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US 10,104,925 B2Granted
Garment with altered stress profile
AssigneeInvista North America S.A.R.L.
InventorsDouglas K. Farmer, Carmen A. Covelli
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Abstract
Included are articles such as garments including polymer film compositions to alter the stress profile of the garment which is exhibited during wear of the garment. The polymer film may be bonded to the fabric to provide a fabric/film laminate.
Claims9
A body shaping garment comprising:
- (a) one or more sections of fabric, wherein each section of fabric has an initial stress profile;
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- (b) one or more polymeric dispersions adhered to said one or more sections of fabric to form one or more laminate section(s);
- wherein the one or more polymeric dispersions is trapezoidal or triangular in shape and is geometrically inverted in the fabric or is a narrow strip oriented along a diagonal to the fabric and
- wherein the stress profile of the one or more laminate section(s) is altered from said initial stress profile of said one or more sections of fabric to provide comfort to the body shaping garment by distributing stress throughout the body shaping garment and/or avoiding pinch points while increasing stress in portions of the body shaping garment to provide additional control and support.
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