Form-fitting athletic garments may provide different elasticity and therefore different amounts of support along different directions. A relatively elastic textile may be used to form a form-fitting compressive garment such as shorts, shirts, leggings, bodysuits, socks, and the like. Stitch lines ma
Form-fitting athletic garments may provide different elasticity and therefore different amounts of support along different directions. A relatively elastic textile may be used to form a form-fitting compressive garment such as shorts, shirts, leggings, bodysuits, socks, and the like. Stitch lines may be formed in the relatively elastic textile extending in a desired direction using thread(s) and/or stitch construction techniques to provide reduced elasticity along the direction of a stitch line. One or more stitch lines may be formed in a textile to provide enhanced support along the direction of the stitch line(s). An interior textile layer may be adhered the relatively elastic textile layer to contact the wearer's skin and to protect the wearer's skin from stitch lines. An interior textile layer may extend over all or part of the relatively textile layer.
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1. A close fitting athletic garment comprising: a front portion divided from a rear portion by a midline reference plane;at least a first fabric layer comprising a unitary textile, the first fabric layer having a first elasticity; andat least a first stitch line extending along the first fabric laye
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A close fitting athletic garment comprising: a front portion divided from a rear portion by a midline reference plane;at least a first fabric layer comprising a unitary textile, the first fabric layer having a first elasticity; andat least a first stitch line extending along the first fabric layer in a first direction and the at least first stitch line extending along the first fabric layer in a second direction, the at least first stitch line changing from the first direction to the second direction at the mid-line reference plane, the at least a first stitch line comprising a plurality of stitches formed from a first thread, the first thread having a second elasticity, the second elasticity being less than the first elasticity; and wherein:the elasticity of the close fitting athletic garment is limited by the second elasticity of the first thread along the first direction and the second direction, and wherein the elasticity of the close fitting garment is limited by the first elasticity of the first fabric layer when the close fitting garment is stretched in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. 2. The close fitting athletic garment of claim 1, further comprising a second fabric layer, the second fabric layer affixed to the first fabric layer and positioned so as to contact the skin of a wearer when the garment is worn. 3. The close fitting garment of claim 2, wherein the garment comprises shorts having a waistband and two leg portions. 4. The close fitting garment of claim 3, wherein the at least a first stitch line comprises a plurality of stitch lines. 5. The close fitting garment of claim 4, wherein the plurality of stitch lines are symmetrical about an axis of the shorts corresponding to the crotch when the garment is worn. 6. The close fitting garment of claim 4, wherein the plurality of stitch lines are symmetrical about the mid-line reference plane when the garment is worn. 7. The close fitting garment of claim 2, wherein the garment comprises a shirt having a collar portion and two sleeve portions. 8. The close fitting garment of claim 7, wherein the at least a first stitch line extends along at least a portion of one of the two sleeve portions. 9. The close fitting garment of claim 8, wherein the at least a first stitch line comprises at least first stitch line extending along one of the two sleeve portions and a second stitch line extending along the other of the two sleeve portions. 10. A pair of compressive shorts that provides different resistance to stretch in different directions when worn by an athlete, the compressive shorts comprising: a front portion divided from a rear portion by a midline reference plane;an exterior layer of elastic fabric;a first plurality of stitch lines extending substantially parallel in a spaced apart relationship in a first direction along the exterior layer, each of the first plurality of stitch lines extending from the midline reference plane in the first direction to the front portion, each of the first plurality of stitch lines formed from a first thread that penetrates the exterior layer of elastic fabric, the first thread being less elastic than the elastic fabric of the exterior layer;a second plurality of stitch lines extending substantially parallel in a spaced apart relationship in a second direction different from the first direction along the exterior layer, each of the second plurality of stitch lines extending from the midline reference plane in the second direction to the front portion, each of the second plurality of stitch lines formed from a second thread that penetrates the exterior layer of elastic fabric, the second thread being less elastic than the elastic fabric of the exterior layer; andan interior layer of fabric affixed to the exterior layer of elastic fabric and positioned between the skin of a wearer and the first plurality of stitch lines and the second plurality of stitch lines when the shorts are worn. 11. The pair of compressive shorts of claim 10, wherein the first thread of the first plurality of stitch lines and the second thread of the second plurality of stitch lines do not penetrate the interior layer of fabric. 12. The pair of compressive shorts of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first plurality of stitch lines intersect at least one of the second plurality of stitch lines in the front portion when the shorts are in an as worn position. 13. The pair of compressive shorts of claim 12, further comprising: a third plurality of stitch lines extending substantially parallel in a spaced apart relationship in a third direction along the exterior layer, each of the third plurality of stitch lines extending from the midline reference plane in the third direction to the rear portion, each of the third plurality of stitch lines formed from a third thread that penetrates the exterior layer of elastic fabric, the third thread being less elastic than the elastic fabric of the exterior layer; anda fourth plurality of stitch lines extending substantially parallel in a spaced apart relationship in a fourth direction along the exterior layer, each of the fourth plurality of stitch lines extending from the midline reference plane in the fourth direction to the rear portion, each of the fourth plurality of stitch lines formed from a fourth thread that penetrates the exterior layer of elastic fabric, the fourth thread being less elastic than the elastic fabric of the exterior layer. 14. The pair of compressive shorts of claim 13, wherein the first thread, the second thread, the third thread, and the fourth thread are comprised of the same material. 15. The close fitting garment of claim 13, wherein at least one of the third plurality of stitch lines intersect at least one of the fourth plurality of stitch lines in the rear portion when the shorts are in an as worn position. 16. The close fitting garment of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first plurality of stitch lines intersect at least one of the third plurality of stitch lines at the mid-line reference plane and wherein at least one of the second plurality of stitch lines intersect at least one of the fourth plurality of stitch lines at the mid-line reference plane. 17. The close fitting garment of claim 1, wherein the mid-line reference plane intersects a right vertical seam on a right side of the garment and a left vertical seam on a left side of the garment.
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Bradstreet, Rachel Ellen; Huff, Sebastian; Meschter, James C.; Moore, Bruce Yin; Hurley, Ryan Michael, Apparel incorporating tensile strands.
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