The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2022
The Gap, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Joshua David Hiney, San Francisco, CA (US);
The Gap, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An article of clothing, the article of clothing including a fabric. The fabric defines a waistband portion having an interior. The fabric also defines a base fabric panel. Additionally, the article of clothing includes an elastic layer. The interior of the waistband faces the elastic layer. Moreover, the interior of the waistband is defined by one or more folds forming a border between the base fabric panel and the waistband. The one or more folds include an initial bottom fold and a final bottom fold of the fabric. The one or more folds further include a top fold at a top edge of the waistband. The waistband is attached to the elastic layer through the initial bottom fold and the top fold. Additionally, an interior of the final bottom fold and the interior of the top fold are common to the interior of the waistband.