US20170143044A1 - Bottom garment - Google Patents

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US20170143044A1
US20170143044A1 US15/319,455 US201515319455A US2017143044A1 US 20170143044 A1 US20170143044 A1 US 20170143044A1 US 201515319455 A US201515319455 A US 201515319455A US 2017143044 A1 US2017143044 A1 US 2017143044A1
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Yoshiaki Nakagawa
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B9/00—Undergarments
    • A41B9/04—Knickers for ladies, with or without inserted crotch or seat parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B9/00—Undergarments
    • A41B9/004—Undergarments characterized by the crotch
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B11/00—Hosiery; Panti-hose
    • A41B11/14—Panti-hose; Body-stockings

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  • the present invention relates to a bottom garment.
  • bottom garments such as panties in order to improve the fit thereof to wearers' bodies.
  • the back side of a crotch section also may be referred to as “gusset section”, “groin section”, or the like
  • the crotch section may be partially apart from the body surface, so that the fit to a recessed portion around the natal cleft is liable to be low.
  • the following technique has been proposed: in a garment having a crotch cloth, improving the fit around the natal cleft by sewing darts around the crotch cloth (see Patent Document 1 , for example).
  • the above-described technique still cannot achieve sufficient fit. More specifically, at a portion where the darts are provided, the fabric constituting the garment is in a stretched state and thus exhibits lower stretchability. Accordingly, although the garment can have a shape conforming to a wearer's body during initial stages of wearing of the garment, it cannot exhibit sufficient followability to movements of the wearer. Thus, this technique cannot sufficiently prevent the occurrence of out-of-shape wearing at leg edge parts, e.g., from sliding up, owing to the movements of the wearer.
  • the present invention provides a bottom garment including: a back section adapted to cover buttocks of a wearer; a front section facing the back section; and a crotch section.
  • Right and left end edges of the front section are connected to right and left end edges of the back section, respectively.
  • a front end of the crotch section is connected to a lower end of the front section.
  • a back end of the crotch section is connected to a lower end of the back section.
  • the back end of the crotch section protrudes so as to form a V-shape having a protruding central portion and a gradually increasing width toward right and left end edges, the lower end of the back section to be connected with the back end of the crotch section is recessed so as to form a V-shaped notch, and an angle ⁇ of the V-shape is greater than an angle ⁇ of the notch.
  • the present invention can provide a bottom garment that can provide high wearing comfort and also can effectively prevent the occurrence of out-of-shape wearing at leg edge parts.
  • FIG. 1 is a pattern diagram of panties according to a first embodiment as an example of the bottom garment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a pattern diagram of conventional panties.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B each show the state where the panties are folded along the back centerline.
  • FIG. 3A shows the panties according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3B shows the conventional panties.
  • FIG. 4 is a pattern diagram of panties according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows panties according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a pattern diagram of panties according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 shows the states of buttocks observed in a wearing evaluation test.
  • (a) shows the states observed when the panties of the present invention were worn, and (b) shows the states observed when the conventional panties were worn.
  • FIG. 1 is a pattern diagram of panties 100 according to the first embodiment of the bottom garment of the present invention.
  • the panties 100 of the present embodiment include: a back body member 102 that forms a back section 12 adapted to cover buttocks of a wearer; a front body member 101 that forms a front section 11 facing the back section 12 ; and a crotch section 103 .
  • Right and left end edges of the front body member 101 are connected to right and left end edges of the back body member 102 , respectively.
  • a front end of the crotch section 103 is connected to a lower end of the front body member 101
  • a back end of the crotch section 103 is connected to a lower end of the back body member 102 .
  • front and back refer to front and back directions when the front body member (front section) side is defined as the front side and the back body member (back section) side is defined as the back side.
  • left and right as used in this context may refer to right and left when viewed either from the front side or from the back side.
  • the back end of the crotch section 103 protrudes so as to form a V-shape having a protruding central portion and a gradually increasing width toward right and left end edges, the lower end of the back body member 102 to be connected with the back end of the crotch section 103 is recessed so as to form a V-shaped notch, and an angle ⁇ of the V-shape is greater than an angle ⁇ of the notch.
  • the lower end of the back body member 102 is connected to the back end of the crotch section 103 by widening the notch so as to conform to the shape of the back end of the crotch section 103 .
  • the ends having different shapes are connected to each other, it is possible to provide a margin in a portion of the fabric around the back leg edges, thereby allowing a three-dimensional swelling to be formed and the fit to a lower part of the natal cleft to be improved.
  • the back end of the crotch section 103 preferably is configured so that the angle ⁇ of the V-shape is in the range from 70° to 120°.
  • the lower end of the back body member 102 preferably is configured so that the angle ⁇ of the notch is in the range from 10° to 60°.
  • Swelling to be formed can be made larger by increasing the difference between the angles ⁇ and ⁇ .
  • the difference between the angles ⁇ and ⁇ preferably is in the range from 10° to 70°, more preferably from 20° to 40°.
  • FIG. 3A shows the state where the panties 100 obtained by connecting components corresponding to the respective patterns shown in FIG. 1 are placed flat and then folded along the back centerline L with the back body member on the external side.
  • FIG. 2 is a pattern diagram of conventional panties 500 .
  • FIG. 3B shows the state where the panties 500 obtained by connecting components corresponding to the respective patterns shown in FIG. 2 are placed flat and then folded along the back centerline L with a back body member on the external side.
