Seamless torso controlling garment with a control area and method of making same
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorsVirginia Meckley, Kyle C. Pope
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Abstract
A circular knit blank for use in the manufacture of undergarments, and the garments so manufactured have a circular knit body, and a reinforcement area or areas. The body has a graded stitch density. The reinforcement area or areas have increased stitch density with resultant shorter stretch and higher modulus formed by shortening the stitch lengths during the knitting process. The garment also has a waist band and leg bands formed using a turned welt. The garment may also have a knitted-in stitch pattern design in the body and reinforcement areas formed using miss positive float combination stitching.
Claims39
A circular knit lower torso garment comprising:
- a body having an aesthetic pattern, said body having a first portion thereof with a graduated stitch density ranging from a short stitch length to a long stitch length, said body having a second overlapping reinforcement area in said first portion with said graduated stitch density, wherein said reinforcement area has an increased stitch density and does not hide or modify the pattern.
A circular knit blank for use in the manufacture of undergarments comprising a tubular knit fabric having a body and a reinforcement area, wherein said body has a graded stitch density, stretch and modulus properties, and wherein said reinforcement area has increased stitch density, lower stretch, with higher modulus.
A circular knit garment comprising:
- a first portion having a first stitch length;
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- a second portion overlapping said first portion in a selected area, said second portion having a second stitch length, said second stitch length being less than said first stitch length so that said selected area has an increased modulus as compared to said first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.