Garment with increased flexible movement of limbs

Abstract

The present invention relates to a garment or a cutting-out-pattern for a garment, where the design of the garment and the cutting-out pattern shape and form provide a garment with more flexibility of a joint when the garment is worn. The garment may be an upper body garment such as a jacket and a lower body garment such as pants providing a garment design where activities such as stretching up an arm reduces the jacket hem to be pulled up or a waistline of trousers to be pulled down on the lower back when crouching.

Description

[0001] GARMENT WITH INCREASED FLEXILBE MOVEMENT OF LIMBS

[0002] Field of the invention

[0003] The present invention relates to garment design or a cutting-out-pattern for a garment with more flexibility around a person's joint when the garment is worn. More specifically, the present invention relates to a jacket and trousers design with increased flexibility of the shoulder joint and hip joint respectively.

[0004] Introduction

[0005] In the world of clothing, clothes such as jackets, shirts, sweaters and pants exist in a plurality of designs and textiles. In general, clothes are designed for purpose such as work, leisure, workout, outdoor activities and for looking smart either for casual or special occasions both when it comes to the choice of fabric and design.

[0006] Traditionally, garment production follows the process of first designing a piece of clothing and making a cutting-out pattern for each size of garment to be produced. The cutting-out pattern is used to cut a clothing fabric into several pieces of fabric, which are then sewed together to form the garment. The development in fabric / textiles and in synthetic fabrics has been enormous for the past decades in relation to breathing, wind and water resistance as well as abrasion resistant fabric. Also, with the development of stretchable fabrics by mixing elastane or Lycra with other materials, has provided us with fabric for clothing with increased comfort for daily wear and sporting activities.

[0007] Work cloths designed for craftsmen and garments designed for outdoor activities and sports require to be made from fabrics with properties such as wear resistance, wind protection or water resistance / repellence. However, working conditions for craftsmen and certain movements in outdoor activities and sporting often require a certain flexibility for movement of arms and legs as well as providing comfort in positions such as crouching or stretching. For some clothing this can be solved with stretchable fabrics or by making the garment from multiple fabric pieces where an additional fabric piece is introduced to cover a joint, such as a knee pad. The problem with stretchable fabrics is that they wear more easily and fabrics with windbreaking and water resistance properties have limited or no stretchability. JP2005299023 discloses an upper body garment and a method for producing such garment with bulky shoulder portion, where the fabric is floated from the shoulder to form a cavity around the shoulder area for increased mobility of the arms. The method discloses a pattern for making the garment where two darts are cut diagonally into a raglan sleeve panel and then the space between the darts is attached together before attaching the sleeve panel to the front and back panel.

[0008] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The present invention relates to a garment or a cutting-out-pattern for a garment, where the design of the garment and the cutting-out pattern shape and form provide a garment with more flexibility of a joint when the garment is worn without creating a bulky space or cavity around the joint created by excess fabric floated from the joint. The garment may be an upper body garment such as a jacket and a lower body garment such as pants, where the cutting out pattern has two or more adjacent V-shaped cuts, or darts as they are also referred to in the field of making clothes, made from the edge of the pattern and into the pattern towards the position of a person's joint covered by the garment. Furthermore, an increased length of the cutting pattern is provided along the length of the limb extending from the joint of a person. The amount of increased length is approximately the same length as the combined width of the widest part of each of the two or more V- shaped cuts made into the pattern. After all the pieces of material / textile for making the garment have been cut each of the two V-shaped spaces formed by the V-shaped cuts is closed by attaching the sides of the V-shaped cut, prior to attaching other pieces of material to form said garment.

[0010] This design creates an extra width in fabric covering the joint which in case of an upper body garment the fabric gets dispersed over the shoulder and the shoulder blades and then enables unimpeded forward movements of the arms, without creating a bulky shape and cavity over the shoulder joint. This also prevents the sleeve to be drawn up when the arms are stretched upwards. An upper body garment according to the present invention does not have a raglan-type sleeve, but a straight upper sleeve panel with V-shaped cuts, which is attached to a front and back panel each having a horizontal upper edge.

[0011] The lateral line across the chest coincides with the center of the front axle joint and continues towards a point between the arm pit and the highest shoulder point, thus enabling the arms to be stretched straight upwards or forwards without restraint. Upper sleeve panel is in fact a combined shoulder and upper sleeve panel The garment of the present invention is made from material panels, where substantially perpendicular V-shaped cuts are made into a material panel extending along the length of the limb positions above the shoulder joint and towards the shoulder joint near and above the joint itself.

[0012] The design and method for making a garment according to the present invention provides a new way of making both upper and lower body garments which allow a person more flexibility of limbs without restriction by fabric. Furthermore, the present invention provides garment design where activities such as stretching up an arm reduces the jacket hem to be pulled up or a waistline of trousers to be pulled down on the lower back when crouching. Such garment design is greatly advantageous in design of work clothing for craftsmen, for military and police personnel, firefighters, etc., as the clothing can be made from durable and wear resistant materials providing flexibility around the joints by the cutting-out pattern. Also, clothing designed for sport activities such as sailing, climbing, skiing may benefit from the garment design of the present invention as sailors frequently have to crouch on the deck for their tasks and climbers do constantly have to stretch up their arms for their climbing activities. The garment design of the present invention is in fact advantageous for creating an outer layer of a jacket or pants for providing wind and / or water resistance with increased flexibility around the shoulder and hip joint respectively, and where a stretchable middle and / or inner layer can be worn for temperature management.

