Ventilated Garment and Method of Manufacturing Such Garment
AssigneeJockey International, Inc.
InventorsRobert James Styles, Michelle Frances Carpenter, Laetitia Lecigne
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Abstract
An undergarment and method for making an undergarment, the undergarment having a front side and a back side. The under garment including a pouch extending from the waistband on the front side to the back side of the undergarment. The pouch having an inner layer including a plurality of apertures forming an inner pattern of apertures and an outer layer having a plurality of apertures forming an outer pattern of apertures.
Claims22
An undergarment having a front side and a back side, the undergarment comprising:
- a waistband;
- a first leg opening;
- a second leg opening;
- a body fabric connecting the waistband, the first leg opening, and the second leg opening;
- a pouch, the pouch extending from the waistband on a front side of the undergarment to a back side of the undergarment, the pouch comprising:
- an inner layer, the inner layer having plurality of apertures forming an inner pattern of apertures;
- and
- an outer layer, the outer layer having a plurality of apertures forming an outer pattern of apertures;
- wherein the inner pattern of apertures and the outer pattern of apertures are configured such that inner pattern of apertures do not align with the outer pattern of apertures.
An undergarment having a front side and a back side, the undergarment comprising:
- a waistband;
- a first leg opening;
- a second leg opening;
- a body fabric connecting the waistband, the first leg opening, and the second leg opening;
- a pouch, the pouch extending from the waistband on a front side of the undergarment to a back side of the undergarment, the pouch comprising:
- an inner layer, the inner layer having plurality of apertures forming an inner pattern of apertures;
- and
- an outer layer, the outer layer having a plurality of apertures forming an outer pattern of apertures;
- wherein the pouch has an air permeability of at least 140 cfm/ft2 and a burst pressure of at least 50 lbs/in2.
A method for making an undergarment having a front side and a back side, the method comprising:
- providing an undergarment comprising:
- a waistband;
- a first leg opening;
- a second leg opening;
- a body fabric connecting the waistband, the first leg opening, and the second leg opening;
- an inner pouch layer;
- an outer pouch layer;
- creating a plurality of apertures from the inner pouch layer forming an inner pattern of apertures;
- creating a plurality of apertures from the outer pouch layer forming an outer pattern of apertures;
- forming a pouch from the inner pouch layer and the outer pouch layer such that the inner pattern of apertures do not align with the outer pattern of apertures;
- and
- fastening the pouch to the undergarment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.