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Panty garments with redirected stress support structure
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-12-09
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Granted: 1983-08-30
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Expires: 2000-12-09
Abstract
Abstract Garments, including panty garments and hose. Each garment includes support structure comprising twin, diagonally inclined halves forming stress vectors directed between the hips and pelvic region of the wearer. The panty garment may include lower leg portions separated by a lower crotch panel. The intermediate portions of the waistband halves ride over the iliac crest on opposite sides of the wearer, forming a first anchor point. Extreme ends of the support structure halves preferably converge at the front and rear of the crotch panel, passing over the abdomen and lower back regions, thus forming a second anchor point at the pelvic region.
Inventors
- 👤 Carolyn Kinder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:34
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41B; A41B9/00; A41B9/004; A41B11/00; A41B11/14; A41B9/04; A41B9/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A garment such as panty hose, tights, leotards or the like, the garment comprising: a panty portion; a pair of left and right elongated, tubular leg portions coupled to said panty portion; and, stress redirecting means for supporting said panty and leg portions and comprised of first left, and second right elongated waistband members which, when said garment is worn are stressed and anchored upon the wearer's hips above the crest of the wearer's ilium and which downwardly converge at the front of the wearer toward the lowermost pelvic region of the wearer, said first left elongated waistband member structurally coupled to said left tubular leg portion to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the left hip between the top of the wearer's left ilium crest and the pubic area of the left upper inner thigh, said second right elongated waistband member structurally coupled to said right tubular leg portion to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the right hip between the top of the wearer's right ilium crest and the pubic area of the wearer's right upper inner thigh.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A garment such as panty hose, tights, leotards or the like, the garment comprising: a panty portion; a pair of left and right elongated, tubular leg portions coupled to said panty portion; and, stress redirecting means for supporting said panty and leg portions and comprised of first left, and second right elongated waistband members which, when said garment is worn are stressed and anchored upon the wearer's hips above the crest of the wearer's ilium and which downwardly converge at the front of the wearer toward the lowermost pelvic region of the wearer, said first left elongated waistband member structurally coupled to said left tubular leg portion to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the left hip between the top of the wearer's left ilium crest and the pubic area of the left upper inner thigh, said second right elongated waistband member structurally coupled to said right tubular leg portion to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the right hip between the top of the wearer's right ilium crest and the pubic area of the wearer's right upper inner thigh.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said panty portion includes a crotch panel coupled between adjacently disposed, spaced-apart lowermost segment of the upper terminal region of said left and right leg portions, the crotch panel structurally coupled at the front and rear of the wearer to the extreme ends of the supportive stress redirecting members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
The combination as defined in claim 2 wherein said crotch panel is of substantially elongated dimensions including a front end and a rear end and at least two sides, and said stress redirecting members extend from front sides of said crotch panel front diagonally across the stomach area toward and over a region upon the hips over the ilium crest, and then diagonally converge down the lower back of the wearer substantially upon the posterior superior illiac spine and are terminally coupled to the rear of said crotch panel at opposite sides of the wearer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
157 words
A panty garment comprising: a body portion for covering the lower torso of the wearer, the body portion having left and right leg holes and, stress redirecting means for supporting said panty portion comprised of first left and second right elongated members anchored upon the wearer's hips above the crest of the illium and downwardly converging to an anchor point near the lowermost pelvic region of the wearer, said first left elongated waistband member structurally terminating adjacent said left leg hole to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the left hip between the top of the wearer's left ilium crest and the pubic area of the left upper inner thigh, said second right elongated waistband member structurally terminating adjacent said right leg hole to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the right hip between the top of the wearer's right ilium crest and the pubic area of the wearer's right upper inner thigh.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
A panty garment comprising: a body portion for covering the lower torso of the wearer, the body portion having left and right leg holes and, stress redirecting means for supporting said panty portion comprised of first left and second right elongated members anchored upon the wearer's hips above the crest of the illium and downwardly converging to an anchor point near the lowermost pelvic region of the wearer, said first left elongated waistband member structurally terminating adjacent said left leg hole to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the left hip between the top of the wearer's left ilium crest and the pubic area of the left upper inner thigh, said second right elongated waistband member structurally terminating adjacent said right leg hole to form a redirected stress pattern extending diagonally across the right hip between the top of the wearer's right ilium crest and the pubic area of the wearer's right upper inner thigh.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
116 words
The combination as defined in claim 4 including a lower crotch panel disposed between adjacent leg holes of said body portion, the crotch panel structurally coupled at its front to extreme ends of said stress redirecting elongated members, wherein said crotch panel is of substantially elongated dimensions including a rear end and at least two sides, and said stress redirecting members extending from front sides of said crotch panel front diagonally across the stomach area toward and over a region upon the hip over the ilium crest, and then diagonally converge down the lower back of the wearer substantially upon the posterior superior iliac spine and are terminally coupled to the rear of said crotch panel.
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