US20140041097A1 - Clothing such as shorts - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to clothing such as shorts, pants, a bathing suit, a leotard, briefs, men's tights and ladies' tights, more specifically, clothing such as shorts which is particularly capable of fitting well to the shape of the bulgy buttocks in the lower region of the hips of a person, preventing hip hemlines thereof from rising when the person is walking or is in a crouching posture or the like, and improving the wearing feeling.
- clothing such as shorts of this type is formed by means of patterning (a cutting method) which generally makes the girth of the hips bigger than that of the waist.
- patterning a cutting method
- a back center line S 2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of a back covering portion (back body) 2 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 goes away gradually from the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward spreading manner (e.g., refer to Patent Documents 1 to 4).
- reference numeral 3 denotes a gusset portion disposed between an inner-crotch front portion at the lower end of the front covering portion 1 and an inner-crotch back portion at the lower end of the back covering portion 2 .
- FIG. 8 is a development plan view of a front body 1 , a back body 2 and a gusset portion 3 of panties of Patent Document 1
- FIG. 9 is a development plan view of a front body 1 , a back body 2 and a gusset portion 3 of shorts of Patent Document 2
- FIG. 10 is a development plan view of a front body 1 , a back body 2 and a gusset portion 3 of shorts of Patent Document 3
- FIG. 11 is a development plan view of a body in which a front body 1 is united at the left and right edges thereof with a left half 2 a and a right half 2 b of a back body respectively of shorts of Patent Document 4.
- Patent Document 1 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 57-205501 (FIG. 1)
- Patent Document 2 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 7-207502 (FIG. 3)
- Patent Document 3 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2000-325396 (FIG. 1)
- Patent Document 4 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 11-347067 (FIG. 3).
- the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion (back body) 2 can also be set to spread downward with respect to the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion (front body) 1 .
- the lower region of the hips (the shape of the bulgy buttocks in the lower region of the hips) approximates to the shape of the lower half of a sphere, and hence, when the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion (back body) 2 is downward spread with respect to the front centerline S 1 of the front covering portion (front body) 1 , the corresponding hip lower portion of clothing such as shorts to the hip lower region does not fit well to the hip lower region.
- hip hemline a substantially rear half of the inner periphery of each of leg openings
- the invention has been conducted in order to solve the problems. It is an object of the invention to provide clothing such as shorts which is capable of fitting excellently to the lower region of the hips of a person and certainly preventing hip hemlines thereof from rising.
- the clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: the body 14 has the left half and the right half of the back covering portion 12 on both left and right sides respectively of the front covering portion 11 and is formed into a tubular shape by sewing together the left edge of the left half of the back covering portion 12 and the right edge of the right half of the back covering portion 12 ; and the body 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S 2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12 , and in the developed body 14
- the clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a tubular body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: the body 14 is sewn at least at one place S 1 , X 1 , X 2 , Y 1 , Y 2 in the peripheral direction thereof, in addition to the place of a back center line S 2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12 ; and the body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 , and in the developed body 14 , with respect to a front center line
- the clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: the body 14 is formed into a tubular shape by uniting the back covering portion 12 continuously with the front covering portion 11 on both left and right sides of the front covering portion 11 ; and the body 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S 2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12 , and in the developed body 14 , with respect to a front center line Si vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the front covering portion 11 , the back
- the clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a tubular body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: the body 14 is sewn in at least one place S 1 , X 1 , X 2 , Y 1 , Y 2 in the peripheral direction thereof which is other than a back center line S 2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12 ; and the body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 , and in the developed body 14 , with respect to a front center line S 1 vertical
- the tubular body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S 2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12 , and in the developed body 14 , with respect to the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 , the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward narrowing manner. Therefore, the girth of the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region is narrowed down so that the hip lower portion can fit to the shape of the hip lower region.
- the hip lower portion fits to the hemispherical lower half in the hip lower region, or more specifically, the lower portion of the back covering portion 12 fits perfectly to the shape of the bulgy buttocks in the hip lower region so as to envelop the lower half deeply in a squeezing manner. Furthermore, when the person is in a standing posture, neither loose wrinkles nor bagginess is produced in the portion of clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region or the gluteal groove part, thereby obtaining beautiful hip hemlines.
- the number of sewing places, the position of sewing, the shape of a sewing line and the like can be freely chosen without restriction, and further, sewing can be even dispensable. This enhances the degree of freedom in design for the appearance of the body 14 .
