Patent ID: 8226624

Claim:
A garment comprising: a chassis having a shape configured to surround a portion of a wearer's body, the chassis including a front portion and a back portion and an inner surface that is placed adjacent to the wearer's body and an outer surface wherein the chassis defines at least a front inner surface and a back inner surface; an extensible portion that permits the chassis to expand in an area for providing the chassis with a form fitting property around a portion of a wearer's body; an adhesive member positioned on the back inner surface of the chassis and over the extensible portion, the adhesive member including an adhesive layer applied over the extensible portion and a cover member wherein the cover member is adjacent to the wearer's skin, the cover member substantially covering the adhesive layer and wherein, when the extensible portion is stretched in a lateral direction, the cover member defines openings facing the wearer's skin that expose the adhesive layer to the wearer's body; and wherein the adhesive layer of the adhesive member has low tack and a peel strength of no more than about 140 grams per centimeter of width and is configured to provide a cyclic shear value of no more than about 100 cycles, such that the adhesive will detach during use from the wearer's body after initial application.