Shaped anti-roll supports and garments incorporating such supports
AssigneeInvists North America S.R.R.L.
InventorPeter Weinerth
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Abstract
A shaped support for a body-shaping garment, including a foundation garment, such as a brassiere or girdle, is formed from a single or from multiple layers of a plastic material having certain flex modulus and perpendicular and in-plane apparent stiffnesses, such as a polyester film with a thickness in the range of from 15 to 35 mil. The shaped support is incorporated into the structure of the body-shaping garment, preferably by adhering the support directly to the fabric comprising the body-shaping garment using a film or hot melt adhesive. The shaped support preferably has an asymmetric shape and readily conforms to various body curvatures for increased wearing comfort, but has sufficient stiffness to provide desired lifting or holding support.
Claims19
A shaped support for a body-shaping garment, comprising:
- a plastic material having a perpendicular apparent stiffness in the range of from 3.1 kg-cm2 to 39 kg-cm2 and an in-plane apparent stiffness in the range of from 1936 kg-cm2 to 4517 kg-cm2 that is formed into a shape with at least one thickness, said shape having a length and having a proximal end and a distal end and a midpoint between the proximal end and distal end, and said shape having a first surface defining a first plane.
A body-shaping garment, comprising:
- an inner fabric layer;
- an outer fabric layer having a front face and a rear surface;
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- a shaped support comprising a plastic material having a perpendicular apparent stiffness in the range of from 3.1 kg-cm2 to 39 kg-cm2 and an in-plane apparent stiffness in the range of from 1936 kg-cm2 to 4517 kg-cm2 attached to the rear face of the outer fabric layer and covered by the inner fabric layer.
A method of making a body-shaping garment, comprising:
- providing a plastic material having a perpendicular apparent stiffness in the range of from 3.1 kg-cm2 to 39 kg-cm2 and an in-plane apparent stiffness in the range of from 1936 kg-cm2 to 4517 kg-cm2;
- forming the plastic material into a shape with a desired thickness, length and width;
- providing a first fabric layer having a front face and a rear face;
- attaching the plastic material to the rear face of the first fabric layer, said first fabric layer to form an outer layer of the body-shaping garment;
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- covering the plastic material with a second fabric layer having a front face and a rear face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.