Insulated Composite Fabric

Abstract

An insulated composite fabric has an inner fabric layer, an outer fabric layer, and an insulating-filler layer enclosed there between. The insulating-filler layer is a textile fabric with at least one raised surface. One side of the insulating-filler layer comprises a first surface with relatively high pile, including regions of no pile or relatively low pile interspersed among regions of relatively high pile. The other side of the insulating-filler layer comprises a second surface with relatively high pile, including regions of no pile or relatively low pile interspersed among regions of relatively high pile. Interconnecting piles are formed with regions of the relatively high pile of the first pile surface and regions of the relatively high pile of the second pile surface.

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         21 . An insulated fabric garment comprising:
 a plurality of insulated composite fabric elements, each insulated composite fabric element in the plurality of insulated composite fabric elements joined to at least one other insulated composite fabric element in the plurality of insulated composite fabric elements along a respective seam, each insulated composite fabric element in the plurality of insulated composite fabric elements comprising:   a woven inner shell fabric layer,   a woven outer shell fabric layer, and   an insulating-filler fabric layer disposed between the woven inner shell fabric layer and the woven outer shell fabric layer, the insulating-filler fabric layer anchored to at least one of the woven inner shell liner fabric layer and the woven outer shell fabric layer along a periphery of the insulating-filler fabric layer, wherein the insulating-filler fabric layer comprises a technical face on a first side of backing yarns and a technical back on a second side of the backing yarns opposite the first side, wherein at least one of the first side and the second side comprises a raised surface, wherein the raised surface comprises pile yarn extending from the backing yarns, wherein the pile yarn is positioned generally perpendicular to the backing yarn.   
     
     
         22 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the pile yarn is an un-napped construction. 
     
     
         23 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 22 , wherein the un-napped construction comprises a plaited construction. 
     
     
         24 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 22 , wherein the un-napped construction comprises a knit construction. 
     
     
         25 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 22 , wherein the insulating-filler fabric layer further comprises at least some brushed pile yarn. 
     
     
         26 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 22 , wherein the insulating-filler fabric layer further comprises at least some napped pile yarn forming a fleece. 
     
     
         27 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 26 , wherein the fleece is lower than the pile yarn in the un-napped construction. 
     
     
         28 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the pile yarn positioned generally perpendicular to the backing yarn extends from the first side and the second side. 
     
     
         29 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating-filler fabric comprises a plurality of void regions interspersed between regions of the pile yarn. 
     
     
         30 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 29 , wherein the plurality of void regions comprise 5% to 70% of the surface area of the insulating-filer fabric layer. 
     
     
         31 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating-filler fabric layer is formed in a sliver knit construction. 
     
     
         32 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 31 , wherein fibers forming the sliver knit construction are in the range of 5 dpf to 15 dpf. 
     
     
         33 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating-filler fabric layer is formed in a double face knit construction. 
     
     
         34 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the backing yarn of the insulating filler fabric layer comprises an elastomeric fiber. 
     
     
         35 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating filler fabric layer is bonded to at least one of the woven inner shell fabric layer and the woven outer shell fabric layer via an adhesive applied in a dot coating pattern. 
     
     
         36 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating-filler fabric layer comprises hydrophobic fibers. 
     
     
         37 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein at least one of woven inner shell fabric layer and the woven outer shell fabric layer comprise elastomeric fibers. 
     
     
         38 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , further comprising a water and wind resistant barrier configured to provide water vapor transport through absorption-diffusion-desorption. 
     
     
         39 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , further comprising a hydrophilic barrier and an adhesive layer adhered to the woven outer shell fabric layer. 
     
     
         40 . The insulated fabric garment of  claim 21 , wherein the insulating filler fabric layer is laminated only to the woven outer shell fabric layer. 
     
     
         41 . The insulated fabric garment of clam  21 , wherein the insulating filler fabric layer is enclosed between the woven inner shell fabric layer and the woven outer shell fabric layer.