CA1155251A - Undergarments and method of making same - Google Patents
Undergarments and method of making sameInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
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- A41B9/001—Underpants or briefs
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
Undergarments and Method of Making Same Panties, brifs or like undergarment comprises a front piece for covering the lower abdomen, a rear piece chiefly for covering the buttocks, and a connector piece connecting the front piece to the rear piece for covering the crotch. The front piece has a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions. The rear piece has a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions obliquely upward and an upper edge curved inward most greatly on the center line of the rear piece. The front piece and the rear piece are stitched together at the opposed ends of their projections.
Undergarments and Method of Making Same Panties, brifs or like undergarment comprises a front piece for covering the lower abdomen, a rear piece chiefly for covering the buttocks, and a connector piece connecting the front piece to the rear piece for covering the crotch. The front piece has a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions. The rear piece has a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions obliquely upward and an upper edge curved inward most greatly on the center line of the rear piece. The front piece and the rear piece are stitched together at the opposed ends of their projections.
Description
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Undergarments and ~lethod of ~Iaking ~ame This invention rela.tes to panties, briefs and like undergarmen~s and to a method o~ making such u.ndergarments.
~hroughout the specification and the appended claims, the terms '1upper" or "upward" and "lower" or "downward" as used for un.dergarments and component pieces thereo~ are based on the position of the under-~ garmerlt worn on the human body.
10 V11th conventional undergarments, such as ~: panties and briefs, the piece of fabric for covering ~: :
:~ the lower abdomen and the~piece o~ fabric for covering ~ the buttocks are:formed in conformity vrith the shapes ;~ ~
~: obtained by projecting the lower abdomen and the ~- 15 buttocks from the ~ront or rear, wlth no con~ideration ~ giVen to the bulges of the lower abdomen, lateral :~ region~ and buttocks o~ the hwnan body. Accordingly vrhen ~uch an undergarment i~ worn, the large prominences o~ the buttocks tension the buttock covering piece, :, pulling the:lower abd~men covering piece toward the :
bu:ttocks through~the~crotch and consequently drawing : the abdomen covering piece downward in its entiret~, ~; with the midportion of its width pulled most strongly.
As a~ result, the u~er hem o~ the abdomen covering :
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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 wrlnkles, 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 in~ention ha~ overcome the above drawbacks and provides panties, briefs and like under-garments which appear graceful in design and are comfortable to wear, and a method of making such under-garments.
The undergarments~ of th~s invention comprise a front part for covering the lower abdomen, a rear
Undergarments and ~lethod of ~Iaking ~ame This invention rela.tes to panties, briefs and like undergarmen~s and to a method o~ making such u.ndergarments.
~hroughout the specification and the appended claims, the terms '1upper" or "upward" and "lower" or "downward" as used for un.dergarments and component pieces thereo~ are based on the position of the under-~ garmerlt worn on the human body.
10 V11th conventional undergarments, such as ~: panties and briefs, the piece of fabric for covering ~: :
:~ the lower abdomen and the~piece o~ fabric for covering ~ the buttocks are:formed in conformity vrith the shapes ;~ ~
~: obtained by projecting the lower abdomen and the ~- 15 buttocks from the ~ront or rear, wlth no con~ideration ~ giVen to the bulges of the lower abdomen, lateral :~ region~ and buttocks o~ the hwnan body. Accordingly vrhen ~uch an undergarment i~ worn, the large prominences o~ the buttocks tension the buttock covering piece, :, pulling the:lower abd~men covering piece toward the :
bu:ttocks through~the~crotch and consequently drawing : the abdomen covering piece downward in its entiret~, ~; with the midportion of its width pulled most strongly.
As a~ result, the u~er hem o~ the abdomen covering :
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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 wrlnkles, 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 in~ention ha~ overcome the above drawbacks and provides panties, briefs and like under-garments which appear graceful in design and are comfortable to wear, and a method of making such under-garments.
The undergarments~ of th~s invention comprise a front part for covering the lower abdomen, a rear
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~ 1S5251 part chiefly for covering the buttocks, and a c~nnector part interconnecting the front part and the rear part for covering the crotch, the front part having a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear part having a projec-tion extending outward and obliquely upward from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear part having an upper edge curved downwards, most greatly on : the center line of the rear part, the projections of the front part joining the projections of the rear part at their opposed ends.
Since the projections of the rear part extend outward and obliquely upward from the upper opposite side portions thereof with the upper edge of the rear part curved and recessed most greatly on the center line o~ the rear part, the rear part 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 there:Eore comfortable to wear. When the garment is worn, the upper hem thereof ~s positioned straight horizontall~, so that the undergarment appears graceful 1 in design.
The present in~ention is useful for provid;~ng undergarments of any of the following types: the deep-
~ 1S5251 part chiefly for covering the buttocks, and a c~nnector part interconnecting the front part and the rear part for covering the crotch, the front part having a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear part having a projec-tion extending outward and obliquely upward from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear part having an upper edge curved downwards, most greatly on : the center line of the rear part, the projections of the front part joining the projections of the rear part at their opposed ends.
Since the projections of the rear part extend outward and obliquely upward from the upper opposite side portions thereof with the upper edge of the rear part curved and recessed most greatly on the center line o~ the rear part, the rear part 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 there:Eore comfortable to wear. When the garment is worn, the upper hem thereof ~s positioned straight horizontall~, so that the undergarment appears graceful 1 in design.
The present in~ention is useful for provid;~ng undergarments of any of the following types: the deep-
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type undergarment which is adapted to fully cover the forwardly bulging portion of the lower abdomen with its front part; 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 under-garment which has an upper hem positionable some distance below the top of the bulge. The character-istic shapes of the front and rear parts included in these types of undergarments will become apparent from the following description of embodiments.
Further according to the present invention, the seams of the projections of the front and rear parts are so positioned as to give an attractive appearance to the undergarment.
The present invention also provides a method of making undergarments comprisincJ a front part for coveriny the lower abdomen, a rear part chiefly ~or coverincJ
the buttocks and a connector part for covering the crotch by stitching these parts together at suitable portions, the 2Q method comprising forming on the front part a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions, forming on the rear part a pro~ection extending out~ard and obliquèly upward from each of its upper opposite s~de portions, formin~ on the rear part and upper edge cur~ed downwaras, most greatly ~ ??.