[0013] The introduction of two V-shaped cuts positioned in alignment with hip and shoulder joints, or extending from an edge of a fabric panel towards each side of the joint enables a nonrestricted movability or swivel of the joint without pulling the waistline of pants down at the back of the pants or the waistline of a jacket up. This is even true for sturdy or strong woven fabrics in pants and upper body garments for specialized clothing including military or combat clothing, special workwear, fire-brigade clothing, as well as fisherman and sailing outfit.

[0014] In some embodiments a jacket may be provide where the jacket is designed to be made from a plurality of fabric panels attached together for making the jacket in a predefined size for a person. Such a jacket may be made from a left and right front panels, a back panel and a left and a right sleeve panels for at least partially forming the left and the right sleeve. For such a jacket the left and right sleeve panels extend along the length of the person's arm, covering the person's axle joint, and they extend from a line above the person's axle joint towards the end of the sleeve. The sleeve panels are designed to have an increased length from the neckline to the end of the sleeve and two V shaped cuts are made from the edge of the sleeve panel and into the panel pointing towards the position near the axle joint. The cuts are identical, but symmetrical for the left and the right sleeve panels. Before attaching all the material panels together to form the jacket the space formed by the V- shaped cuts are closed by sewing for example which reduces or eliminates the increased length provided for the sleeve panel thereby providing a jacket with a sleeve for the predefined size of the jacket.

[0015] In some embodiments the trousers may be provide where the trousers are designed to be made from a plurality of fabric panels attached together for making the trousers in a predefined size for a person. Such trousers may be made from a left and right front and panels for forming the left and the pant leg. For such trousers the left and right back panels extend along the length of the person's leg, covering the person's hip joint and they extend from a line above the person's hip joint towards the end of the pant leg. The back panels are designed to have an increased length from the waistline to the end of the pantleg and two V-shaped cuts are made from the edge of each back panel and into the panel pointing towards the position of the hip joint. The cuts are identical, but symmetrical for the left and the right back panels. Before attaching all the material panels together to form the trousers the space formed by the V-shaped cuts are closed by sewing for example which reduces or eliminates the increased length provided for each back panel thereby providing trousers with pantlegs of a length suiting the predefined size of the trousers.

[0016] In some embodiments a sleeve panel for a jacket comprises the properties of an increased length from the neckline to the end of the sleeve and two or more V-cuts made from the edge of the sleeve panel, perpendicular towards a length line extending from neckline of a jacket towards the end of the sleeve. Furthermore, the space formed by the V-shaped cuts is closed to provide a correct length of the sleeve panel for a jacket of a certain cloth size. The sleeve panel covers at least the shoulder and the upper part of the arm and optionally also the sides of the arm and the underarm. In some embodiments the sleeve panel covers the shoulder and the upper part of the arm as well as the sides of the arm, but a second sleeve panel covers the underarm. Such jacket may even include a gusset part. In some embodiments the armhole is designed to be both shallower and wider than the armhole of traditional jackets. This allows for increased flexibility of the arm both when the arms are stretched forward or even crossed in front of the chest without resistance from the back panel and the back part of the sleeve panel. Furthermore, the person may stretch their arms upwards without the lower part of the jacket being pulled up over the waist. In some embodiments the left and right sleeve panels are attached to the upper surface of the left and right front panels respectively, where the left and right front panels of the jacket extend laterally from the chest at, just above or just below the position of the armhole or the lower part of the armpit towards the waist of a person. In such embodiment, two V- shaped cuts are made from the edge of the sleeve panel at positions towards the armhole of the jacket towards and extending upwardly to points on each side of the axle joint. The increased length of the sleeve panel and the V-shaped cuts provide extra material over the shoulder joint. In such embodiment, the armhole of the jacket is shallow and wide starting from the back panel with a downwards curve towards the centre of the armhole and continuing and a receding diagonal line towards the front panel. The combination of the position of the increased length along the material panel extends from a point at the neckline above the person's axle joint towards the end of the person's arm to the end of the sleeve panel, the V-shaped cuts and the shape of the armhole reduces excess or bulk material in the armhole region and allowing free swiveling movements of arms, as well as providing extra material over the shoulder joint providing curving of the sleeve at the top of the shoulder and in the armhole.

[0017] In some embodiments a back panel for trousers comprises the properties of an increased length from the waistline to the end of the pantleg two or more V-cuts made from the made from the edge of each back panel perpendicular towards a length line extending from the waistline to the end of the pantleg. Furthermore, the space formed by the V-shaped cuts is closed to provide a correct length of the pant leg of the trousers to provide a correct length of the back panel for trousers of a certain cloth size. The back panel covers at least a portion of the hip and the aft outer part of the leg. By This allows for increased flexibility of the hips when a person is crouching. The front and back panel for the trousers may be cut as a single panel with a joint lower part and where the upper part is separated by a central dart, where the aft portion represents the back panel with increased length and the V-cuts. Furthermore, such fabric panel provides trousers without an outer side seam, where the position of the V- shaped cuts starts near the position of the side pocket and is at least partially hidden by the side pocket.

[0018] It is an object of the present invention to overcome and / or ameliorate the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide an improved and / or alternative and / or additional garment design with increased functional features. It is one preferred object of the present invention to provide a garment with increased flexibility around the joint of a person wearing the garment. Moreover, it is a preferred object of the present invention to provide a cutting- out-pattern and a method for making a garment, an upper body garment, jacket and trousers, where the design allows stretching of limbs without inhibition of movement from the garment or pulling up or down the garment by movements or flexing of a person wearing the garment.

[0019] The object(s) underlying the present invention is (are) particularly solved by the features defined in the independent claims. The dependent claims relate to preferred embodiments of the present invention. Further additional and / or alternative aspects are discussed below.

