Patent ID: 9687031
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A41D

Claim:
1. A close fitting athletic garment comprising: a front portion divided from a rear portion by a midline reference plane; at least a first fabric layer comprising a unitary textile, the first fabric layer having a first elasticity; and at least a first stitch line extending along the first fabric layer in a first direction and the at least first stitch line extending along the first fabric layer in a second direction, the at least first stitch line changing from the first direction to the second direction at the mid-line reference plane, the at least a first stitch line comprising a plurality of stitches formed from a first thread, the first thread having a second elasticity, the second elasticity being less than the first elasticity; and wherein: the elasticity of the close fitting athletic garment is limited by the second elasticity of the first thread along the first direction and the second direction, and wherein the elasticity of the close fitting garment is limited by the first elasticity of the first fabric layer when the close fitting garment is stretched in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.