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US 6,886,367 B2Granted
Circular knitted garments having seamless shaped bands
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorsJohn C. Mitchell, Andrew Ratcliffe, Chris Williamson
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Abstract
A circularly knitted garment having a body portion and a shaped band is provided. The body portion has a first area defined therein. The shaped band is also defined in the body portion such that a seamless interface is formed between the body portion and the shaped band.
Claims16
A circularly knitted garment comprising:
- a body portion having a first area defined in said body portion;
- and
- a shaped band being defined in said body portion so that a seamless interface is formed between said body portion and said shaped band, wherein said first portion and said second portion overlap one another and are knitted to one another along an outer periphery of their overlap to form a pocket.
A circularly knitted garment comprising:
- a body portion having a first area defined in said body portion;
- and
- a shaped band being defined in said body portion so that a seamless interface is formed between said body portion and said shaped band, wherein said shaped band has a variable height about a circumference of the circularly knitted garment.
A tubular garment blank for use as a brassiere, comprising:
- a body portion having a pair of breast cups defined therein;
- and
- a shaped band being defined in said body portion so that a seamless interface is formed between said body portion and said shaped band, wherein said shaped band has a constant height about a circumference of the tubular garment blank, and a first portion of each of said pair of breast cups overlaps a second portion of said shaped band, and wherein each of said first and second portions are knitted to one another only along an outer periphery of the overlap.
A tubular garment blank for use as a brassiere, comprising:
- a body portion having a pair of breast cups defined therein;
- and
- a shaped band being defined in said body portion so that a seamless interface is formed between said body portion and said shaped band, wherein said shaped band has a variable height about a circumference of the tubular garment blank.
A circularly knitted brassiere comprising:
- a main body portion;
- a shaped band being defined at a lower edge of said main body portion so that a seamless interface is provided between said main body portion and said shaped band, said shaped band having a constant dimension between said lower edge and said seamless interface along a circumference of the brassiere;
- and
- a pair of breast cups being defined in said main body portion, each of said pair of breast cups having a first portion that overlaps a second portion of said shaped band, said first and second portions being knitted to one another only at a periphery of said pair of breast cups.
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A circularly knitted brassiere comprising:
- a main body portion having a first area, a second area, a third area, a fourth area, and a fifth area;
- a pair of breast cups being defined in said main body portion;
- and
- a shaped band being defined at a lower edge of said main body portion so that a seamless interface is provided between said main body portion and said shaped band, said shaped band having a variable dimension between said lower edge and said interface along a circumference of the brassiere, wherein said first area defines said pair of breast cups and has a plain knit stitch structure that provides a first level of elasticity, and wherein said second area traverses from one of said pair of breast cups to another of said pair of breast cups around a middle back of the wearer during use, said second area having a mesh knit structure providing a second level of elasticity, said second level being greater than said first level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.