KR20010006109A - A Camisole Garment - Google Patents

Abstract

A camisole garment (2) including an elastic system which is under tension and a ruffle which forms an edge (4) of the elastic structure whereby the curl-over of the structure is minimized during use. In addition, a continuous process for the manufacture of garments including sleeveless tops, shirts, or blouses.

Description

Camisole Garment {A Camisole Garment}

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to elastic camisole garments, but not particularly limited to elastic camisole garments designed for use by persons taking a bath or swim, and are generally disposable and, above all, to camisole garments for children.

Currently, disposable excrement storage articles are widely used in the areas of adult hygiene, infant hygiene and child hygiene and have generally replaced reusable textile garments. Disposable diapers, for example, have become very popular by meeting special needs. In addition, disposable training pants have also become increasingly popular to meet special needs. However, if a child wants to go to the pool or the beach, the child needs waste storage clothing for 'accidents' that may occur during this movement and during the activity of the child or adult at the pool or beach. As part of the disposable swimwear, the child, the parent of the child and both need a disposable top for girls.

One type of upper leg that is suitable for children is a fully elastic structure that stretches from almost above the armpit to just above the wearer or just below the waist. One problem when wearing elastic materials arises when the elastic material consists of bulky web composites, as described in US Pat. No. 4,606,964. The lower edge of the jacket tends to curl up and fold. This is not good looking and camisole clothing tends to be lifted away from the wearer.

The present invention relates to a continuous process for the production of garments such as sleeveless jackets, shirts and blouses for everyday wear, and more particularly to the production of camisole type garments.

Manufacturers are always looking for ways to continuously produce new, cost-effective, high-speed, inexpensive, disposable and reusable garments for daily use. Consumers are also interested in comfortable and relatively inexpensive sportswear, especially children's clothing.

Conventional methods used in the manufacture of garments have to cut pieces of fabric or similar materials into specific patterns. Then, the pieces are stitched together in a multi-step process to make clothes. This method requires a lot of labor. The speed of this method usually depends on the speed of the final sewing step.

<Summary of invention>

Accordingly, there is a need to provide an improved children's swimwear that is adequately covered and minimizes the tendency to curl up from the bottom when worn. In addition, this jacket should be inexpensive because it is easy for the wearer to wear, durable to wear, and disposable. In response to this need, the inventors have found an improved elasticized jacket.

Accordingly, there is a need to provide comfortable, inexpensive work clothes, especially jackets, that are adequately covered and minimize the tendency to curl up from the bottom when worn. In addition, these jackets should be easy for the wearer to wear and durable when worn. In response to these demands, a method has been found that allows for the production of sleeveless garments, shirts or blouses, such as jackets, with improved cost efficiency and high speed.

The present invention relates to a camisole garment for wearing on an upper body having an upper body opening and a lower body opening and an assembly covering each body having an edge around its periphery. The body covering assembly includes a relatively elastic region between the upper edge and the lower edge. The camisole garment includes a lower edge region between the relatively elastic region and the lower edge, and the width of the relatively inelastic lower edge region is about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches). The relatively inelastic upper edge region is located between the relatively elastic region and the upper edge, and the width of the relatively inelastic upper edge region is about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches).

The present invention relates to a camisole garment which is roughly worn over the body. The camisole garment includes an assembly covering a body having an upper body opening and a lower body opening, each opening having an edge about its circumference. The body covering assembly comprises a relatively elastic region between the upper edge and the lower edge, a relatively inelastic region between the relatively elastic region and the lower edge and a lower edge region having a width of about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches), A relatively inelastic upper edge region, between the relatively elastic region and the upper edge, which is relatively inelastic relative to the relatively elastic region, and a width of about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches), in a relatively elastic region Two or more opposing openings, and two opposing ends of the assembly covering the body that binds between the upper and lower edges to form a body seam.

One aspect of the present invention is a method for the continuous manufacture of camisole garments for wearing on an upper body, wherein each opening comprises an assembly covering an upper body opening having an edge around its perimeter and a body having a lower body opening. The body covering assembly includes a relatively elastic region between the upper edge and the lower edge. The body covering assembly includes a relatively inelastic lower edge region between the relatively elastic region and the lower edge, and the width of the relatively inelastic lower edge region is about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches). The body covering assembly includes a relatively inelastic upper edge region located between the relatively elastic region and the upper edge, and the width of the relatively inelastic upper edge region is about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches).

Numerous features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description. In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention. Such embodiments do not represent the full scope of the invention. Therefore, reference should be made to the claims to determine the full scope of the invention.

Brief description of the drawings

The above and other features and methods for obtaining the present invention will become more apparent with reference to the following detailed description of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and the invention itself will be better understood.

1 is a front view of a jacket typical of an aspect of the present invention for a camisole garment.

2 is a front view of a jacket typical of another embodiment of the present invention for a camisole garment with one shoulder strap;

3 is a rear view of a jacket typical of an embodiment of the present invention showing a refastenable body seam.

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Within the context of this specification, each term or phrase below will include the following meaning (s):

(a) "Coupled" refers to the joining, adhering, connecting, attaching, etc. of two elements. Two elements will be considered to be joined together when they are bonded directly or indirectly to each other, for example when each is directly bonded to an intermediate element.

(b) “bonded carded fabric or web” refers to staples sent through a combing or carding unit that separates or aligns staple fibers in the machine direction to form a fibrous nonwoven web that is generally oriented in the machine direction. It refers to a fabric or web made from fibers. The fibers, which are placed in a picker that separates the fibers before the carding unit, are generally purchased in bundles. Once the web or fabric is formed, it is then joined by one or more of several known bonding methods. One such bonding method is powder bonding in which the powder adhesive is distributed throughout the web or fabric and then generally activated by heating the fabric and adhesive with hot air. Another suitable bonding method is a pattern bonding method where heated calender rolls or ultrasonic bonding devices are generally used to bond the fibers together in a topical bonding pattern, although the fabric can be bonded over its entire surface if desired. Another suitable known bonding method, in particular when using bicomponent staple fibers, is air binding.

(c) "Camisole" refers to a sleeveless jacket similar to a sleeveless underwear but that can be worn as a coat.

(d) "Transverse direction" generally means the width in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

(e) "Disposable" includes washing and not intended to be reused and disposed of after use.

(f) “placed”, “placed on”, “placed with”, “placed in”, “placed near” and variations thereof may allow one element to be integrated with or unified with another element. It is intended to mean that one element can be a separate structure that is coupled to or connected to, placed with or near the other element.

(g) "Elastic" and "elastic" include the properties of a material that is likely to substantially restore its original size and shape after removal of the force causing the deformation of the material.

(h) "Resiliently connected" and "elastically connected" mean two elements separated by and joined to an elastic assembly, in which the relative position of the two elements may change due to the extension of the elastic assembly.

(i) "elongation" includes the ratio of the extension of the material to the length of the material before the extension. Elongation is expressed as a percentage.

(j) "Extension", "extend" and "extended" include changes in the length of a material due to stretching. Extension is expressed in units of length.

(k) "Fabric" is used to mean both woven, knitted and nonwoven webs.

(l) "Soft" means a material or fabric that conforms easily and easily conforms to the general shape and contour of an individual body.

(m) "Power" includes the physical effects exerted on one place by another, resulting in acceleration of the body that is free to move and deformation of the body that is not free to move. Force is expressed in gram-force.

(n) "shortened" and "shortened" include shortening beforehand, ie, before a subsequent step.

(o) "Front" and "Rear" are used to indicate a relationship to the garment itself rather than to suggest any location of the garment that is assumed when the garment is placed on the wearer.

(p) A "wrinkable" material is one that gathers together with the formation of wrinkles when joined to the reticulated web with the latter under tension to provide shrinkage of the reticulated web upon release of tension.

(q) "Longitudinal" means the length of the fabric moving in the direction in which it is formed or in the machine operating direction.

(r) "meltblown fibers" means that the filaments of the molten thermoplastic material are refined and reduced in diameter by fusing the molten thermoplastic material through a plurality of fine, generally circular die capillaries. By general it is meant a fiber formed by extruding as a melt chamber or filament into a stream of hot fast converging gas (eg air). Thereafter, the meltblown fibers are carried by the high velocity gas stream and deposited on the collecting surface to form a web of irregularly dispersed meltblown fibers. Such a method is described, for example, in US Pat. No. 3,849,241 to Butin et al. Meltblown fibers are microfibers that may be continuous or discontinuous, have an average diameter of generally less than 10 microns and are generally tacky when deposited on a collecting surface.

(s) "Assembly" when used alone may have the dual meaning of a single element or a plurality of elements.

(t) "Multilayer laminate" means laminates in which some layers are spunbonded and some meltblown, such as spunbond / meltblown / spunbond (SMS) laminates and others (US Pat. No. 4,041,203 to Brock et. al.), US Pat. No. 5,169,706 (Collier et al.), US Pat. No. 5,145,727 (Potts et al.), US Pat. No. 5,178,931 (Perkins et al.) and US Pat. No. 5,188,885 (Timmons et al. )). Such laminates may be prepared by sequentially depositing a spunbond fabric layer, then a meltblown fabric layer, and finally another spunbond layer on the transfer forming belt, and then bonding the laminate in the following manner. Alternatively, the fabric layers are made separately, collected in rolls, and joined in a separate bonding step. Such fabrics generally have a basis weight of about 6 to 400 gsm (about 0.1 to 12 osy), more specifically about 25.31 to 101.25 gsm (about 0.75 to about 3 osy). Multilayer laminates may also have various numbers of meltblown layers or multiple spunbond layers with many different structures and may include other materials such as films or auxiliary molding materials.

