US 12,342,882 B2
Layered thumbhole structure
Stewart D. Horner, Portland, OR (US); Iustinia Koshkaroff, Portland, OR (US); and Matthew D. Nordstrom, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/520,120.
Application 17/704,965 is a division of application No. 16/512,058, filed on Jul. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,317,664, issued on May 3, 2022.
Application 18/520,120 is a continuation of application No. 17/704,965, filed on Mar. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,839,248.
Application 16/512,058 is a continuation of application No. 15/493,468, filed on Apr. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,383,382, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 15/493,468 is a continuation of application No. 15/045,465, filed on Feb. 17, 2016, granted, now 9,681,689, issued on Jun. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/242,760, filed on Oct. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/118,288, filed on Feb. 19, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0090601 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A41D 27/10 (2006.01); A41B 1/08 (2006.01); A41B 7/00 (2006.01); A41B 7/02 (2006.01); A41D 3/08 (2006.01); A41D 13/08 (2006.01); A41D 27/24 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 27/10 (2013.01) [A41B 1/08 (2013.01); A41B 7/00 (2013.01); A41B 7/02 (2013.01); A41D 3/08 (2013.01); A41D 13/08 (2013.01); A41D 27/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of apparel comprising:
a torso portion;
a left sleeve extending distally away from the torso portion;
a right sleeve extending distally away from the torso portion;
each of the left sleeve and the right sleeve comprising a plurality of sleeve portions, the plurality of sleeve portions comprising:
a proximal end joined to the torso portion;
a distal end located longitudinally opposite the proximal end;
a sleeve wall extending from the distal end to the proximal end;
an opening in the sleeve wall defined by a first edge extending proximally from the distal end, a second edge extending proximally from the distal end, the first edge positioned across the opening from the second edge;
a first panel having a trailing edge, the trailing edge having a first end opposite a second end, the first end directly joined to the first edge and the second end directly joined to the second edge;
a second panel having a leading edge, the leading edge having a third end opposite a fourth end, the third end directly joined to the first edge and the fourth end directly joined to the second edge, wherein the first panel overlaps the second panel such that the trailing edge is farther from the distal end than the leading edge; and
an aperture between the first panel and the second panel, the aperture defined by the trailing edge, the leading edge, the first edge, and the second edge, wherein the aperture is manipulable to form a plurality of configurations, the plurality of configurations including at least a closed configuration and an open configuration.