EP0657571A1 - Variable size warp knitted brief - Google Patents

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EP0657571A1
EP0657571A1 EP94117810A EP94117810A EP0657571A1 EP 0657571 A1 EP0657571 A1 EP 0657571A1 EP 94117810 A EP94117810 A EP 94117810A EP 94117810 A EP94117810 A EP 94117810A EP 0657571 A1 EP0657571 A1 EP 0657571A1
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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    • D04B21/00Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B21/20Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting articles of particular configuration
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41BSHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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    • D04B21/00Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
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  • the invention relates to warp knitted panties made of two congruent knitted fabric webs, which are knitted into one another at right angles to their production direction across the web width to form side seams, and which are interwoven in the middle between two side seams starting from one of the longitudinal web edges to form a gusset area.
  • Panties of this type are known from DE-OS 19 57 976 and DE-OS 30 04 469. As described in these publications, they are preferably produced from continuous knitted fabric webs and are finished by separating individual panties from the knitted fabric webs. They are used in particular to fix diaper pads in the medical field in post-operative situations and as an aid to the problem of incontinence. There are no significant differences in the manufacture and use of the panties described in the two publications mentioned above; the former are cheaper to manufacture, while the latter offer improved adaptation to the anatomy of the wearer.
  • the material of the warp knitted fabric is highly stretchable and can be stretched to about three times its length without being destroyed, it has not been possible to dispense with the production of different sizes for carriers of different sizes, since when stretching the panties the gusset area becomes anatomically incorrectly widened. This fact is acceptable as long as the wearer individually procures and maintains his personal needs. The situation is more problematic in the area of the hospitals, where patients of different sizes have to be regularly looked after with suitable panties.
  • panties must be included in the packaging unit for every 20 diaper pads. With a panties in only one size, to which the addition must be limited for economic reasons, only a third of the need can be met satisfactorily.
  • Panties with these features already adapt to the physique of the wearer when they are pulled on by tearing open the corresponding connection points in such a way that the above-mentioned tension in the material which is intolerable to the wearer is immediately reduced by finding the suitable size of the panties through the corresponding separation processes.
  • connection points are arranged along individual lines parallel to the side seam, in normal physique all the separation points of a line will tear open under excessive load, so that the panties gradually move from the smallest to the next or step by step up to the last size.
  • two lines are to be provided so that the three sizes previously available in the trade can be covered with one type of panties production.
  • connection points are arranged distributed within a region parallel to the side seams according to a grid, the connection points can always start from the inside separate irregularly or unsystematically so that an individual adaptation to the physique of the wearer, for example to extreme abdominal widths or other anatomical special cases, can take place.
  • the invention and the aforementioned embodiments are to be used both in the case of panties whose leg openings are formed by otherwise free side edges of the two knitted fabric webs which are connected to one another only in the gusset region, and in the case of panties in which slits in one of the knitted fabric webs represent the leg openings during the two congruent knit fabric webs are connected together along one of their side edges. Both forms are known from the prior art cited at the beginning.
  • the invention can also be used without restriction on panties which are produced with an interlocking gusset region which extends into the webs and is cut from the side edges. In this way, panties with leg attachments are created according to DE-OS 19 57 976, the content of which is referred to here.
  • the threads used for the connection points are designed and incorporated in such a way that their tearing does not damage the base material of the knitted fabric webs, so that holes in the material cannot emanate from here. This can be caused by the fact that there are additional threads in the material of the knitted fabric webs which are parallel to interlaced threads, but which do not participate in the interlinking but only form the connection points, so that the tearing of the connection points does not impair the interlinking of the material as a whole. Appropriate techniques are part of the specialist knowledge.
  • panties are usually not produced as individual pieces, although this would in principle also be possible, but instead are continuously attached to one another with double-width seam regions, the individual panties arising in each case when these double-width seam regions are mechanically separated.
  • the material of the side seams i.e. H. in particular the threads producing the connection between the two knitted fabric webs, should be designed such that the side seams tear open to a limited extent from the leg openings when the load is increased, without destroying the web material, if the connection points in the area of the leg openings have previously been completely torn. In this way, the leg openings can be adapted to particularly strong thighs.
  • the web material immediately adjacent to the side seams with weak points, such as prefabricated holes or the like, to the side outside of the connection points, in order to bring about the same effect in the material of one of the knitted fabric webs, i.e. a tearing and widening of the leg openings due to increased stress.
  • panties 21 which consist of two identical knitted fabric webs 1, 2, the direction of manufacture in the longitudinal direction of the webs, ie. H. runs from one panties to the next.
  • the knitted fabric webs 1, 2 are knitted into one another at right angles to the direction of manufacture on double-width side seams 3.
  • the lower exposed edges 4, 5 are each knitted in the middle between two side seams 3 at gusset areas 7 along the edges or starting from the edges. In this way, two leg holes 6 are formed.
  • Dashed dividing lines 10 indicate that the double-width side seams 3 are mechanically separated in the center, transverse to the longitudinal direction of the knitted fabric webs 1, 2, for separating individual panties.
  • the body entry openings 11 of the panties 21 are formed on the upper edges 8, 9, of which only one is visible.
  • panties 22 are shown, which are also made of two congruent knitted fabric webs 1, 2, the direction of their manufacture in the longitudinal direction of the web, ie from one panties to the next. These are also interwoven like a repeat across the direction of manufacture in double-width side seams 3. Furthermore, the webs 1, 2 are connected to one another at the lower edges 4, 5, the one of the webs 1 being slots at a distance from these two edges to represent leg holes 6. The intervening gusset area 7 results here without further ado from the material of the upper knitted fabric web 1
  • FIG 3 a single panties 21 is shown in the manner of Figure 1, on which the body entry opening 11, the leg openings 6 and the gusset 7 can be seen.
  • the body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 each extend up to the side seams 3.
  • they are each essentially closed by two rows of connection points 12, 13.
  • connection points 12 are arranged such that the individual connection points within the rows lie closer to one another than the rows to one another.
  • the connection point adjacent in this row is subjected to a higher load than the nearby fastening points 13 in outer rows.
  • a panties 22 of the type shown in FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. 4, the body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 as well as the gusset region 7 in between being also recognizable here.
  • the body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 extend as far as the side seams 3, but are essentially still closed in a region parallel to the side seams 3. This is brought about by grid-like fastening points 14, which are evenly spaced from one another in this exemplary embodiment.
  • While dressing the trousers can separate the connection points 14 depending on the load, so that, for example, the fastening points located within a first dashed line a tear open as shown on the left or all fastening points located within a second dashed line b as shown on the right, so that the panties adapt certain anatomies such as wide hip (a) or pot-bellied (b).
  • the effective cross section of the body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 increases accordingly.
  • the arrangement of the fastening points in FIG. 3 can also be used with a pant according to FIG. 4 and vice versa, the arrangement of the fastening points according to FIG. 4 with a pant 11 according to FIG. 3.
  • the side seams 3 can be made by only interacting punctually, which leads to a limited separation of the side seams from the leg openings when the pants are put on under increased load.

