Methods of knitting brassiere blank, manufacturing brassiere, and products
US4531525A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B1/246
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to methods of manufacturing blanks for brassieres, brassieres, and the products of such methods. In particular, the methods and products involve circular knitting operations in which the blank is produced as a cylindrical tube, and thereafter cut and sewn to produce a garment having straps knit integrally with a frontal torso portion having breast cups and a dorsal torso portion cooperating with the frontal torso portion in forming a torso band.
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