Detachably Secured To Garment Patents (Class 450/133)
  • Patent number: 6766533
    Abstract: A swimsuit undergarment for lifting the buttocks and thighs of a user to provide a slimmer appearance. The swimsuit includes a body member comprising an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion of the body member is designed for being positioned on an upper torso of the user. The lower portion is designed for being positioned on a lower torso of the user when the upper portion is positioned on the upper torso of the user. A panel member is adjustably coupled to an interior surface of the lower portion of the body member whereby the panel member is positioned between the lower portion of the body member and the lower torso of the user. The panel member is designed for raising the buttocks and thighs of the user to provide a slimmer appearance when the user is wearing the body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Inventors: Robin Meier, Dee Meier
  • 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
  • Patent number: 5143092
    Abstract: A slimming flattener for the female's abdomen which utilizes two lengths of longitudinally stretchable woven elastic webbing in its construction. The first length surrounding the body at the upper hip line on the sides and rear dropping in the front to the mid abdomen. The second length is attached to the first length at the mid abdomen and extends down to and through the groin, then upward across the buttocks to be fastened to the rear of the first length at its mid point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Inventor: Vivian D. Flowers