Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
SHIRT RETAINING WASTEBAND FOR UNDERGARMENT
BACKGROUND
1. Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to an undergarment, and more
particularly to
an undergarment that selectively retains a shirt that has been tucked into an
outer garment.
2. Description of Related Prior Art
[0002] U.S. Pat. No. 7,122,236 discloses a clothes securing system.
Disclosed is a
fabric securing system having a strip of flexible material for securing two
pieces of fabric
or clothing is disclosed. The system has at least a portion of one of its
sides containing an
adhesive material. Both sides of the system may contain an adhesive portion.
U.S. Pat. No.
2,677,828 discloses an undergarment and waistband therefor. Disclosed is an
undergarment having a waistband comprising a base fabric having longitudinal
stretch, in
combination with a bare elastic thread interwoven longitudinally into the base
fabric so as
to form loops exposed on at least one face of the fabric, of such length that
their thread is
slack when the base fabric is stretched, whereby when the garment is being
worn, limited
up-and-down movement of the loops is permitted and a quality of holding down
other
garments is created even when the base fabric is stretched.
[0003] The background description provided herein is for the purpose
of generally
presenting the context of the disclosure. Work of the presently named
inventor, to the
extent it is described in this background section, as well as aspects of the
description that
may not otherwise qualify as prior art at the time of filing, are neither
expressly nor
impliedly admitted as prior art against the present disclosure.
SUMMARY
[0004] An undergarment for inhibiting unwanted movement of a shirt
during
wear can include a body, a torso opening, and a waistband. The body can have
an
interior side and an exterior side. The torso opening can be defined at a top
of the body
and a pair of leg openings can be defined at a bottom of the body. The
waistband can
extend along a circumference of the top. The waistband can include an exterior
surface at
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least partially covered with a garment movement-inhibiting material configured
to
prevent sliding movement of a shirt across the exterior surface. The waistband
can also
include an interior surface at least partially covered with a garment movement
non-
inhibiting material. The waistband can be circumferentially foldable towards
the bottom
to selectively expose one of the garment movement-inhibiting material and the
garment
movement non-inhibiting material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] The detailed description set forth below references the
following drawings:
[0006] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment in the form of a
brief according
to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0007] Figure 2 is a perspective view of a garment in the form of a
boxer according
to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0008] Figure 3A is a cross sectional view of a waistband
incorporating an
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure selectively enabled to retain a
tucked-in
shirt;
[0009] Figure 3B is a cross sectional view of a waistband
incorporating an
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure selectively disabled from
retaining a
tucked-in shirt;
[0010] Figure 3C is a cross sectional view of a waistband
incorporating an
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure selectively prevented from
adhering to an
outer garment;
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] A plurality of different embodiments of the present disclosure
is shown in
the Figures of the application. Similar features are shown in the various
embodiments of
the present disclosure. Similar features across different embodiments have
been numbered
with a common reference numeral and have been differentiated by an alphabetic
suffix.
Similar features in a particular embodiment have been numbered with a common
two-digit,
base reference numeral and have been differentiated by a different leading
numeral. Also,
to enhance consistency, the structures in any particular drawing share the
same alphabetic
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suffix even if a particular feature is shown in less than all embodiments.
Similar features
are structured similarly, operate similarly, and/or have the same function
unless otherwise
indicated by the drawings or this specification. Furthermore, particular
features of one
embodiment can replace corresponding features in another embodiment or can
supplement
other embodiments unless otherwise indicated by the drawings or this
specification.
[0012] The present disclosure, as demonstrated by the exemplary
embodiments
described below, can provide the wearer with the choice to selectively inhibit
unwanted
movement of a tucked in shirt. An undergarment 10 in the form of a brief for
inhibiting
unwanted movement of a shirt during wear can include a body 14, a torso
opening 15, and
a waistband 17. The body 14 can have an interior side 19 and an exterior side
21. The
torso opening 15 can be defined at a top 29 of the body 14 and a pair of leg
openings 23,
123 can be defined at a bottom 31 of the body 14. The waistband 17 can extend
along a
circumference of the top 29.
[0013] The waistband 17 can include an exterior or outer surface 16 at
least
partially covered with a garment movement-inhibiting material 25 configured to
prevent
sliding movement of a shirt across the exterior surface 16. The waistband 17
can also
include an interior or inner surface 12 at least partially covered with a
garment movement
non-inhibiting material 27. The waistband 17 can be circumferentially foldable
towards
the bottom 31 to selectively expose one of the garment movement-inhibiting
material 25
and the garment movement non-inhibiting material 27. As shown in Figures 1 and
2, the
garment movement-inhibiting material 25 and the garment movement non-
inhibiting
material 27 are disposed only on the waistband 17 and not on the body 14.
[0014] The garment movement-inhibiting material 25 disposed on the
outer surface
16 is a material that functions to inhibit motion between it and another
material that comes
in contact with it, namely material of a shirt. The garment movement-
inhibiting material
25 can be a material that inhibits motion by providing adhesive forces between
it and
another material or it can be a material that inhibits motion by increased
sliding friction
between it and another material. In the case that the garment movement-
inhibiting material
25 inhibits motion by providing adhesive forces, the material can be a rubber
adhesive, an
acrylic blend adhesive, or other adhesion providing materials known to those
in the art. In
the case that the garment movement-inhibiting material 25 inhibits motion by
providing
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increased sliding friction, the material can be low density polyethylene,
silicone rubber,
silicone gel, or other increased sliding friction providing materials known to
those in the
art.
