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US 2018/0310634 A1Published application
Arm Hosiery and Methods for Making the Same
AssigneeSpanx, Inc.
InventorsSara T. Blakely, Jadideah Yarborough, Wendy Hanson, Julie Lotz
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Abstract
Arm hosiery, more specifically, arm tights or arm stockings are described that provide a wearer with the same advantages as tights or stocking can provide for the legs. The arm hosiery as described are seamless hosiery that are attached to a comfortable and attractive bodice providing comfortable and attractive sheer arm covers that can be worn under a variety of tops, dresses, and the like.
Claims20
A garment for the arms and torso of the body comprising:
- a hosiery bodice comprising a front and a back, wherein the front of the bodice is sewn to the back of the bodice;
- two non-compression seamless hosiery sleeves connected to the bodice, one on the right side and the other on the left side;
- and
- wherein the seamless hosiery sleeves comprise a transition area indicative of production from a hosiery tube comprising cut lines.
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A garment for the arms and torso comprising:
- a non-compression body portion;
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- a non-compression, seamless, hosiery sleeve connected to each side of the body portion by stitching, wherein the seamless sleeves comprise anti-run lines proximate the stitching.
A method of making a foundation garment comprising:
- forming a first hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a left sleeve;
- forming a second hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a right sleeve;
- forming a third hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a bodice front;
- forming a fourth hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a bodice back;
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- cutting the first hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a first left sleeve;
- cutting the second hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a first right sleeve;
- cutting the third hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a bodice front;
- cutting the fourth hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a bodice back;
- sewing the bodice front to the bodice back to form a bodice;
- attaching a left sleeve to the bodice;
- and
- attaching the right sleeve to the bodice.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.