(u) "Neckable material" means any material that can be necked.

(v) "necked material" means any material that has been shrunk in one or more dimensions by, for example, stretching or creasing.

(w) "Inelastic" or "inelastic" means any material that does not fall within the definition of "elastic".

(x) "Nonwoven or nonwoven web" means a web that has the structure of individual fibers or yarns sandwiched between them, but not in an appreciable manner as in knitted fabrics. Nonwoven or nonwoven webs have been made from many methods, such as meltblowing methods, spunbonding methods, and bonded carded web methods. The basis weight of a nonwoven is generally expressed in ounces (osy) of material per square yard or grams per square meter (gsm), and the fiber diameter is generally expressed in microns.

(y) "Operationally linked" means providing the element elasticity when the elastic assembly is attached or connected to the element or heat treated with it when used in connection with the attachment of the elastic assembly to another element. When used with respect to the attachment of an inelastic assembly to another element, it means that the assembly and the element can be attached in any suitable way to carry out the intended or described function of the joining. Coupling, attachment, connection, etc. can be made directly, for example, the assembly can be directly coupled to the element, or indirectly by another assembly or element disposed between the first assembly and the first element.

(z) A "pattern" is any geometric that may include a series of connected or unconnected lines or curves, a series of parallel or non-parallel or intersecting lines or curves, a series of straight lines or curves, or any combination thereof. Or non-geometric forms. The pattern can include repeating forms and / or non-repeatable forms.

(aa) "ruffle" includes a region of material that lies outside of the outermost elastic portion and does not include an elastic material. That is, the elastic material does not exist or the elastic material present is inelastic.

(bb) "rupture" includes the breaking or tearing of a material in a tensile test, the rupture being the total separation of the material into two parts all at the same time or stepwise, or the generation of a hole in some material.

(cc) "stretched" means that the elastomeric strand is stretched at least about 25% of its relaxed length while the elastomeric strand is bonded to another assembly. Preferably, the term "strand-bonded" refers to a situation in which an elastomeric strand is stretched at least about 100%, more preferably at least about 300% of its relaxed length when bonded to another assembly.

(dd) "stretch bonded laminate" ("SBL") means a composite material having at least two layers in which one layer is a crimpable layer and the other layer is elastic, ie an elastic layer. These layers are joined together when the elastic layer is in the stretching condition so that the creaseable layer is crimped upon relaxation of the layer.

(ee) "Spunbonded fiber" is a molten thermoplastic is extruded as a filament from a number of fine, generally circular capillaries or spinnerets, followed by, for example, US Pat. No. 4,340,563, Appl. (US Pat. No. 3,692,618 to Dorschner et al., US Pat. No. 3,802,817 to Matsuki et al., US Pat. By small diameter fibers, which are formed such that the diameter of the extruded filaments is drastically reduced, as in US Pat. No. 3,542,615 to Dobo et al. Spunbond fibers are generally not tacky when they are deposited on a collecting surface. Spunbond fibers are generally continuous and have an average diameter (obtained from at least 10 samples) of more than 7 microns, more specifically about 10 to 20 microns.

(ff) "Tension" includes uniaxial force or balance within the body that is prone to extension of the body.

(gg) "two-dimensional" means clothing, such as a diaper, that can be opened and flat without destructive tearing any structure. This type of garment does not have continuous leg and waist openings when opened and flat and requires a fastening device, such as adhesive tape, to attach the garment around the wearer.

(hh) "Three-dimensional" means a finished garment similar to short pants or pants in that it has a continuous leg and waist opening bounded by the material from which the garment is made. Clothing of this type can be opened and flat only by destructively tearing it. Clothing of this type may or may not have a manually tearable seam.

(ii) "extreme elongation" includes elongation at the time of rupture.

This definition is not intended to be limiting, and the term may be defined as additional terms in the remainder of the specification.

In FIG. 1, one aspect of the present invention includes an elastic jacket 10 having a body covering assembly 11, an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14, each opening 12 and 14. Is a camisole garment 2 for wearing around the body, each having an edge 4 or 6 about its circumference. The jacket 10 generally includes an outer cover 16 and a bodyside liner 18 covering a series of body elastics 20.

The body elastic portion 20 wraps around the wearer's body to form a relatively elastic region 22 of the jacket 10. Body elastic portion 20 acts independently to fit the contour of various body shapes and physique. This provides for a smooth, fit and comfortable fit within a given chest size range.

A lower body opening 14 adjacent below the relatively elastic region 22 is formed in the lower edge region 30 which is relatively inelastic with the lower edge 6. In addition, an upper body opening 12 adjacent the upper side of the relatively elastic region 22 is formed in the upper edge region 24 which is relatively inelastic with the upper edge 4. The relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 and the relatively inelastic lower edge region 30 form a ruffled region in the jacket 10. The relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 and the relatively inelastic lower edge region 30 range from about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) in width, respectively. The widths of these regions 24 and 30 are independent of each other. The desired width of the relatively inelastic top edge region 24 and the relatively inelastic bottom edge region 30 is about 0.64 to about 5.08 cm (about 0.25 to about 2.0 inches), more preferably about 0.64 to about 2.54 cm (about 0.25 to about 1.0 inch).

The pair of openings 32 and 34 acting as the arms 33 and 35 cut out in contact with or close to the relatively elastic region 22, preferably the inelastic upper region 24. The top edges 36 and 38 of the openings 32 and 34 may be located about 0.64 to about 5.08 cm (about 0.25 to about 2.0 inches) below the relatively inelastic top edge area 24, respectively. The openings 32 and 34 are preferably placed in opposite positions. The openings 32 and 34 may be slits, circular holes, square holes, oval holes, irregularly shaped holes, and the like.

At the top 10, designed for 11.34 kg (25 lb) girls, the body elastic 20 is about 406 mm (about 16 inches) in the unstretched state. For the top 10 that does not cover the girl's stomach, the height of the top 10 is about 146 mm (about 5.75 inches) on the wide side. For the top 10 that covers the waist, the height may be about 229 mm (about 9.50 inches) on the wide side. When extended to the waist, the top 10 may be fastened with the bottom or pants-type clothing.

The top 10 includes a pair of laces 26 and 28 to help hold the camisole garment 2 in place. The straps 26 and 28 are formed by the fabric 3 located above the top edges 36 and 38 of the arm holes 32 and 34 and the top edge 4. The straps 26 and 28 are formed by folding a portion of the upper edge 4, the relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 and the relatively elastic region 22 behind the relatively elastic region 22 of the top 10. Can be. Preferably, the outer cover 16 folds it back, exposing a portion of the bodyside liner 18 and forming a neckline edge overlap 40. Alternatively, the bodyside liner 18 folds it back to position a portion of the outer cover 16 toward the wearer's body.

In another aspect of the invention (see FIG. 2), the body covering assembly 11 is a relatively elastic region 22 of the body covering assembly 11 and a relatively inelastic lower edge region of the fabric 3. It includes only one opening 32 adjacent to 24. Preferably, the outer cover 16 folds it back, exposing a portion of the bodyside liner 18 and forming a neckline edge overlap 40. Alternatively, the bodyside liner 18 folds it back, positioning a portion of the outer cover 16 towards the wearer's body. Only one shoulder strap 26 was formed in the camisole garment 2.

In a preferred embodiment, the superposed material 5 comprising the upper edge 4 and the part of the body covering assembly 11 lies on the outer surface 37 of the processed garment 2. In another embodiment, the superposed material 5 lies on the inner surface 39 of the processed garment 2.

The neckline edge overlap 40 is achieved by coupling the overlap to the top 10 to form a seam that is not refastenable. Non-refastenable seams can be formed by any suitable means, such as ultrasonic closure, adhesive bonding, heat sealing, and the like. One suitable method of forming such seams is disclosed in US Patent 4,938,753, issued July 3, 1990 to Van Gompel et al., Which is incorporated herein by reference.

Both the outer cover 16 and the bodyside liner 18 are desirable to give the wearer a soft and soft feel. The description of the following materials that may form the outer cover 16 may also be used to form the material of the bodyside liner 18.

Outer cover 16 may be any suitable pleatable material, such as woven, nonwoven, fibrous, or polymeric film materials, and may be, but not necessarily, an elastic material. Suitable fibrous corrugated webs include any suitable natural and / or synthetic fibers such as acrylic polymers, polyesters, polyamides, glass, polyolefins (e.g. polyethylene and polypropylene), cellulose derivatives (e.g. rayon, cotton). , Silk, wool, pulp, paper, etc.) and woven or nonwoven webs of fibers made from blends or mixtures of any two or more thereof. Pleatable webs may also include polymeric film layers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamides, polyesters, acrylic polymers, and miscible mixtures, blends, and copolymers thereof.

