Garment including an abrasion resistant fabric

Abstract

An abrasion-resistant garment may include a first fabric layer with a first recovery property and a first direction, and a second fabric layer with a second recovery property and a second direction. The first recovery property is greater than the second recovery property. The second fabric layer is disposed on the first fabric layer in a predetermined orientation of the first direction and second direction to provide enhanced sliding of the second fabric layer along the first fabric layer.

1 . An abrasion-resistant garment comprising:
 a garment body including:
 a first fabric layer having a first recovery property and a first direction; and 
 a second fabric layer having a second recovery property and a second direction, wherein the first recovery property is greater than the second recovery property; wherein the second fabric layer is disposed on the first fabric layer in a predetermined orientation of the first direction and the second direction that provides enhanced sliding of the second fabric layer along the first fabric layer. 
   
     
     
         2 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first fabric layer and second fabric layer is between 0.15-0.5. 
     
     
         3 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first fabric layer and second fabric layer is between 0.15-0.6. 
     
     
         4 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first and second directions is defined by an angle of approximately 60° to 90° between the first and second direction. 
     
     
         5 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first and second directions is defined by an angle of approximately 45° to 90° between the first and second direction. 
     
     
         6 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first recovery property is substantially between 5% to 230% greater than the second recovery property. 
     
     
         7 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first recovery property is substantially between 10% to 230% greater than the second recovery property. 
     
     
         8 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first recovery property is substantially between 15% to 230% greater than the second recovery property. 
     
     
         9 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first recovery property is substantially between 20% to 230% greater than the second recovery property. 
     
     
         10 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first fabric layer is an inner layer and the second fabric layer is an outer layer. 
     
     
         11 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second fabric layers are provided at one or more high risk areas of the garment. 
     
     
         12 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is selected from a group consisting of a shirt, jersey, jacket, vest, arm warmer, short, pants, tight, knicker, leg warmer, knee warmer, knee brace, sock, glove, baseball sliding short, undergarment, and chap. 
     
     
         13 . An abrasion-resistant garment comprising:
 a garment body including:
 a first fabric layer with a first fabric layer portion having a first direction; and 
 a second fabric layer with a second fabric layer portion having a second direction; 
 wherein an area defined by the second fabric layer portion is greater than an area defined by the first fabric layer portion by 5% to 30%, and the second layer fabric portion is disposed on the first fabric layer portion in a predetermined orientation of the first direction and the second direction that provides enhanced sliding of the second fabric layer portion along the first fabric layer portion. 
   
     
     
         14 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein the area defined by the second fabric layer portion is greater than the area defined by the first fabric layer portion by 5% to 15%. 
     
     
         15 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first fabric layer and second fabric layer is between 0.15-0.5. 
     
     
         16 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first fabric layer and second fabric layer is between 0.15-0.6. 
     
     
         17 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first and second directions is defined by an angle of approximately 60° to 90° between the first and second direction. 
     
     
         18 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first and second directions is defined by an angle of approximately 45° to 90° between the first and second direction. 
     
     
         19 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein the first fabric layer is an inner layer and the second fabric layer is an outer layer. 
     
     
         20 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second fabric layers are provided at one or more high risk areas of the garment. 
     
     
         21 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 13 , wherein the garment is selected from a group consisting of a shirt, jersey, jacket, vest, arm warmer, short, pants, tight, knicker, leg warmer, knee warmer, knee brace, sock, glove, baseball sliding short, undergarment, and chap. 
     
     
         22 . An abrasion-resistant garment comprising:
 a garment body including:
 a first fabric layer with a first direction; and 
 a second fabric layer with a second direction, 
 wherein the second fabric layer is disposed on the first fabric layer in a predetermined orientation of the first direction and the second direction that provides enhanced sliding of the second fabric layer along the first fabric layer, and wherein the first fabric layer is subject to a greater tensile load than the second fabric layer when the garment is in a fitted state. 
   
     
     
         23 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first fabric layer and second fabric layer is between 0.15-0.5. 
     
     
         24 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first fabric layer and second fabric layer is between 0.15-0.6. 
     
     
         25 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first and second directions is defined by an angle of approximately 60° to 90° between the first and second direction. 
     
     
         26 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first and second directions is defined by an angle of approximately 45° to 90° between the first and second direction. 
     
     
         27 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the tensile load of the first fabric layer is substantially between 5% to 230% greater than the tensile load in the second fabric layer. 
     
     
         28 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the tensile load of the first fabric layer is substantially between 10% to 230% greater than the tensile load in the second fabric layer. 
     
     
         29 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the tensile load of the first fabric layer is substantially between 15% to 230% greater than the tensile load in the second fabric layer. 
     
     
         30 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the tensile load of the first fabric layer is substantially between 20% to 230% greater than the tensile load in the second fabric layer. 
     
     
         31 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the first fabric layer is an inner layer and the second fabric layer is an outer layer. 
     
     
         32 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the first and second fabric layers are provided at one or more high risk areas of the garment. 
     
     
         33 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 22 , wherein the garment is selected from a group consisting of a shirt, jersey, jacket, vest, arm warmer, short, pants, tight, knicker, leg warmer, knee warmer, knee brace, sock, glove, baseball sliding short, undergarment, and chap. 
     
     
         34 . An abrasion-resistant garment, comprising:
 a garment body including a pocket having a first pocket fabric layer with a first direction; and   a pad including a second pad fabric layer with a second direction, the pad receivable in the pocket;   wherein the pad is disposable in the pocket in a predetermined orientation of the first direction and the second direction that provides enhanced sliding of the pad relative to the first pocket fabric layer.   
     
     
         35 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 34 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first pocket fabric layer and second pad fabric layer is between 0.15-0.5. 
     
     
         36 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 34 , wherein a coefficient of friction between the first pocket fabric layer and second pad fabric layer is between 0.15-0.6. 
     
     
         37 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 34 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first direction and second direction is defined by an angle of approximately 60° to 90° between the first direction and second direction. 
     
     
         38 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 34 , wherein the predetermined orientation of the first direction and second direction is defined by an angle of approximately 45° to 90° between the first direction and second direction. 
     
     
         39 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 34 , wherein the garment body further includes in localized areas, or substantially throughout the garment body, a first fabric layer having a first fabric layer direction, and a second fabric layer having a second fabric layer direction, wherein the second fabric layer is disposed on the first fabric layer with a predetermined orientation of the second fabric layer direction and the first fabric layer direction to provide enhanced sliding of the second fabric layer along the first fabric layer. 
     
     
         40 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 34 , wherein the garment body further includes in localized areas, or substantially throughout the garment body, a first fabric layer having a first recovery property and a second fabric layer having a second recovery property, wherein the second fabric layer is disposed on the first fabric layer and the first recovery property is greater than the second recovery property. 
     
     
         41 . The abrasion-resistant garment of  claim 34 , wherein the garment is selected from a group consisting of a shirt, jersey, jacket, vest, arm warmer, short, pants, tight, knicker, leg warmer, knee warmer, knee brace, sock, glove, baseball sliding short, undergarment, and chap.