- the clothing such as shorts of the first aspect may be configured so that, as set forth in a fifth aspect of the invention, if the distance between an intersection point J where the back center line S 2 intersects with the lower end 17 and the front center line S 1 is B and the distance between the lower end 16 and the lower end 17 is C, then a ratio C/B is set to fall within a range of 0.4 to 2.5. If the ratio C/B is below 0.4, the area where the clothing envelops the buttocks is too small, while if the ratio C/B is above 2.5, the area where it envelops the buttocks is too large. This makes it impossible to set the size around the thigh portion of the clothing to desired measurements, thereby impairing the effects. Further, as a more desired range, the ratio C/B may be set to fall within a range of 0.8 to 1.5.
- the clothing such as shorts of the fifth or sixth aspect may be configured so that, as set forth in a seventh aspect of the invention, if the distance between the part nearest to the front center line S 1 of a hip hemline 15 a which occupies a substantially rear half of the inner periphery of the high-thigh-size formation portion 15 and the front center line S 1 is A and the distance between an intersection point J where the back center line S 2 intersects with the lower end 17 and the front center line S 1 is B, then a ratio B/A is set to fall within a range of 1.6 to 6. If the ratio B/A is below 1.6, the area where the clothing envelops the buttocks is too small to envelop the buttocks stably.
- the ratio B/A may be set to fall within a range of 2 to 4.
- the girth of the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region is narrowed down so that the hip lower portion can fit to the shape of the hip lower region. Therefore, the clothing such as shorts has advantages in that it is capable of deeply and three-dimensionally enveloping the hemispherical lower half in the hip lower region, fitting excellently to the hip lower region and thereby certainly preventing the hip hemlines from rising, and when the person is in a standing posture, producing neither loose wrinkles nor bagginess in the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region or the gluteal groove part and thereby obtaining beautiful hip hemlines. Moreover, in forming the body into a tubular shape, there are no restrictions on the number of sewing places, the position of sewing, the shape of a sewing line and the like, thereby enhancing the degree of freedom in design for the appearance of the body 14 .
- FIG. 1 is a front view of shorts of an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a rear view of the shorts.
- FIG. 3 is a development plan view of a body and a gusset portion of the shorts.
- FIG. 4 is a development plan view of a body and a gusset portion, opened along a back center line S 2 of a back covering portion 12 , of pants of another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the pants of FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the pants of FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 7 is a development plan view of a body and a gusset portion, opened along a back center line S 2 of a back covering portion 12 , of still another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a development plan view of a front body, a back body and a gusset portion of panties of a conventional art example.
- FIG. 9 is a development plan view of a front body, a back body and a gusset portion of shorts of another conventional art example.
- FIG. 10 is a development plan view of a front body, a back body and a gusset portion of shorts of still another conventional art example.
- FIG. 11 is a development plan view of a body in which a front body is united with a back body of shorts of still another conventional art example.
- shorts 10 of an embodiment of the clothing of the invention includes, as main configuring members thereof: a body 14 which has a front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a back covering portion 12 united with the front covering portion 11 and covering the buttocks of the person; and a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person.
- the front covering portion 11 and the back covering portion 12 of the body 14 and the gusset portion 13 are made of stretchable fabric.
- the front covering portion 11 is formed at the lower end 16 thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward.
- a hip hemline 15 a which occupies a substantially rear half of the inner periphery of the high-thigh-size formation portion 15 is formed into a convex arcuately curved edge which protrudes toward a front center line S 1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the front covering portion 11 .
- the front covering portion 11 is united on both left and right sides thereof with a left half 12 a and a right half 12 b of the back covering portion 12 , respectively.
- the body 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S 2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12 , and in the developed body 14 , with respect to the front center line S 1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the front covering portion 11 , the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward narrowing manner. As indicated by solid lines in FIG.
- a left edge 12 a - 1 of the left half 12 a of the back covering portion 12 and a right edge 12 b - 1 of the right half 12 b of the back covering portion 12 are linearly formed in a downward narrowing manner and coincide with the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 .
- the left edge 12 a - 1 and the right edge 12 b - 1 are not limited to the linear shape.
- a substantially lower half of the left edge 12 a - 1 and a substantially lower half of the right edge 12 b - 1 may be each formed into a gentle arcuately curved edge which is outward convex in a downward narrowing manner, so as to extend along the curved shape of the hip lower region as far as possible.
- the body 14 cut out in this way is formed, as shown in FIG. 2 , into a tubular shape by sewing together the left edge 12 a - 1 of the left half 12 a of the back covering portion 12 and the right edge 12 b - 1 of the right half 12 b of the back covering portion 12 .
- An inner-crotch front portion 16 formed at the lower end of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 formed at the lower end of each of the left half 12 a and the right half 12 b of the back covering portion 12 are connected to each other by the gusset portion 13 . Consequently, as shown in FIG. 1 , right and left leg openings 19 are formed by the right and left high-thigh-size formation portions 15 and right and left edges 18 of the gusset portion 13 , respectively.
