Elastic Portions Have Nonparallel Lines Of Elasticity Patents (Class 450/130)
  • Patent number: 11510440
    Abstract: A shapewear undergarment can include first and second leg openings where the first leg opening is located at a greater distance from a hip portion than the second leg opening, such that the shapewear undergarment will cover a greater portion of a wearer's first thigh than the wearer's second thigh when worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Skims Body, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Kardashian West, Jens Grede
  • Patent number: 10548758
    Abstract: A multifunctional hip brace comprises a retaining wrapping base of elastic fabric (12) comprising a side portion (13), a lumbar band (14a) and a thigh band (14b), wherein the lumbar band (14a) and the thigh band (14b) are placed at opposite ends of the side portion (13) and can be wrapped about the waist and about a thigh of the patient and can be clamped in adjustable positions through quick hooking means (16), wherein the side portion (13) is entirely made of fabric and wherein the elastic retaining wrapping base (12) comprises a plurality of arrangements (17?, 17?) for hooking additional accessory elements (18?, 18?) for selectively limiting the movements of the hip joint, such as an articulated rod (18?), said plurality of arrangements (17?, 17?) being externally constrainable in a removable manner to the side portion (13) through quick hooking means (19), and a pair of elastic pulling strips (18?) externally constrainable in a removable manner through quick hooking means (19), diagonally placed between t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: ORTHOSERVICE AG
    Inventors: Francesco Turconi, Paolo Rossi
  • Patent number: 9320307
    Abstract: A garment includes a torso portion and a limb portion. The garment further includes a first panel with a first lacing guide provided on the first panel and a second panel with a second lacing guide provided on the second panel. A cord extends between the first lacing guide and the second lacing guide. A cord adjustment mechanism is coupled to the cord. The cord adjustment mechanism is configured to reduce an effective length of the cord extending between the first lacing guide and the second lacing guide and draw the first panel toward the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Berns, Mari Lucero
  • Patent number: 6062946
    Abstract: A post-pregnancy compression garment that provides abdominal support to facilitate a faster return to the individual's pre-pregnancy figure. The garment consists of a tubular body encompassing an anatomical region from the thighs to beneath the chest. Compression material or strips are constructed from an elastic memory fabric positioned so as to cause compression to the abdomen area. Maximum compression may be provided to the waist section with the remaining portion of the garment providing support with minimum compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Jennifer Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 5897423
    Abstract: A post-pregnancy compression garment that provides abdominal support to facilitate a faster return to the individual's pre-pregnancy figure. The garment consists of a tubular body encompassing an anatomical region from the thighs to beneath the chest. Compression material or strips are constructed from an elastic memory fabric positioned so as to cause compression to the abdomen area. Maximum compression may be provided to the waist section with the remaining portion of the garment providing support with minimum compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Inventor: Jennifer Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 5571039
    Abstract: This invention pertains to an abdominal support for the extended abdomen of a person who is pregnant or has a large abdomen due to obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Inventor: Donna M. Ford
  • Patent number: 5182815
    Abstract: Athletic pants comprising in combination a plurality of basic panels extending from an upper edge at the front of the wearer's waistline, downwardly around the wearer's crotch, then upwardly to the back of the wearer's waistline and stitched together from the front waistline to the rear waistline, the basic panels being fabricated of a knit fabrication from extensible yarn; an elastic waistband coupled to the upper edge of the basic panels; a pair of support panels located interior of the basic panels and stitched thereto, the base panels being constructed of a knit fabric from extensible yarn and with the support panels also being constructed of a knit fabric from an extensible yarn with the mesh of the support panels being of a greater elasticity than that of the basic panels; and a pair of pocket panels stitched over the sides of the base panels in an inverted U-shape configuration and with an extensible lower edge having an elastomeric hem at its lower edge thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Inventor: Margaret B. Young