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on the center line of the rear part, stitching the rear part and the connector part together at adjoining portions thereof while stretching the rear part toward the connector part most greatly along the center line of the rear part and to a progres-sively lesser ex-tent from the center line toward the opposite sides thereo~ to form an elongated depression on the center line of the rear part and a bulged portion on each side of the depression when the undergarments:are worn.
Accordingly when the undergarment made is worn, the upper hem of the garment is positioned straight horizontally. Since the undergarment is formed with bulges which conform to the bulges of the buttocks and of the lateral regions o e the human body and also w~th a depression which is positionable along the gluteal cleft, the undergarment is intimately fitta~le to curves Oe the human body, appears graceful and feels smooth and comfortable.
In addition the undergarment can be made with extreme ease without necessitating any special procedure or material for cutting the fabric mater~al or for th.e sewing step~
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are made preferably from stretchable knitted fabrics.
According to the me~hod of this invention, the ~ront part, the rear part and the connector part may be cut out from a fabric individually separately.
Alternatively the front part and the rear part, the front part and the connector part, or the rear part zLnd the connector part may be cut out as an integral piece.
The present invention is useful not only for panties and briefs but also for corsets, girdles, etc.
for covering the lower trunk of the human body. The invention is similarly useful for the lower trunk portions of leotards, bathing suits, sportswear, foundation garments such as all-in-ones, etc. which are adapted to cover both the upper and lower trunks of the body.
With reference to the drawings, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
Figures 1 to 3 are diagrams showing curves of the loweir abdomen and the buttocks of the human body and also showing three kinds of undergarments covering these ~ody port~ons, Figure 1 being a front view, Figure 2 being a side elevation and Figure 3 being a cross sectional viewj Figure 4 is a perspective vie~ showing a truncated cone segment serving as a model;
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Fig. 5 is a development showing the peri-pheral surface of the truncated cone se~ment:
~ i~. 6 is a plan view showing a front piece, a rear piece and a connector piece which are cut out for making an underga~ment of the shallow type;
Fig. 7 is a fra~mentary plan view showing the front piece and the rear piece which are stitched together;
~ ig. 8 is a plan view showing front ~ieces, rea,r pieces and connector pieces which are cut out for making under~arments of the meaium depth type and the deep type;
~ ig. 9 is a fragmen-t,ary view of another embodiment, the view sho~ing a rea,r piece and a connector ~iece which ~re out out;
~ igs~ 10 to 12 are view.s showing an under-~armen-t worn on the human body, ~ig. 10 being a rear view, Fi~. 11 being a side elevation and ~ig. 12 being a ~iew in cro3.s section ta~en alon~ the line in ~i~. 10; and ~ ig. 13 lncludes diagrams collectively show-ing the component pieces ~or making under~arments of the shallow type, the medium depth type and the deep typ~.
' , . ' 1 1~525 ~ igs. 1 to 3 show curves delining the lower abdomen, waist and buttocks of the h~-~an boay, and three kinds of undergarments. As is ~ell knovrn, the h~an body is constricted at the waist A. On the back side of the body below the waist A the-re are buttocks ~
bul~in~ rearward from the waist A down~Jard and separated from each other by the ~luteal cleft. On each side of the human body, the lateral re~ion C corresponding to the lateral part of the pelvis above the thi~h is bul~ed outward. On the front side of the body, the lower abdomen D ia sli~htly bulged forward.
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center line N dividing the waist A into fron~ and rear equal portions; a vertical line M dividin~ the waist A
into front and rear portions in the ratio of about 1:2;
~;~ a horizontal line ~l extending through the wai~t A; a horizon-tal line ~2 extending through the most pro~ecting portion of the lower abdomen D; a horizontal line 13 at a level sli~htly belo~ the horizontal line ~2; a ~hor1zontal line 14 at a level slightly above the most projecting portion of the buttock ~; and a horizon~
tal line ~5 a~proximately at the level of the crotch.
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. 3 shows crDss sections Sl to S5 of the human body taken alon~ the horizontal lines ~l to ~5, respectively.
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5~5 of the center line N with the horizon-tal lines ~l and 14 are indicated at 0 and P, and the intersections of the curve defining the back of the human bo~y with the horizon-tal lines Ll and L4 are desi~nated at Q and R.
The line through the ~oints 0, P7 the line through the points Q9 R and the horizontal lines Ll, ~4 form a trapezoid wlth legs of u.nequal lengths, the leg OP being vertical. The trapezoid, when rotated about the center line N, generates a truncated cone. When the trv.ncated cone is divided by the plane containing the vertical line ~l and perpendicular to the drawing, two segments are obtained. ~lg. 4 shows the segment ~ of the larger volume.
The truncated cone segment T will be considered to be a model of the portion o~ the human body f'rom the waist to the buttocks, namel~ between the horizontal lines Ll and ~4, rearward from the vertical line M. To be ~ure, the truncated cone segment T serving as the model slightly dif'fers from the corresponding portion 20 of the human body, because the cross sections o~ the boay :!
along the horizontal lines ~1 to ~3 resemble an ellipse, hereas the segment T~is circular in horizontal cross section and further becau.se the portion of the body from the waist to the buttocks has a complicatedly curved surface, wh~reas the segment T has a simply curved .
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eripheral surface. However, the se~men-t T i~ a very useful model i~ considering the bvlges of the buttocks B
and lateral xegions ~ of' the body.
Fig. 5 is a development shov~ing the peripheral surface of the truncated cone segment T other than its cut surface S. With reference to this development, the segment has an u per edge E and a lower edge ~ both of which are in the form of a circular arc and are curved upward toward their opposite ends. The sides G at the opposite ends are inclined upward toward the center line of the develop~ent. A piece of fabric cut out in conformity with the development will adequately and fully cover the peripheral surface of ~Le segment rl7 except itscut surface S. It is assumed that the segment T has a phantom line K on its peripheral surface as seen in Fi~. 4. The line K extends on the peripheral ~urface approxiMately in parallel to the line QR from a corner of' the cut surface S at the upper edge of the segment T.
