Shapewear garment with mesh regions
AssigneeHBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
InventorCarmelo Padin
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Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an undergarment that includes a pant body having an anterior knit region having a first knitting pattern, a posterior knit region having the first knitting pattern, a first lateral knit region having a second knitting pattern different from the first knitting pattern, extending between the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region, and a second lateral knit region having the second knitting pattern, extending between the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region, and a gusset panel having the second knitting pattern, extending between an entirety of the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region.
Claims17
A garment comprising:
- a pant body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the pant body comprising:
- an anterior knit region having a first knitting pattern, a first outer edge and a second outer edge, and a first inner edge and second inner edge, and configured to stretch across a portion of a wearer's pelvic area;
- a posterior knit region having the first knitting pattern, a third outer edge and a fourth outer edge, and a third inner edge and a fourth inner edge, and configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's gluteal area;
- a first lateral knit region having a second knitting pattern different from the first knitting pattern, extending between the first outer edge of the anterior knit region and the third outer edge of the posterior knit region, and configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's left hip and a lateral portion of the wearer's left upper thigh;
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- a second lateral knit region having the second knitting pattern, extending between the outer edge of the anterior knit region and the outer edge of the posterior knit region, and configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's right hip and a lateral portion of the wearer's right upper thigh;
- wherein regions having the second knitting pattern are elastic 2×2 float knit structures comprising a ground yarn covered with an elastomer that is float plated with a nylon thread.
A method of making a garment, the method comprising:
- circularly knitting a tubular blank to form a body of a garment, the body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end and comprising:
- an anterior knit region having a first knitting pattern, having an outer edge and an inner edge, and configured to stretch across a portion of a wearer's pelvic area;
- a posterior knit region having the first knitting pattern, having an outer edge and an inner edge, and configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's gluteal area;
- a first lateral knit region having a second knitting pattern different from the first knitting pattern, extending between the outer edge of the anterior knit region and the outer edge of the posterior knit region, and configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's left hip and a lateral portion of the wearer's left upper thigh;
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- a second lateral knit region having the second knitting pattern, extending between the outer edge of the anterior knit region and the outer edge of the posterior knit region, and configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's right hip and a lateral portion of the wearer's right upper thigh, wherein regions having the second knitting pattern are elastic 2×2 float knit structures comprising a ground yarn covered with an elastomer float plated with a nylon thread.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.