[0020] It is an object of the present invention to provide a garment, comprising a plurality of material panels attached together for making the garment, where a material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint comprises: i) a straight edge extending from a point above the joint towards the end of the limb, ii) increased length along the material panel from a point above the joint towards the end of the limb, iii) two adjacent V-shaped cuts made from the edge of the material panel and into the material panel pointing towards the position of the joint, and iv) the space formed by the two adjacent V-shaped cuts in the material panel is closed before attaching other material panels together to form the garment by an attachment of the gap formed by the V-shaped cut.

[0021] It is an object of the present invention to provide a garment, comprising a plurality of material panels attached together for making the garment, where a material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint comprises: i) an increased length along the material panel extending from a line above the joint towards the end of the limb, and ii) two V-shaped cuts from the edge of the pattern and into the pattern pointing towards the position of the joint.

[0022] It is another object of the present invention to provide an upper body garment comprising the following material panels: i) a left front panel and a right front panel, wherein the upper edge of the left and right front panels of the jacket comprises a lateral line extending from the centre of the chest towards the middle of the front axle joint, ii) a back panel, and iii) a left sleeve panel and a right sleeve panel, wherein the left and right sleeve panels comprise material panels extending along the length of each of the person's arms and covering the person's axle joints, and wherein the front edge of the left sleeve panel the right sleeve panel is a straight edge extending from a point above the shoulder joint towards the end of the arm. Each of the left and right sleeve panels comprises: iv) increased length along the material panel from a point above the shoulder joint towards the end of the arm, v) two adjacent / pa ra llel V-shaped cuts from the front edge of the sleeve panel and into the sleeve panel above and towards the shoulder covered by each sleave panel, and the space formed by the two adjacent / parallel V-shaped cuts is attached together before attaching other material panels together to form the jacket. Furthermore, the lateral extending upper edge of the left and right front panels is attached to the front edge of the left and the right sleeve panels respectively. Another object of the present invention provides trousers, comprising a left front leg panel and a right front leg panel, a left back leg panel and a right back leg panel, where the left and right front leg panels and the left and right back leg panels extend along the length of the person's leg and cover the person's hip joint. The left and right back leg panels further comprise: i) an increased length of the panel extending from a line above the person's hip joint towards the end of the person's leg, ii) two V-shaped cuts from the front edge of the back panel and into the panel above and towards the position of a person's hip joint, and iii) the space formed by the two V-shaped cuts are attached together before attaching other material panels together to form the trousers. Furthermore, the front edge of the left and right back leg panels is attached to the back edge of the left and the right front leg panels respectively. Another object of the present invention provides a method for making a garment, where the method comprises: a) creating / generating a cutting-out-pattern comprising two or more cutting-out panels representing the material panels to form said garment, wherein the cutting-out-pattern comprises at least one cutting-out panel representing material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint, b) adding increased length in the at least one cutting-out panel representing material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint, c) making one or more V-shaped cuts from the edge and into the cutting-out-panel towards the position of a person's joint in the at least one cutting-out panel representing material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint, d) cutting out material panels based on the cutting-out-pattern according to steps a) - c), e) closing the gap formed by the one or more V-shaped cuts in at least one material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint by suitable attachment means, f) attachment of the material panel at the edge where the V-shaped cuts were made to a second material from a point above the joint and beyond a point the person's joint. Another object of the present invention provides a cutting-out-pattern for a garment, said cutting-out-pattern comprising two or more panels representing the pieces of material to form said garment, wherein the cutting-out-pattern comprises at least one panel representing a piece of material for at least partially covering a person's joint comprising one or more V-shaped cuts from the edge of the pattern and into the pattern towards the position of a person's joint.

[0023] Another object of the present invention provides an upper body garment comprising the following material panels: i) a left front panel and a right front panel, ii) a back panel, iii) a side panel, iv) a left sleeve panel and a right sleeve panel forming the left sleeve and the right sleeve, which may comprise v) an upper sleeve panel and vi) a lower sleeve panel, where the front panel has an upper horizontal line extending from the middle of the chest towards the middle of the front axle joint and ends at the middle of the armhole, and where the upper sleeve panel: a) extends along the length of each of the person's arms and covers the person's axle joint, b) the front edge of the sleeve panel is attached to the upper edge of the front panel, c) comprises and increased length extending from a point on the neckline to the end of the sleeve, d) two adjacent / parallel V-shaped cuts from the front edge of the sleeve panel and into the sleeve panel, where the first cut is made above the shoulder joint, and the second cut is made towards the shoulder joint, e) the space formed by the two adjacent / parallel V-shaped cuts is attached together before attaching other material panels together to form the jacket, forming seams where the first seam extends approximately perpendicular to a point above the shoulder joint, and the second seam extends substantially perpendicular to a point at the shoulder joint.

[0024] Another object of the present invention provides a garment comprising a plurality of material panels attached together for making the garment, where a material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint comprises: i) increased length along the material panel extending from a point above the joint towards the end of the limb, ii) two V-shaped cuts from the edge of the material panel and into the material panel pointing towards the position of the joint, and iii) the space formed by the V- shaped cuts is attached together before attaching other material panels together to form the garment. Furthermore, the increased length of the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint is reduced or eliminated by item iii).

[0025] In the present context the term "V-shaped cut", relates to an incision in a material panel for making a clothing thereby removing a triangular shaped piece of the material panel. Such cut may also be referred to as a dart according to common terminology in the art of making clothing.

