Patent ID: 8146172
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A method for constructing a cuff of a garment, the garment being formed via a fabric panel with a free end defining an opening of the garment configured to receive a body part of a wearer, the method comprising: positioning a heat-sealable material with stretch and recovery properties on the fabric panel near the free end; heat-sealing the material onto the fabric panel near the free end, wherein the heat sealed material has an upper edge and a lower edge opposite to the upper edge, the upper edge of the heat sealed material forming an upper edge of the cuff; and substantially melting the heat-sealed material onto an edge of the fabric panel for forming a substantially sealed edge, the edge of the fabric panel being formed by cutting the heat-sealed material between the upper edge and the lower edge together with the fabric, the substantially sealed edge forming a lower edge of the cuff opposite to the upper edge of the cuff.