Patent ID: 7437774
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: A41B,A41D,C08L,D03D,D04B,D10B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An article of apparel comprising: a torso region having a front area, a back area, and a pair of side areas for covering a torso of a wearer; and a pair of arm regions extending from the torso region for receiving arms of the wearer, wherein the article of apparel is a shirt formed from at least a first material and a second material, the first material extending in a vertical direction along a central portion of the back area, and the first material extending along the side areas, the first material including a yarn that exhibits a dimensional transformation upon exposure to water, and the second material being different than the first material, and a plurality of curved slits are formed in the first material, and wherein the first material is a double-knit material having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the yarn that exhibits the dimensional transformation upon exposure to the water being concentrated at the first surface, and another yarn that is substantially dimensionally-stable upon exposure to the water being concentrated at the second surface.