EP3439497A1 - Ventilation insert for an apparel item - Google Patents
Ventilation insert for an apparel itemInfo
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- EP3439497A1 EP3439497A1 EP17718303.5A EP17718303A EP3439497A1 EP 3439497 A1 EP3439497 A1 EP 3439497A1 EP 17718303 A EP17718303 A EP 17718303A EP 3439497 A1 EP3439497 A1 EP 3439497A1
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Definitions
- the present disclosure relates to an insert for an apparel item that provides ventilation to the interior of the apparel item.
- FIG. 1 depicts a front, left side perspective view of an exemplary apparel item having a ventilation insert in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 2 depicts a front, right side perspective view of the exemplary apparel item having a ventilation insert of FIG. 1 in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 3 depicts a left side view of the exemplary apparel item having a ventilation insert of FIG. 1 in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 4 depicts a front view of an inner-facing surface of the exemplary apparel item with a ventilation insert of FIG. 1 in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 5 depicts a front view of an inner-facing surface of an exemplary apparel item with a ventilation insert having an alternative configuration in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 6 depicts an exploded view of the exemplary apparel item with a ventilation insert of FIG. 1 with portions of the exemplary apparel item cut away in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 7 depicts a left side view of the exemplary apparel item with a ventilation insert of FIG. 1 with a bi-directional closure mechanism being opened from the bottom in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 8 depicts a left side view of the exemplary apparel item with a ventilation insert of FIG. 1 with the bi-directional closure mechanism being opened from the top in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 9 depicts a left side view of the exemplary apparel item with a ventilation insert of FIG. 1 with the bi-directional closure mechanism being opened from the bottom and the top in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 10 depicts a left side view of an exemplary apparel item having an alternative configuration for the ventilation insert in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 11 depicts a front view of an inner- facing surface of the exemplary apparel item having the alternative configuration of FIG. 10 in accordance with aspects herein;
- FIG. 12 depicts a flow diagram of an exemplary method of manufacturing an apparel item having a ventilation insert in accordance with aspects herein.
- outerwear may be wholly or partially formed from materials having low air permeability, such as materials with wind resistant and/or water resistant properties.
- an air permeable membrane may be used to increase breathability and air permeability.
- additional ventilation features may be used, such as ventilation openings. Aspects herein contemplate locating ventilation openings on the apparel item such that they are easily accessible by the wearer but yet are effective in helping to ventilate high heat producing areas of the wearer' s body.
- the insert for an apparel item described herein is optimized to provide ventilation to high heat-producing areas of a wearer, including a wearer's back, while being easily accessible.
- a ventilation opening may be provided between a front panel and a back panel of the apparel item.
- the ventilation opening may be opened or closed by partially uncoupling or coupling the front panel and the back panel via a releasable coupling mechanism, such as a zipper.
- An insert such as a panel of mesh material, may further be used to couple the front panel and the back panel.
- the insert may help the apparel item retain its structure (e.g., prevent the front and back panels from being completely disengaged when the ventilation opening is in an open state) while allowing ambient air to enter into the interior of the apparel item through the ventilation opening to cool off the wearer.
- the insert may be coupled to the front panel at or adjacent to an edge of the front panel defining the ventilation opening and may be coupled to the back panel at a position posterior to or offset from the edge of the back panel defining the ventilation opening.
- the insert may extend posteriorly around the back side of the apparel item in order to provide ventilation to a wearer's underarm, side, and back regions when the apparel item is worn. As the back region of a wearer tends to produce a large amount of heat during exercise, ventilation over this area may dissipate heat generated by the wearer more efficiently.
- this ventilation feature remains easily accessible so that a wearer can easily open and close the ventilation opening at the wearer's side. Having easy access to this ventilation opening for adjustment when the apparel item is being worn allows the wearer to control the amount of ventilation. For example, when a wearer begins to exercise, the wearer may not need ventilation and, accordingly, may have the ventilation opening closed. As the wearer continues to exercise and generates more heat, the wearer may easily access and open the ventilation opening.
