Sports Garment

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-05-14
GROSSE STEFANI
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[0023]In addition, the ball pockets are aesthetically pleasing and do not alter the shape of the sports garment, when they are empty.
[0024]The second layer of material on both sides, constituted by the panel of stretch fabric that equally extends across the entire width of the sports garment, provides greater support to the wearer as well as increased opacity. As a result, the sports garment will also be very useful for non-ball sports, such as yoga, pilates and

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When engaged in practicing sports such as tennis, or playing a match, players often face the problem of not having enough space, in the pockets of their sports garments, to fit in their tennis balls in a convenient and secure way.
Also, when engaged in tennis practice and match playing, female pl

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[0034]Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference numbers identify like parts:

[0035]In this example, the sports garment is a pair of sports tights but more generally could comprise a pair of shorts, leggings, trousers or pants. The garment may be formed from a stretch material such as jersey.

[0036]The functional shell of the garment is formed by a first layer of material providing a front bodice panel 3 (FIGS. 1 and 4), one or more backside panels 12 (FIG. 5) and a gusset panel 4 (FIGS. 1, 4 and 5). The front bodice panel 3 is joined to the backside panel(s) at two side seams 6 (FIG. 6). The gusset panel 4 is joined to the front bodice panel 3 and to the backside panels 12 at respective seam lines so as to form two openings for the wearer's legs therebetween. Optionally the shell may also include a waistband panel 16 and / or a back panel 15. The waistband panel 16 is configured to fit around the wearer's waist or hips and is joined to the top of the bodice panel 3 and to the ba...

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Abstract

A sports garment is disclosed for covering the lower torso, hips, crotch and behind of a wearer. The sports garment comprises: a first layer of material providing a front bodice panel, one or more backside panels and a gusset panel of the garment, and a second layer of material providing one or more pocket panels. The second layer of material extends across the entire back width of the garment so as to completely cover the backside panel, to thereby form at least one pocket opening towards the bottom of the garment.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a sportswear garment with fitted pockets, preferably adapted to carry sports balls such as tennis balls. The garment is particularly designed for use by female sports players but is not limited in this respect.[0002]When engaged in practicing sports such as tennis, or playing a match, players often face the problem of not having enough space, in the pockets of their sports garments, to fit in their tennis balls in a convenient and secure way.[0003]Also, when engaged in tennis practice and match playing, female players are often confronted to the problem of not being able to find some undergarment that gives sufficient support to their behind.[0004]A similar issue may occur when playing squash or any other type of ball sports, where the ball is of a size small enough to fit into the pockets of sports garments.STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION[0005]To overcome these problems, the present invention proposes a sports garment for covering th...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D1/08A41D27/20A41D1/22
CPCA41D1/08A41D27/20A41D1/22A41D2400/48A41D31/185A41D13/0015A41D13/0017A41D2600/10
Inventor GROSSE, STEFANI
Owner GROSSE STEFANI
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