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Boxer shorts and process of making boxer shorts with expandable material

A technology for trousers and trouser legs, applied in the field of boxing shorts, can solve the problems of realization, lack of aesthetics and product functions, and difficulty in depth.

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-20
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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Product design is often influenced by cost and manufacturing constraints, resulting in single-use pants that lack aesthetics and product functionality
Additionally, a full fit requires a depth in the crotch that is difficult to achieve in a garment-like boxer short with overhanging legs when utilizing conventional manufacturing processes

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[0069] as in figure 1 , Figure 2A and Figure 2B As representatively shown in FIG. 1 , the embodiment of the pant 10 of the present invention includes a garment outer layer 64 . Garment outer layer 64 may include front region 22, rear region 24, crotch region 26, inner surface 28 configured to contact the wearer, and outer surface 30 opposite inner surface 28 configured to contact the wearer's garment. The pant 10 also defines a pair of longitudinally opposing waist edges referred to as front waist edge 38 and rear waist edge 39 . Front region 22 is adjacent to front waist edge 38 and rear region 24 is adjacent to rear waist edge 39 . Front region 22 comprises a portion of pant 10 which, when worn, is located on the front of the wearer, and rear region 24 comprises a portion of pant 10, which is situated to the rear of the wearer, when worn. The crotch region 26 of the pant 10 comprises the portion of the pant which, when worn, is positioned between the wearer's legs and ...

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Abstract

A boxer-style pant and a method of making a boxer-style pant having side seams and hanging legs. Expandable material is used to provide a conforming fit and to expedite high-speed manufacture. The pant is made from a web and includes a garment shell having a front region, a back region, and a crotch region positioned between the front and back regions. The side seams connect the front region to the back region. The garment shell may be essentially composed of an expandable material that is selectively expanded in certain areas of the garment, and / or an expandable material may be attached to the garment shell in the crotch region and / or in the back region.

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Background of the invention [0001] The present invention relates to boxer shorts and a method of making boxer shorts having side seams and regions of selective expansion. Boxer shorts can be absorbent or non-absorbent. [0002] Pants-like garments have a variety of uses, including disposable garments, training pants, feminine care products, adult incontinence products, disposable swimwear, or the like. Disposable garments similar to pants are typically three-dimensional products with closed sides so that the product has a single waist opening and two leg openings. The wearer lifts and lowers the garment to apply the product. Three-dimensional boxer short-like products are particularly attractive because boxer shorts look more like conventional apparel products than other types of disposable absorbent products. [0003] Many disposable pants are formed as composite structures in which several component parts are combined to form a product specifically suited for its designed...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61F13/15A41B9/12A41B9/02A41B9/00A41D13/12
CPCA41B9/001A61F13/505A61F13/496A41B2400/52A61F13/15A41B9/02A41B9/12
Inventor J·D·克宁R·L·波普H·S·莫特尔
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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