- the ventilation opening may be configured to be partially opened to provide a lesser amount of ventilation, and as more heat is generated, the ventilation opening may be fully opened to provide more ventilation.
- the front panel and the back panel may remain completely detached at the bottom margin of the garment.
- a bottom portion of the front panel and a bottom portion of the back panel may be coupled only indirectly via the insert or through the releasable coupling mechanism.
- the fit of the apparel item may be adjusted by opening and closing the ventilation opening. Accordingly, the girth of the apparel item may be adjusted to accommodate wearers having different body builds or to accommodate additional layers being worn by the wearer.
- the bottom portions of the front and back panels may releasably affixed together with, for example, a button, hook and loop fastener, or a snap type fastener, such that the ventilation opening does not extend to the bottom margin of the apparel item.
- the bottom portions of the front and back panels may be permanently affixed through, for instance, stitching or bonding. Having the bottom portions of the front and back panels affixed, either releasably or permanently, may allow for ventilation while providing a more aerodynamic silhouette because the front and back panels will not move independently of each other during exercise, thereby reducing distraction to the wearer and reducing drag.
- aspects of the disclosure include an insert for coupling a front panel of an apparel item and a back panel of the apparel item.
- the insert may comprise panel of material having at least an anterior edge, a posterior edge, a superior edge, and an inferior edge. At least a portion of the anterior edge of the panel of material may be coupled to at least a portion of a posterior edge of the front panel, and at least a portion of the posterior edge of the panel of material may be coupled to the back panel.
- the posterior edge of the panel of material may be coupled to the back panel at a position posterior to an anterior edge of the back panel such that at least a portion of an inner-facing surface of the back panel is positioned adjacent to at least a portion of an outer-facing surface of the panel of material.
- an apparel item comprises at least a front panel having at least a posterior edge, a back panel having at least an anterior edge, and an insert for coupling the front panel and the back panel.
- the insert may comprise a panel of material having an anterior edge, a posterior edge, a superior edge, and an inferior edge. At least at least a portion of the anterior edge of the insert may be coupled to at least a portion of a posterior edge of the front panel. At least a portion of the posterior edge of the insert may be coupled to the back panel at a position posterior to an anterior edge of the back panel such that at least a portion of an inner-facing surface of the back panel is positioned adjacent to at least a portion of an outer-facing surface of the insert.
- a further aspect of the present disclosure includes a method of manufacturing an apparel item.
- the method may comprise providing a front panel of material having at least a first edge and a second edge, providing a back panel of material having at least a third edge and a fourth edge, and coupling the back panel to the front panel via at least a first insert.
- Coupling the front panel to the back panel via the first insert may comprise attaching at least a portion of an anterior edge of the first insert to at least a portion of the first edge of the front panel and attaching at least a portion of a posterior edge of the first insert to at least a portion of the back panel at a position offset from the third edge of the back panel.
- anterior, posterior, lateral, medial, and the like are to be given their common anatomical meaning with respect to the apparel item being worn by a hypothetical wearer standing in anatomical position.
- FIGS. 1-2 provide a front, left perspective view and a front, right perspective view, respectively, of an exemplary apparel item 100 in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.
- the apparel item 100 may take the form of a pullover, a hoodie, a shirt, pants, shorts, capris, and the like.
- the apparel item 100 may comprise no sleeve, half sleeves, three- quarter sleeves, and the like. Any and all aspects, and any variation thereof, are contemplated as being within the scope herein.
- the apparel item 100 comprises at least a right front panel 110 adapted to cover a right front torso of a wearer and a left front panel 120 adapted to cover a left front torso area of the wearer when the apparel item 100 is worn.
- the right front panel 110 and the left front panel 120 may be releasably secured to one another via a zipper-type mechanism 118 or another coupling mechanism such as buttons, snap fasteners and the like.
