Circular knit bra having different areas of stretchability and method of making the same
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorsJohn Mitchell, Sandra Ann Waitz
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Abstract
There is provided a circular knit brassiere having a body portion with a pair of breast cups and a pair of side panels. Each side panel is connected to a different breast cup. The brassiere has different degrees of stretchability in each breast cup and side panel as compared to the center region of the brassiere. Tighter stitches with shorter stitch lengths than in the center region are used in the breast cups, thereby providing support for the breasts. Looser stitches, with longer stitch lengths than in the center region, are used in each side to provide improved flexibility and comfort to the wearer.
Claims22
A circular knit brassiere comprising:
- a body portion having an area that includes a pair of breast cups and a pair of side panels, each breast cup being positioned between the area and a different one of the pair of breast cups adjacent said area,
- wherein said area except for said pair of breast cups has a baseline of stretchability, each of said breast cups has a first degree of stretchability, and each of said pair of side panels has a second degree of stretchability.
A circular knit brassiere comprising:
- a body portion having an area with a pair of breast cups and having a pair of side panels adjacent said pair of breast cups,
- wherein said area except for said pair of breast cups has a baseline of stretchability, each of said pair of breast cups has a first degree of stretchability that is less stretchability than the baseline, and each of said side panels has a second degree of stretchability that is greater stretchability than the baseline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.