Patent ID: 7089597
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: A41B,A41C,A41D,A63B

Abstract:
1. An upper bady garment worn by a user having an upper body and a chest portion, comprising: a main body part comprising an approximately non-stretchable material which adheres closely to at least the chest portion of the upper body, having portions corresponding to a left acromia, a right acromia, a center of a sternum, a breast portion, a left armpit area, a right armpit area, and a back surface of the user; and band-form fabrics with stretchability that is lower than that of said main body part are stitched to said main body part along: wherein the band-form fabrics stitched along the first and second lines, are positioned in directions that are oriented along muscle fibers of external intercostal muscles that act to lift a chest wall forward and upward when the garment is worn; and the band-form fabric stitched along the third line is positioned in a direction that is oriented along muscle fibers of latissimus dorsi muscles that face toward a back center from the left and right armpit areas when the garment is worn.