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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Jacob R. Arnold, Portland, OR (US);
Raj C. Mistry, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article or garment comprising a micro hook-and-loop closure system is provided herein. The article comprises at least one extremity-covering portion. The distal end of the extremity-covering portion comprises a first textile at an outer-facing surface and a second textile at an inner-facing surface. The second textile includes micro hook or micro loop materials that releasably mate with complementary micro hook or micro loop materials of the first textile in order to place the micro hook-and-loop closure system in a closed configuration. The placement, size, and shape of each of the first and second textiles, as extending from a distal end toward a proximal end of the article, enable the article or garment to be expediently and comfortably donned and doffed.