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(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub US 20110070412A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0070412 A1 LY (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 24, 2011 (54) VARIEGATED RIPSTOP (52) US. Cl. .................. .. 428/196; 442/181; 112/475.09; 2/ 69 (76) Inventor: John T. LY, Richmond, CA (U S) (57) ABSTRACT (21) App1_ NO_; 12/562,410 Textiles, garments and methods comprising a fabric and a Variegated structure Woven in the fabric and adapted to con 22 F1- d._ S . 18 2009 trol a parameter of the textile construction. The parameter ( ) 1e ep ’ may be strength, breathability, and/or other properties. A P bl, _ Cl _? _ Visual pattern may be used to indicate the Variegated struc “ lcatlon assl canon ture. The Visual pattern may be made in one or more of color, (51) Int, Cl, material, patterns. The fabric may be a multilayered fabric. A B32B 3/10 (200601) garment may be made of pieces cut from the fabric to satisfy D03D 15/00 (200601) a desired garment pro?le. The garment pro?le may be based D05B 23/00 (200601) on a parameter of strength, breathability, and/or other prop A41D 1/00 (2006.01) erties. Patent Application Publication Mar. 24, 2011 Sheet 1 0f 3 US 2011/0070412 A1 FIG. 1 Patent Application Publication Mar. 24, 2011 Sheet 2 0f 3 US 2011/0070412 A1 is!” no 1% FIG. 2A i505 FIG. 2B Patent Application Publication Mar. 24, 2011 Sheet 3 0f 3 US 2011/0070412 A1 1140 > ‘ FIG. 3 US 2011/0070412 A1 Mar. 24, 2011 VARIEGATED RIPSTOP has at least one region of pile or raised ?bers or ?eece formed thereupon and the outer surface has at least one region of a TECHNICAL FIELD non-continuous coating of binder material adhered to yarns and to yarn ?bers, such as at least at interlacing intersections, [0001] The present invention relates to textile construc for enhanced durability of the outer surface against pilling or tions, such as those used in the sporting and garment indus fraying during use. tries. [0008] One problem With conventional Ways of using fab rics in making garments is the inability to achieve the versa BACKGROUND tility available With multi-fabric compositions With single [0002] The use of specialized fabrics in the sporting and fabric. For example, a jacket may need different fabric garment related industries is a common practice. The strength and breathability for different body sections, such as, demands of contemporary sports, professions, rigorous lif shoulder, sleeve, armpit, etc. In this regard, a garment is estyles, and the like on conventional fabrics render them usually made of multiple fabrics to achieve desired unsuitable for a variety of reasons, including the challenges breathability, thermal characteristics, and the like for differ associated With con?guring the fabrics to adapt to internal and ent parts of the garment. Therefore, despite the advancements external environmental needs. Specialized fabrics have been in making fabrics and garments, there still exists a need for developed to Withstand such rigors. These fabrics often versatile fabrics With varying strength and breathability exhibit greater strength, better ventilation, climate control Woven in a single fabric Without sacri?cing quality or comfort and tear prevention characteristics. to meet the current and evolving demands of high perfor [0003] Ripstop fabric is one such specialiZed fabric. Rip mance fabrics in the recreational and professional sporting stop is a Woven material that resists tearing and ripping due to and garment industries. its crosshatched threading. In the outdoor sporting industry, ripstop fabric is commonly used for camping equipment, SUMMARY parachutes, hang gliders, hot air balloons, sails, kites, ?ags, banners and clothing, including sports clothing and military [0009] The invention is directed to improvements in textile and ?re?ghting clothing. Ripstop fabric is made by Weaving constructions, and particularly improvements in the prepara nylon threads throughout a base material in interlocking pat tion and application of fabrics With varied strength and terns. As these materials tend to “rip” easily, the nylon ripstop breathability Woven in different areas of a single fabric. ?bers prevent the tearing of the base material beyond the [0010] In an embodiment of the invention, a textile con crosshatches of the ripstop fabric. struction is provided. The textile construction comprises a [0004] Ripstop also describes a method of modifying the base fabric and a variegated structure Woven in the base fabric Warp and Weft of a fabric to enable it to contain any rips or and adapted to control a parameter of the textile construction. tear. The Warp is the tightly stretched lengthWise core of a The variegated structure may comprise a plurality of longi fabric, While the Weft is Woven betWeen the Warp threads to tudinal threads and a plurality of transverse threads. The create various patterns. In the event of a rip, small squares longitudinal threads and transverse threads intersect forming contain the rip and stop it from spreading along the length of a plurality of cells in the variegated structure. In this embodi the fabric. Ripstop and other specialiZed fabrics have been the ment, at least one cell in a ?rst portion of the variegated subject of numerous patents and patent applications. structure is larger than at least one cell in a second portion of [0005] Us. