Panties abstract
Textile article of tubular shape as, e.g. panties and similar articles,
with a body portion and leg portions, made integrally in a circular
knitting machine, wherein the knitwork of the body portion is made
as at least a double knitwork in an area covering substantially
the part between the waist opening and the crotch part of said article.
Method of manufacturing the above textile article, wherein a first
tubular portion is knitted, is transferred upon finishing below
the needle latches, and remains suspended on the needle shanks,
a second portion is knitted thereafter as a double welt and a longitudinal
gap is formed, the last loops of the first portion and of the first
part of the double welt are joined by knitting after having knitted
the first part of the double welt, whereupon the second part of
the double welt is knitted with a longitudinal gap, both parts of
the double welt being joined and the knitting of the tubular part
of the second portion being continued.
Panties claims
What is claimed is:
1. In an all-knitted construction for panty hose or similar garments,
a first single-knit substantially tubular portion terminating upwardly
in a first arcuate selvedge forming one edge of the garment waistband,
a second single-knit substantially tubular portion terminating upwardly
in a second arcuate selvedge forming an opposite edge of the garment
waistband, first and second courses extending in parallel relation
between and joined at respective first and second opposite ends
thereof to the first and second selvedges to complete the waistband
of the garment, and a continuous, arcuate, multi-knit body portion
separate from the waistband and extending successively in a downward
convex arc between, and joined at its respective opposite ends to,
the first and second courses, a lower part of the continuous body
portion defining the crotch area of the garment, the transversely
opposite surfaces of the body portion being joined to the first
and second selvedges.
2. The construction as defined in claim 1, in which the second
portion has third and fourth selvedges defined by the first and
second courses, respectively, the second ends of the third and fourth
selvedges being joined to the first selvedge of the first portion
and the associated portions of the first selvedge, respectively.
3. A textile article as claimed in claim 1, wherein to the first
portion comprising a first leg part and a continuing round part
of the waist portion there is joined about the circumference a third
portion and partially said second portion, said second portion being
situated inside the third portion and being formed as a circular
unclosed waist of the body portion, said third portion comprising
with the first portion the rest of the body portion and a longitudinal
gap for the waist, made from the selvedge, and a second leg portion,
a part of the third portion between the two longitudinal selvedges
of the gap being made as a double knitwork, and the second portion
being joined to the third and first portions partially about the
circumference at the point of finishing the double knitwork except
the transverse gap selvedges for the waist.
4. A textile article as claimed in claim 1, wherein to the first
tubular portion comprising the first leg part of the leg portion
there are joined the first and third parts which are formed as unclosed
circular ribbons of the leg portion and which form a double knitwork,
a fourth portion being joined thereto about the circumference of
their ends, said fourth portion comprising the remaining part of
the leg portion and the second leg part.
5. A textile article as claimed in claim 3, wherein through the
last loops of at least one portion there are pulled the loops in
the top of the knitwork bending in the form of a double welt.
6. A method of manufacturing a textile article of tubular shape
having a body portion and leg portions, the body portion having
a waist opening, the leg portions being connected to the body portion
remote from the waist opening at a crotch part, said article having
been made integrally in a circular knitting machine, wherein the
knitwork of the body portion is made at least as a double knitwork
in an area covering substantially the part between the waist opening
in the body portion and the crotch part of said article, comprising
knitting a first tubular portion, transferring said first tubular
portion upon finishing below the needle latches and retaining it
suspended on the needle shanks, thereafter knitting a second portion
as a double welt and forming a longitudinal gap, joining the last
loops of the first portion and of the first part of the double welt
by knitting after having knitted the first part of the double welt,
and then knitting the second part of the double welt with a longitudinal
gap, both parts of the double welt being joined and the knitting
of the tubular part of the second portion being continued.
