH FACE APPAREL CORP.
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Continuity (1)
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