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Warp-knitted briefs (21) produced from two congruent webs of knitted fabric which are knitted in one another at a distance transversely to their production direction over the web width in order to form side seams and which, in each case, are knitted in one another centrally between two side seams (3), starting from one of the web longitudinal edges, to form a gusset region, there being provided in each case in the vicinity of the side seams additional punctiform connection points (12, 13) between the two webs of knitted fabric which form the front side and rear side of the briefs, the said connection points being capable of being torn apart under a predetermined tensile load without damage to the material of the webs of knitted fabric. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft kettengewirkte Höschen aus zwei deckungsgleichen Wirkwarenbahnen, die quer zu ihrer Produktionsrichtung über die Bahnbreite zur Bildung von Seitennähten mit Abstand ineinandergewirkt sind und die jeweils mittig zwischen zwei Seitennähten von einer der Bahnlängskanten ausgehend zu einem Zwickelbereich ineinandergewirkt sind. Höschen dieser Art sind aus der DE-OS 19 57 976 und DE-OS 30 04 469 bekannt. Sie werden, wie in diesen Veröffentlichungen beschrieben, vorzugsweise aus fortlaufenden Wirkwarenbahnen aneinanderhängend erzeugt und durch Abtrennen einzelner Höschen von den Wirkwarenbahnen fertiggestellt. Sie dienen insbesondere zur Fixierung von Windeleinlagen im medizinischen Bereich in postoperativen Situationen sowie als Hilfsmittel beim Problem der Inkontinenz. In der Herstellung und im Gebrauch der in den beiden vorgenannten Veröffentlichungen beschriebenen Höschen bestehen keine wesentlichen Unterschiede; die erstgenannten sind günstiger in der Herstellung, während die zweitgenannten eine verbesserte Anpassung an die Anatomie des Trägers bieten.The invention relates to warp knitted panties made of two congruent knitted fabric webs, which are knitted into one another at right angles to their production direction across the web width to form side seams, and which are interwoven in the middle between two side seams starting from one of the longitudinal web edges to form a gusset area. Panties of this type are known from DE-OS 19 57 976 and DE-OS 30 04 469. As described in these publications, they are preferably produced from continuous knitted fabric webs and are finished by separating individual panties from the knitted fabric webs. They are used in particular to fix diaper pads in the medical field in post-operative situations and as an aid to the problem of incontinence. There are no significant differences in the manufacture and use of the panties described in the two publications mentioned above; the former are cheaper to manufacture, while the latter offer improved adaptation to the anatomy of the wearer.

