Patent ID: 6212686
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A41B

Abstract:
In a shirt having a shirt body, an elongate neckband with length and width dimensions and opposite ends, and a collar with upper and lower edges and opposite ends, wherein the neckband is adapted to encircle the neck of a wearer and has upper and lower edges connected to the collar and to the shirt body, respectively, and a fastening means is on the ends of the neckband for securing the neckband and thus the collar in encircling relationship about the neck of a wearer, wherein:said neckband comprises layers of fabric material woven of threads oriented so that the weave of the neckband is on a bias, whereby the material is flexible and is stretchable in a direction parallel to the length of the neckband to increase the length of the neckband to compensate for different neck sizes or an increase in neck size of the wearer.