LINED ARTICLE OF CLOTHING

Abstract

The invention relates to a lined garment. The lined garment comprises the following components, all of which are made of the same synthetic polymer material, e.g., of recycled polyester. The components are an outer textile layer, an inner textile layer and a lining arranged between the inner textile layer and the outer textile layer. The outer textile layer, the lining and the inner textile layer are manufactured individually, wherein a connecting means, which is made of the same synthetic polymer material as the components, is led through the outer textile layer, the lining and the inner textile layer, so that the outer textile layer is firmly connected to the inner textile layer and so that the lining is enclosed and fixed between the outer textile layer and the inner textile layer.

Claims

1. A lined garment comprising components, all of which are made of the same synthetic polymer material, the components comprising; an outer textile layer facing outwards when the lined garment is worn by a person, an inner textile layer facing inwards when the lined garment is worn by the person, and a lining arranged between the inner textile layer and the outer textile layer, wherein the outer textile layer, the lining and the inner textile layer are manufactured individually, and a connecting means made of the same synthetic polymer material as the components: wherein the connecting means runs through the outer textile layer, the lining and the inner textile layer, wherein the outer textile layer is firmly connected to the inner textile layer and the lining is enclosed and fixed between the outer textile layer and the inner textile layer.

2. The lined according to claim 1, wherein; the connecting means comprises seams formed from yarn, the yarn is manufactured individually beside the outer textile layer, the lining and the inner textile layer, and the yarn is sewn through the outer textile layer, the lining and the inner textile layer, wherein the outer textile layer is firmly connected to the inner textile layer and the lining is enclosed and fixed between the outer textile layer and the inner textile layer.

3. The lined garment according to claim 1, wherein: the connecting means comprises weld seams created by friction welding, the weld seams run through the outer textile layer, the lining and the inner textile layer, so that the outer textile layer is firmly connected to the inner textile layer and so that the lining is enclosed and fixed between the outer textile layer and the inner textile layer.

4. The lined garment according to claim 1, wherein the lined garment is a jacket or a pair of trousers.

5. The lined garment according to claim 1, wherein the synthetic polymer material is recycled polyester or a thermoplastic polymer material selected from one of the following materials: thermoplastic polyurethane TPU, polyamide PA, polyethylene terephthalate PET, or polybutylene terephthalate PBT.

6. The lined garment according to claim 1, wherein the synthetic polymer material is configured to be processed into a recycled synthetic polymer material in a common recycling process for all components and the connecting means of the lined garment such that it can serve as a recycled synthetic polymer material for the manufacture of at least one of the components or a connecting means of a further lined garment according to claim 1.

7. The lined garment according to claim 1, the lined garment comprising a marking, wherein the marking is formed by laser cutting the outer textile layer or the inner textile layer.

8. The lined garment according to claim 1, wherein the lined garment comprises an adjustment means which is brought into different positions to form an opening of the lined garment that is opened or enlarged or reduced or closed, wherein the adjustment means is made of the same synthetic polymer material as the components and the connecting means.

9. The lined garment according to claim 1, wherein the lined garment comprises a patch which is attached by the connecting means to the outer textile layer or to the inner textile layer, wherein the patch is made of the same synthetic polymer material as the components and the connecting means.

10. A method for manufacturing a second lined garment by recycling a first lined garment, wherein both garments are made of only a single synthetic polymer material, the method comprising the following steps: manufacturing a first lined garment according to claim 1 from a single synthetic polymer material, processing the single synthetic polymer material of the first lined garment after a lifetime of the first lined garment has elapsed in a recycling process for the entire first lined garment into a recycled synthetic polymer material, and manufacturing a second lined garment according to claim 1 using the recycled synthetic polymer material.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein manufacturing the first lined garment in the method step comprises: manufacturing a first outer textile layer from a synthetic polymer material, manufacturing a first inner textile layer from the synthetic polymer material, manufacturing a first lining from the synthetic polymer material, the first lining being arranged between the first inner textile layer and the first outer textile layer, manufacturing a first yarn from the synthetic polymer material, and sewing the first yarn through the first outer textile layer, the first lining and the first inner textile layer, wherein the first lined garment is formed, wherein the first outer textile layer is firmly connected to the first inner textile layer and wherein the first lining is enclosed and fixed between the first outer textile layer and the first inner textile layer.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein in the method step after the lifetime of the first lined garment has elapsed, processing the first outer textile layer, the first inner textile layer, the first lining and the first yarn in the joint recycling process into the recycled synthetic polymer material takes place.

