Apparel – Body garments – Shirts
Reexamination Certificate
2000-10-10
2001-09-04
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Body garments
Shirts
C002S125000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06282720
ABSTRACT:
DESCRIPTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to under/outer shirts, or upper covers, for women. More particularly, it relates to undershirts, outer shirts and upper covers for women of a type having sleeves that are short at the top and full under the arms and capable of functioning as shields for absorbing underarm perspiration.
2. Background of the Invention
Men have for some time worn T-shirts under dress shirts, sweaters and other outer shirts, for absorbing perspiration and shielding the outerwear against direct contact with the perspiration. Women find a shirt constructed like a man's T-shirt to be unacceptable for several reasons. If such a shirt were to be used as an undershirt, the sleeves might show through the outer garment, and/or at the neck and sleeve openings of the outer garments, and/or provide bulk under the outer garment that shapes the outer garment in an undesirable way. Also, men's T-shirts are made from a relatively heavy fabric. Women prefer clothing made from light fabric. There is a need for a women's T-shirt that will shield outer garments from underarm perspiration without adversely affecting the appearance of the outer garment. There is also a need for a women's T-shirt that is attractive when used as an outer garment itself while functioning to absorb underarm perspiration. It is an object of the present invention to fulfill these needs.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The T-shirt of the present invention is basically characterized by a fabric torso enclosure and a pair of fabric sleeves, each having inner and outer end openings. The torso enclosure has a top, a neck opening in the top, a bottom including a waist opening, and a pair of arm openings at upper side locations. Seams connect the inner end openings of the sleeves to the torso enclosure at the arm openings. The seams are positioned to extend over the clavicle/acromin regions of a wearer of the shirt. Each sleeve has a top length measured from the seam to the sleeve outer end opening at the top of the sleeve, and a bottom length, measured from the seam to the sleeve outer end opening at the bottom of the sleeve. The bottom length of the sleeve is longer than the top length of the sleeve. The sleeves provide perspiration absorbing fabric contiguous both armpits of the wearer. Preferably, at least the sleeve fabric is one hundred percent (100%) combed cotton. Preferably also, it is {fraction (2/8)}
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cut ring spun jersey.
Preferably, the sleeve top length is about zero to three inches (0-3″) and the sleeve bottom length is about three to six inches (3-6″). In a preferred embodiment, the neck opening has a neckline in the front with a drop of about eight to ten inches (8-10″). The neck opening has a neckline in the back with a drop of about two to three inches (2-3″).
In a preferred embodiment, the width of the top of the torso enclosure between each seam and the neck opening, on each side of the neck opening is about one and three quarters inches to about two and one half inches (1¾-2½″). In a preferred embodiment, this top width is combined with sleeves having a top length of about one and three quarters inches (1¾″) and a bottom length of about three and one half inches (3½″), and with a neck opening having a neckline in the front with a drop of about eight to ten inches (8-10″).
Herein, “upper cover” includes a sports bra or similar wear having a short torso cover and a raised bottom.
Other objects, advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description of the best mode set forth below, from the drawings, from the claims and from the principles that are embodied in the specific structures that are illustrated and described.
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Barnar Delbert J.
Calvert John J.
Hoey Alissa L.
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