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The present invention concerns a lace article for maintaining and
supporting part of a woman's body. The lace article is an elastic
material capable of being simultaneously thermoformed, welded and
heat bonded to at least a reinforcement element. The elastic material
is capable of being subjected without damage to the yarn to a permanent
deformation by thermoforming during a molding process for producing
lingerie in all standardized sizes and preserving after deformation
a mechanical strength and elasticity such that the articles preserve
their capacity to support and maintain the part of the body on which
they are worn.
A slide and slide assembly for lingerie and brassieres have the
end of a strap bonded to the central bar of the slide at the same
side as that at which the strap is threaded around the central bar
of the slide to limit slippage of the slide relative to the strap.
The invention concerns lingerie articles comprising at least a
moulded region to create a retaining and supporting volume of at
least a curved part of the human body, made from a tubular knitted
fabric (1) formed with a first extensible and thermoformable material,
provided with a ribbing (2) which forms one of the edges of said
article elastically enclosing the body, the final shape of the article
being produced by cuts performed in the tubular knitted fabric from
the free end opposite the ribbing. The invention is characterised
in that each moulded volume region is lined by internal bonding
of a least a lining (9) consisting of a second extensible heat-activated
material whereof one surface is coated with an adhesive material
capable of being heat-activated, the materials of the knitted fabric
and of the lining having either thermoformed or elastic percent
elongation, and the adhesive having an activating temperature such
that they enable deformation induced by hot moulding of the moulded
regions to provide them with volume without affecting the heat-bonded
linkage, said first (1) and second (9) materials preserving their
supporting and retaining capacity after moulding.
A garment fastener, especially for lingerie and swimsuits has elongated
loops on each fastener half from the outer bar of which an attachment
flange extends. The attachment flange is a sewing flange and/or
welding flange and the fabric strip passing through the slot of
the loop is stitched and/or welded to the attachment flange.
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