Method of manufacture for stitchless garment
AssigneeHBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
InventorDavid Thomas
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Abstract
A stitchless garment and a method of making the stitchless garment are provided. The method is used in connection with manufacturing a circular knit garment using a first garment component and a second garment component. The method includes the steps of providing the first garment component and providing the second garment component so that the second garment component overlaps the first garment component to define a connection. A bonding tape is provided at the connection. Heat is applied to the first garment component and the second garment component. The method also includes the step of applying pressure to the bonding tape to adhere the first garment component to the second garment component to provide a stitchless garment.
Claims18
A method of seamlessly manufacturing a circular knit garment between a first garment component and a second garment component comprising the steps of:
- laying the second garment component over a portion of the first garment component to define a connection;
- providing a bonding tape at said connection;
- heating the first and the second garment components;
- applying heat and pressure to said bonding tape to adhere the first garment component to the second garment component to provide a stitchless garment,
- wherein said bonding tape has an elastic component, and wherein said bonding tape has at least two layers of adhesive with each positioned on a different side of said elastic component.
A method of manufacturing a stitchless article comprising:
- circular knitting a first series of courses to form a first tubular structure having opposite lateral sides each with armhole;
- circular knitting a second series of courses to form a second structure;
- feeding a bonding tape between said first and second structures;
- heating said bonding tape to adhere said first and second structures together to form the stitchless article.
A garment comprising:
- a first garment component;
- a second garment component;
- a bonding tape having an intermediate layer and at least two layers of adhesive, with each adhesive layer disposed on a different side of said intermediate layer, said bonding tape being disposed between said first garment component and said second garment component, wherein said first garment component is joined to said second garment component by heating said one or more layers of adhesive so that neither of said first and second garment components have a fold where joined together.
A garment comprising:
- a first garment component;
- a second garment component:
- a bonding tape having an intermediate layer and at least two layers of adhesive, with each adhesive layer disposed on a different side of said intermediate layer, said bonding tape being disposed between said first garment component and said second garment component, wherein said first garment component is joined to said second garment component by heating said one or more layers of adhesive so that said first and second garment components do not have a fold where joined together, wherein said intermediate layer has an elastic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.