Patent ID: 9661880
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A41D

Claim:
1. Sports garment having a chest-covering portion and an abdomen-covering portion which, in use, cover the wearer's chest and abdomen respectively, wherein the chest-covering portion includes an upper compressive zone formed of a textile material having a higher modulus of elasticity than a textile material forming the abdomen-covering portion, such that, in use, a greater compressive force is applied to the wearer's chest than the wearer's abdomen, and wherein the textile material for forming the upper compressive zone and the textile material for forming the abdomen-covering portion comprise a single layer of the same base fabric having variations in the modulus of elasticity, the upper compressive zone having an upper edge distal from the abdomen-covering portion and a lower edge proximal the abdomen-covering portion, and wherein there is a gradual increase in modulus of elasticity in the upper compressive zone from at least on of said edges to an area of maximum compressive effect in the upper compressive zone.