Knitted-in-band

a knitted and banded technology, applied in knitting, pantyhose, textiles and paper, etc., can solve the problems of high discomfort of sculpting, inconvenient tight undergarments, and inability to wear tight undergarments, so as to reduce indentations

a knitted and banded technology, applied in knitting, pantyhose, textiles and paper, etc., can solve the problems of high discomfort of sculpting, inconvenient tight undergarments, and inability to wear tight undergarments, so as to reduce indentations

US20100107702A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-05-06RAD FARIBA K
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[0031]Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a footless pantyhose undergarment or shapewear 10 of the present invention. The panty portion 12 covers the abdomen and the buttocks of the wearer and two leg portions 14 and 16 cover the legs. The panty portion 12 ends at a waist terminating portion 18, hereinafter referred to as waistband 18. The leg portions 14 and 16 end at their respective leg terminating portions 20, hereinafter referred to as leg bands 20. Each leg band is made of a two-ply knitted in band. However, the waistband 18 and leg bands 20 can be elastic bands, knitted-in welts, knitted-in bands, or can use any other knitting process which can create a terminating edge. Furthermore, the leg portions 14 and 16 are seamlessly knitted to the panty portion 12 along the line 21.

[0032]It should be noted that, unlike fashion hosiery, the footless pantyhose undergarment or shapewear discussed in this specification is strictly used as an undergarment and is not visible to the public....

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Abstract

A knitted-in band for terminating a raw edge of footless pantyhose has a stretch factor and a thickness for the leg band and a stretch factor and a thickness for the leg portion. The stretch factor of the leg band is approximately equal to the stretch factor of the leg portion and the thickness of the leg band is approximately equal to the thickness of the leg portion.

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PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 195,829 titled “Footless Pantyhose Underwear”, which was filed Oct. 10, 2008, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 204,748 titled “Footless Pantyhose Underwear with Elastic”, which was filed Jan. 9, 2009, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 209,852 titled “Non-control Shapewear”, which was filed Mar. 11, 2009, and the subject matter of all three applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0002]This application is related to concurrently filed U.S. patent applications titled:[0003]“Footless Pantyhose Undergarment” application Ser. No. 12 / 587,619,[0004]“Footless Non-control Pantyhose Undergarment” application Ser. No. 12 / 587,620,[0005]“Footless Non-control Pantyhose Undergarment with Modified Leg Bands” application Ser. No. 12 / 587,595,[0006]“Footless reinforced Pantyhose Undergarment with Modified ...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
06 May 2010
Publication
US20100107702A1
IPC
D04B11/00
CPC
A41B11/14; A41B2400/38; D04B1/243; D04B1/20
Inventors
RAD, FARIBA K.