When portions J each def'irled by the line K and the vertical edge of the cut surface S are re~!oved from the cut-o~t piece covering the peripheral surface of the segment T, the resulting plece has a shape defined by the circular arcs E, P and lines H. ~he sides H at the opposite ends ofthe cut piece are also inclined upward toward the center llne of the cut piece.
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~ his invention provi~es -three kinds of under-garments, the first of ~hich is of the deep type. i/hen worn, the garment of this type has its upper hem posi-tioned at -the horizontal line ~1 and completel~ covers the bu-ttocks ~ and also the bulging lo~er abdomen D~
When the second u~dergarment, which is the medlum depth type, is worn, the upper hem thereof is positioned at the horizontal line L2. ~he third is of the shallow type, which when worn, has its upper hem positioned at the horizontal line ~3. As will be described later 9 the u~dergarments of the meaium and shallow types also fu.lly cover the but~ocks. Any~of these three types of under-garments is designed to have a straight horizontal upper hem when worn.
As wlll become apparent from the description to follow, the undergarments of this invention comprise a front pieoe for covering the lower abdomen, a rear piece for covering the buttocks and a connector piece interconnecting the front pisce and the rear piece for covering the crotch. ~he ~ront piece and the rear piece are stitched to each other a-t their opposite upper side portions. Indlcated at Kl, K2 and K3 in ; ~ig. 2 are the ~seams of the undergarments of the ~eep type, medium type an~ shallow t~pe, respectively, between the opposed upper side portions of the front .
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piece and the rear piece. The seams Kl, K2 and K3 have their upper ends on the vertical line l~ and extend rearwardly obliquely downward. The seam Kl corresponds to the line K dra~n on the model segment 'r. Since the seams Kl, K2 and K3 are located predominantly forward from the center line N snd extend approximate~~y in -~ parallel to the line 2R, the seams appear graceful.
Fig. 6 shows cut component ~ieces for making an undergarment of the shallow type. Figs. 10 to 12 show the~unde~rearment of the shallow type worn on the hu~an body. ~he undergarment 1, such as panties, briefs or the like, comprises a~front piece 2 for oovering the . ::~ : :
lower abdomen, a rear piece 3 chiefly for covering the buttocks,~and;a connector plece 4 interconnecting 15~ the front ~iece~2 and the rear~piece 3 for covering the crotoh. '~hese~pieces 2 to 4 are most preferably made of a stretchable kni~ted fabric. However, other knitted ~abrlosj woven fabrics or nonwoven fabrics ~- are ~imllarly usable.
The front ~1eoe~2 has~ projections 21 at its ;~ up~er opposite~side portions.~he projections 21 extend slightly obllquely~upward~and termlnate at ends 24 whl~ch are~inolined~upward toward~ the center line of the front pieoe ~2. ~he front piece 2 has a gently~
curved upper~edge~25 ~hloh ls recessed most greatly at : :
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~52 the midportion. The front piece 2 has a vJidth pro~res--sively decreasing downward. l;he side edges 22 of the front piece 2 are curved inward in conformity with the groin between the thigh and -the abdomen or with a art slightly above the groin. ~he lov~e end 23 of the front piece 2 and one end 41 o~ the connector piece 4 are curved in conformity with each other and stitched together.
~he rear piece 3 also has proaections 31 extending outward from its upper opposi-te side portions obliquely upward. The projections 31 have ends 34 slanting upward toward the center line of the rear piece 3. The rear piece 3 has an upper edge 35 which is so curved that it is recessed most greatly at its midportion when seen in its entirety. When seen in detail, the upper edge 35 is defined by a very slightly and gently projecting curve at each side o~ its midportion ana extends obliquely upward where it corresponds to the upper edge of the projection 31. ~he rear piece 3 has edges 32 extending from its lower to side portions and curved in conformity ~vith the curves of the buttocks.
~he area and shape of the portion of the rear piece 3 surrounded by -the edges 32 are determined in accordance v~ith the bulglng degree and contours of the buttocks.
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front iece 2 are stitched to the ends 34 of the projections 31 of the rear piece 3 as seen in ~ig. 7, ~hereby ~ortions for covering the lateral regions C are ~ormed. As already described, the bulges o~ the buttocks B and lateral regions C of the human body can be ~iscussed ~ith reference to the truncated cone segmen-t T serving a5 a model. The upper edge E of the cut piece completely covering the peripheral surface of the segment ~ is defined by a circular arc curve which is most greatly recessed at its midortion. Similarly the upper edge 35 of the rear piece 3~is also~clrcular arc when seen in its entirety. Accordingly it will~be readily understood that ~hen an undergarment inoluding the rear piece 3 is worn, the rear iece 3 completely covers the buttocks 3 and the lateral re~ions G and tha-t the ~: :
~ upper hem of the undergarmen-t, i.e. the upper edge 35 : ~ :
of the rear piece 3~ is positioned atraight horizontally.
Althou~h the truncated cone segment ~ showrl in Fig. 4 corree,ponds to an under~arment o~ the dcep type, the concept is exactly true of underearments o~ any depth, so that the model seg~ent ~, when having a reduced height, is similarly use~ul for undergarments of the~
shallow type. Wlth~rs~erence to L~lg. 7, the center line Ul of the front piece 2 is vertical, while the center line U2 of the rear ~iece 3 is inclined. When the : ~ :
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undergarment made is v~orn, the center line U2 also isin a vertical position. It will be readily understood from r`ig. 7 that ~hen the center line U2 is vertical, the rear piece 3 is bulged out~ard. The slight and ~entle curves of the upper edge 35 of the rear piece 3, which are in conformity ~ith slight and gentle undulations of the human body, may be designed in accordance with the Iorm of the human body. Based on the same concept, the upper edge 25 of the front piece 2 is also gently curved, wlth the projections 21 inclined obliquel~ upward, because the projections 21 are also adapted to cover the bulging lateral regions C, :
Viith reference to Figs. 4 and 5, the cut piece for covering the peripheral surface of the segment T
other than the portions J has ends H slanting upward toward the center line. The end H appears as the seam Kl in Fig. 2 tthe same is true of'-the seams K2 and ~3).