[0015] The garment movement non-inhibiting material 27 disposed on the
inner
surface 12 can be any material that does not inhibit motion of another
material that comes
in contact with it. The garment movement non-inhibiting material 27 can be
cotton, a
synthetic fiber, some combination thereof, or other materials known to those
in the art.
[0016] Body 14 can also be formed from a material that does not
inhibit motion of
another material that comes in contact with it. Body 14 can be the same
material as inner
surface 12 or can be different.
[0017] The garment movement-inhibiting material 25 can be permanently
affixed
to outer surface 16 can be removable by the wearer. In the case that the
garment movement-
inhibiting material 25 is permanently affixed to outer surface 16, the garment
movement-
inhibiting material 25 can, in one or more embodiments, be a material known in
the art to
be machine washable. In the case that the garment movement-inhibiting material
25 is
removable, the material can be one known in the art to not be machine washable
or it can
be a material known to be machine washable. In the case that the garment
movement-
inhibiting material 25 is removable it can be reused after cleaning or can be
of a disposable
type.
[0018] The garment movement non-inhibiting material 27 can be
permanently
affixed to inner surface 12 can be removable by the wearer. In the case that
the garment
movement non-inhibiting material 27 is permanently affixed to inner surface
12, the
garment movement non-inhibiting material 27 can, in one or more embodiments,
be a
material known in the art to be machine washable. In the case that the garment
movement
non-inhibiting material 27 is removable, the material can be one known in the
art to not be
machine washable or it can be a material known to be machine washable. In the
case that
the garment movement non-inhibiting material 27 is removable it can be reused
after
cleaning or can be of a disposable type.
[0019] The garment movement-inhibiting material 25 can be configured
to cover
the entire circumference of the waistband 17 or can be configured to cover
only a part of
the circumference. The circumferential part covered can be a front half or a
back half, a
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random or repeating sequence of covered and uncovered parts, or a pattern such
as a
checkerboard, floral pattern, a pattern of geometric shapes such as diamonds,
circles, or
squares, or a character pattern. The character pattern can be the shape of a
popular cartoon
character, a company logo, or a popular icon. The circumferential part covered
can be
small, for example in one embodiment only 25% can be covered near the wearers
hip
region. In another embodiment the part covered can be large, for example 75%,
including
throughout the back of the wearer and near the hip region leaving only a small
area
uncovered near the front of the wearer.
[0020] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the height of the
waistband 17
can vary from 0.5 inches to greater than 1 inch and as large as 2 inches. A
larger height
provides a greater movement inhibiting ability by increasing the surface area
of contact
between the garment movement-inhibiting material 25 and a shirt material.
[0021] Referring now to Figure 2, an undergarment 10a in the form of a
boxer for
inhibiting unwanted movement of a shirt during wear can include a body 14a, a
torso
opening 15a, and a waistband 17a. The body 14a can have an interior side 19a
and an
exterior side 21a. The torso opening 15a can be defined at a top 29a of the
body 14a and a
pair of leg openings 23a, 123a can be defined at a bottom 31a of the body 14a.
The
waistband 17a can extend along a circumference of the top 29a.
[0022] The waistband 17a can include an exterior or outer surface 16a
at least
partially covered with a garment movement-inhibiting material 25a configured
to prevent
sliding movement of a shirt across the exterior surface 16a. The waistband 17a
can also
include an interior or inner surface 12a at least partially covered with a
garment movement
non-inhibiting material 27a. The waistband 17a can be circumferentially
foldable towards
the bottom 31a to selectively expose one of the garment movement-inhibiting
material 25a
and the garment movement non-inhibiting material 27a.
[0023] Referring now to Figure 3A, a shirt retaining undergarment 10b
is shown
having garment movement non-inhibiting material 27b, body 14b, and garment
movement-
inhibiting material 25b in contact with a shirt 51b. In this embodiment the
undergarment
10b is configured to provide a shirt retaining function by either an increased
sliding friction
between the garment movement-inhibiting material 25b and the shirt 51b or
adhesive
forces between the same.
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[0024] Referring now to Figure 3B, a shirt retaining undergarment 10c
with body
14c is configured to disable a retaining function by circumferentially folding
the waistband
17c over to expose garment movement non-inhibiting material 27c and conceal
garment
movement-inhibiting material 25c. As a result, garment movement-inhibiting
material 25c
does not make contact with a shirt 51c.
[0025] Referring now to Figure 3C, an undergarment 10d is again
configured to
prevent the shirt retaining function. The waistband 17d is folded over to
fully expose
garment movement non-inhibiting material 27d. The garment movement non-
inhibiting
material 27d is entirely in contact with the shirt 51d. The garment movement-
inhibiting
material 25d is entirely in contact with the body 14d.
[0026] While the present disclosure has been described with reference
to an
exemplary embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that
various
changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof
without
departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, many
modifications may
be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the
present disclosure
without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended
that the present
disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best
mode
contemplated for carrying out this present disclosure, but that the present
disclosure will
include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
Further, the
"present disclosure" as that term is used in this document is what is claimed
in the claims
of this document. The right to claim elements and/or sub-combinations that are
disclosed
herein as other present disclosures in other patent documents is hereby
unconditionally
reserved.
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