Obwohl das Material der Wirkwarenbahnen stark dehnbar ist und etwa auf die dreifache Länge ohne Zerstörung gezogen werden kann, ist es bisher nicht möglich gewesen, auf die Herstellung von verschiedenen Größen für verschieden große Träger zu verzichten, da sich beim Dehnen der Höschen der Zwickelbereich in anatomisch unrichtiger Weise verbreitert. Diese Tatsache ist hinnehmbar, solange der Träger seinen persönlichen Bedarf individuell beschafft und vorhält. Problematischer ist die Situation im Bereich der Krankenhäuser, wo ständig Patienten unterschiedlicher Körpergröße mit passenden Höschen regelmäßig versorgt werden müssen.Although the material of the warp knitted fabric is highly stretchable and can be stretched to about three times its length without being destroyed, it has not been possible to dispense with the production of different sizes for carriers of different sizes, since when stretching the panties the gusset area becomes anatomically incorrectly widened. This fact is acceptable as long as the wearer individually procures and maintains his personal needs. The situation is more problematic in the area of the hospitals, where patients of different sizes have to be regularly looked after with suitable panties.

Ein neu hinzugekommenes Problem besteht in Rechtsvorschriften, die die Zugabe eines Höschens der genannten Art zu Packungen von Windeleinlagen vorschreiben. Diese Vorschriften gehen dahin, daß jeweils 20 Windeleinlagen ein Höschen in der Verpackungseinheit beigefügt werden muß. Mit einem Höschen in nur einer Größe, auf die sich die Beigabe aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen beschränken muß, ist nur ein Drittel des Bedarfs in zufriedenstellender Weise abzudecken.A new problem has arisen in legislation which requires the addition of a pair of panties of the type mentioned to packs of diaper pads. These regulations mean that panties must be included in the packaging unit for every 20 diaper pads. With a panties in only one size, to which the addition must be limited for economic reasons, only a third of the need can be met satisfactorily.

In der DE 37 40 845 A1 ist vorgeschlagen worden, zur Anpassung an verschiedene Beinstärken die Beinöffnungen, deren Größe sich aus dem Herstellungsverfahren ergibt, teilweise zunächst mit zerreißbaren Fäden zu verschließen. Der für den kleinsten Bedarfsfall angemessen breit hergestellte Zwickelbereich soll hierbei bei Vergrößerung der Hose durch Dehnung auf größere Körpergrößen durch Zerreißen der hierfür vorgesehenen Fäden auf etwa absolut gleichbleibender Größe gehalten werden, was im wesentlichen unabhängig von der Körpergröße und Beindicke der Anatomie entspricht.In DE 37 40 845 A1 it has been proposed to partially close the leg openings, the size of which results from the manufacturing process, with tearable threads in order to adapt to different leg thicknesses. The gusset area, which is appropriately wide for the smallest need, is to be kept to an absolutely constant size when the pants are enlarged by stretching to larger body sizes by tearing the threads provided for this purpose, which essentially corresponds to the body size and leg thickness of the anatomy.

