US 12,102,141 B2
Apparel with controllable displacement system
Steven H. Walker, Camas, WA (US); Iustinia Koshkaroff, Beaverton, OR (US); Daniel Stuart, Beaverton, OR (US); Eun Kyung Lee, Beaverton, OR (US); Christopher Andon, Portland, OR (US); and Nina Yashkova, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/670,075.
Application 17/670,075 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/060945, filed on Nov. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/164,146, filed on Mar. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/132,265, filed on Dec. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0202108 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A41C 3/00 (2006.01); H02N 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41C 3/0028 (2013.01) [H02N 13/00 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support garment for a wearer, comprising:
a textile layer forming a supportive region configured to adjustably inhibit displacement of a body part of the wearer positioned proximate the supportive region;
a hollow strap affixed to a portion of the textile layer, wherein the hollow strap encases an electroadhesive clutch device having a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly distinct from the first electrode assembly and at least partially overlapping with, and configured to slide laterally relative to, the first electrode assembly; and
an electrical signal generator configured to provide one or more signals to the first and second electrode assemblies, the electroadhesive clutch device configured to selectively adjust an amount by which the garment allows displacement of the body part proximate the supportive region.