Patent ID: 7722433

Claim:
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.