[0026] In the present context the term "material panel", relates to a piece of fabric or textile which is cut out according to a design pattern for making clothing by attaching a plurality of material panels for making a garment by sewing or any other attachment means based on the material / fabric / textile. The term "material panel" may therefore relate to a front panel, back panel, a sleeve panel for an upper body garment, where the front panel may comprise a left front panel and a right front panel, and where a sleeve panel may comprise left and right sleeve panels, and where a sleeve panel may comprise an upper and a lower sleeve panel. The term "material panel" may therefore also relate to a front panel, back panel for trousers.

[0027] In the present context the term "front panel", in relation to an upper body garment refers both a left and right front panel. Furthermore, the term "sleeve panel", in relation to an upper body garment refers both a left and right sleeve panels.

[0028] In the present context the terms "pattern", "design pattern" and "pattern panel" all relate to a pattern for cutting out one or more material panels for making a garment in a certain size.

[0029] In the present context the terms "suitable attachment means" and "attachment means" refer to means, such as, but not limited to sewing or high-frequency welding for attaching a plurality of material panels together for making a garment.

[0030] In the present context the terms "material panel extending from a line above the joint towards the end of the limb" and "at least one panel representing a piece of material for at least partially covering a person's joint" refer to a material panel designed according to the present invention where the material panel is longer than it should be for making a certain size of clothing and where V-shaped cut(s) are made in the panel and then closed again to create more flexibility around a person's joint. Such a panel may extend along and at least partially cover a person's arm or a leg and extend over a person's shoulder or hip.

[0031] In the present context the term "increased length" in relation to the terms "the material panel extending from a point above the joint towards the end of the limb", "the sleeve panel extending from the centre neck point of a jacket to the end of the sleeve", and "the panel extending from the centre back point on the waistline to the end of the trouser leg" relates an added length to a material panel as compared to the length of a material panel for a garment predetermined size of the garment according to prior methods of making a garment.

[0032] In the present context the terms "above the joint" and "above a person's joint" refer to a position away from the end of a person's limb, such as above the shoulder joint in direction towards the neck or above the hip joint towards the torso. In the present context a garment may be made in different sizes and for a predetermined size of the garment a plurality of material panels are attached together for making the garment. The plurality of material panels attached together for making a garment in a predetermined size each comprise a form determined by the perimeter of each material panel suitable for the predetermined size of the garment. Therefore, a material panel, for a garment of a prior art design, extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint is of a certain length. However, according to the present invention the term "an increased length along the material panel extending from a line above the joint towards the end of the limb" refers to an increased length of a material panel which would have been made for a garment of a prior art design.

[0033] In an embodiment of the present invention the material panel being cut out is according to a design pattern forming a pattern panel.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present invention the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint is attached to a second material in making the garment along the edge where the V-shaped cuts are made, and wherein the edge where the V-shaped cuts are made is orientated in a direction from above the joint and along the length of the limb of a person wearing the garment.

[0035] In an embodiment of the present invention the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint comprises an outwardly extending curve in the area where the V-shaped cuts are made.

[0036] In an embodiment of the present invention the outwardly extending curve in the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint area is removed when the V-shaped cuts are made, and wherein after the space formed by the two adjacent V-shaped cuts is closed a substantially straight edge is formed with each seam formed by closing the space extending from the edge substantially straight edge.

[0037] In an embodiment of the present invention the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint comprises two adjacent V-shaped cuts from the edge of the material panel and into the material panel pointing towards the position above the joint and towards the joint.

[0038] In an embodiment of the present invention the attachment of the gap formed by the V- shaped cut results in a seam in the shape of single line extending from the edge of the material panel and into the material panel pointing towards the area at and above the joint.

[0039] In an embodiment of the present invention the first V-shaped cut is made above the shoulder joint, and the second V-shaped cut is made towards the shoulder joint.

[0040] In an embodiment of the present invention the space formed by the two adjacent / parallel V- shaped cuts is attached together before attaching other material panels together to form the jacket forming seams wherein the first seam extends substantially perpendicular to a point above the person's joint, and wherein the second seam extends substantially perpendicular to a point at the person's joint.

[0041] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length of the material panel is the same length as the combined width of the widest part of the space formed by the V-shaped cuts.

[0042] In an embodiment of the present invention the first V-shaped cut is made into the material panel pointing in a substantially perpendicular direction from the panel edge towards a position above the joint. In such an embodiment the joint may be a shoulder joint or a hip joint.

[0043] In an embodiment of the present invention the second V-shaped cut is made into the material panel pointing in a perpendicular from the panel edge towards the joint. In such an embodiment the joint may be a shoulder joint or a hip joint.

[0044] In an embodiment of the present invention the first V-shaped cut is made into the material panel pointing in a diagonal direction from the panel edge towards a position above the joint (shoulder or hip), wherein the angle from a perpendicular direction is less than 10°, or preferably less than 5°.

[0045] In an embodiment of the present invention the second V-shaped cut is made into the material panel pointing in a diagonal direction from the panel edge towards the joint (shoulder or hip), wherein the angle from a perpendicular direction is less than 10°, or preferably less than 5°. In an embodiment of the present invention the seem resulting from closing the gap of the first V-shaped cut is pointing in a perpendicular direction from the panel edge towards a position above the joint. In such an embodiment the joint may be a shoulder joint or a hip joint.

[0046] In an embodiment of the present invention the seem resulting from closing the gap of the second V-shaped cut is pointing in a perpendicular direction from the panel edge towards the joint. In such an embodiment the joint may be a shoulder joint or a hip joint.

[0047] In an embodiment of the present invention the seem resulting from closing the gap of the first V-shaped cut is pointing in a diagonal direction from the panel edge towards a position above the joint (shoulder or hip), wherein the angle from a perpendicular direction is less than 10°, or preferably less than 5°.

