US 11,788,217 B2
Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures
Josué Diaz, Portland, OR (US); Virginia Meckley, Hillsboro, OR (US); Paul R. Montgomery, Portland, OR (US); Nicole Rendone, Beaverton, OR (US); and Andrea J. Staub, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/977,509.
Application 17/977,509 is a continuation of application No. 17/142,487, filed on Jan. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,486,068.
Application 17/142,487 is a continuation of application No. 16/523,017, filed on Jul. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,920,345.
Application 16/523,017 is a continuation of application No. 15/584,950, filed on May 2, 2017, granted, now 10,415,164, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0048880 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D04B 1/24 (2006.01); D04B 1/10 (2006.01); A41C 3/00 (2006.01); A41D 1/04 (2006.01); A41D 1/22 (2018.01)
CPC D04B 1/246 (2013.01) [D04B 1/108 (2013.01); A41C 3/0014 (2013.01); A41D 1/04 (2013.01); A41D 1/22 (2013.01); A41D 2500/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An upper-torso garment having a chest-covering portion, the upper-torso garment comprising:
a pair of dome-shaped portions that are located in the chest-covering portion, wherein each dome-shaped portion is divisible into a top half and a bottom half and includes a medial perimeter edge and lateral perimeter edge; and
a knit textile panel constructing each dome-shaped portion, the knit textile panel comprising a plurality of courses fully spanning each dome-shaped portion from the medial perimeter edge to the lateral perimeter edge;
wherein each dome-shaped portion comprises a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion, wherein the plurality of partial-length courses are intermittently positioned among the plurality of courses, and each dome-shaped portion has a larger quantity of partial-length courses in the top half than in the bottom half,
wherein the plurality of partial-length courses includes a first partial-length course having a first length, a second partial-length course having a second length that is shorter than the first length, and a third partial-length course having a third length that is shorter than the second length; and wherein the second partial-length course is positioned between the first partial-length course and the third partial-length course, and the first partial-length course is positioned closer to a chest band of the upper-torso garment than the second partial-length course.