By sui-tably determining the an~le of inclination of the ends 24, 34 of the projections 21, 31 of -the front and rear pieces 2, 3, such seams can be made to incline forwardly upward appr~Y~imately in parallel to the line QRs as indicated at K3. Since the length of the rear piece 3 between the ends 34 is much larger than the - ~ length of the front piece 2 between the ends 24, the s am K3 appears at a ~ocatlon on~the ~ide closer to : ~
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The other end ~2 of the connector piece 4 is define~ by two e~ges slanting out~Tard toward the center line thereof. ~he central lower end 33 of the rear piece 3 to be stitched to the end 42 is defined by two edges slanting upward ~oward its center line. ~hese ends 33 and 42 dlffer ln the an~le of inclination, such that the ends 33 and 42 define a space 5 therebet~een when placed in buttln~ relation to e~c'n other before the rear piece 3 and the co~nector ~iece 4 are stitched together, as seen in Flg~ 6. The space 5 has a ~rogress-ively increasing width to~ard the center line thereof.
The rear piece 3 and the connector piece 4 are .
stitched together at the opposed ends 33 and 42 while the lower end portion 33 is being stretched toward the connector ~iece 4 most greatly along the ce~ter l~ne o~
the rear piece 3 and to a progressively lesser e~te~t from the center line tow2rd the opposite sides thereof.
Since the rear piece 3 iQ thus stretched most ~reatly on its center line, the garme~t 1 formed has a~ elon~ated de~resslon 5 extending vert1cally on the center line of .
the rear piece 3 a~d conforming to the gluteal cleft between the buttooks. On the~opposi~e sldes OI the depression 6, the rear~piece 3 has rounaed portions ln conformit~ with the bulges of the buttocks since the :
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1~525 rezr ~iece 3 has the foregoing shape and the depression 60 ~ons~quently the rear piece 3 of the undergarment 1 covers and supports the buttocks in intimate contact therev~ th, feels s~ooth and comfortable, and fits snugly to the curvés of the buttocks and gluteal cleft, gi~Ting a graceful appearance.
~ he lower ënd 33 of the rezr piece 3 and the end 42 of the connector piece 4 to be stitched there~o -may be arcuated as shown in ~ig. 9. Inthis case, the s~ace 5 formed between the ends 33 and 42 also hzs an increasing width to~ard its cen~er and resembles a crescent in sha~e. Q.lternatlvely the depression 6 can be formed in an integ~al seamless piece of fabric including the rear piece 3 and the con~ector piece ~, by drawing the inte_ral piece into a fold at the portion thereof corresponding to the junction of the zbove-mentioned ends 33 and 4~ so that the rear ~iece portion o~ the integr?l piece will be stretched most greatly on its center line, and flxl~g the folded portion sult2bly by s~itching. In tkis case 9 the front piece 2 may be integral ~ith or separate from the co~nector piece 4.
When desired, a stretchable and decora~ive tape 7 may be stitched to the upper edges 25, 35 of the front and rear pieces 2, 3 to be fitted aro~d the ~:æist and also to the side edges 22, 32, 43 of the front 2nd .
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Flg. 8 shows the component pieces of under-garments of the deep type 3nd the medlum depth type.
~he fron-t piece, rear plece and connector piece constituting the undergarment of the deep type are indicated in solid lines and designated at 28, 38 and 48 respectiveIy. Indicated in broken ~ines are the component pieces of the undergar~ents of the medium depth type, namely, front piece 29, rear piece 39 ænd connector piece 49. ~he projec-tions, enas and edges of the.se component pieces, ænd the space are referred to by the same reference numerals as the correspond-ing parts of the undergarment of the shallow type shown in Flg. 6.
~ he rear ~leces 38, 39 ol the garments of the deep type and the medium type also have projections 31 extending outward from their upper opposlte side . ~
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portions obliquely upward and terminating at ends 34 which are inclined upward toward the center line of the rear piece. hach of the rear pieces 38, 39 ha~
an upper edge 35 which is curved inward most greatly at its midportion when seen in its entirety. ~he projections 31 of the medium type are wider than those of the shallow type. ~he projections 31 of the deep type are largest so that the upper edge 35 will reach the waist. ~'he deep type, the medium type and the shallow type are larger relative to one another in the order mentioned in the length of the rear piece between the ends 34 thereof.
The ~ront piecés 28, 29 also have projec-tions 21 extending outward from their upper opposite side portlons but not inclined upward. ~he projections 21 have ends 24 inclined upward toward the center line of the front piece. The front piece 29 of' the medium type is larger than that of` the shallow type in the ~width of t~e projections 21 and has a horizon-tal straight upper edge 25. The portion of the front piece of the deep typ~ including the projections 21 ::
extends largely up~Yard, and the projections 21 have a very large width. Unlike the shallow type, the front piece 29 of the deep -type has an upper edge 25 curved to project upward most greatly at its midportion.
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~he shallow type, the medivm type and the deep type are larger relative to one another in the order rnentioned in the length of the front piece between the ends 24 of the projections 21. The other ~arts of -the front ~iéces 28, 29, the rear pieces 38, 39 and the connector pieces 48, 49 are almost similar in sha,e to the corresponding parts of the undergarment of the shallow -type. The front p ces 28, 29 and the rear pieces 38, 39 are stitched together at the opposed ends 24 and 34.
~he lower ends 23 of the front pieces 28, 29 are i stitched to the ends 33 of the connector pieces 48, 49.
The lower ends 33 of~the~rear pieces 38, 39 are stitched to the other ends 42 of the connector pieces ; ' 48, 49. Thus in the same manner as the undergarment of the shallow type, undergarments of the deep type and the medium type are prepared.
; Vlhen the undergarments of the deep and medium type~ are worn, -the upper hems 35 will be posi,tioned horizontally straight slnce the,edgea 35 of the rear ;~ 20 pieces 38, 39 are curved inward most greatly at their midportions. ~he front pieoe 28 of the undergarment of the deep~type~is large- enough to fully cover the entire~lov~er abdomen D~bulging forward. With the front piece 28 bulged forward along the lower abdomen D, the upper edge 25 becomes horizontally straight which edge :
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is curved outward most greatly at its midportion. The upper edge 25 is then positioned at the same level as the upper edge 35 of the rear piece 38. The front piece 29 of the undergarment of the medium depth type covers the lower half of the lower abdomen D, with its upper edge positioned intermediately between the position of the upper edge of the deep-type garment and that of the upper ed~e of the shallow-type garment. Since the front piece 29 bulges in conformity with the bulges of the;lateral regions C and the bulge of the lower abdomen D, the straight upper edge 25 slightly lowers in its entirety to assume a straight position. The upper edge 25 is positioned at the same level as the upper edge 35 of the rear piece 39.