Die Anpassung an unterschiedliche Körpergrößen und Körperbauformen wird im übrigen allein der Elastizität des Wirkwarenmaterials überlassen. Wenn auch grundsätzlich die Dehnbarkeit des Materials eine Anpassung in weiten Bereichen zuläßt, so ist dies jedoch nicht mit einem akzeptablen Tragekomfort zu erreichen. Schon relativ geringe Dehnungen des Materials führen zu Spannungen, die unbequem für den Träger sind und schlimmstenfalls zu Einschränkungen in der Blutzirkulation führen können.The adjustment to different body sizes and body shapes is left solely to the elasticity of the knitted fabric material. Even if the elasticity of the material allows an adjustment in a wide range, this cannot be achieved with an acceptable level of comfort. Even relatively little stretching of the material leads to tensions which are uncomfortable for the wearer and, in the worst case, can lead to restrictions in the blood circulation.

Hiervon ausgehend ist es die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ein Höschen der eingangs genannten Art bereitzustellen, das eine verbesserte Anpaßbarkeit an unterschiedliche Körpergrößen und Körpberbauformen erlaubt.Proceeding from this, it is the object of the present invention to provide a pair of panties of the type mentioned at the outset which permits improved adaptability to different body sizes and body shapes.

Die Lösung hierfür besteht darin, daß jeweils in der Nähe der Seitennähte zusätzliche punktuelle Verbindungsstellen zwischen den beiden die Vorder- und die Rückseite des Höschens bildenden Wirkwarenbahnen vorgesehen sind, die bei vorgegebener Zugbelastung ohne Beschädigung des Wirkwarenbahnmaterials zerreißbar sind.The solution to this is that in the vicinity of the side seams additional punctual connection points are provided between the two knitted fabric webs forming the front and the back of the panties, which can be torn at a given tensile load without damaging the knitted web material.

Höschen mit diesen Merkmalen passen sich bereits beim Anziehen durch Aufreißen der entsprechenden Verbindungsstellen in der Weise dem Körperbau des Trägers an, daß die zuvorgenannten dem Träger unzuträglichen Spannungen im Material sofort abgebaut werden, indem das Höschen durch die entsprechenden Auftrennvorgänge die geeignete Größe findet.Panties with these features already adapt to the physique of the wearer when they are pulled on by tearing open the corresponding connection points in such a way that the above-mentioned tension in the material which is intolerable to the wearer is immediately reduced by finding the suitable size of the panties through the corresponding separation processes.

Sofern die Verbindungsstellen nach einer ersten bevorzugten Ausgestaltung entlang einzelner Linien parallel zur Seitennaht angeordnet sind, werden bei normalem Körperbau jeweils alle Trennstellen einer Linie bei übermäßiger Belastung aufreißen, so daß das Höschen schrittweise von der kleinsten auf die nächste oder stufenweise bis zur letzten Größe kommt. In der Regel sind zwei Linienverläufe vorzusehen, so daß mit einer Höschenherstellungsart die drei bisher im Handel befindlichen Größen abgedeckt werden können.If, according to a first preferred embodiment, the connection points are arranged along individual lines parallel to the side seam, in normal physique all the separation points of a line will tear open under excessive load, so that the panties gradually move from the smallest to the next or step by step up to the last size. As a rule, two lines are to be provided so that the three sizes previously available in the trade can be covered with one type of panties production.

Soweit nach einer anderen bevorzugten Ausführungsform vorgesehen ist, daß die Verbindungsstellen innerhalb eines Bereichs parallel zu den Seitennähten nach einem Raster verteilt angeordnet sind, können sich die Verbindungsstellen immer von innen ausgehend unregelmäßig oder unsystematisch auftrennen, so daß eine individuelle Anpassung an den Körperbau des Trägers, z. b. an extreme Bauchweiten oder andere anatomische Sonderfälle erfolgen kann.Insofar as it is provided according to another preferred embodiment that the connection points are arranged distributed within a region parallel to the side seams according to a grid, the connection points can always start from the inside separate irregularly or unsystematically so that an individual adaptation to the physique of the wearer, for example to extreme abdominal widths or other anatomical special cases, can take place.

