Patent ID: 8574025
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A41C

Abstract:
1. A stretchable undergarment comprising front and rear panels cut and sewn to form a one-piece body slimming unit comprising a generally tubular upper section for the upper torso continuous with generally tubular leg sections for the left and right legs of the wearer, the tubular upper section having a front side, a rear side, and left and right sides, the leg sections elongated for extending along the thighs and terminating near the knees of the wearer, the upper section having a top opening forming left and right shoulder straps atop the upper section, the front and rear panels made from a stretchable satin warp-knit elastic material predominately containing a thin polymeric textile fabric base material and a minor amount of spandex blended with the textile fabric base material and forming a predominately one-way stretch material that forms substantially the entire front, rear, and left and right sides of the upper section and the left and right leg sections of the undergarment, the undergarment, when worn by the wearer, having a one-way stretch substantially entirely in the longitudinal direction extending continuously along substantially the entire front and rear sides, the left and right sides, and the tubular left and right leg sections of the undergarment.