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US 9,254,009 B2Granted
Upper and lower torso garments having an improved band
AssigneeHBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
InventorsMichael D Abbott, Roger D Warren
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Abstract
A circularly knitted upper or lower torso garment, such as a brassiere or brief, and method of forming a circularly knitted brassiere are provided, the garment having a circularly knitted body formed of inner and outer layers, the circularly knitted body having at least one torso or waist band, the inner and outer layers overlapping along a fold line, and an elastomeric band positioned between the inner and outer layers proximate the fold line.
Claims18
An upper torso garment, comprising:
- a. a body formed of inner and outer layers, the body having a front breast covering portion and at least one torso band extending from the front breast covering portion;
- b. the inner and outer layers overlapping along a lower fold line;
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- c. an elastomeric band comprising a thermoplastic elastomer film and positioned between the inner and outer layers proximate the lower fold line;
- wherein the thermoplastic elastomer film has a thickness between about 0.1 mm and about 0.3 mm;
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- wherein the modulus of the thermoplastic elastomer film is between about 1.0 and about 4.0 kilograms when measured with a static load of 7 kilograms at 60% elongation.
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A method of forming an upper torso garment, comprising:
- a. knitting a body symmetrically dimensioned for forming a two-ply garment, comprising inner and outer layers when folded about a central fold line;
- b. selecting an elastomeric band comprising a thermoplastic elastomer film having a thickness between about 0.1 mm and about 0.3 mm and a modulus between about 1.0 and about 4.0 kilograms when measured with a static load of 7 kilograms at 60% elongation;
- c. positioning the elastomeric band proximate the fold line;
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- d. symmetrically overlapping the inner and outer layers of the brassiere body about the fold line, enclosing the elastomeric band and forming the brassiere having a front breast covering portion and at least one torso band extending from the front breast covering portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.