IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0845320
(2010-07-28)
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등록번호 |
US-8661568
(2014-03-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
16 |
초록
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Hosiery that includes a legwear portion and a waistband secured to the legwear portion. The waistband is made of an elastic material having an unfinished upper edge. The waistband also has an unfinished lower edge that is secured to the legwear portion at a seam that allows the hosiery to lay substa
Hosiery that includes a legwear portion and a waistband secured to the legwear portion. The waistband is made of an elastic material having an unfinished upper edge. The waistband also has an unfinished lower edge that is secured to the legwear portion at a seam that allows the hosiery to lay substantially flat against a wearer's body. The unfinished upper edge of the waistband can provide the wearer with greater comfort relative to conventional hosiery having finished upper edges, which often results in visible and uncomfortable restriction. This hybrid construction also allows the waistband to have varying width around its circumference to compensate for shortcomings of a legwear portion made using conventional tube-construction techniques and/or, when the waistband has a lower stretchability than the legwear portion, to compensate for this lower stretchability.
대표청구항
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1. A hosiery for being worn by a wearer having a left leg, a right leg, hips, a lower abdominal region, and a waist, the hosiery comprising: a legwear portion made of a first stretchable material, said legwear portion including: an upper portion having an upper end located at about the hips of the w
1. A hosiery for being worn by a wearer having a left leg, a right leg, hips, a lower abdominal region, and a waist, the hosiery comprising: a legwear portion made of a first stretchable material, said legwear portion including: an upper portion having an upper end located at about the hips of the wearer when the wearer is wearing the hosiery, said legwear portion designed and configured so that said legwear portion has: a front located proximate the lower abdominal region of the wearer when the wearer is wearing the hosiery; anda rear located opposite said front when the wearer is wearing the hosiery;a left-leg portion connected to said upper portion and designed and configured to be worn on the left leg of the wearer; anda right-leg portion connected to said upper portion and designed and configured to be worn on the right leg of the wearer; anda waistband having a raw-cut upper edge and a raw-cut lower edge, said raw-cut lower edge secured to said legwear portion at said upper end of said legwear portion with a smooth seam, said waistband being made of a second stretchable material that does not roll and does not fray at said raw-cut upper edge, wherein: said waistband has a width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges that tapers between said front and back; andsaid raw-cut upper edge remains unfinished when the hosiery is completed. 2. The hosiery according to claim 1, wherein said waistband has a first width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges at said front of said legwear portion and a second width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges at said rear of said legwear portion, wherein said second width is greater than said first width. 3. The hosiery according to claim 1, wherein said waistband has a minimum width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges that is greater than about 4 inches (10.16 cm). 4. The hosiery according to claim 1, wherein said first stretchable material has a denier from about 3 to about 100. 5. The hosiery according to claim 1, wherein said second stretchable material comprises a nylon-spandex blend. 6. The hosiery according to claim 1, wherein said legwear portion is a product of a circular knitting process. 7. A hosiery for being worn by a wearer having a left leg, a right leg, hips, a lower abdominal region, and a waist, the hosiery comprising: a legwear portion made of a first stretchable material having a denier in a range from about 3 to about 100, said legwear portion having an upper end located at about the hips of the wearer when the hosiery is worn by the wearer, said legwear portion designed and configured so that said legwear portion has: a front located proximate the lower abdominal region of the wearer when the wearer is wearing the hosiery; anda rear located opposite said front when the wearer is wearing the hosiery;a left-leg portion connected to said upper portion and designed and configured to be worn on the left leg of the wearer; anda right-leg portion connected to said upper portion and designed and configured to be worn on the right leg of the wearer; anda waistband having a raw-cut upper edge and a raw-cut lower edge, said raw-cut lower edge secured to said legwear portion at said upper end with a smooth seam, said waistband being made of a second stretchable material that does not roll and does not fray at said raw-cut upper edge, wherein said raw-cut upper edge of the waistband is located at about the waist of the intended wearer when the intended wearer is wearing the hosiery, wherein: said waistband has a width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges that tapers between said front and back; andsaid raw-cut upper edge remains unfinished when the hosiery is completed. 8. The hosiery according to claim 7, wherein said second stretchable material comprises a nylon-spandex blend. 9. The hosiery according to claim 8, wherein said legwear portion is a product of a circular knitting process. 10. The hosiery according to claim 7, wherein said waistband has a minimum width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges that is greater than about 4 inches (10.16 cm). 11. The hosiery according to claim 7, wherein said waistband has a first width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges at said front of said legwear portion and a second width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges at said rear of said legwear portion, wherein said second width is greater than said first width.
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