Knit bra and method of manufacture thereof
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1. A knit bra having enhanced performance and comfort, the knit bra comprising:
- a first knitted region having a double knit three-dimensional structure shaped to conform to a three-dimensional shape of a wearer and formed by using a dual bed v-bed knitting machine, where both front and back beds of the knitting machine are used to knit of the double knit three-dimensional structure, wherein at least part of the double knit three-dimensional structure comprises a spacer yarn knit in between two layers of the double knit three-dimensional structure to form a spacer; and
a second knitted region, wherein the first knitted region and second knitted region are joined by a seamless transition, andwherein a knit fabric in each of the first knitted region and the second knitted region include one or more types of yarns having one or more types of strands, andwherein a structural property of each of the first knitted region and the second knitted region is defined and varied by varying;
combinations of the one or more types of yarns fed into the front and back beds of the knitting machine,knitting constructions,yarn or yarns'"'"' tension, orthe type of strand or strands of the one or more types of yarns; and
wherein a thickness of the spacer varies by location in the knit bra.
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Abstract
The invention provides bras having enhanced dynamic performance and comfort as well as a method of manufacture thereof. Two-dimensional knitting is utilized to generate three-dimensional structures in the bra that conform to unique three-dimensional shapes of the wearer.
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1. A knit bra having enhanced performance and comfort, the knit bra comprising:
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a first knitted region having a double knit three-dimensional structure shaped to conform to a three-dimensional shape of a wearer and formed by using a dual bed v-bed knitting machine, where both front and back beds of the knitting machine are used to knit of the double knit three-dimensional structure, wherein at least part of the double knit three-dimensional structure comprises a spacer yarn knit in between two layers of the double knit three-dimensional structure to form a spacer; and a second knitted region, wherein the first knitted region and second knitted region are joined by a seamless transition, and wherein a knit fabric in each of the first knitted region and the second knitted region include one or more types of yarns having one or more types of strands, and wherein a structural property of each of the first knitted region and the second knitted region is defined and varied by varying; combinations of the one or more types of yarns fed into the front and back beds of the knitting machine, knitting constructions, yarn or yarns'"'"' tension, or the type of strand or strands of the one or more types of yarns; and wherein a thickness of the spacer varies by location in the knit bra. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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