13. A method according to claim 10, wherein manufacturing the first lined garment in the method step comprises: manufacturing a first outer textile layer from a synthetic polymer material, manufacturing a first inner textile layer from the synthetic polymer material, manufacturing a first lining from the synthetic polymer material, the first lining being arranged between the first inner textile layer and the first outer textile layer, creating first weld seams by friction welding, and guiding the first weld seams through the first outer textile layer, the first lining and the first inner textile layer, wherein the first outer textile layer is firmly connected to the first inner textile layer and the first lining is enclosed and fixed between the first outer textile layer and the first inner textile layer.

14. A method according to claim 13, further comprising after the lifetime of the first lined garment has elapsed, processing the first outer textile layer, the first inner textile layer and the first lining in the joint recycling process into the recycled synthetic polymer material takes place.

15. A method according to claim 10, wherein manufacturing the second lined garment further comprises: manufacturing a second outer textile layer using the recycled synthetic polymer material, manufacturing a second inner textile layer using the recycled synthetic polymer material, manufacturing a second lining using the recycled synthetic polymer material, the second lining being arranged between the second inner textile layer and the second outer textile layer, manufacturing a second yarn using the recycled synthetic polymer material, or forming second weld seams by friction welding, and sewing the second yarn through the second outer textile layer, the second lining and the second inner textile layer, wherein the second lined garment is formed, wherein the second outer textile layer is firmly connected to the second inner textile layer and wherein the second lining is enclosed and fixed between the second outer textile layer and the second inner textile layer, or guiding the second weld seams through the second outer textile layer, the second lining and the second inner textile layer, wherein the second outer textile layer is firmly connected to the second inner textile layer and the second lining is enclosed and fixed between the second outer textile layer and the second inner textile layer.

Description

[0059] In the following, exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to the partially schematic drawing, wherein identical or similar elements are provided with the same reference numerals. In the figures:

[0060] FIG. 1 a front view of an exemplary embodiment of a lined garment according to the present invention, wherein a gusset of the lined garment is tautened,

[0061] FIG. 2 a front view of the lined garment according to FIG. 1, wherein the gusset is loosened,

[0062] FIG. 3 a rear view of the lined garment according to FIG. 1,

[0063] FIG. 4 an enlarged front view of an adjustment means for a hood, for a pocket, for a gusset and for a sleeve of the lined garment according to FIG. 1,

[0064] FIG. 5 an enlarged front view of an adjustment means for a waistband of the lined garment according to FIG. 1,

[0065] FIG. 6 an enlarged perspective view of a pocket of the lined garment according to FIG. 1,

[0066] FIG. 7 a schematic partial cross-sectional illustration of an exemplary layer structure of the lined garment according to FIG. 1, and

[0067] FIG. 8 a sequence of an exemplary embodiment of a recycling method according to the invention.

[0068] FIG. 1 shows a lined garment in the form of a lined anorak 1. The anorak 1 is a weatherproof jacket with a hood 2. The anorak 1 comprises a torso 3 which covers the trunk of a wearer (not shown) when the wearer wears the anorak 1. Furthermore, the anorak 1 comprises a left sleeve 4 shown on the left in FIG. 1 and a right sleeve 5 shown on the right in FIG. 1.

[0069] The torso 3, the hood 2 and the two sleeves 4, 5 form the main part of the lined anorak 1. In the area of the torso 3, the hood 2 and the two sleeves 4, 5, the lined anorak 1 is constructed substantially in three layers. As can be seen particularly well from FIG. 7, the lined anorak 1 comprises in the mentioned areas 2 to 5 an outer textile layer 6 as the first component, a lining 7 as the second component and an inner textile layer 8 as the third component. Furthermore, the lined anorak 1 comprises a yarn 9, which forms seams 10.

[0070] The outer textile layer 6 faces outwards when the lined anorak 1 is worn by the wearer. The inner 8 textile layer faces inwards when the lined anorak 1 is worn by the wearer. The lining 7 is arranged between the inner textile layer 8 and the outer textile layer 6. The yarn 9 forms seams 10. Through the seams 10, on the one hand, the sleeves 4, 5 and the hood 2 are sewn to the torso 3. Furthermore, through the seams 10, the individual parts of the torso 3, which is multi-part in the shown exemplary embodiment, are connected to each other. The yarn 6 is furthermore sewn through the outer textile layer 6, the lining 7 and the inner textile layer 8, so that the outer textile layer 6 is firmly connected to the inner textile layer 8 and so that the lining 7 is enclosed and fixed between the outer textile layer 6 and the inner textile layer 8 (see FIG. 7). The seams 10 formed by the yarn 9 can be at least partially replaced by weld seams 10′ wherein the weld seams 10′ can be created, for example, by ultrasonic welding.

