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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Danielle Caruso, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Catherine Shannon, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Danielle Caruso, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Catherine Shannon, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Maidenform LLC, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A shape control garment includes: a fabric layer, formed in a shape operable to cover a portion of a wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer, the fabric layer having: (a) an inner surface, facing the wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer, and (b) an outer surface, facing away from the wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer; and a control layer, affixed to at least a portion of the inner surface of the fabric layer so as to provide control and/or compression to a portion of the wearer's body, and not be viewable to an outside observer when the shape control garment is worn by the user.