US 9,801,420 B2Granted

Abdominal-restraint garment and methods of assembling the same

AssigneeSpanx, Inc.

InventorsTosha L. Hays, Laurie A. Goldman

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Abstract

Disclosed herein are abdominal-restraint garments comprising an outer garment layer and an inner abdominal-restraint layer. The inner abdominal-restraint layer can be attached to the outer garment layer. In some embodiments, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of the inner abdominal-restraint layer are attached to an inner side of the outer garment layer. The top of the inner abdominal-restraint layer can be configured to be even with the front rise of the outer garment layer or extend above the front rise of the outer garment layer. The inner abdominal-restraint layer can be configured to extend across a garment-wearer's abdominal region. In some embodiments, the abdominal-restraint garment is a pair of pants, jeans, a pair of shorts, a skirt, leggings, or tights. Also disclosed herein are methods of assembling the abdominal-restraint garments disclosed herein.

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Dependent claims

An abdominal-restraint garment comprising:

an outer garment layer having a front rise, an inseam, a crotch seam and a posterior portion, the posterior portion of the outer garment layer comprising a first back pocket having a lateral seam and a medial seam and a second back pocket having a lateral seam and a medial seam;
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an inner abdominal-restraint layer having a top, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, and a bottom side;
wherein the first lateral edge of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is directly attached to the lateral seam of the first back pocket of the posterior portion and the second lateral edge of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is directly attached to the lateral seam of the second back pocket of the posterior portion,
wherein the top of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is configured to be even with the front rise of the outer garment layer or extend above the front rise of the outer garment layer, and
wherein the bottom side of the inner abdominal-restraint layer is directly attached to the inseam of the outer garment layer, to the crotch seam of the outer garment layer, or to a combination thereof.

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