- a stretchable strip-like material 22 such as a stretch lace, a fabric and a rubber, which is slightly wide (if it is a narrow type, the effect is reduced), is sewn to each of waist portions 20 , 21 of the front covering portion 11 and the back covering portion 12 of the body 14 respectively and the peripheries of the leg openings 19 .
- the body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 , and in the developed body 14 , with respect to the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 , the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward narrowing manner. Therefore, the body 14 is formed into a tubular shape so that the vicinity of the hip hem can be three-dimensionally narrowed down in a non-worn state.
- the body 14 fits to the shape of the hip lower region and the hip hemlines 15 a fit to the gluteal groove part of the hips, so that the body 14 can envelop the hip lower region deeply and sufficiently. Accordingly, when the person changes from a standing posture and sits on a chair, bends at the waist or takes a crouching posture or the like, the hip hemlines 15 a can be surely prevented from rising. In addition, when the person is in a standing posture, neither loose wrinkles nor bagginess is produced in the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region or the gluteal groove part, thereby obtaining beautiful hip hemlines.
- the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward narrowing manner, and hence, the measurements of the buttock portion and around the thigh portion of the shorts 10 are secured in biased direction.
- the front covering portion 11 , the back covering portion 12 and the gusset portion 13 are made of stretchable fabric, thereby enabling the person to wear the shorts 10 without any trouble.
- a distance A (the distance between the part nearest to the front center line S 1 of the hip hemline 15 a and the front center line S 1 ; the same below) is shortened and a distance C (the distance between the lower end 16 and the lower end 17 ; the same below) is lengthened, then the effect of enveloping the buttocks from aside can be obtained.
- a distance B (the distance between an intersection point J where the back center line S 2 intersects with the lower end 17 and the front center line S 1 ; the same below) may be preferably lengthened to secure volume enough to envelop the buttocks. However, if the distance B is too long, then the back center lines S 2 less narrow downward with respect to the front center line S 1 , and thereby, a three-dimensional shape is difficult to obtain.
- the ratio B/A may be set to fall within a range of 1.6 to 6, more preferably 2 to 4.
- the ratio C/B may be set to fall within a range of 0.4 to 2.5, more preferably 0.8 to 1.5.
- the distance A is dimensioned to 7 cm
- the distance B is dimensioned to 18 cm
- the distance C is dimensioned to 20 cm
- a distance D (the distance between the uppermost end of the left edge 12 a - 1 of the back covering portion 12 and the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 , the distance between the uppermost end of the right edge 12 b - 1 of the back covering portion 12 and the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 ; the same below) is dimensioned to 25 cm
- a length E (the full length of the high-thigh-size formation portion 15 ) is dimensioned to 33 cm
- a length F (the length of the left edge 18 , the length of the right edge 18 of the gusset portion 13 ) is dimensioned to 12 cm
- a length G (the vertical length of the middle of the gusset portion 13 ) is dimensioned to 14 cm.
- the body 14 shown in FIG. 3 has the left half and the right half of the back covering portion 12 united with the front covering portion 11 on both left and right sides thereof respectively and is formed into a tubular shape by sewing together the left edge of the left half of the back covering portion 12 and the right edge of the right half of the back covering portion 12 .
- the invention is not limited to this and may be configured as follows.
- the body 14 may be sewn at the place of the front centerline S 1 of the front covering portion 11 , or alternatively, as indicated by the broken lines of FIG. 3 , at the places on both left and right sides X 1 , X 2 , or Y 1 , Y 2 of the front covering portion 11 or another suitable place.
- the body 14 may be sewn at least at one place S 1 , X 1 , X 2 , Y 1 , Y 2 in the peripheral direction thereof, in addition to the place of the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 , and the body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 and in the developed body 14 , the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 may be set with respect to the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward narrowing manner.
- the clothing as the target of the invention is not limited to the body 14 shown in FIG. 3 and may be the body 14 shown in FIG. 4 .
- the body 14 of FIG. 4 has the back covering portion 12 united with the front covering portion 11 on both left and right sides thereof, and hence, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , it may be a body formed into a tubular shape without a sewing place.
- this body 14 has the same operation and effects as the shorts of FIGS. 1 to 3 , as shown in FIG. 4 , as long as the body 14 is cut, opened and developed along the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 , and in the opened and developed body 14 , the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 is set with respect to the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward narrowing manner (the pants shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are configured so that each of thigh covering portions 24 can be sewn thereto).
- the gusset portion 13 is configured as a gusset portion united with a body, which is continuous and united with the lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 .
- the clothing as the target of the invention is not limited thereto.
