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US 4,059,973 AGranted
Circular knit lower body garment and method of manufacture
AssigneePrenihan A.G.
InventorRobert Gresillon
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AssigneePrenihan A.G.
InventorRobert Gresillon
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The invention relates to a method of manufacturing, by continuous unidirectional rotary knitting, of one-piece bifurcated lower body garments, of the type having a pair of legs, such as tights, leotards, panty hose, body stockings and the like, and of the legless type, such as briefs, panties, panty girdles, batching suits and the like. The invention provides a one-piece rotary knit garment having an elasticated waistband which is formed during the knitting of the garment, and comprises an integral part thereof. By reason of this invention, it no longer is necessary to sew or affix a separate waistband to the garment following its knitting and removal from the knitting machine. The waist opening of the garment preferably also is formed while the garment is being rotary knitted on the machine, although the invention contemplates that the waist opening may be formed subsequent to the removal of the garment from the machine. If desired, additional rotary knit fabric may be added to the garment during knitting, between the waistband and the pants, to provide a waist extension.
A method of knitting a seamless integral bifurcated lower body garment having pants and a waist opening provided with a waistband, by continuous unidirectional rotary knitting from one end of the garment to the other end on a knitting machine having a circle of needles, said method comprising the steps of:
A seamless integral unidirectional rotary knitted bifurcated lower body garment having wales and courses therein, comprising:
A seamless integral unidirectional rotary knitted bifurcated lower body garment comprising
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