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/ the variegated structure. 0086798 to Allen et al. describes a simulated ripstop fabric. [0011] In this embodiment, the parameter may be a strength The simulated ripstop fabric includes a plurality of body of the textile construction. A portion of the textile construc yarns that form a body of the fabric, and a plurality of pseudo tion corresponding to the second portion of the variegated ripstop yarns provided Within the fabric in a grid pattern in structure is stronger than a portion of the textile construction Which several body yarns are placed betWeen each consecu corresponding to the ?rst portion of the variegated structure. tive pseudo ripstop yarn inboth the Warp and ?lling directions [0012] The parameter may also be breathability of the tex of the fabric. The grid pattern forms a plurality of squares. tile construction. A portion of the textile construction corre [0006] Us. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/ sponding to the ?rst portion of the variegated structure has a 0179539 to Harber describes garments that include targeted higher breathability than a portion of the textile construction venting Zones that assist in cooling the Wearer. The garments corresponding to the second portion of the variegated struc include a ?rst fabric panel and a pattern of openings de?ned in ture. the ?rst fabric panel, in Which the pattern is de?ned based on [0013] In this embodiment, at least one of the plurality of a thermal pro?le of a body, and the thermal pro?le distin longitudinal threads and the plurality of transverse threads guishes betWeen areas of the body having different thermal comprise nylon. The variegated structure may also be ripstop. characteristics. The thermal pro?le de?nes a ?rst area of the [0014] In another embodiment, a garment including pieces body having a ?rst thermal characteristic and a second area of of fabrics cut from textile construction is provided. The textile the body having a second thermal characteristic, and the construction comprises a base fabric and a variegated struc pattern of openings Will de?ne locations for plural openings ture Woven in the base fabric and adapted to control a param of a ?rst siZe corresponding to the ?rst area and locations for eter of the textile construction. The variegated structure may plural openings of a second siZe corresponding to the second comprise a plurality of longitudinal threads and a plurality of area. transverse threads. The longitudinal threads and transverse [0007] Us. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/ threads intersect forming a plurality of cells in the variegated 0068155 to Rock et al. describes a fabric article With knitted structure. In this embodiment, at least one cell in a ?rst por or Woven construction of multi-?lament, interlaced yarns that tion of the variegated structure is larger than at least one cell has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface in a second portion of the variegated structure. US 2011/0070412 A1 Mar. 24, 2011 [0015] In this embodiment, the fabric may further comprise [0023] FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan vieW of the textile con a backer layer disposed on an inner surface of the textile struction according to the ?rst embodiment shoWing sections construction and a face fabric layer disposed on an outer of the garment illustrated in FIG. 2. surface of the textile construction. In this embodiment, the face fabric layer may be laminated on the textile construction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The face fabric layer may also be printed on the textile con struction. [0024] For a general understanding of the features of the [0016] A further embodiment provides for a method of illustrated embodiments of the invention, reference is made to forming a textile construction. The method comprises form the draWings. In the draWings, like reference numerals have ing a base fabric and forming a variegated structure Woven in been used throughout to designate like elements. the base fabric Wherein the variegated structure controls [0025] As illustrated in FIG. 1, a textile construction 10 strength and breathability of the textile construction varying according to a ?rst embodiment includes a fabric 20 and a across the textile construction. The variegated structure may pattern 30 Woven in the fabric 20. In one embodiment, the comprise a plurality of longitudinal threads and a plurality of pattern 30 may be a part of a variegated structure.
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