Patent ID: 6393621
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A41B,A61F

Abstract:
A garment for holding a disposable absorbent article in close bodily contact, said garment having a longitudinal centerline defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral centerline defining a lateral direction and a waist opening allowing entry thereto, said garment comprising a knit material and having:a front region; a rear region having at least two sections; a lifting member operatively associated with said rear region, said lifting member comprising at least one portion and being disposed in a symmetric relationship with respect to said longitudinal centerline, wherein said lifting member separates said rear region into said at least two sections; a crotch region disposed between and joined to said front region and said rear region; a pair of opposed leg openings having a periphery defined by said front region, said rear region and said crotch region; and a longitudinal stretch control member operatively associated with said lifting member, said longitudinal stretch control member being disposed along said longitudinal centerline in said crotch region, said longitudinal stretch control member has a rear end and said lifting member comprises a pair of opposed portions, each of said portions extending upward from said rear end of said lifting member toward said waistband and laterally outward at an acute angle with respect to said longitudinal centerline; said lifting member being integrally knit with said section of said rear region using a knitting pattern having less longitudinal stretch than a wholly plain knit pattern.