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Form fitting lower body garment and method of making same
Assignee: GOSSARD CORP WAYNE
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Filing: 1974-04-29
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Granted: 1974-12-10
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Expires: 1994-04-29
Abstract
Abstract Garments, such as panty hose are provided with increased fullness of fabric, as for example in the rear or seat portion relative to the amount of fabric across the front so as to provide improved form fitting characteristics thereto and to reduce the tendency to pull the rear of the waistband downwardly when the wearer sits, bends and squats. The garment is formed of a pair of knitted tubular legs with a panty half knit integrally with each leg and extending upwardly therefrom. Each panty half is slit downwardly with at least a portion of the slit in each panty half extending across a plurality of wales. The corresponding slit edges are seamed together to form the panty of the garment and the offset portions of the slits form fullness fabric areas in an area of the panty for accommodating, for example, the buttocks of the wearer. Several different types of offset slits are disclosed to vary the amount and location of the fullness fabric areas in the rear or seat portion of the garment.
Inventors
- 👤 R Colbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:04
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41B; A41B11/00; A41B11/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A lower body garment, such as panty hose, characterized by increased fullness in a selected area of the panty portion to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer, said garment comprising a. a pair of knitted tubular legs, b. a panty composed of two halves, each panty half being knit integrally with each of said legs and extending upwardly therefrom, said legs and panty halves each being knit with stitch loops forming courses extending circumferentially and wales extending longitudinally of said legs and said panty halves, c. each leg and panty half including an inside wale and an outside wale positioned 180* apart and defining corresponding front and rear portions therebetween, d. each panty half having a slit extending downwardly from its upper end with at least a portion of the slit in each panty half extending across a plurality of wales adjacent said inside wale to form fullness fabric areas between the respective slits and inside wales, and e. means connecting corresponding edges of the slits in said panty halves to form the panty with said connecting means extending from the waist opening in the panty in the front downwardly through the crotch and upwardly to the waist opening in the rear of said panty, said fullness fabric areas when connected by said connecting means providing increased fullness in that area of the panty to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer and thereby providing increased fitting quality and comfort.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A lower body garment, such as panty hose, characterized by increased fullness in a selected area of the panty portion to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer, said garment comprising a. a pair of knitted tubular legs, b. a panty composed of two halves, each panty half being knit integrally with each of said legs and extending upwardly therefrom, said legs and panty halves each being knit with stitch loops forming courses extending circumferentially and wales extending longitudinally of said legs and said panty halves, c. each leg and panty half including an inside wale and an outside wale positioned 180* apart and defining corresponding front and rear portions therebetween, d. each panty half having a slit extending downwardly from its upper end with at least a portion of the slit in each panty half extending across a plurality of wales adjacent said inside wale to form fullness fabric areas between the respective slits and inside wales, and e. means connecting corresponding edges of the slits in said panty halves to form the panty with said connecting means extending from the waist opening in the panty in the front downwardly through the crotch and upwardly to the waist opening in the rear of said panty, said fullness fabric areas when connected by said connecting means providing increased fullness in that area of the panty to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer and thereby providing increased fitting quality and comfort.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A garment according to claim 1 wherein the portions of the slits extending across wales in each panty half extend toward the front of the panty halves to form the fullness fabric areas in the rear of the panty to accommodate the buttocks of a wearer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A garment according to claim 1 wherein the portions of the slits extending across wales in each panty half extend toward the rear of the panty halves to form the fullness fabric areas in the front of the panty to accommodate a frontal lower torsal protuberance of a wearer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A garment according to claim 2 wherein the lower ends of the slits terminate at points substantially coincident with said inside wales of each of said panty halves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A garment according to claim 4 wherein the upper ends of the slits also terminate at points substantially coincident with said inside wales Of each of said panty halves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A garment according to claim 5 wherein the portions of the slits extending across wales curve forwardly from opposite ends and define curved lines generally corresponding to the contour of the buttocks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A garment according to claim 5 wherein the medial portions of the slits extend in walewise directions and forwardly of said inside wales of said panty halves, and the upper and lower portions of the slits extend at angles from the medial portions of the slits to said inside wales.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A garment according to claim 4 wherein the upper ends of the slits terminate forwardly of said inside wales.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A garment according to claim 8 wherein the medial portions of the slits extend in a straight line positioned at an angle from the lower ends at said inside wales to the upper ends positioned forwardly of said inside wales.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A garment according to claim 2 wherein the upper ends of the slits terminate forwardly of said inside wales.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A garment according to claim 10 wherein the lower ends of the slits terminate at points substantially coincident with said inside wales.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
