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Foundation garment

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-11
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-06-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Cuozzi Concetta

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 11:48
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41C; A41C1/00; A41C1/003

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 193 words
A FOUNDATION GARMENT, SUCH AS A GIRDLE, PANTY-GIRDLE, AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL FOR ENCOMPASSING THAT PORTION OF THE FEMALE TORSO KNOWN AS THE HIPS, AND AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WAIST AND THE THIGHS, SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL EXTENDING THE REAR OF THE GARMENT, AND BEING OF SUCH DIMENSIONS THEREAT TO ENABLE SAID PANEL TO ENCOMPASS AT LEAST A PORTION OF THAT PART OF THE TORSO KNOWN AS THE DERRIERE; THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL BEING DEFINED AT LEAST IN PART BY AN EDGE DISPOSED AT THE REAR OF THE GARMENT; AND EDGE BEING OF CURVILINEAR CONFIGURATION, AND CORRESPONDING GENERALLY WITH THE CONTOUR OF SAID DERRIERE; A SUPPORTING PANEL DISPOSED WITH THE CONTOUR OF SAID GARMENT TO ENCOMPASS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID DERRIERE; SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL AND SAID SUPPORTING PANEL BEING POSITIONED IN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND SAID SUPPORTING PANEL BEING CONNECTED TO SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL AT LEAST ALONG ONLY A PORTION OF SAID EDGE, ENABLING SAID PANELS TO BE RELATIVELY MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER; AND SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORTING PANEL FOR TRANSMITTING TENSILE FORCES SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 193 words
A FOUNDATION GARMENT, SUCH AS A GIRDLE, PANTY-GIRDLE, AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL FOR ENCOMPASSING THAT PORTION OF THE FEMALE TORSO KNOWN AS THE HIPS, AND AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WAIST AND THE THIGHS, SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL EXTENDING THE REAR OF THE GARMENT, AND BEING OF SUCH DIMENSIONS THEREAT TO ENABLE SAID PANEL TO ENCOMPASS AT LEAST A PORTION OF THAT PART OF THE TORSO KNOWN AS THE DERRIERE; THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL BEING DEFINED AT LEAST IN PART BY AN EDGE DISPOSED AT THE REAR OF THE GARMENT; AND EDGE BEING OF CURVILINEAR CONFIGURATION, AND CORRESPONDING GENERALLY WITH THE CONTOUR OF SAID DERRIERE; A SUPPORTING PANEL DISPOSED WITH THE CONTOUR OF SAID GARMENT TO ENCOMPASS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID DERRIERE; SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL AND SAID SUPPORTING PANEL BEING POSITIONED IN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND SAID SUPPORTING PANEL BEING CONNECTED TO SAID TORSO-ENCIRCLING PANEL AT LEAST ALONG ONLY A PORTION OF SAID EDGE, ENABLING SAID PANELS TO BE RELATIVELY MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER; AND SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORTING PANEL FOR TRANSMITTING TENSILE FORCES SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY THERETO.

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