[0048] In an embodiment of the present invention the seem resulting from closing the gap of the second V-shaped cut is pointing in a diagonal direction from the panel edge towards the joint, wherein the angle from a perpendicular direction is less than 10°, or preferably less than 5°.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present invention the seem resulting from closing the gap of the second V-shaped cut is pointing in a substantially perpendicular direction from the panel edge towards highest and or widest point of the joint or body part.

[0050] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length of the material panel is 0,5

[0051] - 3 cm is smaller than the combined width of the widest part of the space formed by the V- shaped cuts.

[0052] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length of the material panel is 0,5

[0053] - 3 cm is larger than the combined width of the widest part of the space formed by the V- shaped cuts.

[0054] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are pointing in a transvers direction from the panel edge towards a joint of a person.

[0055] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are pointing in a transvers and diagonal direction from the panel edge towards a joint of a person.

[0056] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are pointing in a transverse direction from a panel edge towards the highest / widest point of the joint or body part. In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are pointing in a transverse direction to a length line extending from a point above the joint of the limb towards the distal end of the limb.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are pointing in a transverse direction to a length line extending from neckline of a jacket towards the end of the sleeve or along the length of the arm.

[0058] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are pointing in a transverse direction to a length line extending from waistline of pants towards the end of the pant leg or along the length of the leg.

[0059] In an embodiment of the present invention the distance between the two or more V-shaped cuts is 2-12 cm, such as 3-10 cm, or such as 3-8 cm, or such as 4-7 cm, or such as 5-6 cm, or such as 4 cm.

[0060] In an embodiment of the present invention each space formed by the V-shaped cuts is 2-8 cm, such as 3-7 cm, or such as 4-6 cm, or such as 4-5 cm, or such as 4 cm.

[0061] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are made straight from the panel edge but have a concave shape towards the meeting point of each V-shaped cut.

[0062] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are attached together by sewing or high-frequency welding to close the space formed by the at least one V-shaped cut.

[0063] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length along the material panel extending from a line above the person's joint towards the end of the person's limb extends from a line at the proximal end of the panel and to the end of the panel at the distal end of the persons limb.

[0064] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length along the material panel extending from a line above the person's joint towards the end of the person's limb extends from a point in the panel and to the end of the panel at the distal end of the persons limb.

[0065] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length along the material panel extending from a line above the person's axle joint towards the end of the person's arm extends from a point at the neckline above the person's axle joint towards the end of the person's arm to the end of the sleeve panel. In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length along the material panel extending from a line above the person's axle joint towards the end of the person's arm extends from a centre back point of the sleeve panel and to the end of the sleeve panel.

[0066] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length along the material panel extending along the length of the person's leg and at least partially covering the person's hip joint extends from the waistline to the end of the material panel along the length of the pantleg.

[0067] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length along the material panel extending along the length of the person's leg and at least partially covering the person's hip joint extends from a centre back point of the material panel to the end of the material panel along the length of the pantleg.

[0068] In an embodiment of the present invention a material panel for a predetermined size of the garment, the material panel being the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering at least partially the person's joint, is made in an increased length for the predetermined size of the garment, where the increased length of the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint is reduced / eliminated to a length for the predetermined size of the garment when the gap is closed.

[0069] In an embodiment of the present invention where a plurality of material panels attached together for making a garment of a predetermined size of the garment, the size of each panel is determined by the perimeter required for making a garment of a predetermined size.

[0070] In an embodiment of the present invention the size of each panel determined by the perimeter required for making a garment of a predetermined size includes additional perimeter for an attachment step such as sewing.

[0071] In an embodiment of the present invention the perimeter of the plurality of material panels required for making a garment of a predetermined size is increased at an edge where it is attached to another material panel.

[0072] In an embodiment of the present invention the garment comprises at two identical, but symmetrical material panels extending along the length of the person's limb and covering at least partially the person's joint for the left and the right limb of a person.

[0073] In an embodiment of the present invention the upper body garment is a jacket. In an embodiment of the present invention the upper body garment is a shirt, a jacket a sweater or any other type of garment covering the torso, chest, shoulders and at least partially each arm.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present invention the jacket comprises identical, but symmetrical sleeve panels extending along the length of the person's arm and covering at least partially the person's axle joint for the right and left arm.

[0075] In an embodiment of the present invention the jacket is formed from the following material panels: i) a left front panel and a right front panel, ii) a back panel, and iii) a left sleeve panel and a right sleeve panel.

[0076] In an embodiment of the present invention upper edge of the left and right front panels of the jacket is a lateral line extending from the centre of the chest towards the center of the front axle joint and continues towards the arm pit.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present invention the first V-shaped cut is made above the shoulder joint and the second V-shaped cut is made towards the shoulder joint.

[0078] In an embodiment of the present invention the space formed by the two adjacent / parallel V- shaped cuts is attached forming seams, wherein the first seam extends approximately perpendicular to a point above the shoulder joint, and wherein the second seam extends substantially perpendicular to a point at the shoulder joint.

[0079] In an embodiment of the present invention the upper body garment further comprises a side panel.

[0080] In an embodiment of the present invention the side panel further comprises a main panel or back side panel and a front side panel.

[0081] In an embodiment of the present invention the sleeve panel further comprises an upper sleeve panel and a lower sleeve panel.

[0082] In an embodiment of the present invention the lower sleeve panel further comprises an under-armhole gusset panel.

[0083] In an embodiment of the present invention the upper body garment further comprises a collar panel and / or a hood panel.

[0084] In an embodiment of the present invention the lateral line of the upper edge of the left and right front panels of the jacket extends from the centre of the chest towards the armhole, at a height which is near, or at, or just above, or just below a point between the arm pit and the highest shoulder point.