- the gusset portion 13 may be configured in another form of gusset portion united with a body, which is sewn to the lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and is continuous and united with the lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 .
- the gusset portion 13 maybe configured in still another form of a gusset portion united with a body, which is continuous with both of the lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and the lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 .
- the gusset portion 13 is one united with a body, which is disposed to be continuous with both of the lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and the lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 , it is preferable and easier to manufacture the product of the invention that the body 14 is united with both of a place of the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 and a place of the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 so as not to be sewn, as shown in FIG. 7 . As indicated by the broken lines in FIG. 7 , it is preferable that the body 14 may be sewn at least at the places on both left and right sides X 1 , X 2 of the front covering portion 11 or both left and right sides Y 1 , Y 2 of the back covering portion 12 .
- the body 14 may be sewn at least at one place in the peripheral direction thereof, except the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 , and the body 14 is cut, opened and developed along the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 and in the developed body 14 , the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 may be set with respect to the front center line S 1 of the front covering portion 11 so that the downward extended line of the back center line S 2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S 1 in a downward narrowing manner.
- the body 14 of the clothing in order to prevent bagginess in the body 14 and neaten the appearance and design thereof on the sides of the waist portions 20 , 21 shown in FIGS. 1 , 2 , 5 and 6 , the body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S 2 of the back covering portion 12 and in the developed form, the body 14 may be shaped so that the portion thereof on the upper side of the back center line S 2 contracts toward the front center line S 1 .
- the clothing as the target of the invention may be similarly applied to a bathing suit, a leotard, tights for men or ladies, briefs for men or the like. Still further, the body 14 may also be provided with darts.
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Clothing such as shorts which is capable of fitting excellently to the lower region of the hips of a person and certainly preventing hip hemlines thereof from rising. The clothing includes a stretchable front covering portion and a stretchable back covering portion, and a gusset portion united with the body, disposed between a lower end of the front covering portion and a lower end of the back covering portion and covering the crotch of the person. A body is opened and developed along a back center line of the back covering portion, and in the developed body, with respect to a front center line of the front covering portion, the back center line of the back covering portion is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line approaches the downward extended line of the front center line in a downward narrowing manner.
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- The present invention relates to clothing such as shorts, pants, a bathing suit, a leotard, briefs, men's tights and ladies' tights, more specifically, clothing such as shorts which is particularly capable of fitting well to the shape of the bulgy buttocks in the lower region of the hips of a person, preventing hip hemlines thereof from rising when the person is walking or is in a crouching posture or the like, and improving the wearing feeling.
- Since the hips are bigger than the waist in the body shape of a person, conventionally, clothing such as shorts of this type is formed by means of patterning (a cutting method) which generally makes the girth of the hips bigger than that of the waist. Specifically, in clothing such as shorts shown in developed form, for example, as shown in
FIGS. 8 to 11 , with respect to a front centerline S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of a front covering portion (front body) 1, a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of a back covering portion (back body) 2 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 goes away gradually from the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward spreading manner (e.g., refer toPatent Documents 1 to 4). In each ofFIGS. 8 to 11 ,reference numeral 3 denotes a gusset portion disposed between an inner-crotch front portion at the lower end of thefront covering portion 1 and an inner-crotch back portion at the lower end of theback covering portion 2.FIG. 8 is a development plan view of afront body 1, aback body 2 and agusset portion 3 of panties ofPatent Document 1,FIG. 9 is a development plan view of afront body 1, aback body 2 and agusset portion 3 of shorts ofPatent Document 2,FIG. 10 is a development plan view of afront body 1, aback body 2 and agusset portion 3 of shorts ofPatent Document 3 andFIG. 11 is a development plan view of a body in which afront body 1 is united at the left and right edges thereof with aleft half 2 a and aright half 2 b of a back body respectively of shorts of Patent Document 4. -
Patent Document 1 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 57-205501 (FIG. 1),Patent Document 2 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 7-207502 (FIG. 3),Patent Document 3 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2000-325396 (FIG. 1) and Patent Document 4 is Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 11-347067 (FIG. 3). - It is certain that the buttock top parts are large in the shape of the hips, and hence, up to the buttock top portion of clothing such as shorts corresponding to the buttock top part, as described above, the back center line S2 of the back covering portion (back body) 2 can also be set to spread downward with respect to the front center line S1 of the front covering portion (front body) 1. However, in the shape of the hips, the lower region of the hips (the shape of the bulgy buttocks in the lower region of the hips) approximates to the shape of the lower half of a sphere, and hence, when the back center line S2 of the back covering portion (back body) 2 is downward spread with respect to the front centerline S1 of the front covering portion (front body) 1, the corresponding hip lower portion of clothing such as shorts to the hip lower region does not fit well to the hip lower region. Therefore, when a person changes from a standing posture and sits on a chair, bends at the waist or takes a crouching posture or the like, a hip hemline (a substantially rear half of the inner periphery of each of leg openings) is raised, and when the person is in a standing posture, loose wrinkles or bagginess is easily produced in the portion of clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region or the gluteal groove part.
