Garment waistband system and method
AssigneeHBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
InventorsTasha PERRY, Jessica SINGLETON
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Abstract
A waistband for use in a garment is provided. The waistband may have a flexible body including a first portion imparted with a first width dimension, a second portion imparted with a second width dimension, and a transition portion imparted with a third width dimension. The transition portion may be disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first width dimension of the first portion may be less than the second width dimension of the second portion. Further, the third width dimension of the transition portion may be no greater than about the second width dimension.
Claims20
A waistband for use in a garment, comprising:
- a flexible body including:
- a first portion imparted with a first width dimension and a first length dimension;
- a second portion including a first end and a second end, the second portion imparted with a second width dimension and a second length dimension;
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- a transition portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, the transition portion imparted with a third width dimension;
- wherein the first width dimension is less than the second width dimension, and the third width dimension of the transition portion is no greater than the second width dimension of the second portion.
A performance undergarment, comprising:
- a waist opening at a first end;
- two leg openings at a second end opposite the first end;
- a body including a first zone and a second zone, the first zone and the second zone comprising a first fabric and a second fabric, respectively, wherein the first fabric is imparted with a first coefficient of friction that is greater than a second coefficient of friction of the second fabric;
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- a waistband coupled to the body, the waistband including at least a first portion imparted with a first width dimension, and a second portion imparted with a second width dimension that is different with respect to the first width dimension.
A method of creating an undergarment, comprising:
- providing a waistband including a first portion imparted with a first width dimension and a second portion imparted with a second width dimension different from the first width dimension;
- providing a body of the undergarment in the form of at least one side section, at least one front section, at least one back section, a pouch, and a gusset;
- arranging the waistband, the at least one side section, the at least one front section, the at least one back section, the pouch, and the gusset such that a first zone and a second zone are provided in the body of the undergarment;
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- coupling the waistband to the body of the undergarment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.