  • the crotch section 103 bends so as to protrude from the back centerline. Further, when the panties 100 are placed flat, a lower part thereof extends obliquely with the external side (the leg edge side) slanting downward. In contrast, in the case of the conventional panties 500 , as shown in FIG. 3B , the crotch section 503 is folded so as to form the same straight line as the back body member 502 , and the above-described bending is not observed.
  • the panties 500 when the panties 500 are placed flat, a lower part thereof extends horizontally (in the direction orthogonal to the back centerline L), rather than extending obliquely as in the panties 100 .
  • the crotch section looks different between the panties 100 of the present invention and the conventional panties 500 .
  • the crotch section 103 in the panties 100 of the present invention is seen only slightly.
  • the two-dot chain line extending horizontally indicates a line to which the crotch section 503 of the conventional panties 500 reaches.
  • a fabric that can be used for each of the front body member 101 and the back body member 102 is not particularly limited, and may be a woven fabric, a knotted fabric, or a nonwoven fabric, for example. It is more preferable that the fabric is a stretchable fabric containing elastic yarns, such as polyurethane.
  • the crotch section 103 may be made of the same fabric as the front body member 101 and the back body member 102 . In this case, a patch cloth made of cotton or the like may be provided on the wearer's skin side of the crotch section 103 .
  • the V-shape of the back end of the crotch section 103 and the V-shaped notch in the lower end of the back body member 102 are each formed in a shape in which two straight lines meet each other.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • they each may be formed in a shape in which two curved lines meet each other, or the apex of the V-shape may be rounded.
  • the state where “the angle ⁇ of the V-shape is greater than the angle ⁇ of the notch” means that the shape of the lower end of the back body member 102 can be conformed to the shape of the back end of the crotch section 103 by widening the notch.
  • the front body member 101 and the back body member 102 are each provided as a right-and-left integrated member.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and the right part and the left part of each member may be provided as separate members.
  • each of the front body member 101 and the back body member 102 is provided as a right-and-left integrated member, because this improves the fit to a wearer's body and also provides better touch on a wearer's skin, as compared with the case where the right and left members are connected to each other.
  • FIG. 4 is a pattern diagram of panties 200 according to the second embodiment of the bottom garment of the present invention.
  • the one-dot chain line in FIG. 4 indicates a fold line on a fabric in pattern arrangement.
  • the fabric is folded in half to make the fold line.
  • Each pattern is aligned with the fold line, and the fabric is cut along the pattern.
  • a front body member 201 is formed integrally with a crotch section 203 .
  • FIG. 5 is a pattern diagram of panties 300 according to the third embodiment of the bottom garment of the present invention.
  • the panties 300 of the present embodiment include: a right body member 304 R that forms a right part of a front section 11 and a right part of a back section 12 ; and a left body member 304 L that forms a left part of the front section 11 and a left part of the back section 12 .
  • each pattern is aligned with a fold line on a fabric, and the right body member 304 R and the left body member 304 L are provided in a continuous form.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • Each pattern may be arranged in any portion instead of being aligned with the fold line, and the right body member 304 R and the left body member 304 L may be provided in a discrete form.
  • FIG. 6 is a pattern diagram of panties 400 according to the fourth embodiment of the bottom garment of the present invention.
  • the panties 400 of the present embodiment are configured so that a right part 403 R of a crotch section is formed integrally with a right body member 404 R, and a left part 403 L of the crotch section is formed integrally with a left body member 404 L.
  • the pattern is aligned with a fold line on a fabric, and the right body member 404 R formed integrally with the right part 403 R of the crotch section and the left body member 404 L formed integrally with the left part 403 L of the crotch section are provided in a continuous form.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the pattern may be arranged in any portion instead of being aligned with the fold line, and the right and left members may be provided in a discrete form.
  • the components of the bottom garment of the present invention are not limited as long as the patterns of the lower end of the back section 12 and the back end of the crotch section are separated from each other. Except for that, the components of the bottom garment may be formed integrally in any combination as appropriate according to the design etc. of the completed bottom garment.
  • FIG. 7 shows the states of buttocks observed in a wearing evaluation test.
  • the wearing evaluation test the same test wearer wore the panties 100 of the present invention and the conventional panties 500 , and the fit and the occurrence of out-of-shape wearing while the test wearer moved one leg up and down were assessed by visual evaluation.
  • the panties 100 used in this wearing evaluation test were configured so that the angle ⁇ was 90° and the angle ⁇ was 30°.
  • FIG. 7 shows the states observed when the test user wore the panties of the present invention, and (b) shows the states observed when the test user wore the conventional panties.
  • FIG. 7 shows the states observed when the test user wore the panties of the present invention.
  • the panties 100 are configured so that, in a pattern diagram, the back end of the crotch section 103 forms a V-shape, the lower end of the back body member 102 to be connected with the back end of the crotch section 103 forms a V-shaped notch, and an angle ⁇ of the V-shape is greater than the angle ⁇ of the notch, and with this configuration, it was possible to provide a margin in a portion of the fabric around the back leg edges, thereby allowing a three-dimensional swelling to be formed and the fit to a lower part of the natal cleft to be improved.
  • panties that can provide high wearing comfort and also can effectively prevent the occurrence of out-of-shape wearing at leg edge parts.
  • the present invention has been described above with reference to specific examples of its embodiment, namely, panties. It is to be noted, however, that the bottom garment of the present invention is not limited to those given as the specific examples, and can be embodied in various forms.
  • the present invention is applicable not only to the garments described in the above embodiments, but also to foundation garments such as girdles and bodysuits, and various other garments such as swimsuits, leotards, sportswear, and outerwear.
  • the present invention is applicable not only to panties for daily use but also to sanitary panties and panties for light incontinence protection, for example.

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