[0085] In an embodiment of the present invention the armhole of the jacket comprises a shallow and wide shape starting from the back panel with a downwards curve towards the centre of the armhole and continuing with a receding diagonal line towards the front panel.

[0086] In an embodiment of the present invention the left and right sleeve panels are attached to the upper surface of the left and right front panels respectively.

[0087] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are made from the edge of the sleeve panel attached to the front panel.

[0088] In an embodiment of the present invention the V-shaped cuts are made from the edge of the upper sleeve panel attached to the front panel, one above the shoulder joint and the other towards the shoulder joint.

[0089] In an embodiment of the present invention two V-shaped cuts are made upwardly from the edge of the sleeve panel attached to the front panel at positions towards the armhole of the upper body garment towards the position on each side of the axle joint.

[0090] In an embodiment of the present invention each sleeve panel comprises an increased length extending from the neckline to the end of the sleeve of the upper body garment.

[0091] In an embodiment of the present invention the armhole of the jacket comprises a shallow and wide shape starting from the back panel with a downwards curve towards the centre of the armhole and continuing with a receding diagonal line towards the front panel.

[0092] In an embodiment of the present invention the trousers comprise identical, but symmetrical material panels for the right and left leg extending along the length of the person's leg and covering the person's hip joint.

[0093] In an embodiment of the present invention the material panel extending along the length of the person's leg and covering at least partially the person's hip joint is a back panel to be attached to a front panel for each half of the trousers.

[0094] In an embodiment of the present invention the material panel extending along the length of the person's leg and covering at least partially the person's hip joint is a single material panel comprising both a back panel and a front panel to be attached together on the inside of a trouser leg for each half of the trousers. In an embodiment of the present invention the single material panel comprising both a back panel and a front panel further comprises a dart from the waistline and along the length line of the material panel separating the front panel from the back panel in the upper part of the material panel.

[0095] In an embodiment of the present invention the two or more V-shaped cuts are made from the from the front edge of the back panel.

[0096] In an embodiment of the present invention the left and the right panels extend from the waistline along the whole length of the trouser leg and cover a person's lower torso and the leg.

[0097] In an embodiment of the present invention the left and the panels comprise a front and back panel which are attached together by side attachment and further extend from the waistline along the whole length of the trouser leg and cover at least partially a person's lower torso and at least a portion of the person's leg.

[0098] In an embodiment of the present invention the at least one panel representing a piece of material for at least partially covering a person's joint further comprises an increased length of the cutting pattern along the length of the limb extending from a point above the joint of a person prior to making the two or more V-shaped cuts.

[0099] In an embodiment of the present invention the increased length of the cutting pattern along the length of the limb extending from a point above the joint of a person is approximately the same length as the combined width of the widest part of each of the two or more V- shaped cuts.

[0100] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0101] The skilled person will understand that the drawings, described below, are for illustration purposes only. The drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present teachings in any way.

[0102] FIG. 1 is a general drawing of a material panel outlining the principal of the present invention.

[0103] FIG. 2 is a drawing explaining garment terminology. FIG. 3 is a drawing explaining the invention on a sleeve panel.

[0104] FIG. 4 is a drawing of a jacket indicating position of V-shaped cuts in relation to an assembled jacket.

[0105] FIG. 5 is a side view of a material panel for trousers according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0106] FIG. 6 is a drawing of trousers indicating position of V-shaped cuts in relation to assembled trousers.

[0107] FIG. 7 is a side view of a back panel for trousers with different number of V-shaped cuts.

[0108] FIG. 8 is comparison of a design pattern for a traditional sleeve panel (A) and a sleeve panel with two V-shaped cuts (B) according to the present invention.

[0109] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0110] In the following, exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described, referring to the figures. These examples are provided to provide further understanding of the invention, without limiting its scope.

[0111] Figure 1 is a general drawing of a material panel 1 as a part of a plurality of material panels attached or sewed together for making a piece of garment. For the piece of garment a design pattern is made and then a cut-out pattern is made for each size of the garment. The cut-out pattern comprises a plurality of patterns for each material panel 1 required to sew together in order to make the garment. In Fig. 1A the drawing shows a material panel 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, where the material panel 1 at least partly covers the joint 2 (indicted by a dotted circle) and a limb of a person. According to the criteria for this material panel of this embodiment comprises properties including extending from a line 3 above a limb of a person and along the length 4 of the limb (indicted by a dotted length line). The material panel further comprises covering the joint of the limb of the person at least partially. In order to increase flexibility of the lime around the joint when the garment is worn by the person two adjacent V-shaped cuts 5 are made from the edge of the material panel and into the material panel towards the position of the person's joint to be covered by the garment. The front edge of the material panel 1 has an outwardly extending curve 7 in the area where the V-shaped cuts are made. Furthermore, the design pattern is adapted to provide increased length of the material panel along the length of the limb, wherein said increased length being approximately / substantially / similar the same length as the combined width of the widest part of the space made by the two adjacent V-shaped cuts (indicated by length of parentheses identified as i and ii). Each V-shaped 6 space formed by the V-shaped cuts 5 is closed by attachment before attaching together other material panels to form said garment. In Fig. IB gap formed by the two V-shaped cuts 5 is closed by sewing, or any other means for making garments from a plurality of material panels, leaving two seams 7.