The outer cover 16 may be liquid permeable to allow liquid to penetrate easily into its thickness or impermeable to prevent liquid from penetrating into its thickness. The outer cover 16 may be made of a wide range of materials such as natural fibers (e.g. wood or cotton fibers), synthetic fibers (e.g. polyester or polypropylene fibers) or mixtures of natural and synthetic fibers or reticulated foam and perforated plastic films. Can be. Outer cover 16 may be, for example, spunbonded, carded such as carded, nonwoven, or film. Suitable outer cover 16 is carded and thermally bonded by means known to those skilled in the textile arts. Alternatively, the outer cover 16 is derived from the spunbonded web. In a preferred embodiment, the outer cover 16 is a spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven, a meltblown polypropylene nonwoven and a spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven laminate (SMS). The basis weight of the SMS is about 13.5 to 33.75 gsm (about 0.4 to about 1.0 osy) (more preferably 20.25 gsm (0.6 osy)) and is made of about 86% spunbonded nonwoven and 14% meltblown nonwoven do. Pigments such as titanium dioxide may be mixed in the outer cover 16 and the bodyside liner 18. Various pigment colorants can also be added. The spunbonded meltblown nonwoven laminate material can be purchased from Kimberley-Clark Corporation, Roswell, GA. The basis weight of the SMS material can vary from about 13.5 to 33.75 gsm (about 0.4 to about 1.0 osy).

In another preferred embodiment, the outer cover 16 has a grab tensile strength of 8.62 kg (19 pounds) as measured by ASTM D1682 and D1776, and a Taber 40 cycle polishing grade as measured by ASTM D1175. It is a spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven fabric of wire weave bond pattern of 3.0 and Handle-O-Meter 6.6 g and CD value 4.4 g using TAPPI method T402. Such spunbonded materials can be purchased from Kimberley-Clark Corporation, Roswell, GA. The outer cover 16 has a weight of about 16.88 to about 50.63 gsm (about 0.5 to about 1.5 osy), preferably about 23.63 gsm (about 0.7 osy).

Outer cover 16 may be comprised of a single polypropylene nonwoven web having a basis weight of about 17 gsm (about 0.5 oz / yd ² ) to about 51 gsm (about 1.5 oz / yd ² ). In the structure of the top 10, the outer cover 16 preferably comprises a material having a basis weight of about 17 gsm (about 0.5 oz / yd ² ) to about 51 gsm (about 1.5 oz / yd ² ). Materials having a basis weight less than this can be used in other areas of the article. Since the camisole garment 2 is usually designed for active wear, the outer cover 16 or a portion thereof may be made of a bonded material having a basis weight and wear resistance.

Bodyside liner 18 may be any sheet that is soft, flexible, and porous. In addition, the bodyside liner 18 may be moistened with fresh water or brine or treated water (salt or brominated) and still maintain integrity after soaking.

The bodyside liner 18 may be, for example, a spunbonded, meltblown or bonded-carded web composed of synthetic polymer filaments (e.g., polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, etc.), or a natural polymer filament such as rayon or cotton. It may comprise a nonwoven web or sheet of constructed web. Bodyside liner 18 may optionally be embossed or perforated with separate slits or holes.

An adhesive suitable for bonding the laminate layers is H2096 high temperature melting adhesive, available from Findley Adhesives, Wowa, Wisconsin, USA.

The outer cover 16 and bodyside liner 18 may be further dyed, colored or printed in any suitable color or pattern. Preferably, the bodyside liner 18 may be dyed, colored or printed using materials that are not irritating or bleed to the wearer's skin.

Suitable materials for use as the body elastic part 20 include, but are not limited to, elastic yarns, meltblown elastomeric polymers, yarn rubbers, flat rubbers (eg, bands), elastic tapes, film rubbers, polyurethanes and tapes Elastomers, or foamed polyurethanes or foamed elastic scrims are very versatile. Each body elastic portion 20 may be of an integral, multi-part or composite type. If used, the thread or ribbon may vary and can be used in a composite. The elastomer used in the body elastic portion 20 may or may not be internal.

Body elastic portion 20 is preferably elongated from about 50% to about 300%. Elongation may vary from individual element, but should be within the range of the total elongation of the composite element including body elastic portion 20.

The body elastic portion 20 surrounds the wearer's body to form a relatively elastic region 22 of the top 10. Body elastic portion 20 serves to independently match the shape of the various body shapes and physique. This gives a smooth, cozy and comfortable fit within the range of a given chest size.

A relatively inelastic lower edge region 30 is formed in the lower edge 6 around the lower body opening 14 adjacent to the lower side of the relatively elastic region 22. In addition, a relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 is formed at the upper edge 4 around the upper body opening 12 adjacent to the upper side of the relatively elastic region 22. The relatively inelastic top edge region 24 and the relatively inelastic bottom edge region 30 form a ruffled region at the top 10. The widths of the relatively inelastic top edge region 24 and the relatively inelastic bottom edge region 30 range from about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches), respectively. The widths of these regions 24 and 30 are independent of each other. The preferred widths of the relatively inelastic top edge region 24 and the relatively inelastic bottom edge region 30 are about 0.64 to about 5.08 cm (about 0.25 to about 2.0 inches), more preferably about 0.64 to about 2.54 cm (0.25). To about 1.0 inches).

1, most clearly, the opposing portions 48 and 50 of the top 10 may be joined together at the machined top 10 to form a body seam 42 that is not refastenable. The non-refastenable body seam 42 may be formed by any suitable means, such as ultrasonic closure, adhesive bonding, heat closure, and the like, as described above. In other aspects, opposite distal ends 48 and 50 of top 10 may be joined together at the processed top 10 to form a refastenable body seam 42.

Refastenable means for securing the opposing ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 include adhesive and mechanically fastening means 96. Mechanical forms of fastening means include buttons, button holes, fasteners, buckles, clasps, hooks and loops, distal extensions, tabs, and the like, which may attach any type of attachment mechanism or outer cover 16 of top 10. They are designed and adapted to lock or bind together. It is also possible to make the camisole garment 2 fit more tightly using elastic binding means.

The constituent material of the upper end 10 preferably has stretching properties in the first direction in which about 10% to about 500% of the material is stretched and at least about 55% of the elongation is restored when the tension is removed. Generally, the material of the top 10 is stretched in the first direction by about 50 to about 300%, in particular 125% or more, and preferably at least about 80% of its elongation is restored when the tension is removed.

As noted above, the top 10 may be formed of a material that may extend in one direction or may extend in two or more substantially perpendicular directions. Examples of uni-directional stretch materials are described in US Pat. No. 4,720,415, issued Jan. 19, 1988 to Vander Wielen et al., Which is incorporated herein by reference.

The one-way stretch material may comprise a composite material in which one or more stretchable webs are bonded to one or more stretched elastic webs. The elastic web may be an elastic film, or a nonwoven fibrous elastic web, such as a meltblown elastomeric fibrous web. In one embodiment, the top 10 is a pre-stretched elastic meltble inserted between and attached to a pair of spunbond polypropylene nonwoven webs with a basis weight of about 13.6 gsm (about 0.4 oz / yd ² ) of each web. And a stretch bonded laminate formed of a new inner layer. Suitable elastomers are commercially available from the Cell Chemical Company, Houston, Texas, under the trade name Kraton. Other suitable one-way stretch materials are described in US Pat. No. 4,606,964 to Wideman on August 19, 1986, and US Pat. No. 4,657,802 to Morman on April 14, 1987. have.

Two-way stretch materials suitable for use as the body elastic portion 20 are described in U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,114,781 and May 19, 1992 and May 26, 1992, to Moreman, incorporated herein by reference. 5,116,662. The two-way stretch material may comprise a composite material comprising an elastic sheet and a neckable material that may be formed by meltblown or extrusion. Neckable materials are those that can be retracted in at least one dimension by applying tensile force in a direction perpendicular to the desired neck-down direction, such as spunbonded, meltblown or bonded carded webs. The tensioned and necked neckable material may be bonded to the elastic sheet elongated at spaced apart positions arranged in a non-linear configuration.

Another two-way stretch composite material may include a material that is bonded to one or more layers of elastic sheets at locations where one or more layers are reverse necked and spaced apart. Conversely, the necked material is treated by heat treatment or the like, while on the one hand it is necked to impart shape memory to the material, so that when the force is applied to stretch the material to a pre-necked dimension, it is treated and interrupted when the applied force is interrupted. Sections can be restored to their necked dimensions.

Preferably, the substance is stretched only in the horizontal direction, ie around the body. If the material is elastic in both directions, it is desirable to limit the stretching in the vertical direction to less than about 20% when normal tension is applied.

Alternatively, the body elastic portion 20 is E. I. It can be made from a dry-spun incorporated multi-filament elastomeric yarn sold under the name LYCRA by DuPont de Nemua & Company. Alternatively, the elastic portion may be manufactured in diaper-making industries such as thin ribbon elastic materials, such as those described in US Patent 4,940,464, issued July 10, 1990 to Van Gompel et al., Incorporated herein by reference. It may be formed of a conventional elastic body used in the. Elasticity can also be imparted to the constituent material of the top 10 by extruding the hot melt elastomeric adhesive between the outer cover 16 and the bodyside liner 18. Other suitable elastic gatherable means are disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,938,754 to Mesek and 4,388,075 to Mesek et al.

