IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0788353
(2010-05-27)
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등록번호 |
US-8769718
(2014-07-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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A garment including an inner layer of material adapted to be disposed adjacent to a wearer's skin. The inner layer preferably forms a body suit with legs formed of elastic, body-shaping material that includes a bodice portion and torso/legs portion. The garment also includes at least one exterior la
A garment including an inner layer of material adapted to be disposed adjacent to a wearer's skin. The inner layer preferably forms a body suit with legs formed of elastic, body-shaping material that includes a bodice portion and torso/legs portion. The garment also includes at least one exterior layer that may be fashioned as a skirt, a dress, a long-legged pants, a jumpsuit, or similar attire. A construction of a body suit with legs as well as a method for making the torso/legs portion is also disclosed.
대표청구항
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1. A garment adapted to be used as swimwear, activewear, and casual wear, said garment comprising: a body-shaping inner layer adapted to be disposed adjacent to a wearer's skin, said inner layer including a lower section adapted to cover a portion of the torso and upper thighs of the wearer and an i
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A garment adapted to be used as swimwear, activewear, and casual wear, said garment comprising: a body-shaping inner layer adapted to be disposed adjacent to a wearer's skin, said inner layer including a lower section adapted to cover a portion of the torso and upper thighs of the wearer and an inner bodice section joined to said lower section,wherein the body-shaping inner layer is fashioned by folding and joining selected edges of a sheet of flexible fabric, wherein said sheet of flexible fabric is designed to have a specific shape consisting of(a) an outer peripheral configuration including four corners and two pairs of opposing sides (1) a first of the pair of opposing sides, being linear and parallel (2) a second of the pair of opposing sides having a top, center, and bottom section, the top and bottom sections being curvilinear and including a first end at one of the four corners and a curved portion that forms a second end at the center section, the two ends spaced apart a distance of a substantially rectangular-shaped recess in the center section such that an inner edge of the substantially rectangular-shaped recess is aligned with the first end at one of the four corners, and(b) an inner peripheral configuration defining a rectangular opening through said sheet, said rectangular opening having substantially the same dimensions as the substantially rectangular-shaped, recessed, center section and positioned centrally in said sheet substantially equi-distant between the two pairs of opposing sides, andwherein said substantially rectangular-shaped, recessed, center section and said rectangular opening in said sheet are disposed in a crotch area of a person when the body suit is worn conformingly against and about, and compressively shapes a person's torso and upper thighs, andan intermediate layer disposed over said inner layer, said intermediate layer including a lower portion of a dress disposed over said lower section and an intermediate bodice section including an upper portion of a dress joined to said lower dress portion and disposed over said inner bodice section; andan outer layer permanently affixed to and disposed over said intermediate layer. 2. A garment according to claim 1 wherein said inner layer is permanently affixed to said intermediate layer and said outer layer substantially only along the upper edge of said inner bodice section. 3. A garment according to claim 1 further including a waist band interconnected between said lower dress portion and said upper dress portion. 4. A garment according to claim 3 wherein said waist band is fashioned of a substantially elastic material. 5. A garment according to claim 1 further comprising a layer of padding interposed between said inner bodice section and said upper dress portion. 6. A garment according to claim 1 wherein said inner bodice section possesses a pair of underwire channelings and a pair of underwires each extending through a corresponding one of said channelings and adapted to be disposed beneath and to support the breasts of a person wearing the garment. 7. A garment according to claim 1 wherein said inner layer is fashioned of a sheet of a substantially elastic material capable of stretching and contracting in two orthogonal directions extending through the plane of the sheet. 8. A garment according to claim 7 wherein said elastic material comprises a combination of nylon and spandex. 9. A garment according to claim 8 wherein said intermediate layer comprises a combination of nylon and spandex and said outer layer comprises a combination of nylon and spandex. 10. A garment according to claim 1 wherein said lower dress portion extends downwardly a distance sufficient to cover essentially all of said lower section. 11. A garment according to claim 1 further comprising means interconnecting said lower dress portion and said lower section for restraining said lower dress portion from moving away from said lower section. 12. A garment according to claim 11 wherein said means selectively restrains said lower dress portion from moving away from said lower section. 13. A garment according to claim 11 wherein said restraining means comprises at least one connecting band extending between said lower section and said lower dress portion. 14. A garment according to claim 1 wherein said lower section is adapted to substantially completely cover the upper thighs of the wearer to a point in the range of about three to eight inches below the wearer's crotch. 15. A body suit adapted to be worn conformingly against and about, and adapted to compressively shape, a person's torso and upper thighs, said body suit fashioned by folding and joining selected edges of a sheet of flexible fabric, wherein said sheet of flexible fabric is designed to have a specific shape consisting of: (a) an outer peripheral configuration including four corners and two pairs of opposing sides (1) a first of the pair of opposing sides, being linear and parallel (2) a second of the pair of opposing sides having a top, center, and bottom section, the top and bottom sections being curvilinear and including a first end at one of the four corners and a curved portion that forms a second end at the center section, the two ends spaced apart a distance of a substantially rectangular-shaped recess in the center section such that an inner edge of the substantially rectangular-shaped recess is aligned with the first end at one of the four corners, and(b) an inner peripheral configuration defining a rectangular opening through said sheet, said rectangular opening having substantially the same dimensions as the substantially rectangular-shaped, recessed, center section and positioned centrally in said sheet substantially equi-distant between the two pairs of opposing sides, andwherein said substantially rectangular-shaped, recessed, center section and said rectangular opening in said sheet are disposed in a crotch area of a person when the body suit is worn conformingly against and about, and compressively shapes a person's torso and upper thighs.
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