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US 6,899,591 B2Granted
Seamless circular knit garment with differential tightness areas and method of making same
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorJohn C Mitchell
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Abstract
A circular knit bra is provided. The bra has a pair of breast cups, a central gore disposed between the breast cups, and a pair of side panels. Each of the breast cups has at least two different areas of stretchability. Each different area of stretchability has a different stitch density.
Claims23
A circular knit bra comprising:
- a pair of breast cups, each of said pair of breast cups having a bottom edge and a top edge;
- and
- a pair of side panels, each of said pair of side panels being adjacent to a different one of said pair of breast cups, wherein each of said breast cups has at least two different stitch densities thereby providing at least two different support areas, wherein said at least two support areas are formed by varying stitch length.
A circular knit bra comprising:
- a circularly knitted outer layer having a pair of breast cups, each of said pair of breast cups having a bottom edge and a top edge;
- and
- a pair of side panels, each of said pair of side panels being adjacent to a different one of said pair of breast cups;
- and a circularly knitted inner layer, wherein each of said first layer breast cups has at least two different stitch densities thereby providing at least two different support areas, wherein said at least two support areas are formed by varying stitch length.
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