In forming the top 10 constituent material, the body elastics 20 are placed alone in one of the adjacent corrugated layers (outer cover 16 or bodyside liner 18) and the other corrugated layer It is padded over the elastic part bonded to the first layer. Alternatively, the body elastic part 20 is coupled to one side of the outer cover 16, preferably the body side, using only one pleatable layer, such as the outer cover 16. In this aspect, the body elastic portion 20 remains exposed on one side of the outer cover 16.

Another aspect of the invention is a camisole garment 2 for wear around a body comprising an assembly 11 covering a body having an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14 (see FIG. 3). . The upper body opening 12 has an upper edge 4 around it. The lower body opening 14 has a lower edge 6 around it.

The body covering assembly 11 comprises a single layer web of fabric 3 between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6 of the fabric 3, two or more opposing openings 32 in the body covering assembly 11. And 34) two opposing ends 48 and 50 between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6 of the fabric 3 and opposing openings on the assembly 11 covering the body with the upper edge 4 ( And a neckline edge overlap 40 formed by folding a portion of the assembly 11 covering the upper bodies 32 and 34. In a preferred embodiment, the overlapping material 5 comprising the upper edge 4 and part of the body covering assembly 11 lies on the outer surface 37 of the processed garment 2. In another embodiment, the overlapping material 5 lies on the inner surface 39 of the processed garment 2.

The fabric 3 of monolayer web used in this method may be a woven, nonwoven, fibrous or polymeric film material and may comprise an elastic material. Suitable fibrous webs include all suitable natural and / or synthetic fibers such as acrylic polymers, polyesters, polyamides, glass, polyolefins (eg, polyethylene and polypropylene), cellulose derivatives (eg, rayon, cotton, silk, wool, Pulp, paper, etc.), and woven or nonwoven webs made of fibers made from two or more blends or mixtures thereof. The web may also include polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamides, polyesters, acrylic polymers, and miscible mixtures, blends and copolymers thereof.

The fabric 3 may be liquid permeable to allow liquid to pass easily along its thickness or liquid impermeable to inhibit liquid from passing along its thickness. The fabric 3 can also be used in a wide range of materials, such as natural fibers (e.g. rayon, wood or cotton fibers), synthetic fibers (e.g. polyester or polypropylene fibers), or mixtures of natural and synthetic fibers or reticulated foam and perforated plastic films. It can be made of a material. The fabric 3 may be a fabric, nonwoven or film such as spunbonded, meltblown, bond-carded or the like. Suitable fabrics 3 are carded and thermally bonded by means well known to those skilled in the textile arts.

The fabric 3 can be dyed, colored or printed in any suitable color. Preferably, the fabric 3 is dyed, colored or printed with a material that is not irritating and bleeds to the wearer's skin.

The body seam 42 of the cashmere garment 2 may include a non-refastenable body seam 42 that binds two opposing ends 48 and 50 (see FIG. 1). The non-refastenable body seam 42 may be formed by any suitable means such as ultrasonic closure, adhesive bonding, heat closure, and the like as described above. In other aspects, the opposite distal ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 may be tied together to the machined top 10 to form a refastenable body seam 42 (see FIG. 3).

In another aspect of the present invention, the body seam 42 of the camisole garment 2 includes a refastenable body seam 42 that refastenably binds two opposing ends 48 and 50. Refastenable means for securing the opposing ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 include adhesive and mechanically fastening means 96. Mechanical forms of fastening means include buttons, button holes, fasteners, buckles, clasps, hooks and loops, distal extensions, tabs, and the like, which may attach any type of attachment mechanism or outer cover 16 of top 10. They are designed and adapted to lock or bind together. It is also possible to make the camisole garment 2 fit more tightly using elastic binding means.

In another aspect of the invention, the camisole garment 2 for wearing on the body comprises an assembly 11 covering the body having an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14 (see FIG. 2). . The upper opening 12 has an upper edge 4 around it. The lower opening 14 has a lower edge 6 around it.

The body covering assembly 11 comprises a fabric 3 of a monolayer web between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6, the assembly 11 covering the body adjacent to the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3. At least one opening 32, two opposing ends 48 and 50 (not shown) between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6, and an opening 32 on the body 11 covering the body. A portion of the assembly 11 covering the upper body and the neckline edge overlapping portion 40 made by folding the upper edge 4 is included.

In a preferred embodiment, the overlap 5 comprising the upper edge 4 and part of the body covering assembly 11 lies on the outer surface 37 of the processed garment 2. In another embodiment, the overlap 5 lies on the inner surface 39 of the processed garment 2.

The camisole garment 2 may further include a body seam 42 that is not refastenable by tying the two opposite distal ends 48 and 50 non-refastenable. The non-refastenable body seam 42 may be formed by any suitable means such as ultrasonic closure, adhesive bonding, thermal closure, and the like as described above. In other aspects, opposite distal ends 48 and 50 of top 10 may be joined together at the processed top 10 to form a refastenable body seam 42.

In another aspect of the present invention, the body seam 42 of the camisole garment 2 includes a refastenable body seam 42 by refastening the two opposing ends 48 and 50. Refastenable means for securing the opposing ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 include adhesive and mechanically fastening means 96. Mechanical forms of fastening means include buttons, button holes, fasteners, buckles, clasps, hooks and loops, distal extensions, tabs, and the like, which may attach any type of attachment mechanism or outer cover 16 of top 10. They are designed and adapted to lock or bind together. It is also possible to make the camisole garment 2 fit more tightly using elastic binding means.

The present invention relates to a camisole garment (10) for wearing on a body, wherein each opening comprises an assembly (11) covering a body having an upper body opening (12) and a lower body opening (14) having edges around it. . The body covering assembly 11 is relatively inelastic and about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm wider than the relatively elastic region 22, the relatively elastic region 22, between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6. (About 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) and relatively inelastic and relatively wider than the relatively inelastic lower edge region 30, relatively elastic region 22, between the relatively elastic region 22 and the lower edge 6 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) and relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 between relatively elastic region 22 and upper edge 4, 2 present in relatively elastic region 22 One or more opposing openings 32 and 34, and two opposing ends 32 and 34, which are bound between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6 to form a body seam 42.

The camisole garment 10 has a neckline edge overlap 40 formed by folding a portion of the relatively elastic region 22 above the opposing openings 32 and 34 and a relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 over the upper edge. It includes more. The camisole garment 10 may include an outer cover 16 and a bodyside liner 18 that cover a series of body elastics 20 that form a relatively elastic region 22 that is surrounded by body care.

In the present invention, the two opposing end portions 48 and 50 of the garment 10 can be refastened to form a refastenable body seam 42. Alternatively, two opposite end portions 48 and 50 of the garment 10 may be non-refastenable to form a non-refastenable body seam 42.

The outer cover 16 of the camisole garment 10 may be a pleatable material, fabric, nonwoven, polymeric film material, fibrous material or elastic material. The outer cover 16 may be a spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven, a meltblown polypropylene nonwoven or a spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven laminate.

The outer cover 16 may be comprised of acrylic polymer, polyester, polyamide, glass, polyethylene, polypropylene, rayon, cotton, silk, wool, pulp, paper, or a blend or mixture of two or more thereof. Alternatively, outer cover 16 may comprise an acrylic polymer, polyester, polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, or a miscible mixture, blend or copolymer thereof. The outer cover 16 has a basis weight of about 13.5 to about 33.75 g / m ² (about 0.4 to about 1.0 oz / yd ² ), about 86% spunbonded polypropylene nonwovens and about 14% meltblown polypropylene nonwovens It may contain.

The bodyside liner 18 of the camisole garment 10 can be a soft, flexible, porous sheet that can be moistened with fresh water, brine, chloride, or brominated water and then maintain its integrity. Bodyside liner 18 may comprise a nonwoven or sheet of spunbonded, meltblown or bonded-carded webs comprised of polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, rayon or cotton filaments.

The body elastic portion 20 is an elastic yarn, yarn rubber, flat rubber, elastic tape, polyurethane, or foamed elastic scrim. The body elastic portion 20 is stretched from about 50% to about 300%.

The assembly 11 covering the body of the camisole garment 10 can be made of a material having stretch characteristics that can stretch from about 50% to about 300% and at least 80% of its elongation is restored when the tension is released. The body covering assembly 11 may be made of a material that can be stretched in one direction or a material that can be stretched in two substantially perpendicular directions.

Another aspect of the invention is a camisole garment 10 for wearing on a body comprising an assembly 11 covering each body having an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14 having edges around the opening. )to be. The body covering assembly 11 comprises a fabric 3 of monolayer web between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6, two or more opposing openings 32 and 34 present in the body covering assembly 11. Two opposing ends 48 and 50 between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6, and a portion of the assembly 11 covering the body above the opposing openings 32 and 34 and the upper edge 4. It includes a folded neckline edge overlapping portion (40).

