Patent ID: 6151927
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A circular knit body garment comprising:a first body portion knit of successive alternating courses of a first elastic yarn and a first body yarn and a second body portion knit of successive alternating courses of a second elastic yan and a second body yarn, said first and second body portions being circularly interknit to provide a seamless transition between said first and second body portions;said first elastic yarn having a denier in the range of about 50 to 120, said second elastic yarn having a denier in the range of about 15 to 50, and the denier of said first elastic yarn being about 1.5 to 4.5 times larger than the denier of said second elastic yarn;said first elastic yarn being covered with a first covering bicomponent nylon yarn having a denier in the range of about 8 to 25, said second elastic yarn being covered with a second covering bicomponent nylon yarn having a denier in the range of about 11 to 30, the denier of said second covering yarn being 1.4 to 2.2 times larger than the denier of the first covering yarn;said first and second body yarns being comprised of bicomponent nylon yarn, textured yarn or flat trilobal yarn; andsaid first body portion and said second body portion having substantially the same opacity.