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Clothes with back part such as brassiere - Utax Co., Ltd
Clothes with back part such as brassiere
United States Patent 7722433
A garment includes a brassiere with a back part, in which back cloths are formed thin without concaves and convexs, and only head parts of male and female engaging devices appear on outer surfaces of the back cloths, thereby providing a stylish appearance, which is plane and neat, and providing a comfortable feeling without a feeling of discomfort when worn. The garment includes a back part of a brassiere or the like which can be freely put on and off by using the male and female engaging devices (12) and (16) provided to the back cloths (4) welded to an area from underarm parts toward a back of a wearer. The male and female engaging devices (12) and (16) are integrally attached onto inner surface portions of the back cloths (4). The head parts (12a) and (16a) of the male and female engaging devices (12) and (16) are exposed to an outside through slits (13).
Utaka, Shohei (Kasai, JP)
11/597810
Utax Co., Ltd (Hyogo, JP)
450/79
450/63, 450/82
450/79, 450/77, 450/58, 450/71, 450/63, 450/82, 2/96, 450/73
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1. A garment comprising: a portion arranged to cover a front of a wearer; and a back part, including back bands arranged to extend from underarm parts of a wearer, respectively, to a back of the wearer, wherein each of the back bands includes a stretchable front fabric material arranged to face away from the wearer, a stretchable back fabric material arranged to face the wearer, and a thermal adhesive film provided between the front fabric material and the back fabric material, the front fabric material, back fabric material and thermal adhesive film being thermally welded together, wherein a first one of the back bands includes male engaging devices integrally attached to an inner surface of the first one of the back bands between the front fabric material and the back fabric material of the first one of the back bands, the male engaging devices being arranged such that head portions of the male engaging devices protrude through slits provided in one of the front fabric material and the back fabric material so as to be exposed to an outside of the garment, wherein a second one of the back bands includes female engaging devices integrally attached to an inner surface of the second one of the back bands between the front fabric material and the back fabric material of the second one of the back bands, the female engaging devices being arranged such that head portions of the female engaging devices protrude through slits provided in the other of the front fabric material and the back fabric material as compared to the slits of the first one of the back bands so as to be exposed to an outside of the garment, wherein the head portions of the male and female engaging devices are engageable with each other for fastening the garment at the back of the wearer.
The present invention relates to a garment with a back part, provided with a back cloth having a fastening effect for making the garment be fixed by being fitted to an area from underarm parts through a back of a wearer, such as a brassiere, a bra-slip, a body suit, and a bathing suit.
A brassiere, which is a typical garment with the back cloth, is generally composed of left and right cup cloths, an under cup cloth to be sewn to a lower end portion of the cup cloths, left and right back cloths to be fitted and fixed to an area from the underarm part through the back part, and straps.
However, the hook/eye tape of a type using the thermal adhesive film according to Patent Document 2 mentioned above is joined to an outer surface of one end portion of the back cloth, thereby appearing on the outer surface to provide an unfavorable appearance. Further, a portion of the backcloth and a portion with the hook/eye tape overlapped thereon become uneven providing a concave and a convex resulting in a problem in that uncomfortable feeling of wearing is caused.
As means for solving the above-mentioned problems and attaining the object of the present invention, there is developed and adopted a garment including a brassiere with a back part, which can be put on and off by using male and female engaging devices provided on back cloths to be fitted to an area from underarm parts through a back of a wearer, in which the male and female engaging devices are integrally attached to inner surfaces of the back cloths and head parts of the male and female engaging devices are exposed to an outside through slits.
According to the present invention, the male and female engaging devices are integrated in inner surface portions of the back cloths and only the head parts of the male and female engaging devices appear on the outer surfaces of the back cloths, so there is no concave and convex which are found in a case of the conventional hook/eye tape and the whole garment is formed to be uniform in thickness and thin. Therefore, the garment according to the present invention eliminates the feeling of discomfort due to biting into skin of a wearer or a partially applied pressure and fits a body with a moderate fastening force. Further, a slim appearance of the backcloth provides a neat and elegant appearance of the garment, and the garment does not stand out even in a case of wearing a thin outerwear. Moreover, the thermal adhesive film is provided with a window portion in the longitudinal direction thereof, so air permeability is not impaired when a front fabric material and a back fabric material are joined therethrough, thereby providing a comfortable feeling of wearing, and there is an advantage that stretchability and strength of the garment can be freely changed.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a brassiere.
Hereinafter, a garment with a back part according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained by taking a brassiere as a typical example. As shown in FIG. 1, a brassiere main body 1 is composed of a pair of left and right cup cloths 2 for covering breasts (i.e. a front of a wearer), an under cup cloth 3 connected to the pair of cup cloths 2, back cloths 4 (i.e., back bands) to be put on an area from underarm sides of the cup cloths 2 to a back of a wearer, and straps 5 for connecting upper ends of the cup cloths 2 and upper sides of the back cloths 4.
As shown in FIG. 4, in a left back cloth 4a, loop parts 12a constituting head parts of eyes 12 protrude from longitudinal slits 13 arranged at predetermined intervals on the front fabric material 9 in one end portion of the narrow band 6. In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, between the front fabric material 9 and the back fabric material 10, there are provided a urethane elastomer film 11, a tape cloth 14 to which leg parts 12b of the eyes 12 are attached using sewing threads as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and a urethane elastomer film 15 having a square shape which is the same in shape and size as the tape cloth 14, with only the loop parts 12a of the eyes 12 being exposed to an outside through the longitudinal slits 13 provided in the front fabric material 9, and heat is applied from the surface of the front fabric material 9 to integrate the whole.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, in a right back cloth 4b, hook parts 16a constituting head parts of hooks 16 are exposed to the outside through the longitudinal slits 13 provided on the back fabric material 10 in one end portion of the narrow band 6. In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, between the front fabric material 9 and the back fabric material 10, there are provided the urethane elastomer film 15, the tape cloth 14 to which a covering cloth 14a for covering leg parts 16b of the hooks 16 and the leg parts 16a of the hooks 16 are attached using the sewing threads as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, and the urethane elastomer film 15 having a square shape which is the same in shape and size as the tape cloth 14, with only the hook parts 16a of the hooks 16 being exposed to the outside through the longitudinal slits 13 provided in the back fabric material 10, and heat is applied from the surface of the front fabric material 9 to integrate the whole.
Conditions of use of the brassiere as a typical example of the garment with the back part such as a brassiere according to the present invention formed as described above is explained in terms of advantages and effects. Between the front fabric material 9 and the back fabric material 10 at one end of the left back cloth 4a, the tape cloth 14 to which the eyes 12 are attached is interposed, with the urethane elastomer film 11 sandwiched between the front fabric material 9 and the back fabric material 10, and pressure is applied from an upper surface of a front cloth 2 by using an iron or the like, to thereby thermally weld the front fabric material 9 and the back fabric material 10 and integrate the eyes 12 as well, which are interposed between inner surfaces of those. Accordingly, the tape cloth 14 is hidden by the front fabric material 9 and the back fabric material 10 and does not appear on the outer surface, thereby providing a neat and elegant appearance.
The present invention is not limited to a brassiere, and can be applied to a garment with a back part in general such as a bra-slip, a body suit, and a bathing suit.
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