The camisole garment 10 may further include a body seam 42 that is not refastenable by engaging two opposite distal ends 48 and 50. Alternatively, the garment 10 may include a refastenable body seam 42 by refastenably binding two opposing distal ends 48 and 50.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a camisole garment for wearing on a body comprising an assembly 11 covering each body having an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14 with edges around the opening. 10). The body covering assembly 11 is present in the fabric 3 of a monolayer web between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6, in the assembly 11 covering the body adjacent the upper edge 4 of the fabric. One or more openings 32, two opposing ends 48 and 50 between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6, and a portion and an upper edge of the assembly 11 covering the body above the opening 32. 4) includes a neckline edge overlapping portion 40 made by folding.

The camisole garment 10 may further include a body seam 42 that is not refastenable by engaging two opposite distal ends 48 and 50. Alternatively, the garment 10 may include a refastenable body seam 42 by refastenably binding two opposing distal ends 48 and 50.

According to another aspect of the invention, the invention is worn on a body comprising an assembly 11 covering each body having an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14 each having an edge around it. Camisole garment 10 for. The body covering assembly 11 is relatively inelastic and about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm wider than the relatively elastic region 22, the relatively elastic region 22, between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6. (About 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) and relatively inelastic and relatively wider than the relatively inelastic lower edge region 30, relatively elastic region 22, between the relatively elastic region 22 and the lower edge 6 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) and is present in the relatively inelastic upper edge region 24, the relatively elastic region 22, between the relatively elastic region 22 and the upper edge 4. One or more openings 32 and two opposing ends 48 and 50 of the assembly 11 that bind between the upper edge 4 and the lower edge 6 to cover the body forming the body seam 42. do.

The camisole garment 10 further includes a neckline edge overlap 40 formed by folding a relatively elastic region 22 over the opening 32 and a relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 over the upper edge 4. can do. The camisole garment 10 may also include an outer cover 16 and a bodyside liner 18 that covers a series of body elastics 20 that form a relatively elastic region 11 surrounding the body.

The two opposing end portions 48 and 50 can be refastenable to form a refastenable body seam 42. Alternatively, the two opposing end portions 48 and 50 may be non-refastenable to form a body seam 42 that is not refastenable.

Although the camisole garment 2 of the present invention is generally designed for one-time use, any reusable camisole can take advantage of the present invention. Thus, both reusable articles and disposable articles (the latter means articles intended to be disposed of after one use rather than being washed and reused) are provided by the present invention.

The present invention relates to a process for the continuous manufacture of camisole garment 2 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. The fabric 3 or material used in this method may be a single layer web or a multilayer laminate web. The fabric 3 is preferably a soft, flexible sheet.

One preferred aspect of the invention comprises an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14, each having edges 4 or 6 around it, and an upper end 10 having an assembly 11 covering the body. It relates to a method of continuously making camisole garments 2 (see FIG. 3) for wearing on the body. The illustrated top 10 comprises a fabric 3 of a single layer web.

The fabric 3 of monolayer web used in this method may be any suitable material, such as woven, nonwoven, fiber or polymeric film material, and may comprise an elastic material. Suitable fibrous webs include any suitable natural and / or synthetic fibers such as acrylic polymers, polyesters, polyamides, glass, polyolefins (eg, polyethylene and polypropylene), cellulose derivatives (eg, rayon, cotton, silk, Wool, pulp, paper, etc.) and woven or nonwoven webs made of fibers made from blends or mixtures of any two or more thereof. The web may also include polymeric film layers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamides, polyesters, acrylic polymers, and miscible mixtures, blends and copolymers thereof.

The fabric 3 can be liquid permeable to allow liquid to penetrate easily into its thickness or impermeable to prevent liquid from penetrating into its thickness. The fabric 3 is made of a wide range of materials such as natural fibers (e.g. rayon, wood or cotton fibers), synthetic fibers (e.g. polyester or polypropylene fibers) or mixtures of natural and synthetic fibers or reticulated foam and perforated plastic films. Can be prepared. The fabric 3 can be, for example, a woven, nonwoven or film such as spunbonded, meltblown, bonded-carded. Suitable fabrics 3 are carded and thermally bonded by means known to those skilled in the textile arts.

The fabric 3 can be dyed, colored or printed in any suitable color. Preferably, the fabric 3 is dyed, colored or printed with a material that is not irritating to the wearer's skin and does not bleed the color.

A series of repeated pairs of openings 32 and 34 are cut and present in the fabric 3. The positions of the openings 32 and 34 correspond to the arm holes 33 and 35 of the processed garment 2, respectively. Openings 32 and 34 may be made by a die cutting process, an ultrasonic process, or any other suitable method. The openings 32 and 34 may be in various shapes such as slits, circles, squares, ovals, irregular shapes, and the like. The pattern is only limited by the minimum amount of fabric 3 that must have sufficient integrity to withstand the fashion and operation during the remaining steps or manufacturing process. The upper edges 36 and 38 of the openings 32 and 34 are each at a position of about 0.64 to about 12.7 cm (about 0.25 inches to about 5.0 inches) from the upper edge 4.

The fabric 3 portion of the assembly 11 covering the body between the upper edge 4 and the openings 32 and 34 itself folds back to form a neckline overlap 40. In a preferred embodiment, the fabric 3 is folded so that the overlapping material 5 lies on the outer surface 37 of the processed garment 2. In another embodiment, the fabric 3 is folded so that the overlapping material 5 lies on the inner surface 39 of the processed garment 2.

Overlapping material 5 is coupled between openings 32 and 34 to form shoulder straps 26 and 28. Shoulder straps 26 and 28 help the camisole garment 2 to lock in place. The bond forms a seam 42 that is not refastenable. Non-refastenable seams 42 may be formed by any suitable means, such as ultrasonic sutures, adhesive bonds, heat seals, tapes, stitches, etc., applied on a continuous or discontinuous basis. One suitable example of such seam formation is described in US Pat. No. 4,938,753, issued July 3, 1990 to Van Gompel et al., Which is incorporated herein by reference.

The fabric 3 is then cut into separate garment-sized pieces, each piece having a pair of openings 32 and 34, a pair of shoulder straps 26 and 28, and a pair of opposite distal ends 48 and 50. Pieces of each fabric 3 are usually conveyed by vacuum screens, belts or conveyors through folding and reversing operations. The folding and reversing operation is preferably performed by turn rolls and turn tables and other known means. Pieces of cloth 3 are folded (preferably by a turn roll) to bring opposite distal ends 48 and 50 together to form body seam 42. The piece of cloth 3 changes direction (or orientation) to allow the body seam 42 to easily engage. The piece of cloth 3 is reoriented at 90 degrees. Body seam 42 may be a seam that is not refastenable or a seam that is refastenable. Any remaining cloth 3 can be removed at the edge of the body seam 47 to reduce the size and smooth the body seam 42. The non-refastenable body seam 42 may be formed by any suitable means, such as ultrasonic closure, adhesive bonding, tape, heat closure, sewing, and the like.

In other aspects, opposite distal ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 may be secured together to the machined top 10 to form a refastenable body seam 42. Refastenable means for securing the opposite ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 include a refastenable adhesive system and a fastening means 96 in mechanical form. Mechanical forms of fastening means include buttons, button holes, fasteners, buckles, clasps, hooks and loops, distal extensions, tabs, and the like, which may attach any type of attachment mechanism or outer cover 16 of top 10. They are designed and adapted to lock or bind together. It is also possible to make the camisole garment 2 fit more tightly using elastic binding means. If the camisole garment 2 comprises a refastenable body seam 42, it is strategically desirable for the refastenable means to be placed in the cloth 3 before cutting the cloth 3 into separate garment size pieces. . Folding and reorienting operations may be unnecessary if a refastenable body seam 42 is included in the camisole garment 2. In order to pack it, these two steps may still be carried out.

Another aspect of the invention is an elastic top with each opening 12 and 14 having an upper body opening 12 and a lower body opening 14 having edges 4 or 6 and an assembly 11 covering the body. A method of continuously manufacturing a camisole garment (3) for wearing on a body comprising (10). Top 10 generally includes an outer cover 16 and a bodyside liner 18 covering a series of body elastics 20. The top 10 comprises a fabric 3 of multilayer laminate.

Both the outer cover 16 and the bodyside liner 18 preferably give the wearer a fit and soft feel. The following description of the materials that can form the outer cover 16 can also be used to form the materials of the bodyside liner 18.

A series of repeated pairs of openings 32 and 34 are cut and present in the relatively elastic region 22 of the fabric 3, close to the upper region 24, which is preferably inelastic. The positions of the openings 32 and 34 correspond to the arm holes 33 and 35 of the processed garment 2, respectively. The top edges 36 and 38 of the openings 32 and 34 may be at a location of about 0.64 to about 5.08 cm (about 0.25 inches to about 2.0 inches) from the relatively inelastic top edge region 24, respectively.

Openings 32 and 34 may be of various shapes, as discussed above. The pattern is only limited by the minimum amount of fabric 3 that must have sufficient integrity to withstand the fashion and operation during the remaining steps or manufacturing process. The openings 32 and 34 may be made by die cutting operation, ultrasonic operation or any other suitable operation method. The upper edges 36 and 38 of the openings 32 and 34 may be at a position of about 0.64 to about 12.7 cm (about 0.25 inches to about 5.0 inches) from the upper edge 4, respectively.