- The invention has been conducted in order to solve the problems. It is an object of the invention to provide clothing such as shorts which is capable of fitting excellently to the lower region of the hips of a person and certainly preventing hip hemlines thereof from rising.
- The clothing such as shorts of the invention will be described, as set forth in a first aspect of the invention, with reference to the characters and numerals given to
FIGS. 1 to 3 for the purpose of making the contents of the invention easily understandable. - The clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a
body 14 including a stretchablefront covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchableback covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, thefront covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and agusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between alower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and alower end 17 of theback covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: thebody 14 has the left half and the right half of theback covering portion 12 on both left and right sides respectively of thefront covering portion 11 and is formed into a tubular shape by sewing together the left edge of the left half of theback covering portion 12 and the right edge of the right half of theback covering portion 12; and thebody 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of theback covering portion 12, and in thedeveloped body 14, with respect to a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of thefront covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. - The clothing such as shorts of the invention will be described, as set forth in a second aspect of the invention, with reference to the characters and numerals given to
FIGS. 1 to 3 for the purpose of making the contents of the invention easily understandable. - The clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a
tubular body 14 including a stretchablefront covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchableback covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, thefront covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and agusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between alower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and alower end 17 of theback covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: thebody 14 is sewn at least at one place S1, X1, X2, Y1, Y2 in the peripheral direction thereof, in addition to the place of a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of theback covering portion 12; and thebody 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12, and in thedeveloped body 14, with respect to a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of thefront covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. - Furthermore, the clothing such as shorts of the invention will be described, as set forth in a third aspect of the invention, with reference to the characters and numerals given to
FIGS. 4 to 6 for the purpose of making the contents of the invention easily understandable. - The clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a
body 14 including a stretchablefront covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchableback covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, thefront covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and agusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between alower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and alower end 17 of theback covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: thebody 14 is formed into a tubular shape by uniting theback covering portion 12 continuously with thefront covering portion 11 on both left and right sides of thefront covering portion 11; and thebody 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of theback covering portion 12, and in thedeveloped body 14, with respect to a front center line Si vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of thefront covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. - Moreover, the clothing such as shorts of the invention will be described, as set forth in a fourth aspect of the invention, with reference to the characters and numerals given to
FIG. 7 for the purpose of making the contents of the invention easily understandable. - The clothing such as shorts is characterized by including: a
tubular body 14 including a stretchablefront covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchableback covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, thefront covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and agusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between alower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and alower end 17 of theback covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, and in that: thebody 14 is sewn in at least one place S1, X1, X2, Y1, Y2 in the peripheral direction thereof which is other than a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of theback covering portion 12; and thebody 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12, and in thedeveloped body 14, with respect to a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of thefront covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. - According to the above configurations, the
tubular body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of theback covering portion 12, and in thedeveloped body 14, with respect to the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. Therefore, the girth of the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region is narrowed down so that the hip lower portion can fit to the shape of the hip lower region. Hence, the hip lower portion fits to the hemispherical lower half in the hip lower region, or more specifically, the lower portion of theback covering portion 12 fits perfectly to the shape of the bulgy buttocks in the hip lower region so as to envelop the lower half deeply in a squeezing manner. Furthermore, when the person is in a standing posture, neither loose wrinkles nor bagginess is produced in the portion of clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region or the gluteal groove part, thereby obtaining beautiful hip hemlines. In addition, as is obvious from the description of the configurations of the first to fourth aspects, in forming thebody 14 into a tubular shape, the number of sewing places, the position of sewing, the shape of a sewing line and the like can be freely chosen without restriction, and further, sewing can be even dispensable. This enhances the degree of freedom in design for the appearance of thebody 14. - The clothing such as shorts of the first aspect may be configured so that, as set forth in a fifth aspect of the invention, if the distance between an intersection point J where the back center line S2 intersects with the
