Patent ID: 7546853

Claim:
An under body armor hybrid fabric garment, comprising: a first fabric portion comprising low stretch or no stretch fabric configured to cover an upper torso region of a user's body, the first fabric portion covering a first body region left exposed by the body armor and extending into a second body transition region covered by the body armor; and a second fabric portion comprising stretchable fabric configured to cover a lower torso region of the user's body underneath the body armor wherein the second fabric portion has an inner surface defining a plurality of discrete inner regions of loop yarn, including one or more first discrete inner regions of loop yarn having first inner pile height and one or more other discrete inner regions of loop yarn having contrasting inner pile height relatively greater than the first inner pile height, the one or more first discrete inner regions of loop yarn together with the one or more other discrete inner regions of loop yarn defining air channels between the user's skin and an opposed inner base surface of the fabric, thereby to facilitate ventilation and reduce contact points with the user's skin.