Seamless silhouette with engineered insulation property

Abstract

Certain embodiments according to the invention provide seamless insulation articles suitable for a wide variety of uses (e.g., garments, footwear, home textile articles, etc.). In accordance with certain embodiments, the seamless insulation article includes a knit base comprising a first yarn and a second yarn incorporated into a continuous web defined by the first yarn and the second yarn in a predetermined pattern to form a plurality of three-dimensional surfaces. The plurality of three-dimensional surfaces define at least two discrete regions having different contrasting insulative capacities arranged in the predetermined pattern, in which the at least two discrete regions comprise a first discrete region and a second discrete region. The first discrete region comprises a first insulative capacity, the second discrete region comprises a second insulative capacity, and the second insulative capacity is greater than the first insulative capacity.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 071,162 filed on Sep. 17, 2014, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The presently-disclosed invention relates generally to insulation fabrics and more particularly to seamless insulation articles made with such insulation fabrics to provide insulation and moisture wicking while preventing chafing.BACKGROUND[0003]Thermally insulating textiles are commonly developed by containing air between the textile material and the skin and / or body of a user. To better contain air between the textile material and a user's skin, the bulk and / or thickness of the textile material is often increased, as thermal insulation of the textile material is directly correlated with the bulk or thickness of the material. To increase the bulk in a textile material, the textile material may undergo raising and / or napping to generate thre...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]One or more embodiments of the invention may address one or more of the aforementioned problems. Certain embodiments according to the invention provide seamless insulation articles suitable for a wide variety of uses (e.g., garments, footwear, home textile articles, etc.). In accordance with certain embodiments, the seamless insulation article includes a knit base comprising a first yarn and a second yarn incorporated into a continuous web defined by the first yarn and the second yarn in a predetermined pattern to form a plurality of three-dimens

Problems solved by technology

Although fleece increases a textile material's thermal insulation, it reduces the material's water management.

As such, sweat remains on the skin for a long period of time, thereby creating an uncomfortable clammy feeling for the user.

However, layering garments adds bulk and may impair a wearer's range of motion.

Additionally, because different body areas have different temperature sensit

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