- the apparel item 100 further comprises one or more back panels 130 adapted to cover a wearer's back torso area when the apparel item 100 is worn.
- the back panel 130 and the right front panel 110 may together help to define a right armhole (not shown) and a left armhole (shown in FIG. 4 as indicated by reference numeral 410).
- the apparel item 100 may further comprise an optional right sleeve panel 114 coupled to the right armhole and adapted to cover a right arm of the wearer, and an optional left sleeve panel 124 coupled to the left armhole 410 and adapted to cover a left arm of the wearer when the apparel item 100 is worn. Additional front panels, back panels, and/or sleeve panels besides those shown in FIGS.
- the apparel item 100 may further comprise additional features, such as one or more side pockets 116 and 126, or another jacket pocket, a collar 112, and/or a hood (not shown) configured to be donned and doffed by a wearer.
- additional features such as one or more side pockets 116 and 126, or another jacket pocket, a collar 112, and/or a hood (not shown) configured to be donned and doffed by a wearer.
- the right front panel 110, the left front panel 120, the right sleeve panel 114, the left sleeve panel 124, and the back panel 130 may be constructed from variety of textile materials.
- Various textile materials may comprise, in one aspect, water-resistant and/or wind-resistant materials suitable for outdoor wear.
- Exemplary materials may comprise, for example, woven and/or knitted nylon or polyester fabrics, polyurethane laminates, vinyl, fabrics treated with water repellants such as laminated cotton, water-resistant/breathable fabrics (e.g., expanded polytetrafluroethylene), composite fabrics, and the like.
- the apparel item 100 may include one or more inserts for coupling two or more panels of the apparel item 100 in a configuration that provides ventilation to a wearer of the apparel item 100.
- the apparel item 100 includes a left side insert 140 and a right side insert 150.
- Alternative aspects may include only one side insert, multiple inserts on the left side and/or the right side, one or more back side inserts, one or more front side inserts, and/or one or more sleeve inserts.
- the left side insert 140 may be a ventilation opening 142 between the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 through which the left side insert 140 is exposed to the external environment.
- the left side insert 140 comprises at least one panel of material coupling the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130.
- the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 may comprise discrete panels of material that form a part of the apparel item 100.
- the ventilation opening may be formed in whole or in part between edges of discrete panels.
- the apparel item 100 may be formed from a unitary panel (e.g. , formed through, for instance, a circular knitting process, a flat knitting process, or a weaving process), rather than from a plurality of discrete panels.
- the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 may represent relative regions of the apparel item 100.
- the ventilation opening 142 may be formed by incising one or more portions of the unitary panel.
- the ventilation opening 142 may effectively divide a unitary panel into a left front panel portion and a back panel portion that are, for purposes of this disclosure, functionally equivalent to a discrete left front panel and a discrete back panel.
- the left front panel 120 may refer to a discrete front panel or a front panel portion of an apparel item 100
- back panel 130 may refer to a discrete back panel or a back panel portion of an apparel item 100.
- the right side insert 150 comprises a similar configuration as the left side insert 140.
- the right side insert 150 comprises at least one panel of material that couples the right front panel 110 and the back panel 130 and is visible through a ventilation opening 152 between the right front panel 110 and the back panel 130.
- the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 may each include a releasable coupling mechanism to releasably couple the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 at a location generally inferior to the left armhole.
- a coupling mechanism 146 such as a zipper, is shown in FIG. 1, but it is contemplated that other releasable coupling mechanisms may be used such as buttons, snap closures, hook-and-loop fasteners, and the like.
- the coupling mechanism 146 may be disposed on a posterior edge 122 of the left front panel 120 and on an anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130.
- the ventilation opening 142 When the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 are coupled via the coupling mechanism 146, the ventilation opening 142 may be in a closed configuration, and when the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 are not releasably coupled, the ventilation opening 142 may be in an open configuration, as shown in FIGS. 1-2.
- the left side insert 140 may comprise a panel of material constructed from a fabric having permeability properties so that ambient air from the exterior environment may flow through the left side insert 140 into the interior of the apparel item 100.
