Patent ID: 6192521
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A41D,A61F

Abstract:
A continuous process for the manufacture of a shorts garment comprising:a. providing four single layer webs of fabric including two side edges on each web of fabric;b. aligning two of the four webs together in a side by side orientation;c. bonding one side edge of each of the two webs in the side by side orientation together, defining at least a portion of an inseam and a first composite web;d. aligning the remaining two of the four webs together in a side by side orientation;e. bonding one side edge of each of the two webs in the side by side orientation together, defining at least another portion of the inseam and a second composite web;f. aligning the first and second composite webs together in the face to face orientation, defining a arrangement having two layers of fabric and two top side edges and two bottom side edges;g. intermittently bonding the composite webs wherein the bonding is accomplished in an alternating orientation near the center of the webs, defining center seams having a specific shape and an interior portion of fabric;h. removing the interior portion of fabric, defining a cavity having a front to back contour to accommodate a human body;i. folding one pair of the side edges together;j. bonding the pair of side edges, defining at least one side seam and a tubular leg structure;k. folding the other pair of side edges together;l. bonding the other pair of side edges, defining at least another side seam and another tubular leg structure; and,m. cutting the fabric, defining discrete garmentsized pieces of fabric wherein each piece of fabric includes at least two side seams, an inseam, two tubular leg structures, and a waist opening.