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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jesse L. Burton, Portland, OR (US);
Paul R. Montgomery, Portland, OR (US);
Tara Pennington, Portland, OR (US);
Amy X. Toth, Portland, OR (US);
Samantha Woodard, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41C 3/00 (2006.01); A41C 5/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/24 (2006.01); D04B 7/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A41C 3/0014 (2013.01); A41C 5/00 (2013.01); D04B 1/246 (2013.01); D04B 7/30 (2013.01); D10B 2403/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a bra having a front portion with a double-knit structure having different ratios of float stitches to tuck stitches within intermediate courses within the double-knit structure. The front portion includes a Y-shaped region and a first breast-contacting region, where intermediate courses have a greater ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the Y-shaped region than within the first breast-contacting region.