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US 6,550,286 B2Granted
Lingerie articles produced from cylindrical knitting comprising retaining characteristics
AssigneePlaytex Apparel, Inc.
InventorPierre-Jean Querquant
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AssigneePlaytex Apparel, Inc.
InventorPierre-Jean Querquant
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The invention concerns lingerie articles comprising at least a moulded region to create a retaining and supporting volume of at least a curved part of the human body, made from a tubular knitted fabric (1) formed with a first extensible and thermoformable material, provided with a ribbing (2) which forms one of the edges of said article elastically enclosing the body, the final shape of the article being produced by cuts performed in the tubular knitted fabric from the free end opposite the ribbing. The invention is characterized in that each moulded volume region is lined by internal bonding of a least a lining (9) consisting of a second extensible heat-activated material whereof one surface is coated with an adhesive material capable of being heat-activated, the materials of the knitted fabric and of the lining having either thermoformed or elastic percent elongation, and the adhesive having an activating temperature such that they enable deformation induced by hot moulding of the moulded regions to provide them with volume without affecting the heat-bonded linkage, said first (1) and second (9) materials preserving their supporting and retaining capacity after moulding.
A support garment comprising at least one region that is molded to create a three-dimensional retaining and support area for at least one protuberant part of a wearer's body, said support garment being manufactured from a tubular knitted fabric, said fabric being made from a first extensible and heat-deformable material, said first material being provided with a ribbing that constitutes a bottom edge of said support garment to elastically encircle the body of a wearer, said support garment being defined by a plurality of cuts made in said tubular knitted fabric, said three-dimensional area being lined by at least one lining made from a second material, said second extensible and heat-deformed material having a first face that is coated with a heat-activatable adhesive, said first and second materials having a modulus of elongation created by heat deformation or elastic, said adhesive having an activation temperature such that it enables deformation to be induced by hot-molding of said at least one region to impart a three-dimensional aspect to said at least one region without affecting adhesion between said first and second materials.
A method of manufacturing a brassiere from a tubular knitted fabric having a first extensible and heat-deformable material, the method comprising:
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