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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Joseph W Chapman, Tobaccoville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Joseph W Chapman, Tobaccoville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Sara Lee Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circular knit blank and a garment made therefrom. The circular knit blank and garment made therefrom has a first portion being formed from a first yarn having a first elasticity and a second portion integrally knit to the first portion. The second portion has a second yarn with a second elasticity being different than the first elasticity. The second yarn is knitted into a plurality of loops with a desired number of loops of having a tension that is different than the remainder of the plurality of loops so that the second elasticity imparts a selected shape to a body when worn.