- the left side insert 140 may comprise a loosely knitted or loosely woven mesh-like material.
- the left side insert 140 may comprise a material having greater air permeability than, for instance, the material used for other portions of the apparel item 100, such as the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130.
- air permeability may be measured by ASTM D737-96.
- the air permeability, as measured by ASTM D737-96, for the left side insert 140 may be approximately greater than 270 cubic centimeters per second per square centimeters (cm 3 /second per cm 2 ), 280 cm 3 /second per cm 2 , 290 cm 3 /second per cm 2 , or 300 cm 3 /second per cm 2
- the air permeability for the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 may be approximately less than 300 cm 3 /second per cm 2 , 290 cm 3 /second per cm 2 , 280 cm 3 /second per cm 2 , or 270 cm 3 /second per cm 2
- the left side insert 140 may comprise a singular material or may be constructed from a combination of materials.
- the left side insert 140 may also be at least partially constructed from yarns having elastic properties, such as spandex, so that the left side insert 140 may be elastically resilient.
- FIG. 3 provides a left side view of the apparel item 100 with the left sleeve panel 124 raised to better show the left side insert 140 in accordance with aspects herein. Those portions of the left side insert 140 that are visible are shown by cross-hatching, and those portions of the left side insert 140 that are hidden from view are shown by a dashed line.
- the left side insert 140 may help to couple the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 such that the left side insert 140 traverses or spans the ventilation opening 142 between the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130.
- the ventilation opening 142 between the posterior edge 122 of the left front panel 120 and the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 may be generally positioned beneath or inferior to the left armhole and extend towards a bottom margin 310 of the apparel item 100.
- the ventilation opening 142 may begin slightly anterior to the left armhole and terminate at a position inferior to the left armhole at the bottom margin 310 of the apparel item 100.
- initiating the ventilation opening 142 at a position anterior to the left armhole may avoid any discomfort potentially caused by including the coupling mechanism 146 directly underneath a wearer's arm when the apparel item 100 is being worn. It is also contemplated, however, that the ventilation opening 142 may run vertically, rather than at a diagonal, from a position adjacent to or inferior to the left armhole towards the bottom margin 310. It is also contemplated that the ventilation opening 142 may begin slightly posterior to the left armhole and terminate at a position inferior to the left armhole at the bottom margin 310 of the apparel item 100. Any and all aspects, and any variation thereof, are contemplated as being within the scope herein.
- a superior or upper portion of the left front panel 120 may be directly affixed to a superior or upper portion of the back panel 130 to form a superior margin of the ventilation opening 142.
- the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 may be secured together to form the superior margin of the ventilation opening 142 but may be uncoupled at a bottom margin 310 of the apparel item 100.
- the bottom portion of the ventilation opening 142 may be wider than the top portion when in an open configuration.
- the insert 140 may be used to adjust the fit of the apparel item 100.
- the girth of the apparel item 100 may expand, allowing the apparel item 100 to accommodate different wearers having different body builds or to accommodate a wearer having multiple layers underneath the apparel item 100.
- the left side insert 140 may prevent the ventilation opening 142 from opening to such an extent that the apparel item 100 becomes unsightly and/or from becoming a distraction to the wearer.
- the left side insert 140 may be coupled at least to the left front panel 120 and to the back panel 130. Specifically, at least an anterior edge 312 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to the left front panel 120 at or adjacent to the posterior edge 122 of the left front panel 120. A posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to the back panel 130, however, at a position offset from the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 as illustrated in FIG. 3 by the dashed line. Specifically, the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to the back panel 130 at a position that is posterior to the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130.
- the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to a portion of the back panel 130 at a position inferior to the left armhole and extending to the bottom margin 310 at a location posteriorly offset from the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130.
- a portion of the back panel 130 may be positioned adjacent to a posterior portion of the left side insert 140 as the left side insert 140 is configured to extend over a portion of a wearer's back when the apparel item 100 is being worn.
