Patent ID: 7849520

Claim:
A collar for a garment, said collar comprising: an outer layer and an inner layer facing each other along a facing area, the facing area comprising a proximal facing zone and an distal facing zone, said proximal facing zone including an attachment zone for attaching the collar to a part of the garment; an adhesive bond connecting the outer and inner layers along at least a substantial portion of the proximal facing zone, said adhesive bond defining an adhesion zone extending beyond said attachment zone in a direction toward the distal facing zone; along the distal facing zone, beyond the adhesion zone, the inner and outer layers are free relative to each other except along at least a part of the periphery of the distal facing zone; along the distal facing zone, except along at least a part of the periphery of the distal facing zone, the outer layer not being adhered to the inner layer nor to any additional layer in the distal facing zone; the inner layer comprising: a first inner collar panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, the first inner collar panel not extending along the distal facing zone; a second inner collar panel extending along an upper part of the internal surface of the outer layer; the second inner collar panel having a bottom edge overlapping the top edge of the first inner collar panel; the bottom edge of the second inner collar panel being connected to the top edge of the first inner collar panel by adhesive bonding; the adhesive bond connecting the first inner collar panel to the internal surface of the outer layer along a substantial part of the adhesion zone.