7. A method of manufacturing a textile article of tubular shape
having a body portion and leg portions, the body portion having
a waist opening, the leg portions being connected to the body portion
remote from the waist opening at a crotch part, said article having
been made integrally in a circular knitting machine, wherein the
knitwork of the body portion is made at least as a double knitwork
in an area covering substantially the part between the waist opening
in the body portion and the crotch part of said article, wherein
said article comprises at least a first and a second independently
knitted portion each portion being joined in the course of forming
the article, said portions being knitted in a circular knitting
machine, wherein to the first portion comprising a first leg part
and a continuing round part of the waist portion there is joined
about the circumference a third portion and partially said second
portion, said second portion being situated inside the third portion
and being formed as a circular unclosed waist of the body portion,
said third portion comprising with the first portion the rest of
the body portion and a longitudinal gap for the waist, made from
the selvedge, and a second leg portion, a part of the third portion
between the two longitudinal selvedges of the gap being made as
a double knitwork, and the second portion being joined to the third
and first portions partially about the circumference at the point
of finishing the double knitwork except the transverse gap selvedges
for the waist, comprising knitting the first tubular portion, transferring
said first tubular portion upon finishing below the needle latches
and retaining it suspended on the needle shanks, knitting a second
portion thereafter as a double welt and forming longitudinal gap,
and upon finishing the latter transferring its last loops below
the needle latches to the loops of the first portion, thereafter
knitting a third portion as a double welt and forming a longitudinal
gap, joining the last loops of the first and second portions and
the first part of the double welt by knitting upon finishing the
first part of the double welt, then knitting the second part of
the double welt with a longitudinal gap, and joining both parts
of the double welt with the first loops of the second portion, the
tubular part of the third portion being continued thereafter.
8. A method of manufacturing a textile article of tubular shape
having a body portion and leg portions, the body portion having
a waist opening, the leg portions being connected to the body portion
remote from the waist opening at a crotch part, said article having
been made integrally in a circular knitting machine, wherein the
knitwork of the body portion is made at least as a double knitwork
in an area covering substantially the part between the waist opening
in the body portion and the crotch part of said article, wherein
said article comprises at least a first and a second independently
knitted portion each portion being joined in the course of forming
the article, said portions being knitted in a circular knitting
machine, wherein to the first tubular portion comprising the first
leg part of the leg portion there are joined the first and third
parts which are formed as unclosed circular ribbons of the leg portions
and which form a double knitwork, a fourth portion being joined
thereto about the circumference of their ends, said fourth portion
comprising the remaining part of the leg portion and the second
leg part, comprising knitting the first tubular portion and transferring
it upon finishing below the needle latches, and retaining it suspended
on the needle shanks, knitting the second portion as a double welt
and forming a longitudinal gap, transferring its last loops upon
finishing below the needle latches to the loops of the first portion,
then knitting the third portion in the same manner as the second
portion, and after finishing said third portion joining the last
loops of the three knitted portions and knocking them off the needles,
and thereafter transferring the suspended start course loops of
both the second and third portions to the needles and joining them
by knitting a fourth tubular portion.
9. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the connecting loops
in the top of the double welt knitwork bending are pulled through
the last loops of at least one portion.
10. A method of manufacturing a textile article of tubular shape
having a body portion and leg portions, the body portion having
a waist opening, the leg portions being connected to the body portion
remote from the waist opening at a crotch part, said article having
been made integrally in a circular knitting machine, wherein the
knitwork of the body portion is made at least as a double knitwork
in an area covering substantially the part between the waist opening
in the body portion and the crotch part of said article, wherein
said article comprises at least a first and a second independently
knitted portion each portion being joined in the course of forming
the article, said portions being knitted in a circular knitting
machine, wherein the first portion comprises a first leg portion
and a continuing round part of a waist portion, said first portion
is joined to the second portion, said second portion comprises the
rest of the waist portion with a longitudinal gap for the waist
formed from the selvedge and a second leg portion, the part of the
second portion between the two longitudinal selvedges of the gap
being made in the form of a double knitwork, comprising knitting
a first tubular portion as a double welt and transferring its first
loops below the needle latches and retaining them on the needle
shanks, continuing the knitting process on the needles, and after
finishing the portion knocking off its last loops from said needles,
thereafter knitting the tubular first part of the second portion,
transferring the first part of the second portion upon finishing
to the dial sinkers, and knitting the second part of the second
portion as a double welt with a longitudinal gap, after finishing
the second part of the second portion joining by knitting the last
loops of said second part with the first loops of the first portion,
the knitting of the third part of the second portion being continued
in the form of a double welt and forming a longitudinal gap, and
after finishing said third part joining the last loops thereof with
the first loops of the second part of the second portion and securing
them by knitting.
