JP2006520859A - Boxer shorts type underwear product and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shorts-type underwear product comprising a pants part (2) and a leg part (3). According to the present invention, the pant part (2) is made from a loose knitted fabric, while the leg part (3) is made from a knitted fabric that fits the body. The product of the invention is preferably made by circular knitting. The leg portion (3) is made using the same mesh as the pants portion (2) but employs elastane yarn.

Description

  The present invention relates to a boxer shorts product for lower body lingerie that is intended especially for men but may be used for the manufacture of women or children products. It is known that a variety of underwear products such as briefs, underbands, boxer briefs, boxer shorts, etc. are sold for wearing on the lower half of men. The present invention particularly relates to boxer briefs and boxer shorts.

A boxer brief is a product worn against the body from the waist to the mid-thigh, the advantage of which is that it fits the lower part of the torso and the shape of the thigh. Boxer shorts are worn on the same part of the body, but are worn loosely away from the body. These two products are very popular, but have advantages and disadvantages, especially when worn underwear, for example under trousers. Boxer briefs have the advantage of being worn in close contact with the body, but this causes discomfort such as lack of liberation and excessive compression on the lower torso and male genitals. Sometimes. Boxer shorts are worn away from the body and are therefore not very compressed and are generally very comfortable during the time of relaxation when the outerwear is not worn. This weakness becomes apparent when worn under pants. The loose leg is located incompletely with respect to the leg of the pants and extends to the thigh. This leads to serious discomfort such as tightening of the genitals and lifting of the legs, and it is folded under the pants and visible from the outside, which makes it look bad.
US Patent No. 2000073

  The object of the present invention is to eliminate the discomfort when wearing boxer shorts.

  According to the present invention, this object is different from the conventional boxer shorts in that it has a body part and a leg part to be in constant contact with the thigh like a boxer brief, and the body part is made from a loose knitted fabric. In a lingerie boxer shorts product, the leg part is achieved by a product characterized in that it is made from a knitted fabric that fits the body.

  In other words, the new product consists of boxer shorts-boxer briefs, the lower body part is made from boxer shorts and the part extending to the thigh is made from boxer briefs. The boxer shorts according to the invention are advantageously made by knitting, preferably by circular knitting.

  The knitted material can use the same knitted material in the two parts, differing only in a grade suitable for the body or a loose grade relative to the standard size of the product. However, the leg portion is made with the same stitch as the body portion, but preferably spandex yarn is employed. Thus, spandex provides the leg portion with the desired qualities that fit the body, while the torso portion remains relaxed.

  Advantageously, the boundary between the body part and the leg part is composed of an upper part of the crotch length, or a substantially horizontal line through the crotch.

  The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a product of the type described above, said product being knitted by a circular knitting machine, starting at the bottom of the welt and ending at the waistband and having a higher elasticity than the yarn used for knitting. A leg portion is knitted across the welt using a thread having the yarn, and then the body portion is knitted.

  Advantageously, the yarn has the elasticity obtained by knitting an elastic yarn and an inelastic yarn. In this method, the same knitting method, the same stitch and the same yarn can be maintained for the leg portion and the body portion, except that an elastic yarn knitted on the yarn used for the leg portion is employed.

  Other advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a boxer short-boxer brief according to the invention made from a male DIM “Absolu” 6277 boxer brief, knitted by a Santoni SM8 circular knitting machine. However, by assembling a knitted fabric similar to the product of the present invention, the product is obtained primarily using the cutting and sewing techniques currently used to make underwear. This product is knitted by starting with a lower rim or welt 4 and ending with a waistband 1. Advantageously, the 1 cm to 2 cm welts 4 form a double layer of knitted fabrics secured to each other by known techniques (for example by means of a dial plate). The product consists of a so-called torso part 2 designed to cover the lower body and two leg parts 3 designed to cover the upper part of the thigh, advantageously 5 to 8 cm (including the welt 4). Including.

  The leg part 3 in contact with the thigh is knitted without any deformation compared to that of a correspondingly sized boxer brief. The stitch used for this part 3 is shown schematically in FIG. Polyamide 66 fiber made with 78 dtex and 68 strand twin yarns and knitted with 22 dtex Lineel fiber (elastomer fiber) is knitted with 8 feeds on a 28 gauge Santoni SM8 15 "(about 38 cm) knitting machine For polyamide fiber, the setting adopted as company standard 4 consists of a tension of 5 grams and an absorbed yarn length of 4.40 meters / revolution, Lineel® fiber is 915 revolutions / minute From the Elan feeder regulator.

  Its purpose is to maintain a specific holding capacity of the knitted fabric so that it properly contacts the thigh. Thus, although different structures can be used, the purpose can be easily achieved by using spandex knitted fabric. Preferably, the elasticity of the knitted fabric from which the holding capacity shown in the zone of the leg part is based is at least 20%, or desirably 50% higher than that shown in the body part.

  The torso portion 2 that needs to be relaxed over the lower body is knitted like the leg portion 3, but no spandex is used, as shown in the stitches of FIG. Accordingly, the portion 2 is similar to a boxer short having a similar fit.

  This part 2 can be knitted from other materials for different degrees of comfort and aesthetic appearance. However, it is preferable not to change the material and knitting between the two parts, except for employing elastic yarns knitted on the leg parts. In the present invention, the transition from area 3 to area 2 is assembled during manufacturing operations in order to provide maximum comfort and to prevent possible thread changes from being visible. Located on a line 6 passing through the upper part of the inseam, parallel to the end of the body panel 5 used to attach the town, which is done in the same way as is customary for boxer briefs.

  With respect to the material of part 3, a separate lining of the boxer brief is maintained to maintain the shape of the thigh boxer brief and comfort when worn.

1 is a front view showing an example of a product according to the invention, in this case a male boxer shorts-boxer brief. FIG. It is a figure which shows the stitch used for the context of this invention. It is a figure which shows the stitch used for the context of this invention.

Claims (8)

In a boxer shorts product of a lingerie comprising a torso part (2) and a leg part (3), the torso part (2) being made from loose knitting,
Product, characterized in that the leg part (3) is made from a knitted fabric that fits the body.     The product of claim 1, wherein the product is made by knitting.     The product of claim 1, wherein the product is made by circular knitting.     4. Product according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the leg part (3) is made using the same stitches as the body part (2) and employs spandex yarn.     Product according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a welt (4) and a waistband (1).     The boundary between the body part (2) and the leg part (3) is a substantially horizontal line passing through the upper part of the crotch, according to any one of the preceding claims. Product. A method of manufacturing a product according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The product is knitted by a circular knitting machine, starts at the bottom of the welt (4) and ends at the waistband (1), and uses the yarn with higher elasticity than the yarn used for knitting (4) The leg part (3) is knitted beyond, after which the body part (2) is knitted.     The method according to claim 7, wherein the yarn having higher elasticity is obtained by knitting an elastic yarn and an inelastic yarn.

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