Top 10 includes a pair of shoulder straps 26 and 28 to help secure the camisole garment 2 in place. The shoulder straps 26 and 28 are made of a fabric 3 positioned between the upper edges 36 and 38 and the upper edge 4 of the arm holes 32 and 34. Fold the fabric (3) portion so that the outer surface (37) of the garment (2) on which the overlap material (5) has been processed is placed, and the outer cover (16) is folded back to expose a portion of the bodyside liner (18). An edge overlap 40 is formed. Alternatively, the portion of the fabric 3 is folded so that the overlap material 5 is placed on the inner surface 39 of the processed garment 2 and the bodyside liner 18 is part of the outer cover 16 with the wearer's body. Fold it back toward you.

The neckline 40 is maintained by coupling the overlap material 5 to the fabric 3 between the openings 32 and 34 to form the shoulder straps 26 and 28. The bond forms a seam 42 that is not refastenable. Non-refastenable seams 42 may be formed by any suitable means such as ultrasonic closure, adhesive bonding, heat sealing, and the like as discussed above.

The fabric 3 is then cut into separate garment-sized pieces, each piece having a pair of openings 32 and 34, a pair of shoulder straps 26 and 28, and a pair of opposite distal ends 48 and 50. Each piece of fabric 3 is usually carried by a vacuum screen, belt or conveyor via a folding and reversing operation. Fragments of the fabric 3 are folded to bring the opposing ends 48 and 50 together to form the body seam 42.

The piece of cloth 3 changes direction (or orientation) to allow the body seam 42 to easily engage. Body seam 42 may be a seam that is not refastenable or a seam that is refastenable. Any remaining cloth 3 can be removed at the edge of the body seam 47 to reduce the size and smooth the body seam 42. The non-refastenable body seam 42 may be formed by any suitable means such as ultrasonic closure, adhesive bonding, tape, heat sealing, sewing, and the like as discussed above.

Opposite distal ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 may be secured together to the machined top 10 to form a refastenable body seam 42. Refastenable means for securing the opposite ends 48 and 50 of the top 10 include a refastenable adhesive system and a fastening means 96 in mechanical form. Mechanical forms of fastening means include buttons, button holes, fasteners, buckles, clasps, hooks and loops, distal extensions, tabs, and the like, which may attach any type of attachment mechanism or outer cover 16 of top 10. They are designed and adapted to lock or bind together.

It is also possible to fit the camisole garment 2 more tightly using elastic fastening means. If the camisole garment 2 comprises a refastenable body seam 42, it is strategically desirable for the refastenable means to be placed in the cloth 3 before cutting the cloth 3 into separate garment size pieces. . Folding and reorienting operations may be unnecessary if a refastenable body seam 42 is included in the camisole garment 2.

The cloth 3 of the upper end 10 preferably has a stretch characteristic in the first direction in which about 10 to about 500% of the elongation is elongated and at least about 55% of the elongation is restored when the tension is removed. Generally, the material of the top 10 is stretched in the first direction by about 50 to about 300%, in particular 125% or more, and preferably at least about 80% of its elongation is restored when the tension is removed.

As noted above, the top 10 may be formed of a material that may extend in one direction or may extend in two or more substantially perpendicular directions. Examples of one-way stretch materials are described in US Pat. No. 4,720,415, issued Jan. 19, 1988 to Vander Willen et al., Which is incorporated herein by reference.

The one-way stretch material may comprise a composite material in which one or more stretchable webs are bonded to one or more stretched elastic webs. The elastic web may be an elastic film, or a nonwoven fibrous elastic web, such as a meltblown elastomeric fibrous web. In one embodiment, the top 10 is a pre-stretched elastic meltble inserted between and attached to a pair of spunbond polypropylene nonwoven webs with a basis weight of about 13.6 gsm (about 0.4 oz / yd ² ) of each web. And a stretch bonded laminate formed of a new inner layer. Suitable elastomeric materials are commercially available from the Cell Chemical Company, Houston, Texas, under the trade name Kraton. Other suitable one-way stretch materials are described in US Pat. No. 4,606,964 to Wideman on August 19, 1986 and 4,657,802 to Moreman on April 14, 1987.

Two-way stretch materials suitable for use as the body elastic portion 20 are described in U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,114,781 and May 19, 1992 and May 26, 1992, to Moreman, incorporated herein by reference. 5,116,662. The two-way stretch material may comprise a composite material comprising an elastic sheet and a neckable material that may be formed by meltblown or extrusion. Neckable materials are those that can be retracted in at least one dimension by applying tensile force in a direction perpendicular to the desired neck-down direction, such as spunbonded, meltblown or bonded carded webs. The tensioned and necked neckable material may be bonded to the elastic sheet elongated at spaced apart positions arranged in a non-linear configuration.

Another two-way stretch composite material may include a necked material bonded to one or more layers of elastic sheet at locations where one or more layers are reverse necked and spaced apart. Conversely, the necked material is treated by heat treatment or the like, while on the one hand it is necked to impart shape memory to the material, so that when the force is applied to stretch the material to a pre-necked dimension, it is treated and interrupted when the applied force is interrupted. Sections can be restored to their necked dimensions.

Preferably, the substance is stretched only in the horizontal direction, ie around the body. If the material is elastic in both directions, it is desirable to limit the stretching in the vertical direction to less than about 20% when normal tension is applied.

Alternatively, the body elastic portion 20 is E. I. It can be made from a dry-spun incorporated multi-filament elastomeric yarn sold under the name LYCRA by DuPont de Nemua & Company. As another alternative, the elastic portion is a conventional elastomer used in the diaper manufacturing industry, such as a thin ribbon elastic material, such as described in US Pat. No. 4,940,464, issued July 10, 1990 to Van Gompel et al., Incorporated herein by reference. It may be formed as. Elasticity can also be imparted to the constituent material of the top 10 by extruding the hot melt elastomeric adhesive between the outer cover 16 and the bodyside liner 18. Other suitable elastic pleatable means are disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,938,754 to Meseck and US Pat. No. 4,388,075 to Mesek et al.

In forming the top 10 constituent material, the body elastics 20 are placed alone in one of the adjacent corrugated layers (outer cover 16 or bodyside liner 18) and the other corrugated layer It is padded over the elastic part bonded to the first layer. Alternatively, the body elastic part 20 is coupled to one side of the outer cover 16, preferably the body side, using only one pleatable layer, such as the outer cover 16. In this aspect, the body elastic portion 20 remains exposed on one side of the outer cover 16.

One aspect of the invention

a. Providing a fabric 3 of monolayer web comprising an upper edge 4, a lower edge 6 and an assembly 11 covering the body,

b. Cutting the fabric 3 discontinuously to form openings 32 and 34 in the fabric 3, each of which comprises top edges 33 and 35 adjacent the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3,

c. An assembly covering at least a portion of the fabric 3 between the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3 and the one or more openings 32 and 34 covering the body of the fabric 3 in which one or more shoulder straps 26 are formed. Folding back on (11),

d. Fastening the overlapping portion of the fabric 3 to the assembly 11 covering the body of the fabric 3 to form the neckline overlapping portion 40,

e. Cutting the fabric 3 so that each piece of fabric 3 forms a separate garment size piece comprising one or more openings 32, one or more shoulder straps 26 and two opposing ends 48 and 50. step,

f. Overlapping pieces of cloth 3 of separate garment size such that the two opposing ends 48 and 50 are in contact with each other,

g. Moving the pieces of cloth 3 of overlapping distinct clothing size laterally, and

h. Fastening the two opposing ends 48 and 50 together to form a body seam 42

It relates to a continuous manufacturing method of the camisole garment 10 comprising a.

The continuous method may further comprise cutting off the remaining fabric 47, which is the remainder of the two opposing ends 48 and 50 adjacent the body seam 42. At least one pair of openings 32 and 34 may be cut in the fabric 3. Body seam 42 may or may not be refastenable.

Another aspect of the invention

a. Providing a fabric (3) of a multilayer laminate web comprising an upper edge (4), a lower edge (6) and a body covering assembly (11),

b. Cutting the fabric 3 discontinuously to form openings 32 and 34 in the fabric 3, each of which comprises top edges 33 and 35 adjacent the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3,

c. An assembly 11 covering at least a portion of the fabric 3 between the one or more openings 32 and the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3 covering the body of the fabric 3 on which one or more shoulder straps 26 are formed. Back on),

d. Fastening the folded part of the fabric 3 to the assembly 11 covering the body of the fabric 3,

e. Cutting the fabric 3 so that each piece of fabric 3 has a separate garment sized fabric 3 comprising at least one opening 32, at least one shoulder strap 26 and two opposing ends 48 and 50. ) Forming a piece,

f. Overlapping pieces of cloth 3 of separate garment size such that the two opposing ends 48 and 50 are in contact with each other,

g. Moving the pieces of cloth 3 of overlapping distinct clothing size laterally, and

h. Fastening the two opposing ends 48 and 50 together to form a body seam 42

It relates to a continuous manufacturing method of the camisole garment 10 comprising a.