Die Erfindung und die vorgenannten Ausführungsformen sind sowohl bei Höschen zur Anwendung zu bringen, deren Beinöffnungen durch nur im Zwickelbereich miteinander verbundene im übrigen freie Seitenkanten der beiden Wirkwarenbahnen gebildet werden, als auch bei solchen Höschen, bei denen Schlitze in einer der Wirkwarenbahnen die Beinöffnungen darstellen während die beiden deckungsgleichen Wirkwarenbahnen im übrigen längs einer ihrer Seitenkanten miteinander verbunden sind. Beide Formen sind aus dem eingangs zitierten Stand der Technik bekannt. Die Erfindung ist auch auf Höschen uneingeschränkt anwendbar, die mit einem in die Bahnen reichenden ineinandergewirkten Zwickelbereich hergestellt werden, der von den Seitenkanten her eingeschnitten wird. Auf diese Weise entstehen Höschen mit Beinansätzen gemäß der DE-OS 19 57 976 auf deren Inhalt hier Bezug genommen wird.The invention and the aforementioned embodiments are to be used both in the case of panties whose leg openings are formed by otherwise free side edges of the two knitted fabric webs which are connected to one another only in the gusset region, and in the case of panties in which slits in one of the knitted fabric webs represent the leg openings during the two congruent knit fabric webs are connected together along one of their side edges. Both forms are known from the prior art cited at the beginning. The invention can also be used without restriction on panties which are produced with an interlocking gusset region which extends into the webs and is cut from the side edges. In this way, panties with leg attachments are created according to DE-OS 19 57 976, the content of which is referred to here.

Wesentlich für die erfindungsgemäße Lösung ist es, daß die für die Verbindungsstellen verwendeten Fäden so ausgebildet und eingearbeitet sind, daß ihr Zerreißen nicht das Grundmaterial der Wirkwarenbahnen beschädigt, damit nicht von hier aus Löcher im Material ausgehen können. Dies kann dadurch bewirkt werden, daß im Material der Wirkwarenbahnen zusätzliche Fäden liegen, die parallel zu verketteten Fäden liegen, die jedoch nicht an der Verkettung teilhaben, sondern nur die Verbindungsstellen bilden, so daß das Zerreißen der Verbindungsstellen die Verkettung des Materials insgesamt nicht beeinträchtigt. Entsprechende Techniken gehören zum Fachwissen.It is essential for the solution according to the invention that the threads used for the connection points are designed and incorporated in such a way that their tearing does not damage the base material of the knitted fabric webs, so that holes in the material cannot emanate from here. This can be caused by the fact that there are additional threads in the material of the knitted fabric webs which are parallel to interlaced threads, but which do not participate in the interlinking but only form the connection points, so that the tearing of the connection points does not impair the interlinking of the material as a whole. Appropriate techniques are part of the specialist knowledge.

Wie bereits oben unter Bezugnahme auf den Stand der Technik erläutert, werden die Höschen üblicherweise nicht als Einzelstücke hergestellt, obwohl dies grundsätzlich auch möglich wäre, sondern fortlaufend mit doppelbreiten Nahtbereichen aneinanderhängend, wobei bei mechanischem Trennen dieser doppelbreiten Nahtbereiche jeweils die einzelnen Höschen entstehen. Soweit rechtlich möglich, wird auf den Gesamtinhalt der genannten Druckschriften bezüglich deren Offenbarung Bezug genommen.As already explained above with reference to the prior art, the panties are usually not produced as individual pieces, although this would in principle also be possible, but instead are continuously attached to one another with double-width seam regions, the individual panties arising in each case when these double-width seam regions are mechanically separated. As far as legally possible, reference is made to the entire content of the publications mentioned with regard to their disclosure.

In einer weiteren Ausgestaltung kann das Material der Seitennähte, d. h. insbesondere die die Verbindung zwischen den beiden Wirkwarenbahnen herstellenden Fäden, so ausgebildet sein, daß die Seitennähte bei erhöhter Belastung ohne Zerstörung des Bahnmaterials von den Beinöffnungen her begrenzt aufreißt, wenn zuvor die Verbindungsstellen im Bereich der Beinöffnungen vollständig zerrissen sind. Auf diese Weise ist dann vom Bein her eine Anpassung der Beinöffnungen an besonders starke Oberschenkel möglich.In a further embodiment, the material of the side seams, i.e. H. in particular the threads producing the connection between the two knitted fabric webs, should be designed such that the side seams tear open to a limited extent from the leg openings when the load is increased, without destroying the web material, if the connection points in the area of the leg openings have previously been completely torn. In this way, the leg openings can be adapted to particularly strong thighs.