- an outer-facing surface of the left side insert 140 may be positioned adjacent to an inner-facing surface of the back panel 130. Coupling the left side insert 140 to the back panel 130 at a position posterior to or offset from the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 increases the amount of area over which ambient air may funneled to help cool down the wearer.
- the positioning of the left side insert 140 into posterior regions of the apparel item 100 provides ventilation to the wearer's back.
- the back region may be a high heat-producing area
- ventilation over portions of the back provides an effective method to dissipate heat generated by the wearer.
- the ventilation opening 142 between the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 remains generally positioned along a wearer's side
- the ventilation opening 142 may be easily opened and closed by a wearer when the apparel item 100 is being worn.
- including a ventilation opening 142 along the side of the apparel item 100 while attaching the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 to a more posterior portion of the back panel 130 takes advantage of air flow created when the wearer moves in a forward direction, such as when running.
- air may naturally flow through the ventilation opening 142 on the wearer's side and towards a posterior region in the interior of the apparel item 100.
- the positioning of the ventilation opening 142 may also increase air flow into the apparel item 100 by acting as a scoop to capture air that is traveling over the front of the apparel item 100.
- the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 are not directly secured together at the bottom margin 310 of the apparel item 100 in some aspects, coupling the left side insert 140 to the back panel 130 at a location offset from the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 keeps the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 from completely disengaging when the ventilation opening 142 is in an open configuration. Without the left side insert 140 to couple the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130, the independent movements of the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 when the wearer is moving may distract the wearer and decrease the aerodynamic profile of the apparel item 100.
- FIG. 4 a view of a portion of the interior of the apparel item 100 is provided to show the left side insert 140 in accordance with aspects herein.
- the left side insert 140 is visible in its entirety.
- the left side insert 140 may comprise the anterior edge 312 and the posterior edge 314 discussed above.
- the left side insert 140 may further comprise a superior edge 416, and an inferior edge 418.
- the anterior edge 312 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to the posterior edge 122 of the left front panel 120
- the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to the back panel 130 at a position offset from the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130.
- FIG. 1 As shown in FIG.
- the superior edge 416 of the left side insert 140 may include a curvature that generally corresponds to an inferior margin of the left armhole 410 and may be coupled to the left armhole 410 at the inferior margin of the left armhole 410.
- the superior edge 416 may be coupled to the back panel 130 at a location inferior to the left armhole 410.
- the inferior edge 418 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to an inferior portion of the back panel 130.
- the left side insert 140 comprises an asymmetrical shape such that only a small portion of the inferior edge 418 extends over the back panel 130.
- a larger portion of the inferior edge 418 may extend over the back panel 130.
- the superior edge 416 and/or the inferior edge 418 of the left side insert 140 may be unattached to the back panel 130.
- any of the edges of the left side insert 140 to the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 may be done by permanently affixing or securing these pieces together by, for example, stitching, adhesives, bonding, and the like.
- the pieces may be removeably affixed to one another by, for instance, buttons, zippers, snap closures, hook-and-loop fasteners, and the like such that the left side insert 140 may be removed.
- FIG. 4 is meant to encompass any of the aforementioned types of affixing technologies.
- FIG. 4 also shows an offset distance 420 of the left side insert 140 between the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 and the position at which the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 attaches to the back panel 130.
- the offset distance 420 may be in a range between two centimeters and ten centimeters.
- the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 may couple to the back panel 130 at a position approximately between two centimeters and ten centimeters posterior to the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130.
- the left side insert 140 may be larger so that it may be coupled to the back panel 130 at a position more posterior to the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 such as the aspect depicted in FIG. 5.
- the offset distance 420 between the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 and the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 may be approximately between ten centimeters to twenty centimeters.
- the left side insert 140 may provide air flow over a larger portion of the wearer's back.