This continuous method may further comprise cutting off the remaining fabric 47, which is the remainder of the two opposing ends 48 and 50 adjacent the body seam 42. A body covering assembly 11 has a relatively inelastic lower edge region 30 adjacent the lower edge 6 of the fabric 3 and a relatively inelastic upper edge region 24 adjacent the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3. ) May comprise a relatively elastic region 30. A relatively elastic region 22 includes a body elastic portion 20 between the outer cover 16 and the bodyside liner 18 and the body elastic portion 20 wraps around the wearer's body.

In addition, the present invention

a. Providing a fabric 3 of monolayer web comprising an upper edge 4, a lower edge 6 and an assembly 11 covering the body,

b. Cutting the fabric 3 discontinuously to form openings 32 and 34 in the fabric 3, each of which comprises an upper edge 33 adjacent the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3,

c. At least a portion of the fabric 3 between the one or more openings 32 and 34 and the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3 is formed by the body of the fabric 3 in which the pair of shoulder straps 26 and 28 are formed. Folding back on the covering assembly,

d. Fastening the overlapping portion of the fabric 3 to the assembly 11 covering the body of the fabric 3 to form the neckline overlapping portion 40,

e. Cut the fabric 3 so that each piece of fabric 3 has a separate garment size that includes one or more pairs of openings 32 and 34, one or more pairs of shoulder straps 26 and 28, and two opposing ends 48 and 50. Forming a piece of cloth (3), and

f. Folding the separate garment size pieces of the fabric 3 so that the two or more opposing ends 48 and 50 are in contact with each other

It relates to a continuous manufacturing method of the camisole garment 10 comprising a.

However, if there is no need to fold separate pieces of clothing size fabric 3, the two opposing ends 48 and 50 must contact each other during the process of the present invention. If mechanical fastening means 96 are used, they can be used during the process of the present invention and need not be in contact with each other before using the opposing ends 48 and 50.

This continuous method may further comprise cutting off the remaining fabric 47, which is the remainder of the two opposing ends 48 and 50 adjacent the body seam 42. Body seam 42 may or may not be refastenable. This continuous method may further comprise the step of moving the pieces of cloth 3 of overlapping separate garment size laterally.

The present invention

a. Providing a fabric (3) of a multilayer laminate web comprising an upper edge (4), a lower edge (6) and a body covering assembly (11),

b. Cutting the fabric 3 discontinuously to form openings 32 and 34 in the fabric 3, each of which comprises top edges 33 and 35 adjacent the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3,

c. At least a portion of the fabric 3 between the one or more openings 32 and 34 and the upper edge 4 of the fabric 3 is formed by the body of the fabric 3 in which the pair of shoulder straps 26 and 28 are formed. Folding back on the covering assembly 11,

d. Fastening the overlapping portion of the fabric 3 to the assembly 11 covering the body of the fabric 3,

e. Cut the fabric 3 so that each piece of fabric 3 has a separate garment comprising one or more pairs of opposing openings 32 and 34, one or more pairs of shoulder straps 26 and 28 and two opposing ends 48 and 50. Forming a piece of cloth (3) of size and

f. Folding the separate garment size pieces of the fabric 3 so that the two or more opposing ends 48 and 50 are in contact with each other

It relates to a continuous manufacturing method of the camisole garment 10 comprising a.

The above detailed description is for illustration. Accordingly, many modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, optional or case features described as part of one embodiment can be used to produce another embodiment. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited by the specific embodiments described above, but only by the claims.

The material used to obtain this example consisted of a laminate made of a 20.25 gsm (0.6 osy) 2 facing nonwoven covering 470 decitex LYCRA elastic strands with about 7 strands per inch of material width. . Elastic strands were bonded using 5 gsm add-on. In addition, the elasticity was 150% to 170% of the stretch rate. The final laminate was 10.16 cm (4 inches) apart from all inelastic ruffles applied.

The elastic strands were removed and the two nonwoven facings were joined together using an adhesive to form a ruffle at the edge of the material and then cut to the desired ruffle width.

The nonwoven used in this case was 20.25 gsm (0.6 osy) spunbond / meltblown / spunbond laminate (SMS), but other nonwoven facings (ie 0.4 and 0.6 osy spunbond) showed similar results. In addition, elastic strand desixes and spacing, adhesive add-ons, and percent stretch may also vary. The code tested was:

Code A: 10.16 cm (4.0 inch) SMS / elastic strand laminate without ruffle

Flex B: 10.16 cm (4.0 inch) SMS / elastic strand laminate with ruffle of 0.64 cm (0.25 inch)

Flex C: 10.16 cm (4.0 inch) SMS / elastic strand laminate with ruffle of 1.27 cm (0.50 inch)

Code D: 10.16 cm (4.0 inch) SMS / elastic strand laminate with ruffle of 1.91 cm (0.75 inch)

Flex E: 10.16 cm (4.0 inches) SMS / elastic strand laminate with ruffle of 2.54 cm (1.0 inches) (desired design)

Code F: 13.34 cm (5.25 inch) SMS / elastic strand laminate without ruffles (this code was tested to eliminate the effect of sample width on data)

Samples of each cord are cut to a length of at least 45.72 cm (18 inches) (which provides a test length of 40.64 cm (16 inches), ie the approximate length needed to make a swimwear top) and inches on each side to attach to the test template Is indicated. The width center of each sample was determined as between the two outermost strands of the elastic strands and was drawn along the entire median length of the sample. The ruffle width was not included in the test.

Pieces of foam core or cork board were marked with 0 inches, 40.64 cm (16 inches), 50.8 cm (20 inches) and 54.61 cm (21.5 inches). The 50.8 cm (20 inch) and 54.61 cm (21.5 inch) marks represent 40.64 cm (16 inch) samples pulled 25% and 35%, respectively, which is usually the amount of stretch of a typical material when a child wears.

Using a pin, one end of the material was attached to the 0 inch mark. Careful for the material to lay flat and straight, without stretching, the pins plugged into the other end of the material were attached to the board at the 40.64 cm (16 inch) mark. Once the material was attached, the pin was removed from the board and the tip of the material at the 16 inch mark was stretched to 50.8 cm (20 inch) by pulling the material using the pin to a 50.8 cm (20 inch) mark. The wrinkles around the pins were flattened and the sample was left for 5 minutes.

After waiting for 5 minutes, the crimp amount of the longitudinal edge of the material was measured. This measurement was performed using an inverted U-shaped transparent template (approximately 5.08 cm (2.0 inches) high, 15.24 cm (6.0 inches) wide, 15.24 cm (6.0 inches) long) that is vertically lined at the center line of the template. When the template is placed on the sample, the centerline of the template shall be directly above the centerline of the sample. In addition, the edge of the template (the starting point of the center line) shall be located at the exact center of the length of the specimen (lined on the board before testing to indicate this point).

The crimp amount was measured by placing a U-shaped template on the sample so that the center line of the template was directly above the center line of the sample. Once the template is in place, the distance (mm) from the centerline of the specimen to each edge shall be measured and recorded. If the material is crimped enough to cover the centerline of the specimen, the distance through the centerline shall also be added. In addition, it should be distinguished whether the material edges are merely crimped or actually begin to fold. After recording the measurements, the results for the ruffled material shall be adjusted by calculating the width of the ruffle. This was calculated by subtracting the width of the ruffle from the observed value of the material with the ruffle.

After completing the measurement for 25% stretch, the material was again pulled to a 54.61 cm (21.5 inch) mark (35% elongation) using a pin. The curl-over was measured as above and recorded. The test results are shown in Table 1.

Claims (63)

