Patent ID: 11871805
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 10:
11. A garment comprising a knitted textile positioned in a back portion of the garment, the knitted textile comprising:
a first surface and an opposite second surface;
a first non-absorptive yarn;
a second yarn that is configured to transition from a crimped state to an uncrimped state upon exposure to moisture, the second yarn plated with the first yarn such that the first yarn generally forms the first surface of the knitted textile and the second yarn is generally positioned under the first yarn; and
a third yarn forming the second surface of the knitted textile, the third yarn forming terry loops that extend from the second surface of the knitted textile, wherein the terry loops are clustered together in groups such that each group of terry loops forms a respective projection of a plurality of discrete projections, each projection of the plurality of discrete projections having a terminal end located opposite the first surface of the knitted textile, and each projection of the plurality of projections comprising side portions angled such that the terminal end has a smaller surface area than a surface area of a base of the projection.