lower end 17 and the front center line S1 is B and the distance between thelower end 16 and thelower end 17 is C, then a ratio C/B is set to fall within a range of 0.4 to 2.5. If the ratio C/B is below 0.4, the area where the clothing envelops the buttocks is too small, while if the ratio C/B is above 2.5, the area where it envelops the buttocks is too large. This makes it impossible to set the size around the thigh portion of the clothing to desired measurements, thereby impairing the effects. Further, as a more desired range, the ratio C/B may be set to fall within a range of 0.8 to 1.5. - Moreover, the clothing such as shorts of the fifth or sixth aspect may be configured so that, as set forth in a seventh aspect of the invention, if the distance between the part nearest to the front center line S1 of a
hip hemline 15 a which occupies a substantially rear half of the inner periphery of the high-thigh-size formation portion 15 and the front center line S1 is A and the distance between an intersection point J where the back center line S2 intersects with thelower end 17 and the front center line S1 is B, then a ratio B/A is set to fall within a range of 1.6 to 6. If the ratio B/A is below 1.6, the area where the clothing envelops the buttocks is too small to envelop the buttocks stably. On the other hand, if the ratio B/A is above 6, then the clothing loosely narrows downward, and thereby, a three-dimensional shape is difficult to obtain. Further, as a more desired range, the ratio B/A may be set to fall within a range of 2 to 4. - According to the invention, the girth of the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region is narrowed down so that the hip lower portion can fit to the shape of the hip lower region. Therefore, the clothing such as shorts has advantages in that it is capable of deeply and three-dimensionally enveloping the hemispherical lower half in the hip lower region, fitting excellently to the hip lower region and thereby certainly preventing the hip hemlines from rising, and when the person is in a standing posture, producing neither loose wrinkles nor bagginess in the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region or the gluteal groove part and thereby obtaining beautiful hip hemlines. Moreover, in forming the body into a tubular shape, there are no restrictions on the number of sewing places, the position of sewing, the shape of a sewing line and the like, thereby enhancing the degree of freedom in design for the appearance of the
body 14. -
FIG. 1 is a front view of shorts of an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the shorts. -
FIG. 3 is a development plan view of a body and a gusset portion of the shorts. -
FIG. 4 is a development plan view of a body and a gusset portion, opened along a back center line S2 of aback covering portion 12, of pants of another embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5 is a front view of the pants ofFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the pants ofFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 7 is a development plan view of a body and a gusset portion, opened along a back center line S2 of aback covering portion 12, of still another embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 8 is a development plan view of a front body, a back body and a gusset portion of panties of a conventional art example. -
FIG. 9 is a development plan view of a front body, a back body and a gusset portion of shorts of another conventional art example. -
FIG. 10 is a development plan view of a front body, a back body and a gusset portion of shorts of still another conventional art example. -
FIG. 11 is a development plan view of a body in which a front body is united with a back body of shorts of still another conventional art example. - Preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIGS. 1 to 3 ,shorts 10 of an embodiment of the clothing of the invention includes, as main configuring members thereof: abody 14 which has a front coveringportion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and aback covering portion 12 united with the front coveringportion 11 and covering the buttocks of the person; and agusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between alower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and alower end 17 of theback covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person. Thefront covering portion 11 and theback covering portion 12 of thebody 14 and thegusset portion 13 are made of stretchable fabric. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , thefront covering portion 11 is formed at thelower end 16 thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward. Ahip hemline 15 a which occupies a substantially rear half of the inner periphery of the high-thigh-size formation portion 15 is formed into a convex arcuately curved edge which protrudes toward a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of thefront covering portion 11. - The front covering
portion 11 is united on both left and right sides thereof with aleft half 12 a and aright half 12 b of theback covering portion 12, respectively. - The
body 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of theback covering portion 12, and in thedeveloped body 14, with respect to the front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of thefront covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. As indicated by solid lines inFIG. 3 , aleft edge 12 a-1 of theleft half 12 a of theback covering portion 12 and aright edge 12 b-1 of theright half 12 b of theback covering portion 12 are linearly formed in a downward narrowing manner and coincide with the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12. However, theleft edge 12 a-1 and theright edge 12 b-1 are not limited to the linear shape. Instead of this shape, for example, a substantially lower half of theleft edge 12 a-1 and a substantially lower half of theright edge 12 b-1 may be each formed into a gentle arcuately curved edge which is outward convex in a downward narrowing manner, so as to extend along the curved shape of the hip lower region as far as possible. - The