With the undergarments of the deep and medium types, the seams Kl, ~2 between the opposed ends 24, 34 o~ the front pieces 28, 29 and the rear pieces 38, 39 appear as lines slanting forwardly upward when seen sideways, as iB the case with the garment of the shallow type. These seams Kl, ~2 are positloned some distances rearwardly away from ~e seam ~3 in corresponding relation i~
to the shortened lengths of the rear pieces 38, 39 between the ends 34.
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type undergarment which is adapted to fully cover the forwardly bulging portion of the lower abdomen with its front part; 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 under-garment which has an upper hem positionable some distance below the top of the bulge. The character-istic shapes of the front and rear parts included in these types of undergarments will become apparent from the following description of embodiments.
Further according to the present invention, the seams of the projections of the front and rear parts are so positioned as to give an attractive appearance to the undergarment.
The present invention also provides a method of making undergarments comprisincJ a front part for coveriny the lower abdomen, a rear part chiefly ~or coverincJ
the buttocks and a connector part for covering the crotch by stitching these parts together at suitable portions, the 2Q method comprising forming on the front part a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions, forming on the rear part a pro~ection extending out~ard and obliquèly upward from each of its upper opposite s~de portions, formin~ on the rear part and upper edge cur~ed downwaras, most greatly ~ ??.
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on the center line of the rear part, stitching the rear part and the connector part together at adjoining portions thereof while stretching the rear part toward the connector part most greatly along the center line of the rear part and to a progres-sively lesser ex-tent from the center line toward the opposite sides thereo~ to form an elongated depression on the center line of the rear part and a bulged portion on each side of the depression when the undergarments:are worn.
Accordingly when the undergarment made is worn, the upper hem of the garment is positioned straight horizontally. Since the undergarment is formed with bulges which conform to the bulges of the buttocks and of the lateral regions o e the human body and also w~th a depression which is positionable along the gluteal cleft, the undergarment is intimately fitta~le to curves Oe the human body, appears graceful and feels smooth and comfortable.
In addition the undergarment can be made with extreme ease without necessitating any special procedure or material for cutting the fabric mater~al or for th.e sewing step~
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are made preferably from stretchable knitted fabrics.
According to the me~hod of this invention, the ~ront part, the rear part and the connector part may be cut out from a fabric individually separately.
Alternatively the front part and the rear part, the front part and the connector part, or the rear part zLnd the connector part may be cut out as an integral piece.
The present invention is useful not only for panties and briefs but also for corsets, girdles, etc.
for covering the lower trunk of the human body. The invention is similarly useful for the lower trunk portions of leotards, bathing suits, sportswear, foundation garments such as all-in-ones, etc. which are adapted to cover both the upper and lower trunks of the body.
With reference to the drawings, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
Figures 1 to 3 are diagrams showing curves of the loweir abdomen and the buttocks of the human body and also showing three kinds of undergarments covering these ~ody port~ons, Figure 1 being a front view, Figure 2 being a side elevation and Figure 3 being a cross sectional viewj Figure 4 is a perspective vie~ showing a truncated cone segment serving as a model;
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Fig. 5 is a development showing the peri-pheral surface of the truncated cone se~ment:
~ i~. 6 is a plan view showing a front piece, a rear piece and a connector piece which are cut out for making an underga~ment of the shallow type;
Fig. 7 is a fra~mentary plan view showing the front piece and the rear piece which are stitched together;
~ ig. 8 is a plan view showing front ~ieces, rea,r pieces and connector pieces which are cut out for making under~arments of the meaium depth type and the deep type;
~ ig. 9 is a fragmen-t,ary view of another embodiment, the view sho~ing a rea,r piece and a connector ~iece which ~re out out;
~ igs~ 10 to 12 are view.s showing an under-~armen-t worn on the human body, ~ig. 10 being a rear view, Fi~. 11 being a side elevation and ~ig. 12 being a ~iew in cro3.s section ta~en alon~ the line in ~i~. 10; and ~ ig. 13 lncludes diagrams collectively show-ing the component pieces ~or making under~arments of the shallow type, the medium depth type and the deep typ~.
' , . ' 1 1~525 ~ igs. 1 to 3 show curves delining the lower abdomen, waist and buttocks of the h~-~an boay, and three kinds of undergarments. As is ~ell knovrn, the h~an body is constricted at the waist A. On the back side of the body below the waist A the-re are buttocks ~
bul~in~ rearward from the waist A down~Jard and separated from each other by the ~luteal cleft. On each side of the human body, the lateral re~ion C corresponding to the lateral part of the pelvis above the thi~h is bul~ed outward. On the front side of the body, the lower abdomen D ia sli~htly bulged forward.
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center line N dividing the waist A into fron~ and rear equal portions; a vertical line M dividin~ the waist A
into front and rear portions in the ratio of about 1:2;
~;~ a horizontal line ~l extending through the wai~t A; a horizon-tal line ~2 extending through the most pro~ecting portion of the lower abdomen D; a horizontal line 13 at a level sli~htly belo~ the horizontal line ~2; a ~hor1zontal line 14 at a level slightly above the most projecting portion of the buttock ~; and a horizon~
tal line ~5 a~proximately at the level of the crotch.
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5~5 of the center line N with the horizon-tal lines ~l and 14 are indicated at 0 and P, and the intersections of the curve defining the back of the human bo~y with the horizon-tal lines Ll and L4 are desi~nated at Q and R.
The line through the ~oints 0, P7 the line through the points Q9 R and the horizontal lines Ll, ~4 form a trapezoid wlth legs of u.nequal lengths, the leg OP being vertical. The trapezoid, when rotated about the center line N, generates a truncated cone. When the trv.ncated cone is divided by the plane containing the vertical line ~l and perpendicular to the drawing, two segments are obtained. ~lg. 4 shows the segment ~ of the larger volume.
