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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:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jonathan Myers, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Sara Lee Corporation, Winstom-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A41B 1/100 ;
Abstract
A circularly knit tubular hosiery blank and a garment formed therefrom, the blank having panty, thigh, knee, ankle and foot portions separated from each other by increasing and decreasing diameter graduation portions and a constant number of wales throughout. The blank is thereby configured to conform to the natural shape of the female lower torso and leg with gradually increasing and decreasing diameters to avoid abrupt diameter changes and maintain the integrity of the blank fabric's appearance.