Apparel – Nether garments – Bifurcated
Patent
1985-09-09
1986-10-07
Hunter, H. Hampton
Apparel
Nether garments
Bifurcated
2243R, A41B 904
Patent
active
046150510
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to panties, briefs and like undergarments and to a method of making such undergarments.
BACKGROUND ART
With conventional undergarments, such as panties and briefs, the piece of fabric for covering the lower abdomen and the piece of fabric for covering the buttocks are formed in conformity with the shapes obtained by projecting the lower abdomen and the buttocks from the front or rear, with no consideration given to the bulges of the lower abdomen, lateral regions and buttocks of the human body. Accordingly when such an undergarment is worn, the large prominences of the buttocks tension the buttock covering piece, pulling the lower abdomen covering piece toward the buttocks through the crotch and consequently drawing the abdomen covering piece downward in its entirety, with the midportion of its width pulled most strongly. As a result, the upper hem of the abdomen covering piece is curved downward most markedly at the midportion. With the front portion of the undergarment pulled down, the rear portion of the undergarment, i.e. the buttock covering piece, is raised relative thereto. Thus the upper hem of the undergarment inclines downward from the rear toward the front. The undergarment then appears unattractive in design and feels uncomfortable to wear.
Undergarments heretofore known have another problem that when they are worn, the portion of the undergarment covering the buttocks extends merely in a planar fashion over the gluteal cleft between the buttocks and hangs loosely at its lower part to form wrinkles, thus failing to give a graceful appearance. Conventional undergarments are further uncomfortable to wear since the garment is unable to fit over the buttocks and the gluteal cleft in intimate contact therewith for enclosing and supporting these body portions.
The present invention has overcome the above drawbacks and provides panties, briefs and like undergarments which appear graceful in design and are comfortable to wear, and a method of making such undergarments.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Throughout the specification and the appended claims, the terms "upper" or "upward" and "lower" or "downward" as used for undergarments and component pieces thereof are based on the position of the undergarment worn on the human body.
The undergarments of this invention comprise a front piece for covering the lower abdomen, a rear piece chiefly for covering the buttocks, and a connector piece interconnecting the front piece and the rear piece for covering the crotch, the front piece having a projection extending outwardly from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear piece having a projection extending outwardly and obliquely upwardly from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear piece having an upper edge curved inwardly with the degree of curvature being greatest on the center line of the rear piece, the projections of the front piece being stitched to the projections of the rear piece at their opposed ends.
Since the projections of the rear piece extend outwardly and obliquely upwardly from the upper opposite side portions thereof with the upper edge of the rear piece curved and recessed to the greatest extent on the center line of the rear piece, the rear piece can be bulged in conformity with the prominences of the rearwardly bulging buttocks and the sidewise projecting lateral regions of the human body. The undergarment is therefore comfortable to wear. When the garment is worn, the upper hem thereof is positioned along a straight line horizontally, so that the undergarment appears graceful in design.
The present invention is useful for providing undergarments of any of the following types: the deep-type undergarment which is adapted to fully cover the forwardly bulging portion of the lower abdomen with its front piece; the medium depth-type undergarment which has an upper hem positionable on the top of the bulge of the lower abdomen; and the shallow-type undergarment which has an upper hem positionable some distance below the top of the bulge
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Hunter H. Hampton
Yabumoto Kenji
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