[0112] Figure 2 outlines the terminology for garments such as a jacket and trousers in order to clarify the present invention. Figure 2A and 2B shows a jacket according made from at least four material panels which are then attached together by sewing or high-frequency welding. The jacket shown in Fig. 1 comprises a left and right front panel, a back panel, and a right and left sleeve panel 13. Fig. 1A shows the jacket from the front and Fig. IB shows a back view of the jacket. The sleeve panels extend from the neckline of the jacket and along the whole length of the sleeve. Figure 2C shows a side view of material panels for trousers, where the trousers are made from a front and back panel for the left and the right foot. The figure shows the front panel and the back panel from the waste and just below the knees, where a length line X defines the length of the trousers extending from the waistline of the trousers and along the whole length of the pant leg (indicated by a dotted length line X), irrespective of style such as shorts or long pants. The centre front and the centre back indicate the edge of the panel where it is attached to the material panels for the opposite leg. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2C each side of the trousers are made from a front and back panel so the side front and the side back edges are attached together displaying a side seam. A crouch line and knee line are also shown for clarification purposes.

[0113] Figure 3 is a sketch of a sleeve panel 8 according to one embodiment of the present invention, where the sleeve panel is attached together along the front and back length side of the panel. The sleeve panel extends from the neckline 9 of the panel and along the whole length of the panel (indicated by a dotted length line Y). Two adjacent V-cuts 5 have been made from the front side of the sleeve panel edge and into the sleeve panel towards the highest position of a person's shoulder and towards the shoulder joint 2 (indicted by a dotted circle). The length of the sleeve panel 8 is increased by similar or the same length as the combined width of the widest part of each of the two v-cuts made from the front edge of each sleeve panel (indicated by length of parentheses identified as i and ii). The sketch further shows the attachment points A and B of the sleeve panel 8 to the front panel 10, the back panel 11 and the under armhole (gusset part) 12.

[0114] In Fig. 4A a drawing of a jacket 13 is shown comprising an upper sleeve panel 8a and a lower sleeve panel 8b, where the upper sleeve panel covers the shoulder and the entire length of the arm. The drawing indicating where two adjacent V-cuts 5 are made from the edge of the front panel 10 and into the upper sleeve panel 8a towards the highest position of a person's shoulder and towards the shoulder joint covered by the upper sleeve panel 8a. These two adjacent or parallel V-shaped cuts 5 are made upwardly from above the chest at the front edge of the upper sleeve panel 8a, which is attached to the front panel 10. Before the jacket is made by attaching the left and right front panels 10, the back panel, and both upper 8a and lower 8b sleeve panels, each V-shaped space or gap 6 formed by the V-shaped cuts 5 is closed. In Fig. 4B the gap 6 is shown closed and two seams 7 are shown pointing towards the shoulder joint.

[0115] Figure 5 shows a side view of trousers 14 according to one embodiment of the present invention, where in Fig. 5A the trousers are shown being made from a front panel 15 and back panel 16 for each foot, which are then attached together by side attachment 19 (side seam). As the drawings show readymade trousers, the increased length in the panel where the V-cuts are made is not shown. In Fig. 5B, the trousers are shown indicating where two adjacent V-cuts 5 would have been made from the edge of the back panel 16 and into the panel towards the position of a person's hip joint. These two adjacent or parallel V-shaped cuts 5 are made sideways from below the waistline 17 into the back panel 16. Before the trousers are made by attaching the front and back panel for the left and the right foot, each V-shaped space or gap 6 formed by the V-shaped cuts 5 is closed. In Fig. 5C, the gap has been closed and two seams 7 are shown pointing towards the hip joint.

[0116] Figure 6 shows a side view of a material panel for trousers according to one embodiment of the present invention, where the trousers are made from a single panel for the left and right part of the trousers comprising both front panel 15 and back panel 16 portions. The panels shown in Fig. 6 has a joint lower part of the trousers representing the pant leg 18 and an upper part comprising the front panel portion 15 and back panel portion 16 separated by a central dart 20 presenting a side font edge 21 and a side back edge 22. Fig. 6A shows the front panel portion 15 of length X extending from the waistline 17 of the front panel portion 15 and along the whole length of the pant leg 18 indicated by a dotted length line X. The back panel portion 16 has two adjacent V-cuts 5 made from the side back edge 22 of the back panel portion 16 and into the panel towards the position of a person's hip joint 2 (indicted by a dotted circle). Furthermore, the back material panel portion 16 has increased length Y along the length of the panel (indicated by a dotted length line Y), where the increased length is approximately the same or similar to the length of the combined width of the widest part of the space 6 made by the two adjacent V-shaped cuts 5 (indicated by length of parentheses identified as i and ii). In Fig. 6B, the gap 6 has been closed and two seams 7 are shown pointing towards the hip joint (indicted by a dotted circle) and now the length line of the back panel portion 16 is the same as of the front panel (indicated by a dotted length line X in both panels).

[0117] Figure 7 shows a back panel for trousers with three embodiments, having one (A), two (B), and three (C) V- shaped cuts into the back panel.

[0118] Figure 8 shows a comparison of a traditional sleeve panel (A) and a sleeve panel with V- shaped cuts (B) according to the present invention. The figure shows an increased length Y of the sleeve panel 8 with V-shaped cuts 5 with respect to the traditional sleeve panel of a length X. The length line is shown from a centre back point 25 of the sleeve panel 8 and to the end of the sleeve panel along the length of the arm for both panels. The drawing further shows a traditional armhole 26 shape in the traditional sleeve panel (A), whereas the armhole 26 shape of the sleeve panel with V-shaped cuts (B) is shallow and wide starting from the back panel with a downwards curve towards the centre of the armhole and continuing and a receding diagonal line towards the front panel.

[0119] As used herein, including in the claims, singular forms of terms are to be construed as also including the plural form and vice versa, unless the context indicates otherwise. Thus, it should be noted that as used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

[0120] Throughout the description and claims, the terms "comprise", "including", "having", and "contain" and their variations should be understood as meaning "including but not limited to", and are not intended to exclude other components.

