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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Nate Demarest, Portland, OR (US);
Travis Harvey, Portland, OR (US);
Nate Demarest, Portland, OR (US);
Travis Harvey, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A resilient band for use with articles of apparel, the band is formed with a first fabric operably secured to a strip of more resilient material that is preferably a second fabric such as powermesh or the like. The band is formed by stretching the first fabric and resilient material into a stretched position and operably securing the two materials together with a fastening structure. Preferably, the fastening structure is a plurality of spaced-apart stitching line that are parrellely aligned with each other and substantially perpendicularly aligned with the longitudinal length of the band.