Patent ID: 7356851
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. An athletic shirt comprising: a body portion having a front panel with a chest area and a waist area made out of a moisture-wicking, fast-drying, stretchable, high-performance fabric, and a back panel which has shoulder blade areas and waist area made out of said fabric; sleeves made out said fabric permanently sewn to said body portion; a pair of identical triple gussets made out of said fabric wherein each triple gusset is permanently sewn and joins each side of said front panel to each side of said back panel and extends into the armpit sections of each sleeve joining said sleeves to said body portion and wherein each triple gusset consists of: a Pectoralis Major gusset ( 12 ) which is attached to the front panel at a side seam, and flares out at the chest area and covers the armpit area and connects to the back panel allowing for adduction and flexion of the arm of a wearer without restriction or binding of said fabric through the chest area or armpit area; a Latissimus Dorsi gusset ( 16 ) which is attached to the back panel at a side seam and flares out at the armpit area and the shoulder blade area and connects to the Pectoralis Major gusset ( 12 ) at the armpit area allowing for extension, adduction, and medial rotation of the arm without any restriction or binding of said fabric in the back panel of said shirt; a Serratus Anterior gusset ( 14 ) which is sandwiched between and connects to both the Pectoralis Major gusset ( 12 ) and the Latissimus Dorsi gusset ( 16 ) allowing for shoulder rotation of the arm and rib cage expansion without any restriction or binding of said fabric through the body portion; a collar.