A garment according to claim 11 wherein the upper portions of the slits extend in walewise directions and the lower portions of the slits curve inwardly from the lower ends of the lower portions of the slits and to said inside wales.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A garment according to claim 11 wherein the upper portions of the slits extend in walewise directions and the lower portions of the slits define curved lines generally corresponding to the contour of the buttocks.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A garment according to claim 2 wherein said fullness fabric areas comprise a number of wales equal to approximately one-eighth of the total number of wales in each panty half.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
A garment according to claim 1 formed from highly stretchable knitted fabric.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
228 words
A lower body garment, such as panty hose, having improved form fitting characteristics and comprising a. a pair of knitted tubular legs, b. a panty half knit integrally with each of said legs and extending upwardly therefrom, said legs and panty halves each being knit with stitch loops forming courses extending circumferentially and wales extending longitudinally of said legs and said panty halves, c. each leg and panty half including an inside wale and an outside wale positioned 180* apart and defining corresponding front and rear portions therebetween, d. each panty half having a slit extending downwardly from its upper end with at least the medial portion of said slit being offset relative to said inside wale and toward the front portion thereof, e. means connecting adjacent portions of said panty halves to form a panty, said connecting means extending up the front and rear and through the crotch of said panty and forming a waist opening at the upper end of said panty so that the number of wales extending around the medial portion of the rear of said panty and between said outside wales is greater than the number of wales extending across the corresponding portion of the front of said panty to provide a greater amount of fabric in the rear than the amount of fabric in the front of said panty of said garment.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
228 words
A lower body garment, such as panty hose, having improved form fitting characteristics and comprising a. a pair of knitted tubular legs, b. a panty half knit integrally with each of said legs and extending upwardly therefrom, said legs and panty halves each being knit with stitch loops forming courses extending circumferentially and wales extending longitudinally of said legs and said panty halves, c. each leg and panty half including an inside wale and an outside wale positioned 180* apart and defining corresponding front and rear portions therebetween, d. each panty half having a slit extending downwardly from its upper end with at least the medial portion of said slit being offset relative to said inside wale and toward the front portion thereof, e. means connecting adjacent portions of said panty halves to form a panty, said connecting means extending up the front and rear and through the crotch of said panty and forming a waist opening at the upper end of said panty so that the number of wales extending around the medial portion of the rear of said panty and between said outside wales is greater than the number of wales extending across the corresponding portion of the front of said panty to provide a greater amount of fabric in the rear than the amount of fabric in the front of said panty of said garment.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
A garment according to claim 16 wherein the number of wales extending around the rear of said panty exceeds the number of wales extending across the front of said panty by approximately twelve and one-half percent (12.5 percent).
Claim 20
Independent Claim
247 words
A method of forming a lower body garment, such as panty hose, including a pair of legs and an integral panty and being characterized by increased fullness in a selected area of the panty portion to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer, said method comprising the steps of a. knitting a pair of tubular elongate blanks with leg portions at the lower ends and panty portions at the upper ends and while forming stitch loops comprising courses extending circumferentially and wales extending longitudinally from one end of said tubular bLanks to the other, each leg and panty portion including an inside wale and an outside wale positioned 180* apart and defining corresponding front and rear portions therebetween, b. slitting the panty portions of each of said tubular blanks downwardly from the upper ends thereof while crossing a substantial number of the wales thereof, at least portions of said slits extending across a plurality of wales adjacent said inside wale to form fullness fabric areas between the respective slits and inside wales, and c. interconnecting the corresponding edges of the slits in the blanks to form the panty with the connection extending from the waist opening in the panty in the front downwardly through the crotch and upwardly to the waist opening in the rear of the panty, the fullness fabric areas providing increased fullness in that area of the panty to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer and thereby providing increased fitting quality and comfort.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
247 words
A method of forming a lower body garment, such as panty hose, including a pair of legs and an integral panty and being characterized by increased fullness in a selected area of the panty portion to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer, said method comprising the steps of a. knitting a pair of tubular elongate blanks with leg portions at the lower ends and panty portions at the upper ends and while forming stitch loops comprising courses extending circumferentially and wales extending longitudinally from one end of said tubular bLanks to the other, each leg and panty portion including an inside wale and an outside wale positioned 180* apart and defining corresponding front and rear portions therebetween, b. slitting the panty portions of each of said tubular blanks downwardly from the upper ends thereof while crossing a substantial number of the wales thereof, at least portions of said slits extending across a plurality of wales adjacent said inside wale to form fullness fabric areas between the respective slits and inside wales, and c. interconnecting the corresponding edges of the slits in the blanks to form the panty with the connection extending from the waist opening in the panty in the front downwardly through the crotch and upwardly to the waist opening in the rear of the panty, the fullness fabric areas providing increased fullness in that area of the panty to accommodate lower torsal protuberances of the wearer and thereby providing increased fitting quality and comfort.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method of forming a garment according to claim 18, wherein the portions of the slits extending across the wales in each blank are formed toward the front of the panty portions to form the fullness fabric areas in the rear of the panty to accommodate the buttocks of the wearer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of forming a garment according to claim 19 wherein the slits in each blank are curved forwardly from opposite ends and define curved lines generally corresponding to the contour of the buttocks.
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