Waistband for a garment
AssigneeLululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
InventorsLinn Anderson, Yurika Cherise Shikai, Allison Morgan Taylor
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Abstract
Examples of a waistband for a garment are disclosed. The waist band includes a front portion for covering at least a portion of an abdomen of a wearer, a back portion for covering at least a portion of a lower back area of the wearer, a first inner panel extending from a front central line at the front portion to a back central line at the back portion, a second inner panel extending from the front central line at the front portion to the back central line at the back portion, and at least one bonding adhesive panel bonding together the back portion with the first and second inner panels. The inside of the disclosed waistbands are seamless.
Claims13
A waistband for a garment, comprising:
- a front portion for covering at least a portion of an abdomen area of a wearer, the front portion having a front portion outer panel extending from a first side of the front portion to a second side of the front portion, the front portion outer panel having a front portion inner face and a front portion outer face;
- a back portion for covering at least a portion of a lower back area of the wearer, the back portion having a back portion outer panel extending from a first side of the back portion to a second side of the back portion, the back portion outer panel having a back portion inner face and a back portion outer face, and the front portion outer face and the back portion outer face forming an outside of the waistband;
- a first inner panel having a first inner panel front side, a first inner panel back side, a first inner panel inner face and a first inner panel outer face, the first inner panel extending from a front central line at the front portion to a back central line at the back portion;
- a second inner panel having a second inner panel front side, a second inner panel back side, a second inner panel inner face and a second inner panel outer face, the second inner panel extending from the front central line at the front portion to the back central line at the back portion, the first inner panel outer face and the second inner panel outer face forming an inside of the waistband,
- wherein the first inner panel front side is bonded to and overlaps the second inner panel front side, and the first inner panel back side is bonded to and overlaps the second inner panel back side, and
- wherein the inside of the waistband is seamless.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.