NL1039788C2 - IMPROVED PANTY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IT. - Google Patents

Description

Improved tights and method for manufacturing them. Field of the invention

The invention relates to an improved panty. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such an improved panty.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A panty is a nylon stocking that consists of pants with one-piece legs. The panty came on the market in 1967, partly due to the emergence of the miniature fashion. Due to the tights 15, the long stocking with suspender almost disappeared from the fashion scene. Many women find the wearing comfort of tights better. The word panty is an abbreviation of the English pantyhose, literally pantyhose. Pantyhose is another diminutive of pants. Pantyhose is women's clothing par excellence, although there is also a men's pantyhose, [source: Wikipedia] 20 Although very popular, the pantyhose also has its disadvantages. A nylon pantyhose is not or hardly suitable for wearing directly on the body or the pubic area in connection with hygiene and comfort. That is why most under the tights still wear underpants or briefs made of cotton or another suitable material. Another drawback is the tendency to sag so that the pantyhose has to be pulled up more or more regularly. That is because the pantyhose is not suitable to hold it up sufficiently. To prevent sagging, an extra pair of underpants or briefs is also worn over the tights. That means that when wearing a pantyhose one or possibly even two extra underpants or briefs must always be worn. Also, the wearing comfort of the upper part of the panty or the panty pants is low. During wearing, the strap clamps around the waist and the seams can always be felt. In order to give some support against sagging, the panty pants run upwards quite a long time and it is provided with a band on the top. When wearing low garments such as hip pants and hip skirts, however, that top comes out above the garment, which does not appear, so that a sweater or the like must then be worn in the garment. Furthermore, the seams and / or the band are visible under thin outer clothing, which is aesthetically undesirable. Furthermore, only the lower part of the pantyhose or

5 the stockings have a desired appearance, while the upper part of the tights or tights is perceived by most as less attractive to very ugly.

Within the IPC (International Patent Classification) main groups A41B11 (Hosiery; Panti-hose) and A41F11 (Stocking or sock suspenders), and in particular subgroups A41B11 / 14 10 (Panti-hose; Body-stockings) and A41Fll / 18 (Means for fastening the stocking directly to the undergarment), many embodiments can be found of a combination of pants (with or without pipes) and stockings, either from one piece of the same material or releasably attached to each other, the materials used being different. For example, US2826760A, filed in 1956, claims an integrated set of stockings and a 15 "pantyhose". The (seamless, round-knitted / woven) stockings (11, 12) are lengthened at the top and the pants (13) are formed from the elongated pieces (19). This is based on a knitted or woven material, preferably nylon. This is perhaps the first publication of what we now call a "panty" (= an integrated whole of stockings and pants). In US3128475A a comparable whole / "tights", whereby an extra "inner pantyhose [= pants] portion" (16) is now formed by folding material inside so that a double layer is formed there. The whole is made of the same material, preferably nylon. In BE647282A underpants (10) with short legs (11,12) to which stockings (14,15), for example nylon stockings, for example nylon stockings, can be detachable with the aid of (more or less hidden) fastening means (16,17; 19,20) confirmed. In LU46177A1 a comparable whole, with for example a Velcro fastening. In FR1527082A, NL6803059A, DE1923368A1, GB1219734A and DE3008200A1 even more examples of trousers with short legs and stockings that are detachably connected to it. In US6408445B1 a 'body or panty garment' [= pants with or without short legs] (12) and 'laying covering garments' [= stockings] (14) 30 mutually detachably connected by an' attachement device '(16) comprising' microfine hook fasteners'. Although not explicitly indicated, it seems clear that the parts (12; 14) do not (need to) be of the same material. In 3 US 5953759A another example of trousers with short legs and stockings that are detachably connected thereto, now with decorative bands (26). Finally, in US2005102736A1, a combination of a 'panty section' [= pants without legs] (11) and 'leg portions' [= stockings] (12) which are detachably attached to each other, namely by means of 5 buttons, hooks, clips, Velcro or the like [0023-0029]. In addition, the parts (11, 12) may be of the same or different material. Thus, when using a suitable material for the panty pants, wearing an extra pant or slip under the panty pants is no longer necessary. [0016 ]. Wearing separate pants or briefs over pantyhose to prevent the whole from slipping, is not mentioned in US2005102736A1.

When manufacturing the pants and the stockings separately, after which the individual parts are mutually releasably connected by means of buttons, hooks, clips, Velcro or the like, the materials for the pants and the stockings can therefore be chosen independently of each other. If one then chooses (in connection with hygiene, wearing comfort and preventing sagging) suitable material such as cotton for the pants and a (in relation to appearance and appearance) suitable material such as nylon for the stockings, then that is a solution for the aforementioned problems. However, it is again a disadvantage that buttons, hooks, clips, Velcro or the like are required, which increases the costs for production and material, and in turn reduces the ease of use and wearing comfort.

There is therefore a need for a pantyhose that does not have the above-mentioned disadvantages or has it known to a lesser extent. The present invention now provides for this.

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Summary of the invention

The invention provides an improved pantyhose according to claim 1 and a method according to claim 7. The pantyhose is made in one piece, the pants and the stockings forming one continuous whole, but the materials for the pants and the stockings can be used independently of each other. select. Preferably the material for the pants, and at least for the crotch portion, is made up of natural fibers, preferably 4 cotton fibers, and the second material for the stockings is made up of woven artificial fibers, preferably nylon fibers. In order to manufacture the tights in one piece, the first material and the second material are preferably intertwined in the boundary region between the two. If, in addition to being partly made of the first material, also being made partly of a third woven material, the third material and the first material, and the third material and the second material, in the respective boundary regions, are preferably intertwined. . The pants and stockings can thus form one continuous whole, without annoying seams, and no buttons, hooks, clips, velcro or the like are needed.

