LEGWEAR ITEM FOR MASSAGING AND COMPRESSING

Abstract

The present invention relates to a legwear item. The legwear item (1) is made of three or more different cloth materials, comprising a waistband (2), a front panel (3), a rear panel (5), two side panels (4a, 4b), two knee hollow panels (6a, 6b), and two calf panels (7a, 7b), the front panel (3), the side panels (4a, 4b), and the rear panel (5) each being connected to the waistband (2), characterized in that the two side panels (4a, 4b), the rear panel (5), and the two calf panels (7a, 7b) each comprise a first cloth material for massaging and compressing leg regions of a wearer, and that the front panel (3) and the knee hollow panels (6a, 6b) each comprise a second cloth material, and that the waistband (2) comprises a third cloth material, wherein the first cloth material has a greater compression than the second cloth material.

Claims

1. A legwear item made of three or more different cloth materials and comprising a waistband, a front panel, a rear panel, two side panels, two knee hollow panels, and two calf panels, the front panel, the side panels (4a, 4b), and the rear panel each being connected to the waistband, characterized in that the two side panels, the rear panel, and the two calf panels each comprise a first cloth material for massaging and compressing leg regions of a wearer, and that the front panel and the knee hollow panels each comprise a second cloth material, and that the waistband comprises a third cloth material, wherein the first cloth material has a greater compression than the second cloth material.

2. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the first cloth material comprises a raised structure and the raised structure of the first cloth material directly contacts the skin of the wearer of the legwear item in the worn state, and/or that the second cloth material comprises a smooth structure, and the smooth structure of the second cloth material directly contacts the skin of the wearer of the legwear item in the worn state.

3. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the first cloth material comprises polyamide, viscose, or polyester, and/or that the second cloth material comprises cotton or stretch material, preferably multiway stretch material.

4. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the second cloth material has greater breathability than the first cloth material.

5. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the third cloth material comprises a velvety surface.

6. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the first cloth material, the second cloth material, and the third cloth material differ from each other in the compression properties, stretching properties, grammage, air-permeability, surface structure, fiber properties, and/or yarn properties thereof.

7. The legwear item according to claim 2, characterized in that the raised structure of the first cloth material is implemented in the form of napping.

8. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the front panel extends in the worn state from a front region of the waistband, across the crotch region, the two front thigh regions and inner thigh regions, to in each case at least one front knee region of the wearer.

9. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the rear panel extends in the worn state from a rear region of the waistband, across a buttocks region and the two rear thigh regions of the wearer, to the corresponding knee hollow panels.

10. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the side panels extend in the worn state from a side region of the waistband, across the outer thigh region, to an outer side knee region of the wearer.

11. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the two side panels each have a band-shaped design.

12. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the two side panels are each implemented as a single piece.

13. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the front panel is implemented in two pieces and/or that the rear panel is implemented in two pieces.

14. The legwear item according to claim 1, characterized in that the front panel and the corresponding calf panel each form a common trouser leg hem, or that the front panel, the corresponding knee hollow panel, and the corresponding calf panel each form a common trouser leg hem.

15. The legwear item according to claim 14, characterized in that the trouser leg hem is present in the region of the calf of the wearer, or that the trouser leg hem is present in the region of the ankle of the wearer.

Description

[0049] The invention is described in greater detail below using the attached figures. Shown are:

[0050] FIG. 1 a side view of the legwear item according to one embodiment of the invention,

[0051] FIG. 2 a front view of the legwear item according to the embodiment of FIG. 1,

[0052] FIG. 3 a rear view of the legwear item according to the embodiment of FIG. 1.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0053] 1 Legwear item [0054] 2 Waistband [0055] 2a Front waistband part [0056] 2b Rear waistband part [0057] 3 Front panel [0058] 3a Right front panel [0059] 3b Left front panel [0060] 4a Right side panel [0061] 4b Left side panel [0062] 5 Rear panel [0063] 5a Right rear panel [0064] 5b Left rear panel [0065] 6a Right knee hollow panel [0066] 6b Left knee hollow panel [0067] 7a Right calf panel [0068] 7b Left calf panel [0069] 8 Trouser leg hem

[0070] The legwear item (1) of the embodiment example of the invention shown in FIGS. 1 through 3 is implemented in the form of skintight leggings. Said item comprises a two-piece waistband (2) having a front waistband part (2a) and a rear waistband part (2b). As can be seen in FIG. 1, the front waistband part (2a) is sewn at the side to the rear waistband part (2b) in the region of the hip of the wearer. The waistband (2) is band-shaped in design and contacts the waist and hip region of the wearer. The waistband width, that is, the spacing between a top and a bottom waistband edge of the waistband (2), is approximately 10 cm.

[0071] The legwear item (1) further comprises a front panel (3) implemented here as a two-piece front panel, namely a right front panel (3a) and a left front panel (3b) implemented symmetrically to each other. The front panel (3) extends, starting from the bottom waistband edge of the waistband (2), across the front thigh regions and the front knee region, to an ankle region of the wearer.

[0072] The legwear item further comprises two side panels, namely a right side panel (4a) and a left side panel (4b), also implemented symmetrically to each other. The two side panels each extend from the bottom waistband edge of the waistband (2), across the sides of the thighs, to a side knee region of the wearer.

[0073] The legwear item (1) further comprises a rear panel (5). The rear panel (5) is implemented in two pieces and comprises a left rear panel (5b) and a right rear panel (5a). The two rear panels each extend from the bottom waistband edge of the waistband (2), across the buttocks of the wearer, to near the hollow of the knee of the wearer. The distal ends of the rear panels are sewn there to the proximal ends of the corresponding knee hollow panels (6a, 6b). The distal ends of the knee hollow panels (6a, 6b) are sewn to the proximal ends of the corresponding calf panels (7a, 7b).

[0074] Together with the two calf panels (7a, 7b), the corresponding front panels (3a, 3b) form the two trouser leg hems (8).

[0075] The two-piece front panel (3a, 3b) and the two knee hollow panels (6a, 6b) are made of piqu, that is, the second cloth material. The stitched surface of the piqu is disposed toward the outside, while the smooth surface of the piqu faces toward the skin of the wearer.

[0076] The waistband (2) is made of a third cloth material, in this case a multiway stretch material having a velvety surface.

[0077] In contrast, the two side panels (4a, 4b), the two rear panels (5a, 5b), and the two calf panels (7a, 7b) are made of the first cloth material, that is, a compression material. In the present case, the first cloth material is a mixture of polyamide and elastane.