IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0126570
(2002-04-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
20 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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A body-smoothing lower-body undergarment is constructed by circularly knitting a pair of seamless two-ply fabric tubes, longitudinally slitting an upper portion of each tube for a distance generally corresponding to a desired rise of the undergarment so as to form two fabric edges, and joining the t
A body-smoothing lower-body undergarment is constructed by circularly knitting a pair of seamless two-ply fabric tubes, longitudinally slitting an upper portion of each tube for a distance generally corresponding to a desired rise of the undergarment so as to form two fabric edges, and joining the two fabric edges of one of the fabric tubes to the two fabric edges of the other fabric tube so as to form a single larger fabric tube that serves as a panty portion of the undergarment, while lower portions of the fabric tubes serve as legs of the undergarment. The two-ply construction allows the bottoms of the legs to be formed without leg bands. The undergarment preferably has a 1횞1 vertical rib knit construction, a turned welt waistband, and an abdominal control panel.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A lower-body undergarment, comprising: a pair of legs each comprising a two-ply seamless fabric tube, each leg having a seamless tubular inner ply and a seamless tubular outer ply connected thereto at a bottom edge of the leg, the legs being free of separately formed and atta
What is claimed is: 1. A lower-body undergarment, comprising: a pair of legs each comprising a two-ply seamless fabric tube, each leg having a seamless tubular inner ply and a seamless tubular outer ply connected thereto at a bottom edge of the leg, the legs being free of separately formed and attached bottom leg bands, the legs having a length such that the lower edges of the legs encircle a wearer's legs; and a two-ply panty portion connected to the legs, where in least the legs comprise a vertical rib knit fabric. 2. The lower-body undergarment of claim 1, wherein the two-ply panty portion comprises a first panty half that is continuously knit with and seamlessly connected to a first of the legs, and a second panty half that is integrally knit with and seamlessly connected to a second of the legs, the first and second panty halves being joined to each other along a front seam and a back seam. 3. The lower-body undergarment of claim 2, wherein each panty half includes a waistband portion. 4. The lower-body undergarment of claim 3, wherein each leg and the panty half seamlessly connected thereto are formed of a circularly knit two-ply fabric tube that is knit starting at an upper end of the panty half and proceeding down to the lower edge of the leg and then back up to the upper end of the panty half, the panty halves then being slit longitudinally and joined together to form the panty portion. 5. The lower-body undergarment of claim 4, wherein the waistband portion of each panty half comprises a turned welt knit to the upper end of the panty half. 6. A lower-body undergarment, comprising: a pair of legs each comprising a two-ply seamless fabric tube, each leg having a seamless tubular inner ply and a seamless tubular outer ply connected thereto at a bottom edge of the leg, the legs being free of separately formed and attached bottom leg bands, the legs having a length such that the lower edges of the legs encircle a wearer's legs; and a two-ply panty portion connected to the legs, wherein the two-ply panty portion comprises a first panty half that is continuously knit with and seamlessly connected to a first of the legs, and a second panty half that is integrally knit with and seamlessly connected to a second of the legs, the first and second panty halves being joined to each other along a front seam and a back seam, wherein each panty half includes a waistband portion, wherein each leg and the panty half seamlessly connected thereto are formed of a circularly knit two-ply fabric tube that is knit starting at an upper end of the panty half and proceeding down to the lower edge of the leg and then back up to the upper end of the panty half, the panty halves then being slit longitudinally and joined together to form the panty portion, and wherein at least the legs comprise a vertical rib knit fabric. 