[0121] The present invention also covers the exact terms, features, values and ranges etc. in case these terms, features, values and ranges etc. are used in conjunction with terms such as about, around, generally, substantially, essentially, at least etc. (i.e., "about 3" shall also cover exactly 3 or "substantially constant" shall also cover exactly constant).

[0122] The term "at least one" should be understood as meaning "one or more", and therefore includes both embodiments that include one or multiple components. Furthermore, dependent claims that refer to independent claims that describe features with "at least one" have the same meaning, both when the feature is referred to as "the" and "the at least one .

[0123] It will be appreciated that variations to the foregoing embodiments of the invention can be made while still falling within the scope of the invention can be made while still falling within scope of the invention. Features disclosed in the specification, unless stated otherwise, can be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose. Thus, unless stated otherwise, each feature disclosed represents one example of a generic series of equivalent or similar features. Use of exemplary language, such as "for instance", "such as", "for example" and the like, is merely intended to better illustrate the invention and does not indicate a limitation on the scope of the invention unless so claimed. Any steps described in the specification may be performed in any order or simultaneously, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0124] All of the features and / or steps disclosed in the specification can be combined in any combination, except for combinations where at least some of the features and / or steps are mutually exclusive. In particular, preferred features of the invention are applicable to all aspects of the invention and may be used in any combination.

Claims

Claims1. A garment, wherein the garment comprises a plurality of material panels attached together for making the garment, wherein a material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint comprises: i) a straight edge extending from a point above the joint towards the end of the limb, ii) increased length along the material panel from a point above the joint towards the end of the limb, and iii) two adjacent V-shaped cuts made from the edge of the material panel and into the material panel pointing towards the position of the joint, iv) each space formed by the two adjacent V-shaped cuts in the material panel is closed before attaching other material panels together to form the garment by an attachment of the gap formed by the V-shaped cut.

2. The garment according to claim 1, further comprising attachment of the material panel at the edge where the V-shaped cuts were made to a second material from a point above the joint and beyond a point the person's joint.

3. The garment according to claim 1, wherein each V-shaped cut is straight from the panel edge but has a concave shape towards the meeting point of each V-shaped cut.

4. The garment according to claim 1, wherein the material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and covering the person's joint comprises an outwardly extending curve in the area where the V-shaped cuts are made.

5. An upper body garment, said upper body garment comprising the following material panels: a left front panel and a right front panel, wherein the upper edge of the left and right front panels of the jacket comprises a lateral line extending from the center of the chest towards the middle of the front axle joint, a back panel, and a left sleeve panel and a right sleeve panel, wherein the left and right sleeve panels comprise material panels extending along the length of each of the person's arms and covering the person's axle joints, and wherein the front edge of the left sleeve panel the right sleeve panel is a straight edge extending from a point above the shoulder joint towards the end of the arm,wherein: each of the left and right sleeve panels comprises: an increased length along the material panel from a point above the shoulder joint towards the end of the arm, two adjacent / parallel V-shaped cuts from the front edge of the sleeve panel and into the sleeve panel above and towards the shoulder covered by each sleave panel, and each space formed by the two adjacent / parallel V-shaped cuts is attached together before attaching other material panels together to form the jacket, wherein the lateral extending upper edge of the left and right front panels is attached to the front edge of the left and the right sleeve panels respectively.

6. The upper body garment according to claim 5, wherein the upper body garment is a jacket.

7. The upper body garment according to claim 5, wherein the two adjacent / parallel V- shaped cuts are made such that:- the first V-shaped cut is made above the shoulder joint, and- the second cut is made towards the shoulder joint.

8. The upper body garment according to claim 5, wherein the space formed by the two adjacent / parallel V-shaped cuts is attached forming seams where:- the first seam extends substantially perpendicular to a point above the shoulder joint, and- the second seam extends substantially perpendicular to a point at the shoulder joint.

9. The upper body garment according to claim 5, wherein the armhole of the jacket comprises a shallow and wide shape starting from the back panel with a downwards curve towards the centre of the armhole and continuing and a receding diagonal line towards the front panel.

10. The garment according to claim 1, wherein the garment is trousers comprising the following material panels: a left front leg panel and a right front leg panel,- a left back leg panel and a right back leg panel,wherein the left and right front leg panels and the left and right back leg panels extend along the length of the person's leg and cover the person's hip joint, and wherein the left and right back leg panels further comprise: an increased length of the panel extending from a line above the person's hip joint towards the end of the person's leg,- two V-shaped cuts from the front edge of the back panel and into the panel above and towards the position of a person's hip joint,- the space formed by the two V-shaped cuts are attached together before attaching other material panels together to form the trousers, wherein the front edge of the left and right back leg panels is attached to the back edge of the left and the right front leg panels respectively.

11. A method for making a garment, the method comprising: a) creating / generating a cutting-out-pattern comprising two or more cutting-out panels representing the material panels to form said garment, wherein the cutting-out- pattern comprises at least one cutting-out panel representing material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint, b) adding increased length in the at least one cutting-out panel representing material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint, c) making one or more V-shaped cuts from the edge and into the cutting-out-panel towards the position of a person's joint in the at least one cutting-out panel representing material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint, d) cutting out material panels based on the cutting-out-pattern according to steps a) - c), e) closing the gap formed by the one or more V-shaped cuts in at least one material panel extending along the length of the person's limb and at least partially covering the person's joint by suitable attachment means, f) attachment of the material panel at the edge where the V-shaped cuts were made to a second material from a point above the joint and beyond a point the person's joint.

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