The truncated cone segment T will be considered to be a model of the portion o~ the human body f'rom the waist to the buttocks, namel~ between the horizontal lines Ll and ~4, rearward from the vertical line M. To be ~ure, the truncated cone segment T serving as the model slightly dif'fers from the corresponding portion 20 of the human body, because the cross sections o~ the boay :!
along the horizontal lines ~1 to ~3 resemble an ellipse, hereas the segment T~is circular in horizontal cross section and further becau.se the portion of the body from the waist to the buttocks has a complicatedly curved surface, wh~reas the segment T has a simply curved .
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eripheral surface. However, the se~men-t T i~ a very useful model i~ considering the bvlges of the buttocks B
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Fig. 5 is a development shov~ing the peripheral surface of the truncated cone segment T other than its cut surface S. With reference to this development, the segment has an u per edge E and a lower edge ~ both of which are in the form of a circular arc and are curved upward toward their opposite ends. The sides G at the opposite ends are inclined upward toward the center line of the develop~ent. A piece of fabric cut out in conformity with the development will adequately and fully cover the peripheral surface of ~Le segment rl7 except itscut surface S. It is assumed that the segment T has a phantom line K on its peripheral surface as seen in Fi~. 4. The line K extends on the peripheral ~urface approxiMately in parallel to the line QR from a corner of' the cut surface S at the upper edge of the segment T.
When portions J each def'irled by the line K and the vertical edge of the cut surface S are re~!oved from the cut-o~t piece covering the peripheral surface of the segment T, the resulting plece has a shape defined by the circular arcs E, P and lines H. ~he sides H at the opposite ends ofthe cut piece are also inclined upward toward the center llne of the cut piece.
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~ his invention provi~es -three kinds of under-garments, the first of ~hich is of the deep type. i/hen worn, the garment of this type has its upper hem posi-tioned at -the horizontal line ~1 and completel~ covers the bu-ttocks ~ and also the bulging lo~er abdomen D~
When the second u~dergarment, which is the medlum depth type, is worn, the upper hem thereof is positioned at the horizontal line L2. ~he third is of the shallow type, which when worn, has its upper hem positioned at the horizontal line ~3. As will be described later 9 the u~dergarments of the meaium and shallow types also fu.lly cover the but~ocks. Any~of these three types of under-garments is designed to have a straight horizontal upper hem when worn.
As wlll become apparent from the description to follow, the undergarments of this invention comprise a front pieoe for covering the lower abdomen, a rear piece for covering the buttocks and a connector piece interconnecting the front pisce and the rear piece for covering the crotch. ~he ~ront piece and the rear piece are stitched to each other a-t their opposite upper side portions. Indlcated at Kl, K2 and K3 in ; ~ig. 2 are the ~seams of the undergarments of the ~eep type, medium type an~ shallow t~pe, respectively, between the opposed upper side portions of the front .
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piece and the rear piece. The seams Kl, K2 and K3 have their upper ends on the vertical line l~ and extend rearwardly obliquely downward. The seam Kl corresponds to the line K dra~n on the model segment 'r. Since the seams Kl, K2 and K3 are located predominantly forward from the center line N snd extend approximate~~y in -~ parallel to the line 2R, the seams appear graceful.
Fig. 6 shows cut component ~ieces for making an undergarment of the shallow type. Figs. 10 to 12 show the~unde~rearment of the shallow type worn on the hu~an body. ~he undergarment 1, such as panties, briefs or the like, comprises a~front piece 2 for oovering the . ::~ : :
lower abdomen, a rear piece 3 chiefly for covering the buttocks,~and;a connector plece 4 interconnecting 15~ the front ~iece~2 and the rear~piece 3 for covering the crotoh. '~hese~pieces 2 to 4 are most preferably made of a stretchable kni~ted fabric. However, other knitted ~abrlosj woven fabrics or nonwoven fabrics ~- are ~imllarly usable.
The front ~1eoe~2 has~ projections 21 at its ;~ up~er opposite~side portions.~he projections 21 extend slightly obllquely~upward~and termlnate at ends 24 whl~ch are~inolined~upward toward~ the center line of the front pieoe ~2. ~he front piece 2 has a gently~
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~he rear piece 3 also has proaections 31 extending outward from its upper opposi-te side portions obliquely upward. The projections 31 have ends 34 slanting upward toward the center line of the rear piece 3. The rear piece 3 has an upper edge 35 which is so curved that it is recessed most greatly at its midportion when seen in its entirety. When seen in detail, the upper edge 35 is defined by a very slightly and gently projecting curve at each side o~ its midportion ana extends obliquely upward where it corresponds to the upper edge of the projection 31. ~he rear piece 3 has edges 32 extending from its lower to side portions and curved in conformity ~vith the curves of the buttocks.
~he area and shape of the portion of the rear piece 3 surrounded by -the edges 32 are determined in accordance v~ith the bulglng degree and contours of the buttocks.
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front iece 2 are stitched to the ends 34 of the projections 31 of the rear piece 3 as seen in ~ig. 7, ~hereby ~ortions for covering the lateral regions C are ~ormed. As already described, the bulges o~ the buttocks B and lateral regions C of the human body can be ~iscussed ~ith reference to the truncated cone segmen-t T serving a5 a model. The upper edge E of the cut piece completely covering the peripheral surface of the segment ~ is defined by a circular arc curve which is most greatly recessed at its midortion. Similarly the upper edge 35 of the rear piece 3~is also~clrcular arc when seen in its entirety. Accordingly it will~be readily understood that ~hen an undergarment inoluding the rear piece 3 is worn, the rear iece 3 completely covers the buttocks 3 and the lateral re~ions G and tha-t the ~: :
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of the rear piece 3~ is positioned atraight horizontally.
Althou~h the truncated cone segment ~ showrl in Fig. 4 corree,ponds to an under~arment o~ the dcep type, the concept is exactly true of underearments o~ any depth, so that the model seg~ent ~, when having a reduced height, is similarly use~ul for undergarments of the~
shallow type. Wlth~rs~erence to L~lg. 7, the center line Ul of the front piece 2 is vertical, while the center line U2 of the rear ~iece 3 is inclined. When the : ~ :
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Viith reference to Figs. 4 and 5, the cut piece for covering the peripheral surface of the segment T
other than the portions J has ends H slanting upward toward the center line. The end H appears as the seam Kl in Fig. 2 tthe same is true of'-the seams K2 and ~3).