Alternativ dazu ist es auch möglich, das Bahnmaterial unmittelbar benachbart zu den Seitennähten noch seitlich außerhalb der Verbindungsstellen mit Schwachstellen, wie vorgefertigten Löchern oder dergleichen zu versehen, um den gleichen Effekt in dem Material einer der Wirkwarenbahnen herbeizuführen, d.h. ein Aufreißen und Erweitern der Beinöffnungen durch erhöhte Belastung.Alternatively, it is also possible to provide the web material immediately adjacent to the side seams with weak points, such as prefabricated holes or the like, to the side outside of the connection points, in order to bring about the same effect in the material of one of the knitted fabric webs, i.e. a tearing and widening of the leg openings due to increased stress.

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Fig. 1
zeigt die bevorzugte Art der Herstellung von erfindungsgemäßen Höschen einer ersten Form;
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zeigt die bevorzugte Art der Herstellung von erfindungsgemäßen Höschen in einer zweiten Form;
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zeigt ein erfindungsgemäßes Höschen als Einzelstück in einer ersten bevorzugten Ausführung;
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zeigt ein erfindungsgemäßes Höschen als Einzelstück in einer zweiten bevorzugten Ausführungsform.
Preferred exemplary embodiments are illustrated and described below with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1
shows the preferred way of producing panties according to the invention of a first shape;
Fig. 2
shows the preferred way of producing panties according to the invention in a second form;
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shows a panties according to the invention as a single piece in a first preferred embodiment;
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shows a panties according to the invention as a single piece in a second preferred embodiment.

In Figur 1 sind zwei Höschen 21 dargestellt, die aus zwei dekkungsgleichen Wirkwarenbahnen 1, 2 bestehen, deren Herstellrichtung in Längsrichtung der Bahnen, d. h. in Richtung von einem Höschen zum nächsten verläuft. Die Wirkwarenbahnen 1, 2 sind rapportartig quer zur Herstellrichtung an doppelbreiten Seitennähten 3 ineinandergewirkt. Die unteren freiliegenden Kanten 4, 5 sind jeweils mittig zwischen zwei Seitennähten 3 an Zwickelbereichen 7 längs der Kanten oder von den Kanten ausgehend ineinandergewirkt. Auf diese Weise entstehen zwei Beinlöcher 6. Durch gestrichelte Trennlinien 10 ist angedeutet, daß die doppelbreiten Seitennähte 3 quer zur Längsrichtung der Wirkwarenbahnen 1, 2 zum Abtrennen einzelner Höschen mechanisch mittig getrennt werden. An den oberen Kanten 8, 9 von denen nur eine sichtbar ist, entstehen die Körpereintrittsöffnungen 11 der Höschen 21.In Figure 1, two panties 21 are shown, which consist of two identical knitted fabric webs 1, 2, the direction of manufacture in the longitudinal direction of the webs, ie. H. runs from one panties to the next. The knitted fabric webs 1, 2 are knitted into one another at right angles to the direction of manufacture on double-width side seams 3. The lower exposed edges 4, 5 are each knitted in the middle between two side seams 3 at gusset areas 7 along the edges or starting from the edges. In this way, two leg holes 6 are formed. Dashed dividing lines 10 indicate that the double-width side seams 3 are mechanically separated in the center, transverse to the longitudinal direction of the knitted fabric webs 1, 2, for separating individual panties. The body entry openings 11 of the panties 21 are formed on the upper edges 8, 9, of which only one is visible.