A relatively elastic area between the upper edge and the lower edge, A relatively inelastic lower edge region between the relatively elastic region and the lower edge, which is relatively inelastic relative to the relatively elastic region and is about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) wide, A relatively inelastic upper edge region between the relatively elastic region and the upper edge, which is relatively inelastic and about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) wider than the relatively elastic region, At least two opposing openings present in the relatively elastic region, and Two opposing ends that ties between the upper and lower edges to form a body seam A camisole garment for wearing on a body comprising an assembly comprising a body covering the body having an upper body opening and a lower body opening with edges around each opening. The camisole garment of claim 1 further comprising a neckline edge overlap formed by folding a portion of the relatively elastic region above the opposing opening and a relatively inelastic upper edge region over the upper edge. 2. The camisole garment of claim 1 comprising an outer cover and bodyside liner covering a series of body elastics surrounding the body to form a relatively elastic region. The camisole garment of claim 1 wherein the two opposing end portions are refastenably engaged to form a fastenable body seam. The camisole garment of claim 1, wherein the two opposing end portions are non-refastenable to form a body seam that is not refastenable. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the outer cover is a pleatable material. The camisole garment of claim 6, wherein the outer cover is a fabric. The camisole garment of claim 6, wherein the outer cover is a nonwoven fabric. The camisole garment of claim 6, wherein the outer cover is a polymeric film material. The camisole garment of claim 6, wherein the outer cover is a fibrous material. The camisole garment of claim 3, wherein the outer cover is an elastic material. The camisole of claim 10, wherein the outer cover comprises an acrylic polymer, polyester, polyamide, glass, polyethylene, polypropylene, rayon, cotton, silk, wool, pulp, paper, or a blend or mixture of two or more thereof. clothing. 10. The camisole garment of claim 9 wherein the outer cover comprises an acrylic polymer, polyester, polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, or a miscible mixture, blend or copolymer thereof. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the outer cover is a spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven, a meltblown polypropylene nonwoven and a spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven laminate. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the outer cover has a basis weight of about 13.5 to about 33.75 gsm (about 0.4 to about 1.0 oz / yd ² ) and the outer cover is about 86% spunbonded polypropylene nonwoven and meltblown polypropylene nonwoven. The camisole garment which contains about 14%. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the bodyside liner is a soft, flexible porous sheet that retains its integrity even after soaking in fresh water, saline, chloride, or brominated water. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the bodyside liner comprises a nonwoven or sheet of spunbonded, meltblown, or bonded-carded web of polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, rayon, or cotton filaments. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the body elastics are elastic yarns, yarn rubbers, flat rubbers, elastic tapes, polyurethanes or foamed elastic scrims. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the body elastics are stretched from about 50% to about 300%. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3, wherein the body covering assembly is made of a material having stretch characteristics that can stretch from about 50% to about 300% and at least 80% of its elongation is restored when the tension is released. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the body covering assembly is made of a material that can be stretched in one direction. 4. The camisole garment of claim 3 wherein the body covering assembly is made of a material that can be stretched in two directions that are substantially perpendicular. Fabric with a single layer web between the upper and lower edges, Two or more opposing openings present in the body covering assembly, Two opposing ends between the upper edge and the lower edge, and Neckline edge overlap created by folding the upper and lower part of the assembly covering the body above the opposing opening And a body covering the body comprising an assembly covering each body having an upper body opening and a lower body opening with edges around the opening. 24. The camisole garment of claim 23, further comprising a body seam that is not refastenable by engaging two opposite ends. 24. The camisole garment of claim 23, further comprising a refastenable body seam by refastening the two opposing ends. Fabric with a single layer web between the upper and lower edges, One or more openings present in the assembly covering the body adjacent the upper edge of the fabric, Two opposing ends between the upper edge and the lower edge, and Neckline edge overlap created by folding part of the assembly covering the body above the opening and the top edge And a body covering the body comprising an assembly covering each body having an upper body opening and a lower body opening with edges around the opening. 27. The camisole garment of claim 26, further comprising a body seam that is not refastenable by engaging two opposite ends. 27. The camisole garment of claim 26, further comprising a refastenable body seam by refastening the two opposite distal ends. A relatively elastic area between the upper edge and the lower edge, A relatively inelastic lower edge region between the relatively elastic region and the lower edge, which is relatively inelastic relative to the relatively elastic region and is about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) wide, A relatively inelastic upper edge region between the relatively elastic region and the upper edge, which is relatively inelastic and about 0.64 to about 10.16 cm (about 0.25 to about 4.0 inches) wider than the relatively elastic region, One or more openings present in the relatively elastic region, and Two opposing ends that ties between the upper and lower edges to form a body seam And a body covering the body, the assembly including an assembly covering the body, the opening having an upper body opening and a lower body opening around the opening. 30. The camisole garment of claim 29 further comprising a neckline edge overlap formed by folding a portion of the relatively elastic region above the opening and a relatively inelastic upper edge region over the upper edge. 30. The camisole garment of claim 29 comprising an outer cover and bodyside liner covering a series of body elastics surrounding the body to form a relatively elastic region. 30. The camisole garment of claim 29 wherein the two opposing end portions are refastenably bound to form a refastenable body seam. 30. The camisole garment of claim 29 wherein the two opposing end portions are non-refastenable to form a non-refastenable body seam. a. Providing a fabric of a monolayer web comprising an upper edge, a lower edge, and an assembly covering the body, b. Discontinuously cutting the fabric to form openings in the fabric, each opening comprising a top edge adjacent the top edge of the fabric, c. Folding back at least a portion of the fabric between the upper edge of the fabric and the one or more openings on an assembly covering the body of the fabric having one or more shoulder straps formed thereon, d. Fastening the overlap of the fabric to the assembly covering the body of the fabric to form a neckline overlap, e. Cutting the fabric to form a separate garment size piece each piece of fabric comprising one or more openings, one or more shoulder straps and two opposing ends; f. Superimposing two pieces of cloth of different garment size such that the two opposing ends are in contact with each other, g. Moving side-by-side separate piece of clothing sized cloths, and h. Fastening the two opposite ends together to form a body seam Continuous production method of the camisole clothing comprising a. 35. The method of claim 34, further comprising cutting off remaining fabric that is the remainder of the two opposing end portions adjacent the body seam. 35. The continuous method according to claim 34, wherein at least one pair of openings is cut in the fabric. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the body seam is refastenable. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the body seam is not refastenable. a. Providing a fabric of a multilayer laminate web comprising an upper edge, a lower edge and a body covering assembly, b. Discontinuously cutting the fabric to form openings in the fabric, each opening comprising a top edge adjacent the top edge of the fabric, c. Folding back at least a portion of the fabric between the one or more openings and the upper edge of the fabric on an assembly covering the body of the fabric having one or more shoulder straps formed thereon, d. Fastening the folded part of the fabric to the assembly covering the body of the fabric, e. Cutting the fabric to form a separate piece of clothing sized fabric, each piece of fabric comprising one or more openings, one or more shoulder straps, and two opposing ends; f. Superimposing two pieces of cloth of different garment size such that the two opposing ends are in contact with each other, g. Moving side-by-side separate piece of clothing sized cloths, and h. Fastening the two opposite ends together to form a body seam Continuous production method of the camisole clothing comprising a. 40. The method of claim 39, further comprising cutting off remaining fabric that is the remainder of the two opposing ends adjacent to the body seam. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the body covering assembly comprises a relatively elastic region between the relatively inelastic lower edge region adjacent the lower edge of the fabric and the relatively inelastic upper edge region adjacent the upper edge of the fabric. 42. The method of claim 41, wherein the relatively elastic region includes a body elastic portion between the outer cover and the bodyside liner and the body elastic portion surrounds the wearer's body. a. Providing a fabric of a monolayer web comprising an upper edge, a lower edge, and an assembly covering the body, b. Discontinuously cutting the fabric to form openings in the fabric, each opening comprising a top edge adjacent the top edge of the fabric, c. Folding at least a portion of the fabric between the one or more openings and the upper edge of the fabric on an assembly covering the body of the fabric having at least one pair of shoulder straps formed thereon, d. Fastening the overlap of the fabric to the assembly covering the body of the fabric to form a neckline overlap, and e. Cutting the fabric to form a separate piece of clothing sized fabric, each piece of fabric comprising one or more pairs of openings, one or more pairs of shoulder straps and two opposing ends Continuous production method of the camisole clothing comprising a. 44. The method of claim 43, further comprising the step of cutting off remaining fabric that is the remainder of the two opposing end portions adjacent the body seam. 44. The method of claim 43, wherein the body seam is refastenable. The method of claim 43, wherein the body seam is not refastenable. 44. The method of claim 43, further comprising moving side pieces of overlapping discrete clothing sizes sideways. 48. The method of claim 47, further comprising fastening the two opposing ends together to form a body seam. 49. The method of claim 48, further comprising cutting off remaining fabric that is the remainder of the two opposing end portions adjacent the body seam. 49. The method of claim 48, wherein the body seam is refastenable. 49. The method of claim 48, wherein the body seam is not refastenable. a. Providing a fabric of a multilayer laminate web comprising an upper edge, a lower edge and a body covering assembly, b. Discontinuously cutting the fabric to form openings in the fabric, each opening comprising a top edge adjacent the top edge of the fabric, c. Folding at least a portion of the fabric between the one or more openings and the upper edge of the fabric on an assembly covering the body of the fabric having at least one pair of shoulder straps formed thereon, d. Fastening the overlap of the fabric to the assembly covering the body of the fabric, and e. Cutting the fabric to form a separate garment-sized fabric piece, each fabric piece comprising one or more pairs of opposing openings, one or more pairs of shoulder straps and two opposing ends Continuous production method of the camisole clothing comprising a. 53. The method of claim 52, further comprising cutting off remaining fabric that is the remainder of the two opposing end portions adjacent the body seam. 53. The method of claim 52, wherein the body covering assembly comprises a relatively elastic region between the relatively inelastic lower edge region adjacent the lower edge of the fabric and the relatively inelastic upper edge region adjacent the upper edge of the fabric. 55. The method of claim 54, wherein the relatively elastic region comprises a body elastic portion between the outer cover and the bodyside liner and the body elastic portion wraps around the wearer's body. 55. The method of claim 54, further comprising cutting off remaining fabric that is the remainder of the two opposite end portions adjacent the body seam. 55. The method of claim 54, wherein the body seam is refastenable. 55. The method of claim 54, wherein the body seam is not refastenable. 55. The method of claim 54, further comprising laterally moving the overlapping discrete garment sized piece of cloth. 60. The method of claim 59, further comprising fastening the two opposing ends together to form a body seam. 61. The method of claim 60, further comprising cutting off remaining fabric that is the remainder of the two opposite end portions adjacent the body seam. 61. The method of claim 60, wherein the body seam is refastenable. 61. The method of claim 60, wherein the body seam is not refastenable.