[0071] The outer textile layer 6, the lining 7, the inner textile layer 8 and the yarn 9 were initially manufactured individually. Subsequently, the lined anorak 1 was sewn together by means of the yarn 9. The outer textile layer 6, the lining 7, the inner textile layer 8 and the yarn 9 in the shown exemplary embodiment all consist of the same polyester material. Alternatively, only the outer textile layer 6, the lining 7 and the inner textile layer 8 can initially be manufactured individually from the same synthetic polymer material. Subsequently, the outer textile layer 6, the lining 7 and the inner textile layer 8 can be materially connected to each other in the above-described manner by ultrasonic welding, wherein the mentioned weld seams 10′ are created, which then completely or at least partially replace the seams 10 formed by the yarn 9.

[0072] FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show that the lined anorak 1 can comprise a gusset 11 in a front collar region. The gusset 11 consists of the same polyester material as the outer textile layer 6, the lining 7, the inner textile layer 8 and the yarn 9. The gusset 11 can, for example, have the layer structure, which is shown by FIG. 7. The gusset 11 is sewn into a slit or into a rectangular recess 12. This recess 12 is several centimeters wide in the shown exemplary embodiment and extends from the collar into a stomach region of the torso 3. The gusset 11 is wedge-shaped and wider than the recess 12. The gusset 11 enables the wearer of the lined anorak 1 more wearing comfort and freedom of movement.

[0073] By an adjustment means 13, the gusset 11 can be tightened, which is shown by FIG. 1. Furthermore, by releasing the adjustment means 13, the gusset 11 can be loosened, which is shown by FIG. 2. The adjustment means 13, which is shown enlarged by FIG. 4, comprises a textile tape 14 which is several centimeters wide. Furthermore, the adjustment means comprises, for example, three textile rings 15, the width of which can likewise lie in the centimeter region. Furthermore, bartacks 16 are attached in the area of the textile rings 15. The bartacks 16 serve as a guide aid or as a limit for the textile rings 15. The bartacks 16 can in particular be formed by the yarn 9 in the form of a zigzag seam. The bartacks 16 furthermore increase the connecting strength of the textile rings 15 on the outer textile layer 6. The textile rings 15 are sewn to the torso 3 by seams 10 formed by the yarn 9, namely in the collar region laterally next to the gusset 11. The textile tape 14 is sewn to the gusset 11 by a seam 10 formed by the yarn 9 in the collar region. The textile tape 14 and the textile rings 15 consist of the same polyester material as the outer textile layer 6, the lining 7, the inner textile layer 8 and the yarn 9. The textile tape 14 and the textile rings 15 can comprise one or more textile layers, for example as shown by FIG. 7.

[0074] The textile tape 14 can—shown by FIG. 1—be threaded through the textile rings 15 and tightened, such that it is tightened. By virtue of the fact that the textile tape 14 is attached to the gusset 11 and the textile rings 15 are attached to the torso 3, the gusset 11 can be tightened by the textile tape 14 being threaded through the textile rings 15 and tightened, such that the collar of the lined anorak 1 is relatively tight. In this way, relatively little wind can penetrate into the lined anorak 1 via the collar. This position of the adjustment means 13 is shown by FIG. 1. The adjustment element 13 can furthermore be brought into the released position shown by FIG. 2, in which the textile tape 14 is pulled out of the textile rings 15. If the adjustment element 13 is in the released position, then the collar is relatively wide, such that a tightening or pulling out of the lined anorak 1 is facilitated for the wearer.

[0075] The same type of adjustment means 13 is also sewn or welded to the hood 2 at the lower or outer ends of the two sleeves 4, 5 and at the back, in order to be able to tighten and release the outer ends of the sleeves 4, 5 or the hood 2. An adjustment means according to FIG. 4 is also attached to two identical pockets 17 in each case by the yarn 9 or seams 10/10′ formed by ultrasonic welding (see in particular FIG. 6), in order to be able to open and close the pockets 17.

[0076] The pockets 17 consist of the same polyester material as the outer textile layer 6, the lining 7, the inner textile layer 8 and the yarn 9. The pockets 17 can comprise one or more textile layers, for example as shown by FIG. 7. The pockets 17 are attached to the outer textile layer 6 by the yarn 9 or seams 10/10′ formed by ultrasonic welding. The pockets 17 are designed in the shown exemplary embodiment as so-called “frog mouth pockets”, into which in particular two different directions can be engaged, in the shown exemplary embodiment from above and from the side.