In Figur 2 sind zwei Höschen 22 dargestellt, die ebenfalls aus zwei deckungsgleichen Wirkwarenbahnen 1, 2 hergestellt sind, deren Herstellrichtung in Längsrichtung der Bahn, d. h. von einem Höschen zum nächsten erfolgt. Diese sind ebenfalls rapportartig quer zur Herstellrichtung in doppelbreiten Seitennähten 3 ineinandergewirkt. Weiterhin sind die Bahnen 1, 2 an den unteren Kanten 4, 5 miteinander verbunden, wobei in einem Abstand von diesen beiden Kanten die eine der Bahnen 1 Schlitze zur Darstellung von Beinlöchern 6 aufweist. Der dazwischenliegende Zwickelbereich 7 ergibt sich hierbei ohne weiteres aus dem Material der oberen Wirkwarenbahn 1.In Figure 2, two panties 22 are shown, which are also made of two congruent knitted fabric webs 1, 2, the direction of their manufacture in the longitudinal direction of the web, ie from one panties to the next. These are also interwoven like a repeat across the direction of manufacture in double-width side seams 3. Furthermore, the webs 1, 2 are connected to one another at the lower edges 4, 5, the one of the webs 1 being slots at a distance from these two edges to represent leg holes 6. The intervening gusset area 7 results here without further ado from the material of the upper knitted fabric web 1

In Figur 3 ist ein einzelner Höschen 21 in der Art nach Figur 1 dargestellt, an dem die Körpereintrittsöffnung 11, die Beinöffnungen 6 sowie der Zwickel 7 erkennbar sind. Die Körpereintrittsöffnung 11 und die Beinöffnungen 6 reichen jeweils bis an die Seitennähte 3 heran. Sie sind jedoch in einem den Nähten 3 benachbarten seitlichen Bereich jeweils im wesentlichen verschlossen durch jeweils zwei Reihen von Verbindungsstellen 12, 13. Diese Verbindungsstellen sind so angeordnet, daß die einzelnen Verbindungsstellen innerhalb der Reihen näher aneinanderliegen als die Reihen zueinander. Damit wird bei Beginn des Reissens einzelner Verbindungsstellen 12 in den inneliegenden Reihen jeweils die in dieser Reihe benachbarte Verbindungsstelle höher belastet als die in der Nähe liegenden Befestigungsstellen 13 in außenliegenden Reihen. Beim vollständigen Reißen sämtlicher Befestigungsstellen 12 der ersten Reihe nimmt das Höschen eine erste nächste Größe an; beim vollständigen Reißen aller Befestigungsstellen 13 der zweiten Reihen 12 nimmt das Höschen die maximale durch die Seitennähte 3 vorgegebene Größe an.In Figure 3, a single panties 21 is shown in the manner of Figure 1, on which the body entry opening 11, the leg openings 6 and the gusset 7 can be seen. The body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 each extend up to the side seams 3. However, in a lateral area adjacent to the seams 3, they are each essentially closed by two rows of connection points 12, 13. These connection points are arranged such that the individual connection points within the rows lie closer to one another than the rows to one another. Thus, at the start of the tearing of individual connection points 12 in the inner rows, the connection point adjacent in this row is subjected to a higher load than the nearby fastening points 13 in outer rows. When all fastening points 12 of the first row are completely torn, the panties take on a first next size; when all fastening points 13 of the second rows 12 are completely torn, the panties assume the maximum size predetermined by the side seams 3.

In Figur 4 ist ein Höschen 22 der in Figur 2 dargestellten Art gezeigt, wobei auch hier die Körpereintrittsöffnung 11 und die Beinöffnungen 6 sowie der dazwischenliegende Zwickelbereich 7 erkennbar sind. Die Körpereintrittsöffnung 11 und die Beinöffnungen 6 reichen bis an die Seitennähte 3 heran, sind jedoch in einem Bereich parallel zu den Seitennähten 3 im wesentlichen noch verschlossen. Dies wird bewirkt durch rasterartig angeordnete Befestigungsstellen 14, die in diesem Ausführungsbeispiel gleichmäßig voneinander entfernt sind. Beim Anziehen der Hose können sich hierbei die Verbindungsstellen 14 belastungsabhängig auftrennen, so daß beispielsweise die innerhalb einer ersten gestrichelten Linie a liegenden Befestigungsstellen wie links dargestellt aufreißen oder alle innerhalb einer zweiten gestrichelten Linie b wie rechts dargestellt liegenden Befestigungsstellen aufreißen, so daß sich die Anpassung des Höschens an bestimmte Anatomien wie Breithüftigkeit (a) oder Dickbäuchigkeit (b) ergibt. Die Körpereintrittsöffnung 11 und die Beinöffnungen 6 vergrößern sich in ihrem wirksamen Querschnitt entsprechend.A panties 22 of the type shown in FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. 4, the body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 as well as the gusset region 7 in between being also recognizable here. The body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 extend as far as the side seams 3, but are essentially still closed in a region parallel to the side seams 3. This is brought about by grid-like fastening points 14, which are evenly spaced from one another in this exemplary embodiment. While dressing the trousers can separate the connection points 14 depending on the load, so that, for example, the fastening points located within a first dashed line a tear open as shown on the left or all fastening points located within a second dashed line b as shown on the right, so that the panties adapt certain anatomies such as wide hip (a) or pot-bellied (b). The effective cross section of the body entry opening 11 and the leg openings 6 increases accordingly.