body 14 cut out in this way is formed, as shown inFIG. 2 , into a tubular shape by sewing together theleft edge 12 a-1 of theleft half 12 a of theback covering portion 12 and theright edge 12 b-1 of theright half 12 b of theback covering portion 12. An inner-crotch front portion 16 formed at the lower end of thefront covering portion 11 and alower end 17 formed at the lower end of each of theleft half 12 a and theright half 12 b of theback covering portion 12 are connected to each other by thegusset portion 13. Consequently, as shown inFIG. 1 , right andleft leg openings 19 are formed by the right and left high-thigh-size formation portions 15 and right andleft edges 18 of thegusset portion 13, respectively. - A stretchable strip-
like material 22 such as a stretch lace, a fabric and a rubber, which is slightly wide (if it is a narrow type, the effect is reduced), is sewn to each ofwaist portions front covering portion 11 and theback covering portion 12 of thebody 14 respectively and the peripheries of theleg openings 19. - In the thus sewn
shorts 10, thebody 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12, and in the developedbody 14, with respect to the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. Therefore, thebody 14 is formed into a tubular shape so that the vicinity of the hip hem can be three-dimensionally narrowed down in a non-worn state. As a result, in a worn state, thebody 14 fits to the shape of the hip lower region and thehip hemlines 15 a fit to the gluteal groove part of the hips, so that thebody 14 can envelop the hip lower region deeply and sufficiently. Accordingly, when the person changes from a standing posture and sits on a chair, bends at the waist or takes a crouching posture or the like, thehip hemlines 15 a can be surely prevented from rising. In addition, when the person is in a standing posture, neither loose wrinkles nor bagginess is produced in the portion of the clothing such as shorts corresponding to the hip lower region or the gluteal groove part, thereby obtaining beautiful hip hemlines. - In the above developed form, with respect to the front center line S1 of the
front covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner, and hence, the measurements of the buttock portion and around the thigh portion of theshorts 10 are secured in biased direction. However, thefront covering portion 11, theback covering portion 12 and thegusset portion 13 are made of stretchable fabric, thereby enabling the person to wear theshorts 10 without any trouble. - In
FIG. 3 , if a distance A (the distance between the part nearest to the front center line S1 of thehip hemline 15 a and the front center line S1; the same below) is shortened and a distance C (the distance between thelower end 16 and thelower end 17; the same below) is lengthened, then the effect of enveloping the buttocks from aside can be obtained. A distance B (the distance between an intersection point J where the back center line S2 intersects with thelower end 17 and the front center line S1; the same below) may be preferably lengthened to secure volume enough to envelop the buttocks. However, if the distance B is too long, then the back center lines S2 less narrow downward with respect to the front center line S1, and thereby, a three-dimensional shape is difficult to obtain. - Therefore, a predetermined high-thigh size is decided, and next, it is necessary to obtain an ideal pattern in consideration of the above distances A, B, C.
- Specifically, if the ratio B/A is low, the area where the
shorts 10 envelop the buttocks is too small to envelop the buttocks stably. On the other hand, if the ratio B/A is too high, then theshorts 10 loosely narrow downward, and thereby, a three-dimensional shape is difficult to obtain. Taking this into account, the ratio B/A may be set to fall within a range of 1.6 to 6, more preferably 2 to 4. - Further, if the ratio C/B is too low, then in the same manner as the case where the ratio B/A is low, the area where the
shorts 10 envelop the buttocks is too small. On the other hand, if the ratio C/B is too high, the area where they envelop the buttocks is too large. This makes it impossible to set the size around the thigh portion of theshorts 10 to desired measurements, thereby impairing the effects. Taking this into account, the ratio C/B may be set to fall within a range of 0.4 to 2.5, more preferably 0.8 to 1.5. - Concretely, as an example of the measurements, the distance A is dimensioned to 7 cm, the distance B is dimensioned to 18 cm, the distance C is dimensioned to 20 cm, a distance D (the distance between the uppermost end of the
left edge 12 a-1 of theback covering portion 12 and the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11, the distance between the uppermost end of theright edge 12 b-1 of theback covering portion 12 and the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11; the same below) is dimensioned to 25 cm, a length E (the full length of the high-thigh-size formation portion 15) is dimensioned to 33 cm, a length F (the length of theleft edge 18, the length of theright edge 18 of the gusset portion 13) is dimensioned to 12 cm and a length G (the vertical length of the middle of the gusset portion 13) is dimensioned to 14 cm. - In the embodiment, the
body 14 shown inFIG. 3 has the left half and the right half of theback covering portion 12 united with thefront covering portion 11 on both left and right sides thereof respectively and is formed into a tubular shape by sewing together the left edge of the left half of theback covering portion 12 and the right edge of the right half of theback covering portion 12. However, the invention is not limited to this and may be configured as follows. - In addition to the place of the back center line S2 of the
back covering portion 12, thebody 14 may be sewn at the place of the front centerline S1 of thefront covering portion 11, or alternatively, as indicated by the broken lines ofFIG. 3 , at the places on both left and right sides X1, X2, or Y1, Y2 of thefront covering portion 11 or another suitable place. - In sum, the
body 14 may be sewn at least at one place S1, X1, X2, Y1, Y2 in the peripheral direction thereof, in addition to the place of the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12, and thebody 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 and in the developedbody 14, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 may be set with respect to the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11 so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. - Furthermore, the clothing as the target of the invention is not limited to the
body 14 shown inFIG. 3 and may be thebody 14 shown inFIG. 4 . - Specifically, the
body 14 ofFIG. 4 has theback covering portion 12 united with thefront covering portion 11 on both left and right sides thereof, and hence, as shown inFIGS. 5 and 6 , it may be a body formed into a tubular shape without a sewing place. - Even this
