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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2005
Lawrence G. Reid, Jr., Germanton, NC (US);
Darrell Gray Dollyhite, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Lawrence G. Reid, Jr., Germanton, NC (US);
Darrell Gray Dollyhite, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Carolon Company, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Abstract
A tubular garment includes a number of zones of compressive pressure about the circumference of the garment. A zone of compressive pressure in the distal portion of the garment includes a stitch pattern that is more dense than at least a portion of the stitch pattern in a zone of compressive pressure in the proximal portion of the garment. As a result, the compressive pressure in the distal portion zone is greater than the compressive pressure in the proximal portion zone. A more dense stitch pattern in one portion of a single zone can provide cushioning and increased compressive pressure compared to another portion of the zone. A more dense stitch pattern useful in such garments includes tuck stitches.