By sui-tably determining the an~le of inclination of the ends 24, 34 of the projections 21, 31 of -the front and rear pieces 2, 3, such seams can be made to incline forwardly upward appr~Y~imately in parallel to the line QRs as indicated at K3. Since the length of the rear piece 3 between the ends 34 is much larger than the - ~ length of the front piece 2 between the ends 24, the s am K3 appears at a ~ocatlon on~the ~ide closer to : ~
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The other end ~2 of the connector piece 4 is define~ by two e~ges slanting out~Tard toward the center line thereof. ~he central lower end 33 of the rear piece 3 to be stitched to the end 42 is defined by two edges slanting upward ~oward its center line. ~hese ends 33 and 42 dlffer ln the an~le of inclination, such that the ends 33 and 42 define a space 5 therebet~een when placed in buttln~ relation to e~c'n other before the rear piece 3 and the co~nector ~iece 4 are stitched together, as seen in Flg~ 6. The space 5 has a ~rogress-ively increasing width to~ard the center line thereof.
The rear piece 3 and the connector piece 4 are .
stitched together at the opposed ends 33 and 42 while the lower end portion 33 is being stretched toward the connector ~iece 4 most greatly along the ce~ter l~ne o~
the rear piece 3 and to a progressively lesser e~te~t from the center line tow2rd the opposite sides thereof.
Since the rear piece 3 iQ thus stretched most ~reatly on its center line, the garme~t 1 formed has a~ elon~ated de~resslon 5 extending vert1cally on the center line of .
the rear piece 3 a~d conforming to the gluteal cleft between the buttooks. On the~opposi~e sldes OI the depression 6, the rear~piece 3 has rounaed portions ln conformit~ with the bulges of the buttocks since the :
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~ he lower ënd 33 of the rezr piece 3 and the end 42 of the connector piece 4 to be stitched there~o -may be arcuated as shown in ~ig. 9. Inthis case, the s~ace 5 formed between the ends 33 and 42 also hzs an increasing width to~ard its cen~er and resembles a crescent in sha~e. Q.lternatlvely the depression 6 can be formed in an integ~al seamless piece of fabric including the rear piece 3 and the con~ector piece ~, by drawing the inte_ral piece into a fold at the portion thereof corresponding to the junction of the zbove-mentioned ends 33 and 4~ so that the rear ~iece portion o~ the integr?l piece will be stretched most greatly on its center line, and flxl~g the folded portion sult2bly by s~itching. In tkis case 9 the front piece 2 may be integral ~ith or separate from the co~nector piece 4.
When desired, a stretchable and decora~ive tape 7 may be stitched to the upper edges 25, 35 of the front and rear pieces 2, 3 to be fitted aro~d the ~:æist and also to the side edges 22, 32, 43 of the front 2nd .
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Flg. 8 shows the component pieces of under-garments of the deep type 3nd the medlum depth type.
~he fron-t piece, rear plece and connector piece constituting the undergarment of the deep type are indicated in solid lines and designated at 28, 38 and 48 respectiveIy. Indicated in broken ~ines are the component pieces of the undergar~ents of the medium depth type, namely, front piece 29, rear piece 39 ænd connector piece 49. ~he projec-tions, enas and edges of the.se component pieces, ænd the space are referred to by the same reference numerals as the correspond-ing parts of the undergarment of the shallow type shown in Flg. 6.
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an upper edge 35 which is curved inward most greatly at its midportion when seen in its entirety. ~he projections 31 of the medium type are wider than those of the shallow type. ~he projections 31 of the deep type are largest so that the upper edge 35 will reach the waist. ~'he deep type, the medium type and the shallow type are larger relative to one another in the order mentioned in the length of the rear piece between the ends 34 thereof.
The ~ront piecés 28, 29 also have projec-tions 21 extending outward from their upper opposite side portlons but not inclined upward. ~he projections 21 have ends 24 inclined upward toward the center line of the front piece. The front piece 29 of' the medium type is larger than that of` the shallow type in the ~width of t~e projections 21 and has a horizon-tal straight upper edge 25. The portion of the front piece of the deep typ~ including the projections 21 ::
extends largely up~Yard, and the projections 21 have a very large width. Unlike the shallow type, the front piece 29 of the deep -type has an upper edge 25 curved to project upward most greatly at its midportion.
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~he shallow type, the medivm type and the deep type are larger relative to one another in the order rnentioned in the length of the front piece between the ends 24 of the projections 21. The other ~arts of -the front ~iéces 28, 29, the rear pieces 38, 39 and the connector pieces 48, 49 are almost similar in sha,e to the corresponding parts of the undergarment of the shallow -type. The front p ces 28, 29 and the rear pieces 38, 39 are stitched together at the opposed ends 24 and 34.
~he lower ends 23 of the front pieces 28, 29 are i stitched to the ends 33 of the connector pieces 48, 49.
The lower ends 33 of~the~rear pieces 38, 39 are stitched to the other ends 42 of the connector pieces ; ' 48, 49. Thus in the same manner as the undergarment of the shallow type, undergarments of the deep type and the medium type are prepared.
; Vlhen the undergarments of the deep and medium type~ are worn, -the upper hems 35 will be posi,tioned horizontally straight slnce the,edgea 35 of the rear ;~ 20 pieces 38, 39 are curved inward most greatly at their midportions. ~he front pieoe 28 of the undergarment of the deep~type~is large- enough to fully cover the entire~lov~er abdomen D~bulging forward. With the front piece 28 bulged forward along the lower abdomen D, the upper edge 25 becomes horizontally straight which edge :
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is curved outward most greatly at its midportion. The upper edge 25 is then positioned at the same level as the upper edge 35 of the rear piece 38. The front piece 29 of the undergarment of the medium depth type covers the lower half of the lower abdomen D, with its upper edge positioned intermediately between the position of the upper edge of the deep-type garment and that of the upper ed~e of the shallow-type garment. Since the front piece 29 bulges in conformity with the bulges of the;lateral regions C and the bulge of the lower abdomen D, the straight upper edge 25 slightly lowers in its entirety to assume a straight position. The upper edge 25 is positioned at the same level as the upper edge 35 of the rear piece 39.
