Garment with integrated cuff stiffening elements
AssigneeGround Viral LLC
InventorJeffrey Richard GAETO
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Abstract
A garment with integrated cuff stiffening elements having a sleeve portion and a torso portion coupled to the sleeve portion is disclosed. The sleeve portion is attached to a first end of a cuff portion. Disposed in a void created within the cuff portion by attaching a second end of the cuff portion to the first end is a stiffening element. The stiffening element substantially circumscribes the cuff portion and defines a substantially uniform height of the cuff portion. In defining the substantially uniform height, the stiffening element provides the cuff portion with a crisp outward appearance.
Claims21
A garment (100), comprising:
- a torso portion (110);
- a sleeve portion (120) coupled to the torso portion;
- a cuff portion (130) having an internal surface and an external surface opposing the internal surface, wherein the sleeve portion is attached to a first end of the cuff portion;
- and
- a stiffening element (175) positioned about the cuff portion such that the stiffening element substantially circumscribes the cuff portion;
- wherein a second end of the cuff portion is attached to the first end opposing the second end thereby creating a void within the cuff portion, wherein the stiffening element is disposed within the void.
A method for constructing a garment (100), comprising:
- providing a torso portion (110) and a sleeve portion (120) coupled to the torso portion;
- attaching the sleeve portion to a first end of a cuff portion (130) having an internal surface and an external surface opposing the internal surface;
- positioning a stiffening element (175) about the cuff portion such that the stiffening element substantially circumscribes the cuff portion;
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- attaching a second end of the cuff portion to the first end opposing the second end thereby creating a void within the cuff portion, the stiffening element disposed within the void.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.