Patent ID: 9345275
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A garment, comprising: at least one stretchable fabric element, wherein the garment is a lower body garment configured for wear by an individual and comprises right and left legs; a first elasticity-reducing panel comprising a first pattern imprinted onto a first portion of the at least one stretchable fabric element in a lateral thigh region of the right leg and extending from a right front thigh region to a right rear thigh region, wherein the first pattern comprises a plurality of intersecting first pattern lines forming a mesh completely bounded by first pattern edges and is confined to above-knee portions of the right leg, portions of the first pattern lines in peripheral regions having thicknesses that are at least twice as great as thicknesses of the portions of the first pattern lines in an interior region, and the first pattern is completely surrounded by, and an entire length of an outermost portion of each of the first pattern edges is directly adjacent to, a second portion of the at least one stretchable fabric element lacking an elasticity reducing panel; and a second elasticity-reducing panel comprising a second pattern imprinted onto a third portion of the at least one stretchable fabric element in a lateral thigh region of the left leg and extending from a left front thigh region to a left rear thigh region, wherein the second pattern comprises a plurality of intersecting second pattern lines forming a mesh completely bounded by second pattern edges and is confined to above-knee portions of the left leg, portions of the second pattern lines in peripheral regions having thicknesses that are at least twice as great as thicknesses of the portions of the second pattern lines in an interior region, and the second pattern is completely surrounded by, and an entire length of an outermost portion of each of the second pattern edges is directly adjacent to, a fourth portion of the at least one stretchable fabric element lacking an elasticity reducing panel; further comprising: third and fourth elasticity-reducing panels, wherein the third elasticity-reducing panel comprises a third pattern imprinted onto a knee region of the right leg, the fourth elasticity-reducing panel comprises a fourth pattern imprinted onto a knee region of the left leg, the third pattern comprises third pattern lines, portions of the third pattern lines in an interior region of the third pattern have thicknesses less than thicknesses of portions of the third pattern lines in peripheral regions of the third pattern, and the fourth pattern is a mirror image of the third pattern; and a first lateral outer seam extending along a lateral outer edge of the third elasticity-reducing panel; and a second lateral outer seam extending along a lateral outer edge of the fourth elasticity-reducing panel.