- the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 extends to the top or superior margin of the back panel 130. In some aspects, however, the left side insert 140 may not extend superior to the left armhole 410 of the apparel item 100. Any and all aspects, and any variation thereof, are contemplated as being within the scope herein.
- the left side insert 140 may comprise an outer-facing surface 610 and an inner-facing surface 612.
- the left front panel 120 may have an outer- facing surface (not shown) and an inner- facing surface 614 while the back panel 130 may have an outer-facing surface (not shown) and an inner-facing surface 616.
- the left side insert 140 may be positioned within the interior of the apparel item 100.
- the outer- facing surface 610 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to the inner-facing surface 616 of the back panel 130 and to the inner-facing surface 614 of the left front panel 120.
- portions of the coupling mechanism 146 may be coupled to the inner-facing surface 614 of the left front panel 120 at the posterior edge 122 of the left front panel 120 and coupled to the inner-facing surface 616 of the back panel 130 at the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130.
- the anterior edge 312 of the left side insert 140 may be coupled to the left front panel 120 adjacent to the coupling mechanism 146 disposed along the posterior edge 122 of the left front panel 120.
- the posterior edge 314 of the left side insert 140 may be aligned with a portion of the back panel 130 posterior to the coupling mechanism 146 that is disposed along the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130. With this offset alignment of the left side insert 140, a portion of the inner-facing surface 616 of the back panel 130 may be positioned adjacent to a portion of the outer-facing surface 610 of the left side insert 140.
- the coupling mechanism 146 may be a one directional coupling mechanism in that it includes only one pull.
- the coupling mechanism 146 releasably coupling the left front panel 120 to the back panel 130 is a bidirectional coupling mechanism, or a coupling mechanism that opens in two directions as shown in FIGS. 7-9.
- FIGS. 7-9 illustrate the apparel item 100 having a coupling mechanism 146 that is bi-directional in various configurations.
- FIG. 7 shows the ventilation opening 142 being partially opened by a bottom pull 710, which partially exposes a bottom portion of the left side insert 140 and keeps the top and middle portions of the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 releasably coupled.
- FIG. 7 shows the ventilation opening 142 being partially opened by a bottom pull 710, which partially exposes a bottom portion of the left side insert 140 and keeps the top and middle portions of the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 releasably coupled.
- a top pull 712 partially opens the ventilation opening 142 at a top portion while the middle and bottom portions of the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 remain coupled.
- FIG. 9 shows both the top pull 712 used to open a top portion of a ventilation opening 142 and the bottom pull 710 used to open a bottom portion of the ventilation opening 142.
- the middle portions of the left front panel 120 and the back panel 130 remain coupled.
- a coupling mechanism 146 that is bi-directional allows the wearer to adjust the amount of ventilation and the areas receiving direct ventilation.
- FIGS. 10-11 depict an alternative aspect of an apparel item 1000, however, in which a bottom margin 1010 of a left front panel 1020 is affixed to a bottom margin 1012 of a back panel 1030 such that the ventilation opening 1042 does not extend to the bottom margin of the apparel.
- the bottom margin 1010 of the left front panel 1020 and the bottom margin 1012 of the back panel 1030 may be releasably affixed together with, for example, one or more buttons, hook and loop fasteners, or snap-type fasteners.
- the bottom margins 1010 and 1012 of the left front panel 1020 and the back panel 1030 may be permanently affixed through stitching or bonding.
- the left front panel 1020 and the back panel 1030 may be constructed from a single piece of material, and the ventilation opening 1042 may engineered as a slit in the material, leaving a bottom margin of the apparel item 1000 intact inferior to the ventilation opening 1042.
- the bottom margin 1010 of the left front panel 1020 When affixed, the bottom margin 1010 of the left front panel 1020 remains directly coupled to the bottom margin 1012 of the back panel 1030 when the ventilation opening 1042 is in an open configuration. Affixing the bottom margins 1010 and 1012 of the left front panel 1020 and the back panel 1030, respectively, creates an aerodynamic silhouette but still provides ventilation to portions of a wearer's back through the ventilation opening 1042 along the wearer's side. Further, because the bottom margin 1010 of the left front panel 1020 and the bottom margin 1012 of the back panel 1030 cannot move independently of one another when affixed together, this configuration may be less distracting to the wearer.
