Feather Padded Product and Method for Manufacturing the Same

Abstract

A down jacket 1 has a face side fabric, a lining and feathers, and in addition, a strip of tape. The strip of tape extends between the face side fabric and the lining along a seam portion and is sewn together with the face side fabric and the lining. The strip of tape has a teaseled portion projecting from a surface of the strip of tape as a trap portion for trapping the feathers accommodated. The teaseled portion is formed on both a side of the strip of tape facing the face side fabric and a side of the strip of tape facing the lining.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A feather padded product comprising:
 a first fabric;   a second fabric disposed to face the first fabric and sewn to the first fabric at a seam portion;   feathers accommodated between the first fabric and the second fabric in one region and another region with the seam portion interposed; and   a strip of tape extending between the first fabric and the second fabric along the seam portion and sewn together with the first fabric and the second fabric,   the strip of tape having a trap portion to trap the accommodated feathers,   the trap portion being formed on both a side of the strip of tape facing the first fabric and a side of the strip of tape facing the second fabric.   
     
     
         2 . The feather padded product according to  claim 1 , wherein the strip of tape has a teaseled portion projecting from a surface thereof as the trap portion. 
     
     
         3 . The feather padded product according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the strip of tape includes fibers extending in two directions and configuring a mesh, and   the strip of tape has as the trap portion a bias portion having the fibers to extend with the two directions each intersecting a direction in which the strip of tape extends.   
     
     
         4 . The feather padded product according to  claim 1 , wherein the strip of tape has a knitted mesh portion as the trap portion. 
     
     
         5 . A method for manufacturing a feather padded product, comprising:
 preparing a first fabric and a second fabric;   preparing a strip of tape to be sandwiched between the first fabric and the second fabric;   disposing the strip of tape on the first fabric along a seam portion at which the first fabric and the second fabric are sewn together;   disposing the second fabric on the first fabric so as to cover the strip of tape;   sewing the first fabric and the second fabric together with the strip of tape along the seam portion; and   accommodating feathers between the first fabric and the second fabric in one region and another region with the seam portion interposed,   the preparing the strip of tape including preparing the strip of tape to include on both a side thereof facing the first fabric and a side thereof facing the second fabric a trap portion to trap the feathers accommodated in the regions between the first fabric and the second fabric.   
     
     
         6 . The method for manufacturing a feather padded product according to  claim 5 , wherein the preparing the strip of tape includes preparing the strip of tape to have a teaseled portion projecting from a surface thereof as the trap portion. 
     
     
         7 . The method for manufacturing a feather padded product according to  claim 5 , wherein the preparing the strip of tape includes preparing the strip of tape to include fibers extending in two directions and configuring a mesh and have as the trap portion a bias portion having the fibers to extend with the two directions each intersecting a direction in which the strip of tape extends. 
     
     
         8 . The method for manufacturing a feather padded product according to  claim 5 , wherein the preparing the strip of tape includes preparing the strip of tape to have a knitted mesh portion as the trap portion.