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Cycling shorts and associated method of manufacture

a technology of shorts and shorts, applied in the field of clothing, to achieve the effect of improving moisture wicking, improving flexibility, and improving fi

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-12-27
K 2 CORP
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"The present invention provides a new kind of cycling shorts with a better integrated crotch pad. The shorts have a plurality of panels of stretchable fabric material and a crotch pad of absorbent material. The pad has a different thickness than the fabric panels, and is connected to the panels only at their edges. The edges of the pad and the panels are sewn together, creating a tubular body portion and two tubular leg portions. The shorts have a dynamic pad system that provides enhanced flexibility, better fit, and improved moisture wicking."

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The crotch pad places certain constraints on the adaptability of the shorts to different positions and motions of the user.

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[0020]Cycling shorts 10 comprises a plurality of panels or sections 12 of stretchable fabric material and a crotch pad 14 of absorbent material. Panels or sections 12 are made of the same type of material and have a common thickness and a common weight. Fabric panels or sections 12 are cut from a knitted polymeric material such as nylon.

[0021]The fabric material of panels 12 has a uniform or common thickness substantially thinner than the thickness of pad 14 at any point. Pad 14 may have more than one thickness, for instance, where the pad is terraced along an inner surface. In other words, pad 14 may have a thickness that varies across the pad but the pad has a minimum thickness that is larger than the common or uniform thickness of the fabric panels 12.

[0022]Pad 14 has a plurality of edges 16 joined to contiguous edges 18 of adjacent fabric panels including two central front panels 20 and 22, two flanking inner leg panels 24 and 26 and a lower rear panel 28.

[0023]Pad 14 is connect...

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Abstract

Cycling shorts are constructed from a plurality of panels of stretchable fabric material and a crotch pad of absorbent material. The fabric material has a first thickness, while the pad material has a second thickness substantially greater than the first thickness. The pad has a plurality of edges joined to edges of selected ones of the panels disposed adjacent to and contiguous with the pad.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 816,098 filed Jun. 23, 2006.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to an article of clothing, specifically cycling shorts. This invention also relates to an associated method of manufacture.[0003]Shorts for the serious bicycle rider are typically made of a knitted synthetic resin material with substantial stretchability in multiple direction enable a tight fit to the wearer's anatomy. For purposes of cushioning and enhanced moisture absorption, a pad of nonwoven absorbent material is provided inside the shorts in the crotch region thereof. The crotch pad places certain constraints on the adaptability of the shorts to different positions and motions of the user.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]The present invention aims to provide a new kind of cycling shorts wherein the crotch pad is better integrated into the shorts structure. The present inven...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D1/08A41D1/084
CPCA41D1/084
Inventor FURGERSON, BRANDTCHARBONNEAU, MARIROSE
Owner K 2 CORP
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