body 14 has the same operation and effects as the shorts ofFIGS. 1 to 3 , as shown inFIG. 4 , as long as thebody 14 is cut, opened and developed along the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12, and in the opened anddeveloped body 14, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 is set with respect to the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11 so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner (the pants shown inFIGS. 5 and 6 are configured so that each ofthigh covering portions 24 can be sewn thereto). - Moreover, the
gusset portion 13 is configured as a gusset portion united with a body, which is continuous and united with thelower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11. However, the clothing as the target of the invention is not limited thereto. Thegusset portion 13 may be configured in another form of gusset portion united with a body, which is sewn to thelower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and is continuous and united with thelower end 17 of theback covering portion 12. Alternatively, thegusset portion 13 maybe configured in still another form of a gusset portion united with a body, which is continuous with both of thelower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and thelower end 17 of theback covering portion 12. - If the
gusset portion 13 is one united with a body, which is disposed to be continuous with both of thelower end 16 of thefront covering portion 11 and thelower end 17 of theback covering portion 12, it is preferable and easier to manufacture the product of the invention that thebody 14 is united with both of a place of the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11 and a place of the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 so as not to be sewn, as shown inFIG. 7 . As indicated by the broken lines inFIG. 7 , it is preferable that thebody 14 may be sewn at least at the places on both left and right sides X1, X2 of thefront covering portion 11 or both left and right sides Y1, Y2 of theback covering portion 12. - In sum, also in this case, the
body 14 may be sewn at least at one place in the peripheral direction thereof, except the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12, and thebody 14 is cut, opened and developed along the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 and in the developedbody 14, the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 may be set with respect to the front center line S1 of thefront covering portion 11 so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner. - Furthermore, in terms of the
body 14 of the clothing as the target of the invention, in order to prevent bagginess in thebody 14 and neaten the appearance and design thereof on the sides of thewaist portions FIGS. 1 , 2, 5 and 6, thebody 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 of theback covering portion 12 and in the developed form, thebody 14 may be shaped so that the portion thereof on the upper side of the back center line S2 contracts toward the front center line S1. - Moreover, the clothing as the target of the invention may be similarly applied to a bathing suit, a leotard, tights for men or ladies, briefs for men or the like. Still further, the
body 14 may also be provided with darts.
Claims (4)
1. Clothing such as shorts, comprising:
a body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and
a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, wherein
the body 14 has the left half and the right half of the back covering portion 12 on both left and right sides respectively of the front covering portion 11 and is formed into a tubular shape by sewing together the left edge of the left half of the back covering portion 12 and the right edge of the right half of the back covering portion 12, and
the body 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12, and in the developed body 14, with respect to a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the front covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner.
2. Clothing such as shorts, comprising:
a tubular body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and
a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, wherein
the body 14 is sewn at least at one place S1, X1, X2, Y1, Y2 in the peripheral direction thereof, in addition to the place of a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12, and
the body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 of the back covering portion 12, and in the developed body 14, with respect to a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the front covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner.
3. Clothing such as shorts, comprising:
a body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and
a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, wherein
the body 14 is formed into a tubular shape by uniting the back covering portion 12 continuously with the front covering portion 11 on both left and right sides of the front covering portion 11, and
the body 14 is opened and developed along a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12, and in the developed body 14, with respect to a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the front covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner.
4. Clothing such as shorts, comprising:
a tubular body 14 including a stretchable front covering portion 11 covering the lower abdomen of a person and a stretchable back covering portion 12 covering the buttocks of the person, the front covering portion 11 being formed at the lower end thereof with high-thigh-size formation portions 15 which are bilaterally symmetrical and each covered upward; and
a gusset portion 13 united with the body, disposed between a lower end 16 of the front covering portion 11 and a lower end 17 of the back covering portion 12 and covering the crotch of the person, wherein
the body 14 is sewn at least at one place S1, X1, X2, Y1, Y2 in the peripheral direction thereof which is other than a back center line S2 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the back covering portion 12, and
the body 14 is opened and developed along the back center line S2 of the back covering portion 12, and in the developed body 14, with respect to a front center line S1 vertically running through the middle in the lateral direction of the front covering portion 11, the back center line S2 of the back covering portion 12 is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line S2 approaches the downward extended line of the front center line S1 in a downward narrowing manner.
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