7. A lower-body undergarment, comprising: a pair of legs each comprising a two-ply seamless fabric tube, each leg having a seamless tubular inner ply and a seamless tubular outer ply connected thereto at a bottom edge of the leg, the legs being free of separately formed and attached bottom leg bands, the legs having a length such that the lower edges of the legs encircle a wearer's legs; and a two-ply panty portion connected to the legs, wherein the two-ply panty portion comprises a first panty half that is continuously knit with and seamlessly connected to a first of the legs, and a second panty half that is integrally knit with and seamlessly connected to a second of the legs, the first and second panty halves being joined to each other along a front seam and a back seam, wherein each panty half includes a waistband portion, wherein each leg and the panty half seamlessly connected thereto are formed of a circularly knit two-ply fabric tube that is knit starting at an upper end of the panty half and proceeding down to the lower edge of the leg and then back up to the upper end of the panty half, the panty halves then being slit longitudinally and joined together to form the panty portion, and wherein the legs and panty portion both comprise a vertical rib knit fabric. 8. The lower-body undergarment of claim 7, wherein the vertical rib knit fabric comprises a 1횞1 rib knit. 9. The lower-body undergarment of claim 1, wherein the panty portion and legs are knit from the same types and sizes of yarns. 10. The lower-body undergarment of claim 1, wherein the legs are sized in length such that the lower edges of the legs are above the knees of a wearer. 11. A body-smoothing lower-body undergarment, comprising: a panty portion formed of right and left panty halves joined together; and right and left legs respectively connected to the right and left panty halves of the panty portion, each leg and the corresponding panty half being formed from a seamless circularly knit two-ply fabric tube, wherein at least the legs comprise a vertical rib knit fabric. 12. The body-smoothing lower-body undergarment of claim 11, further comprising a gusset panel formed separately from the panty halves and legs and sewn thereto. 13. The body-smoothing lower-body undergarment of claim 11, wherein the two-ply fabric tube that forms each leg comprises a tubular inner ply folded about a fold line onto an inner surface of a tubular outer ply, the fold line forming a lower edge of the leg, whereby the legs are free of bottom leg bands. 14. A body-smoothing lower-body undergarment, comprising: a panty portion formed of right and left panty halves joined together; and right and left legs respectively connected to the right and left panty halves of the panty portion, each leg and the corresponding panty half being formed from a seamless circularly knit two-ply fabric tube, wherein the two-ply fabric tube that forms each leg comprises a tubular inner ply folded about a fold line onto an inner surface of a tubular outer ply, the fold line forming a lower edge of the leg, whereby the legs are free of bottom leg bands and wherein the two-ply fabric tubes are knit with a vertical rib knit construction. 15. A body-smoothing lower-body undergarment, comprising: a panty portion formed of right and left panty halves joined together; and right and left legs respectively connected to the right and left panty halves of the panty portion, each leg and the corresponding panty half being formed from a seamless circularly knit two-ply fabric tube, wherein the two-ply fabric tube that forms each leg comprises a tubular inner ply folded about a fold line onto an inner surface of a tubular outer ply, the fold line forming a lower edge of the leg, whereby the legs are free of bottom leg bands, and wherein the panty portion and legs are knit with a 1횞1 rib knit construction. 16. A method for making a lower-body undergarment, comprising: circularly knitting a first seamless two-ply fabric tube and longitudinally slitting an upper portion thereof for a distance generally corresponding to a desired rise of the undergarment so as to form two fabric edges; circularly knitting a second seamless two-ply fabric tube and longitudinally slitting an upper portion thereof for said distance generally corresponding to said desired rise of the undergarment so as to form two fabric edges; and joining the two fabric edges of the first fabric tube to the two fabric edges of the second fabric tube so as to form a single larger fabric tube from the upper portions of the first and second fabric tubes, the single larger fabric tube serving as a panty portion of the undergarment, and lower portions of the first and second fabric tubes serving as legs of the undergarment, wherein at least the legs comprises a vertical rib knit fabric. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising knitting a turned welt to an upper end of each of the first and second fabric tubes, slitting the turned welts along with the fabric tubes, and joining the turned welts together to form a waistband for the undergarment. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein each of the fabric tubes is knit beginning at an upper end of the tube proceeding down to a lower end thereof to form a tubular first ply, and then back up to the upper end to form a tubular second ply. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the lower end of each of the fabric tubes is formed as a simple fold between an inner ply and an outer ply of the fabric tube such that the legs are free of bottom leg bands.
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