Patent ID: 7814576
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A41B,A41D

Abstract:
1. A pair of tights comprising: front parts for covering a waist, a knee, and a front side of an ankle, each of the front parts having: back parts for covering a lower end part of the waist, a hip, and a back side of the ankle, each of the back parts having: outer side parts each curved so as to meander gently and cover a side portion of the waist corresponding to a greater trochanter, an outer side of the knee joint, and an outer side of the ankle, each of the outer side parts having: back waist projections each formed integrally with a respective one of the outer side parts and projecting from an upper end of the respective one of the outer side parts over a back side of the waist; inner side parts each gently curved in an L-shape and covering a groin area, an inner side of the thigh, an inner side of the knee, and an inner side of the ankle, each of the inner side parts having a portion corresponding to the inner side of the knee and curved convexly toward the front part; outer knee support parts each being located on an outer surface of a respective one of the outer side parts and the front parts to support an outer side of the knee, each of the outer knee support parts having a concave portion with a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the knee; inner knee support parts each being located on an outer surface of a respective one of the inner side parts and the front parts to support an inner side of the knee, each of the inner knee support parts having a concave portion with a shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the knee, the inner knee support parts being separate from and not directly connected to the outer knee support parts; and sartorius and adductor support parts each covering the back side of the waist, a sartorius muscle, and adductor muscles, each of the sartorius and adductor support parts having a first end portion connected to a respective one of the back waist projections and a second end portion connected to a respective one of the inner knee support parts and a respective one of the inner side parts such that each of the sartorius and adductor support parts extends from the back side of the waist to an upper end of the respective one of the inner knee support parts, each of the satorius and adductor support parts being shaped such that a width of the second end portion increases closer to the upper end of the respective one of the inner knee support parts; wherein the first end portion of a right-side one of the sartorius and adductor support parts and the first end portion of a left-side one of the sartorius and adductor support parts are connected together at a center of the back side of the waist such that the sartorius and adductor support parts extend symmetrically from the center of the back side of the waist; and wherein the outer side parts, the back waist projections, the outer knee support parts, the inner knee support parts, and the sartorius and adductor support parts are formed of a stretchable material having an elastic modulus higher than an elastic modulus of a material forming the front parts, the back parts, and the inner side parts.