[0077] A marking in the form of different mark symbols 18 is applied to an outer textile layer of the gusset 11 by laser cutting (in the shown exemplary embodiment an image mark and two word marks). Material of the outer textile layer 6 is removed by the laser cutting. This material removal in the shown exemplary embodiment extends through the entire layer thickness of the outer textile layer 6, so that a perforation pattern (holes) in the form of the mark symbols 18 is created. At the edges of the holes, a yellowish discolouration of the polyester material forms as a result of the heat input connected to the laser cutting, so that the mark symbol 18 is particularly clearly visible without the addition of colouring agents. A further marking 19 can be created on the outer textile layer 6 by means of the seams to formed by the yarn 9. As previously described, the inner textile layer 8, the lining 7 and the outer textile layer 6 are sewn by the yarn 9 (quilting), in the shown exemplary embodiment in the form of a mark symbol 19 (word mark).

[0078] Furthermore, the lined anorak can comprise several patches, of which a rectangular patch 20 is shown in the area of the upper right sleeve 5. The patch 20 is sewn by the yarn 9 to the outer textile layer 6. The patch 20 is provided in the shown exemplary embodiment with a marking 21, which can be created, for example, as already described by laser cutting. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the patch 20 before it is sewn to the right sleeve 5. Furthermore, as shown by FIG. 3, in the shown exemplary embodiment, three parallel, strip-shaped patches 22 are attached to the lined anorak 1 without a marking. The patches 22 are sewn by the yarn 9 to the outer textile layer 6, namely on the back side of the torso 3. Due to the design and the arrangement of the three patches 22 to each other, the lined anorak 1 is provided with a further marking in the form of an image mark (“three strips”).

[0079] FIG. 5 shows a waistband 23 of the lined anorak 1. The waistband 23 can be formed, for example, by the outer textile layer 6 circumferentially in the lower area of the lined anorak 1, for which purpose the outer textile layer 6 can have a double-layered design in this area. Through two openings 24, an adjustment means in the form of a tape 25 can be inserted between the two layers of the outer textile layer and can be designed again. Through the tape 25, the waistband 23 can be tightened and released.

[0080] The lined anorak 1 consists of 100% of the same polyester material. The synthetic polymer material is configured to be processed into a recycled synthetic polymer material in a common recycling process for the entire lined anorak 1 such that it can serve as a recycled synthetic polymer material for the manufacture of at least one of the components or connecting means of a further lined anorak 1′. FIG. 8 illustrates in this context a possible sequence of a recycling method.

[0081] Through the method, a second lined anorak 1′ can be manufactured by recycling a first lined anorak 1, wherein both lined anoraks 1, 1′ are made of only a single polyester material. In a first step 100, a first lined anorak 1 is thereby manufactured from a single polyester material, as it has been described in connection with the FIGS. 1 to 7. After a lifetime of the first lined anorak 1 has elapsed, in a second method step 200, its single polyester material is processed into a recycled synthetic polymer material in a recycling process for the entire first lined anorak 1. Subsequently, using the recycled synthetic polymer material (optionally with the addition of new, not already recycled polyester material), in a third method step 300, a second lined anorak 1′ is manufactured, as it has been described in connection with the FIGS. 1 to 7.

REFERENCE NUMERAILS

[0082] 1 (first) lined anorak [0083] 1′ (second) lined anorak [0084] 2 hood [0085] 3 torso [0086] 4 left sleeve [0087] 5 right sleeve [0088] 6 outer textile layer [0089] 7 lining [0090] 8 inner textile layer [0091] 9 yarn [0092] 10 seam formed by the yarn [0093] 10′ seam formed by ultrasonic welding [0094] 11 gusset [0095] 12 recess for gusset [0096] 13 adjustment means [0097] 14 textile tape [0098] 15 textile ring [0099] 16 Bartack [0100] 17 Pocket [0101] 18 Marking by laser cutting [0102] 19 Marking by seams [0103] 20 rectangular patch [0104] 21 Marking by laser cutting [0105] 22 strip-shaped patch [0106] 23 Waistband [0107] 24 Openings [0108] 25 Tape [0109] 100 First Method Step Recycling Method [0110] 200 Second Method Step Recycling Method [0111] 300 Third Method Step Recycling Method