- portions of the left front panel 1020 and the back panel 1030 superior to the bottom margins 1010 and 1012, respectively, may also be configured to be releasably coupled via a releasable coupling mechanism, such as the coupling mechanism 1046.
- FIG. 11 provides a view of the interior of the apparel item 1000 having this alternative configuration.
- the bottom margin 1010 of the left front panel 1020 is secured to the bottom margin 1012 of the back panel 1030.
- the superior edge 1116 and the inferior edge 1118 of the left side insert 1040 may also be coupled to the back panel 1030.
- the superior edge 1116 of the left side insert 1040 may couple to a portion of the back panel 1030 that is positioned inferior to the left armhole 1110.
- each edge of the left side insert 1040 By coupling each edge of the left side insert 1040 to either the back panel 1030 or the left front panel 1020, there are no openings between the left side insert 1040 and the other panels of the apparel item 1000 through which ambient air could escape.
- ambient air entering through the ventilation opening 1042 may be more concentrated on the area of the wearer over which the left side insert 1040 extends as the air does not diffuse through other openings between left side insert 1040 and the panels.
- FIG. 12 a flow diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing 1200 an apparel item, such as apparel item 100, with an insert is provided.
- the method 1200 comprises, at step 1210, providing a front panel of material having at least a first edge and a second edge.
- the front panel of material may be the left front panel 120, the right front panel 110, or both the left front panel 120 and right front panel 110.
- the method 1200 may also comprise, at step 1220, providing a back panel of material, such as the back panel 130 described with respect to FIGS. 1-9, having at least a third edge and a fourth edge.
- the back panel may be coupled to the front panel via at least a first insert, such as the left side insert 140.
- the first insert may comprise a panel of mesh material having an anterior edge and a posterior edge. Coupling the front panel to the back panel via the first insert may comprise, at step 1230A, attaching at least a portion of the anterior edge of the first insert to at least a portion of the first edge of the front panel. In this way, the first edge of the front panel may be equivalent to the posterior edge 122 of the left front panel 120.
- at step 1230B at least a portion of the posterior edge of the first insert may be attached to at least a portion of the back panel at a position offset from the third edge of the back panel.
- the third edge of the back panel may be equivalent to the anterior edge 132 of the back panel 130 described above.
- the method also includes attaching a superior edge of the first insert to the back panel and/or attaching an inferior edge of the first insert to the back panel.
- the method 1200 may further comprise affixing a releasable closure mechanism such as a zipper mechanism along at least a portion of the first edge of the front panel and along at least a portion of the third edge of the back panel.
- a releasable closure mechanism such as a zipper mechanism along at least a portion of the first edge of the front panel and along at least a portion of the third edge of the back panel.
- the releasable closure mechanism such as the coupling mechanism 146 described with respect to FIGS. 1-9, may be configured to couple the first edge of the front panel to the third edge of the back panel.
- the releasable closure mechanism is a bi-directional zipper having a top zipper pull and a bottom zipper pull.
- the method 1200 may also comprise coupling the back panel to the front panel via a second insert, such as the right side insert 150.
- Coupling the back panel to the front panel via the second insert may include attaching at least a portion of an anterior edge of the second insert to at least a portion of the second edge of the front panel and attaching at least a portion of a posterior edge of the second insert to at least a portion of the back panel at a position offset from the fourth edge of the back panel.
- a superior edge of the second insert may attach to the back panel, and an inferior edge of the second insert may also attach to the back panel.
- a releasable closure mechanism may also be affixed along at least a portion of the second edge of the front panel and along at least a portion of the fourth edge of the back panel to releasably couple the second edge of the front panel to the fourth edge of the back panel.
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