Knit bra and method of manufacture thereof
AssigneeLululemon Athletica Inc.
InventorsKristen Elizabeth Barnes, Alexandra Carmela Plante, Yogendra V. Dandapure, Laura Renee Dixon
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Abstract
The invention provides bras having enhanced dynamic performance and comfort as well as a method of manufacture thereof. Two-dimensional knitting is utilized to generate three-dimensional structures in the bra that conform to unique three-dimensional shapes of the wearer.
Claims59
A bra having enhanced performance and comfort, the bra comprising:
- a first region having a three-dimensional structure and a first structural property, and a second region having a second structural property, the first and second regions being joined by a seamless transition, and wherein the three-dimensional structure is formed via a dual bed, v-bed knitting machine such that both front and back beds of the machine are used to knit the three-dimensional structure.
A method for producing a bra having enhanced performance and comfort, comprising:
- a) obtaining dimensions of a three-dimensional shape of a wearer of the bra;
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- b) generating the bra, wherein the bra comprises a first region having a three-dimensional structure having a shape conforming to the three-dimensional shape of the wearer and having a first structural property, and a second region having a second structural property, the first and second regions being joined by a seamless transition, and wherein the three-dimensional structure is formed via a dual bed, v-bed knitting machine such that both front and back beds of the machine are used to knit the three-dimensional structure.
A method for producing a bra, comprising manufacturing the bra using a dual bed, v-bed knitting machine, wherein a yarn having a denier of about 20 to 300 is used on the knitting machine to produce the bra, and wherein the bra has a first region having a first structural property, and a second region having a second structural property, the first and second regions being joined by a seamless transition.
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