11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the connecting loops
in the top of the double welt knitwork bending are pulled through
the last loops of at least one portion.
Panties description
This invention is related to those disclosed and claimed in copending
coassigned U.S. patent applications Ser. No. 621,773 of Musil et
al. and Ser. No. 636,432 of Zouhar et al.
The present invention relates to a textile article such as panties
and similar articles consisting of a body part and leg parts made
integrally in a circular knitting machine.
It is known that some panties are manufactured integrally by knitting
in small diameter knitting machines, so that the article leaves
the machine with closed toes and a knitted-in elastic waist. One
of the known types of pants is manufactured by a rotary method from
toe to toe, thus forming a hose-like knitwork with a waist opening
formed by knitting courses. In a further known method of knitting,
the body part is knitted by reverse motion, the wasit opening being
formed by reversing the direction of running of the machine. The
product thus obtained is a plain knitwork.
As far as the use or wearing of the above-mentioned panties is
concerned, it is necessary to wear short drawers under those panties.
The present invention has among its objects the removal of the
necessity of wearing any underwear in addition to the panties, the
present product being worn directly against the skin. This result
is secured by making the knitwork of the body part, in the area
at least substantially between the waist opening and the crotch,
in the form of a double knitwork.
The product according to the present invention and the method of
manufacturing the same are illustrated by embodiments in the form
of examples in the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a first embodiment of the panties
according to the present invention, such panties being made of two
independent parts;
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view of one of the two independent parts
of the panties of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an exploded diagrammatic view of panties made of three
independent parts;
FIG. 4 is an exploded diagrammatic view of panties made of four
independent parts, the panties being shown developed in a plane
and showing the waist opening;
FIGS. 5 to 11 are diagrammatic views showing the procedure of forming
panties made of two independently knitted parts from toe to toe;
FIGS. 12 to 19 are similar to FIGS. 5 to 11 with the exception
that the body part is formed last;
FIG. 20 is a diagrammatic view of the panties formed by the procedure
illustrated by FIGS. 12 to 19;
FIGS. 21 to 24 are diagrammatic views showing the procedure for
forming the first two parts of panties formed of three independently
knitted parts;
FIGS. 25 and 26 are diagrammatic views of the procedure of panties
formed of four independently knitted parts for forming the first
three parts;
FIGS. 27 and 28 show knitwork structures for joining two and three
parts, respectively, of the panties;
FIG. 29 is a diagrammatic view showing the joining of two parts
of panties manufactured as shown in FIGS. 5 to 11 with a knitwork
structure shown in FIG. 27;
FIG. 30 is the same as FIG. 29 with the exception that the knitwork
structure is that shown in FIG. 28; and
FIG. 31 is a diagrammatic view of the joining of two parts of panties
manufactured by the procedure shown in FIGS. 12 to 19 with a knitwork
structure shown in FIG. 28.
In the following specification, the forming of the panties of two
independent knitted parts is now first described. The knitwork is
made by needles 1 (FIG. 5) and sinkers 2 which are so made that
they have a knock over edge 3 and an edge 4 for locking the last
loops of the knitwork hanging on the shanks of needles 1 above the
sinker ring 5, as described in the coassigned application Ser. No.
621,773, filed Oct. 14, 1975, of Musil et al., in which there is
also described a cam system for controlling needles 1 and sinkers
2 for this purpose.
At first there is knitted the first part 6 (FIG. 5) of the product,
which comprises a successively knitted closed toe part, a leg part
and a part of the body portion, as can be seen from portion a in
FIG. 3. After finishing portion 6, the same is transferred below
the latches of needles 1 and further into the lower position as
shown in FIG. 6. During the further procedure, the second portion
7 (FIG. 2) is knitted, i.e., its first part a (FIG. 7) as a double
welt by means of dial sinkers. A certain number of needles 1 do
not knit and the yarn is cut out, e.g., 60 needles are in inoperative
position, whereby a rounded-off strip with a longitudinal gap is
formed, which is similar to part b in FIG. 3. After knitting the
necessary length, the last loops of part a and part 6 are transferred
under the latches of needles 1 as shown in FIG. 8. New yarn is laid
into the needles, which in the further procedure joins both parts
6 and 7, the gap in part a, and the appurtenant part of the circumference
of part 6 thus forming a transversal selvedge of the opening for
the user's waist. Then the other part b (FIG. 9) of portion 7 is
knitted which remains transferred.