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The whole then has the ease of use of a conventional pantyhose. The stockings can have the desired appearance of nylon stockings, while also meeting wishes and requirements regarding hygiene and wearing comfort of the pants. Slipping down the tights will occur completely, or at least to a greatly reduced extent. The pantyhose as a whole, and in particular the upper part, will also look much better than a conventional known pantyhose.

Brief description of the images 20

The invention is explained below with reference to non-limiting exemplary embodiments.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 a pantyhose according to the prior art; and FIG. 2 an improved panty according to the invention, and

FIG. 3 a detail thereof.

Examples of embodiments 30

The known prior art pantyhose (11) shown in figure 1 comprises pantyhose pants (12) and two stockings (13). The tights (11) are made up of two mirror-symmetrical nylon parts with a seam (18) between them with a band (16) on top. The pantyhose (12) is insufficiently suitable for preventing the panty (11) from slipping. Therefore, it may be necessary to wear an extra pair of pants or briefs (not shown) over the tights (12). An additional slip (17) of a suitable material such as cotton is worn underneath the tights (11) for reasons of hygiene and comfort.

The improved pantyhose (1) according to the invention shown in Figure 2 comprises a pair of pants (2) and two stockings (3) which together form a whole (1). However, the materials used for the pants (2) and the stockings (3) are now different. The pants (2) are made of a first material, a textile woven from yarn (7) of natural fibers, in this case spun cotton fibers. But linen, wool or silk are also possible in principle. The cotton pants (2) are now sufficiently suitable for preventing the tights from slipping (1). The stockings (3) are made of a second material, a textile of woven synthetic fibers (8), in this case nylon fibers. But other artificial fibers or filaments are also possible in principle. In the boundary region (4) between the first material and the second material, these are intertwined, as can best be seen in detail A in figure 3.

The pants can in principle also be made from a woven material on the basis of artificial fibers, provided that the crotch part, in connection with hygiene and comfort, is always made from a woven material on the basis of natural fibers, more preferably cotton. . The pants as well as the stockings can thus be made of both artificial and natural fibers, as long as the materials are intertwined in the border regions, so that a seamless whole is created. With the right choice of material and design of the pants, a panty is obtained with a "real underpants". This meets the wishes and requirements regarding hygiene and wearing comfort, the wearing of extra underpants or briefs under and / or over the tights is no longer necessary, and the appearance is considerably better than that of conventional tights.

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In summary, the advantages of an improved pantyhose according to the invention are: (i) the whole still has the shape of a conventional pantyhose, preferred by most women because of the ease of use, (ii) the pantyhose, or at least at least the crotch portion, can now be made of a comfortable, hygienic and more suitable (than nylon) material, preferably cotton, so that it is not necessary to wear extra pants or briefs underneath the pantyhose, (iii) the stockings do not show , at least much less than with a normal whole panty, the tendency to sink, so that wearing extra pants or slip over the pants is not necessary, (iv) the pants are much more comfortable than a normal pantyhose because there are no pinching tape and always palpable seams (such as with conventional tights), (v) there is no protruding part visible, for example above a skirt or trousers, and (vi) the whole, in particular the upper part, 10 looks much better from then a common well-known panty.

It will be clear that the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments shown and described, but that all kinds of variants which are obvious to a person skilled in the art are possible within the scope of the invention. The essence of the invention is that (at least a part of) the pants and the stockings are manufactured from different woven materials, while the pantyhose is nevertheless made in one piece by intertwining the materials in the border regions and the pants and the stockings form one continuous whole 1039788

Claims (10)

1. Improved tights (1) comprising a pair of pants (2) at least partly of a first woven material and two stockings (3) at least substantially of a second woven material, wherein the pants and the stockings form one continuous whole (1) to shape. Pantyhose according to claim 1, wherein the first material and the second material are intertwined in the vicinity (4) of the boundary between the first material and the second material. Pantyhose according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pants are also partly made of a third woven material and wherein the third material and the first material are interwoven in the vicinity of the boundary between the third material and the first material. 4. Pantyhose according to claim 3, wherein the third material and the second material are intertwined in the vicinity of the boundary between the third material and the second material. Pantyhose as claimed in any of the claims 1-4, wherein the first material is at least substantially composed of natural fibers (7), preferably cotton fibers. 6. Pantyhose according to any of claims 1-5, wherein the second material is at least substantially composed of artificial fibers (8), preferably nylon fibers. A method for manufacturing an improved panty (1), the panty comprising at least part of a first woven material and two stockings (3) at least substantially of a second woven material, the pantyhose comprising one piece is manufactured. A method according to claim 6, wherein the first material and the second material are interwoven in the vicinity (4) of the boundary between the first material and the second material. 9. Method as claimed in claim 7 or 8, wherein the pants are also partly of a third woven material, wherein the third material and the first material are interwoven in the vicinity of the boundary between the third material and the first material. 1039788 The method of claim 9, wherein the third material and the second material are intertwined in the vicinity of the boundary between the third material and the second material. 1039788