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US 10,368,587 B2Granted
Seamlessly transitioned, double layer, dual fabric garment
AssigneeLori Bundschuh Oliver
InventorLori Bundschuh Oliver
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Abstract
A double layer garment including a first inner layer, worn next to the skin, that is at least in part made of a natural fiber (e.g., cotton) and a second outer layer that is made of a synthetic fiber (e.g., spandex). The natural fiber inner layer and the synthetic fiber outer layer are seamlessly knitted together without seams to form the two layers.
Claims23
A garment comprising:
- an outer layer, wherein at least a majority of the outer layer comprises a first fabric;
- an inner layer comprising a first portion and a second portion;
- a gap between said outer layer and said inner layer,
- wherein the first fabric of the outer layer is folded inward at each of one or more openings in the garment to form the first portion of the inner layer, such that the first portion of the inner layer and at least the majority of the outer layer are the same continuous first fabric without any joining between the first portion of the inner layer and the outer layer, and
- wherein the second portion of the inner layer comprises a second fabric, the second portion of the inner layer making up a majority of the inner layer;
- and
- a seamless transition zone on the inner layer where, at each of the one or more openings, the first portion of the inner layer comprising the first fabric and the second portion of the inner layer comprising the second fabric are seamlessly joined.
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A method of manufacturing a garment, the method comprising:
- generating an outer layer,
- wherein at least a majority of the outer layer comprises a first fabric;
- generating an inner layer comprising a first portion and a second portion;
- arranging the outer layer and the inner layer so there is a gap between said outer layer and said inner layer,
- wherein generating the inner layer comprises:
- folding the first fabric of the outer layer inward at each of one or more openings in the garment to form the first portion of the inner layer, such that the first portion of the inner layer and at least the majority of the outer layer are the same continuous first fabric without any joining between the first portion of the inner layer and the outer layer, and
- seamlessly joining, at each of the one or more openings, the first portion of the inner layer comprising the first fabric and the second portion of the inner layer, wherein the second portion of the inner layer comprises a second fabric;
- and
- wherein the second portion of the inner layer makes up a majority of the inner layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.