Patent ID: 7854022

Claim:
A garment comprising: a knitted or woven fabric layer having an inner surface; at least one of an arm opening, neck opening, waist opening, and leg opening, the at least one opening having a periphery and an outer free edge; an elastic edge band extending around the entire periphery only of the at least one opening, the edge band having first and second free edges and an inner surface; the entire inner surface of the edge band overlying and in contact with only the inner surface of the fabric, the first free edge of the edge band terminating at the outer free edge of the fabric layer; the edge band and the fabric layer each including a sonically weldable material; a subsonic or ultrasonic edge weld securing the first free edge of the edge band to the outer edge of the at least one opening to form a finished seamless edge along the at least one opening; and an adhesive securing the edge band to the fabric layer, the adhesive along more than half of the inner surface of the edge band and securing the second free edge to the inner surface of the fabric.