The joining of portions 6 and 7 may be performed in two manners.
As already mentioned, a new yarn is laid, the loops of portions
6 and 7 being below the latches of the needles. The first part a
of portion 7 (FIG. 28) is knitted from yarn P and loop 9 from the
new laid yarn P.sub.1 is pulled through the last loop 8 of yarn
P. Simultaneously, loop 9 is also pulled through the last loop 10
of first portion 6. Then the other part b of portion 7 is knitted
from yarn P.sub.1. Further, portions 6 and 7 can be joined in such
manner that the last loop 11 (FIG. 27) of first part a of second
portion 7 is not transferred below the latch of needle 1, but remains
in the hook and is pulled through the last loop 12 of portion 6,
after which the knitting of part b of portion 7 by the same yarn
is carried on.
After knitting the other part b of portion 7, the knitwork or part
a, respectively, is transferred back to needles 1 (FIG. 10) and
the third part c (FIG. 11) of portion 7 is knitted on all needles
1, thus forming a second transverse selvedge of the opening for
the user's waist. The third part c of portion 7 then comprises the
remaining part of the body portion, a leg portion and a closed toe
part.
In the method described above, panties as shown in FIG. 1 are formed
of two independent portions 6 and 7, with a double knitwork 13 in
the body portion which is distributed from the longitudinal selvedges
of opening 14 about the circumference of the knitwork hose. The
second portion 7 (FIG. 2) then comprises a hose-like knitwork with
a closed toe part, at the other end of which there is a double welt
with a longitudinal gap 15. As can be seen from FIGS. 1, 2 and 4,
the body portion can be accordingly shaped upon knitting a double
welt, e.g., by knitting partial courses. In FIGS. 29 and 30, the
forming of longitudinally shaped panties is shown together with
representing the ratio of dimensions of opening 14 to the double
part 13 of the body portion, while the remaining parts 16 and 16'
are simple; FIG. 29 shows the structure from FIG. 27 and FIG. 30
shows the structure from FIG. 28, the structures of both FIGS. 29
and 30 being for joining portions 6 and 7.
In the following part, the second method of manufacturing panties
of two parts is described. At first, again in a known manner, the
first portion 17 (FIG. 12) is formed in a similar manner as a double
welt, but by means of needles 1 and sinkers 2. The first part of
the body portion is knitted first, then the leg portion which is
finished by the closed toe part, which is pressed off needles 1,
as shown in FIG. 13, the knitwork being thus reversed and remaining
suspended on the shanks of needles 1 below the knock-over plane.
On needles 1 there is then knitted the first part A (FIG. 14) of
the second portion with a closed toe part, a leg portion and a part
of the body portion. After knitting the necessary length, part A
is transferred to dial sinkers, as shown in FIG. 15 and the knitting
of the second part B (FIG. 16) of the second portion is carried
on. A certain number of needles 1, e.g., 60 needles, do not take
part in the knitting process, a longitudinal gap for the waist opening
thus being formed in part B in a manner similar to the preceding
case. After knitting the necessary length for part B, the last loops
of portion 17 are transferred above the knock-over plane, as shown
in FIG. 17 and the two portions of the panties are joined in a known
manner, the result of which is the structure shown in FIG. 27. By
this procedure, the first transverse selvedge of the waist opening
is finished. The knitting process is carried on by knitting the
third part C of the second portion (See FIG. 18), the forming of
the longitudinal gap being carried on. After knitting part C, which
corresponds to part B as to its length, the knitwork is transferred
from the dial sinkers to needles 1. Thus, the second transverse
selvedge of the waist opening is formed on needles 1. In a further
knitting step joining courses D are formed as shown in FIG. 19,
and the article is knocked off needles 1, and can be put on a form
in the shape shown in FIG. 20. The finished article is then formed
and by pulling the leg portions back through the opening in a condition
which corresponds to the panties shown in FIG. 31, in which, however,
the joining by means of the structure shown in FIG. 28 is shown.