With the undergarments of the deep and medium types, the seams Kl, ~2 between the opposed ends 24, 34 o~ the front pieces 28, 29 and the rear pieces 38, 39 appear as lines slanting forwardly upward when seen sideways, as iB the case with the garment of the shallow type. These seams Kl, ~2 are positloned some distances rearwardly away from ~e seam ~3 in corresponding relation i~
to the shortened lengths of the rear pieces 38, 39 between the ends 34.
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PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An undergarment comprising a front part for covering the lower abdomen, a rear part chiefly for covering the buttocks, and a connector part interconnecting the front part and the rear part for covering the crotch, the front part having a projection extending outward from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear part having a projection extending outward and obliquely upward from each of its upper opposite side portions, the rear part having an upper edge curved downwards, most greatly on the center line of the rear part, the projections of the front part joining the projections of the rear part at their opposed ends.
2. An undergarment as defined in claim 1 wherein the ends of the projections of each of the front part and the rear part are inclined upward toward the center line of the part.
3. An undergarment as defined in claim 1 wherein the front part has an upper edge curved inward most greatly on the center line of the front part, and the projections of the front part extend obliquely upward.
4. An undergarment as defined in claim 1 wherein the front part has a straight upper edge.
5. An undergarment as defined in claim 1 wherein the front part has an upper edge curved to project outward most greatly on the center line of the front part.
6. An undergarment as defined in claim 1 wherein the ends of the projections of each of the front part and the rear part are inclined upward toward the center line of the part, and the length of each of the front part and the rear part between the ends of the projections thereof and the angle of inclination of the ends are so determined that when the undergarment is worn, the seams of the opposed ends incline upwardly forward as seen sideways.
7. An undergarment as defined in claim 6 wherein the seams are positioned forward from the center line of the wearer when seen sideways.
8. An undergarment as defined in claim 1 wherein the con-nector part joins at its front end to the lower end of the front part, and the rear end of the connector part and the lower end of the rear part, when placed in butting relation to each other, define therebetween a space shaped symmetrically with respect to the center line of the space and having a progressively increasing width. toward the center line, the rear part being stitched at its lower end to the rear end of the connector part while being stretched most greatly on the center line of the rear part.
9. An undergarment as defined in claim 8 wherein the rear end of the connector part is defined by two edges slanting out-ward toward its longitudinal center line, and the lower end of the rear part is defined by two edges slanting upward toward its center line.
10. An undergarment as defined in claim 8 wherein the rear end of the connector part and the lower end of the rear part are arcuated.
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11. An undergarment as defined in claim 1 which is made of a stretchable knitted fabric.
12. A method of making an undergarment comprising a front part for covering the lower abdomen, a rear part chiefly for cover-ing the buttocks and a connector part for covering the crotch, by stitching these parts together at suitable portions, the method comprising forming on the front part a projection extending out-ward from each of its upper opposite side portions, forming on the rear part a projection extending outward and obliquely upward from each of its upper opposite side portions, forming on the rear part an upper edge curved downwards, most greatly on the center line of the rear part, stitching the rear part and the connector part together at adjoining portions thereof while stretching the rear part toward the connector part most greatly along the center line of the rear part and to a progressively lesser extent from the center line toward the opposite sides thereof to form in use an elonaged depression on the center line of the rear part and a bulged portion on each side of the depression.
13. A method as defined in claim 12 wherein the front part, the rear part and the connector part are separately cut out from a fabric material.
14. A method as defined in claim 12 wherein an integral piece including at least the rear part and the connector part is cut out from a fabric material.
Applications Claiming Priority (8)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP1979159104U JPS5678804U (en) | 1979-11-15 | 1979-11-15 | |
| JP159104/79 | 1979-11-15 | ||
| JP166008/79 | 1979-11-29 | ||
| JP16600879U JPS5681906U (en) | 1979-11-29 | 1979-11-29 | |
| JP166009/79 | 1979-11-29 | ||
| JP16600979U JPS5681907U (en) | 1979-11-29 | 1979-11-29 | |
| JP165370/79 | 1979-12-18 | ||
| JP16537079A JPS5691001A (en) | 1979-12-18 | 1979-12-18 | Production of three dimentional panty and brief |
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| CA1155251A true CA1155251A (en) | 1983-10-18 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| CA000364661A Expired CA1155251A (en) | 1979-11-15 | 1980-11-14 | Undergarments and method of making same |
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|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP0031642B1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU537435B2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1155251A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3070038D1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK159187C (en) |
| ES (1) | ES8300252A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1981001357A1 (en) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS62243808A (en) * | 1986-04-11 | 1987-10-24 | トライアムフ・インタ−ナシヨナル（ホンコン）・リミテツド | Clothes for woman containing function shaping up body shape of lower half of one's body |
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| FR672894A (en) * | 1929-04-10 | 1930-01-08 | Underwear panties | |
| US2443474A (en) * | 1945-11-08 | 1948-06-15 | Morgan Helen Taylor | Bathing suit |
| US2513039A (en) * | 1949-08-16 | 1950-06-27 | Helen E Miller | Maternity panty |
| GB779595A (en) * | 1955-11-25 | 1957-07-24 | Jack Arkus | Undergarments |
| US3016900A (en) * | 1958-10-30 | 1962-01-16 | Title Jack | Garment |
| US3344438A (en) * | 1965-04-26 | 1967-10-03 | Title Jack | One piece panty design |
| JPS504412Y1 (en) * | 1969-03-17 | 1975-02-06 | ||
| JPS48110149U (en) * | 1972-03-23 | 1973-12-18 | ||
| US4031568A (en) * | 1975-05-30 | 1977-06-28 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Legless panty |
| JPS52104414U (en) * | 1976-02-05 | 1977-08-09 |
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| ES8300252A1 (en) | 1982-11-01 |
| AU537435B2 (en) | 1984-06-21 |
| DK316381A (en) | 1981-07-15 |
| EP0031642A1 (en) | 1981-07-08 |
| EP0031642B1 (en) | 1985-01-23 |
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| WO1981001357A1 (en) | 1981-05-28 |
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