A further method of forming panties according to the present invention
consists in forming them of three independently knitted portions.
At first, the first hose portion a' (FIG. 3) is knitted, which corresponds
to portion 6 in FIG. 6, and thereafter the second portion b', which
corresponds to portion a shown in FIG. 7, of which the last loops
are transferred below the knock-over plane to the shanks of needles
1, as shown in FIG. 21, said loops being there together with loops
of portion a'. In a further step, the first part of the third portion
c' is knitted, which is denoted by reference character 19 (FIG.
22) as a double welt, with a longitudinal gap, as portion 6'. After
knitting the corresponding length of part 29, the last loops a'
and b' are transferred above the knock-over plane in such manner
that the last loops of part 19 remain in the hooks of needles 1
and are pulled through the last loops of portions a' and b' in a
manner similar to the pulling through of loop 9 in FIG. 28. Further,
the knitting of second part 20 of the third portion c is continued.
By the procedure as mentioned above, the first transverse edge of
the waist opening was formed on needles 1. After knitting the corresponding
length of part 20 with a gap, the portion b' and part 19 are transferred
back to needles 1 and knitting is continued on all needles 1, thus
forming the third tubular part 21 of portion c', as shown in FIG.
24, which comprises the rest of the body portion, the leg portion
and a closed toe part, and the article is knocked off needles 1.
By this procedure, an article is formed which consists of three
portions a', b', c', as shown in FIG. 3, in which a second portion
b' having the shape of a not closed circular knitwork ribbon, the
central part of the body portion being threefold.
A further modification of the method of manufacture of panties
according to the present invention consists in forming panties of
four independently knitted portions. The procedure of manufacture
is the same as that used for the article consisting of three portions
until the moment at which there have been manufactured three portions
which are identical to portions a', b' and portions 19 shown in
FIG. 22, such portions being shown in FIG. 25 and being denoted
22, 23 and 24. Then the last loops of portions 22 and 23 are transferred
above the knock-over plane, and the last loops of portions 24, which
remain in the hooks of needles 1, are pulled through the last loops
of portions 22 and 23 in a manner similar to that in the structure
shown in FIG. 28 and several securing courses are knitted, whereupon
the first transverse edge of the waist opening is formed. In the
further step, the last loops of the securing courses are knocked
off the needles, the situation shown in FIG. 25 being thus achieved.
The start course loops of portions 23 and 24 on which said portions
are suspended on the dial sinkers are transferred back to needles
1 and the fourth tubular portion 25 (FIG. 26) is now being knitted
on all needles, said portion comprising the rest of the body portion,
a leg portion and a closed toe part. Upon beginning to knit portion
25, the second transverse edge of the waist opening and thus the
whole waist opening is formed. The final article then has a double
knitwork in the body portion.
Upon knitting panties according to the present invention, it is
possible to knit rubber and elastic yarns into the transverse and
longitudinal selvedges of the opening for the purpose of forming
an elastic waist. Further, it is possible to shape the body portion,
as already mentioned, e.g. by means of partial course, tuck-stitch
pattern, and similar means. The body portion may be knitted on a
greater number of needles with respect to the leg portions. For
knitting the inner parts, or portions, respectively, of the article,
it is advantageous to use a sucking material, e.g., cotton or similar
material in combination with elastic yarns for the purpose of maintaining
the extensibility of the product. Further, it is possible in the
case of a multi-layer knitwork, in shaping the crotch, to form,
e.g., on the outer part thereof, an opening, or possibly a longitudinal
gap in the double welt. It is also possible, when knitting the inner
part of a double knitwork, to knit the said knitwork in the length
of the opening of the product on a smaller number of needles with
respect of the outer part, said outer part or its selvedges, respectively,
being made by using rubber in such manner, that they are twisted
into the center of the product over the inner edges of the inner
part.
The above-mentioned methods of forming are obviously not limited
to the described panties, but can also be used in making articles
without closed toe parts, such as short drawers, etc.
Although the invention has been illustrated and described with
reference to a plurality of preferred embodiments thereof, it is
expressly understood that it is in no way limited by the disclosure
of such a plurality of embodiments, but is capable of numerous modifications
within the scope of the appended claims. |