Die Anordnung der Befestigungsstellen in der Figur 3 kann auch Anwendung bei einem Höschen nach Figur 4 finden und umgekehrt die Anordnung der Befestigungsstellen gemäß Figur 4 bei einem Höschen 11 nach Figur 3. In beiden Ausführungen ist eine Ausführung der Seitennähte 3 durch nur punktuelles Ineinanderwirken möglich, die bei einer erhöhten Belastung beim Anziehen der Hose zu einem begrenzten Auftrennen der Seitennähte von den Beinöffnungen her führt.The arrangement of the fastening points in FIG. 3 can also be used with a pant according to FIG. 4 and vice versa, the arrangement of the fastening points according to FIG. 4 with a pant 11 according to FIG. 3. In both versions, the side seams 3 can be made by only interacting punctually, which leads to a limited separation of the side seams from the leg openings when the pants are put on under increased load.

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WirklagenbahnWirklagenbahn
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SeitennahtSide seam
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SeitenkanteSide edge
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BeinöffnungLeg opening
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VerbindungsstelleLiaison
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Höschenpanties
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Claims (7)

Kettengewirktes Höschen (21, 22), das aus zwei deckungsgleichen Wirkwarenbahnen (1, 2) hergestellt ist, die quer zu ihrer Produktionsrichtung über die Bahnbreite zur Bildung von Seitennähten (3) mit Abstand ineinandergewirkt sind und die jeweils mittig zwischen zwei Seitennähten (3) von einer der Bahnlängskanten (4, 5) ausgehend zu einem Zwickelbereich (7) ineinandergewirkt sind,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß jeweils in der Nähe der Seitennähte (3) zusätzliche punktuelle Verbindungsstellen (12, 13, 14) zwischen den beiden die Vorder- und die Rückseite des Höschens (21, 22) bildenden Wirkwarenbahnen (1, 2) vorgesehen sind, die bei vorgegebener Zugbelastung ohne Beschädigung des Wirkwarenbahnmaterials (1, 2) zerreißbar sind.
Warp knitted panties (21, 22), which are made from two congruent knitted fabric webs (1, 2), which are knitted into each other across the width of the web to form side seams (3) and which are each centered between two side seams (3) starting from one of the longitudinal web edges (4, 5) to form a gusset area (7),
characterized,
that in each case in the vicinity of the side seams (3) additional punctual connection points (12, 13, 14) between the two front and back of the panties (21, 22) forming knitted fabric webs (1, 2) are provided, which with a predetermined tensile load can be torn without damaging the knit web material (1, 2).
Höschen nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Verbindungsstellen (12, 13) in linienförmiger Anordnung - insbesondere zu mehreren Linien - jeweils parallel zu den Seitennähten (3) verlaufen.
Panties according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the connection points (12, 13) in a linear arrangement - in particular in several lines - each run parallel to the side seams (3).
Höschen nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Verbindungsstellen (14) über einen jeweils parallel zu den Seitennähten (3) verlaufenden Bereich nach einem Raster verteilt angeordnet sind.
Panties according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the connection points (14) are arranged distributed over a region running parallel to the side seams (3) according to a grid.
Höschen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Beinöffnungen (6) durch nicht-verbundene Seitenkanten (4, 5) der Wirkwarenbahnen (1, 2) gebildet werden.
Panties according to one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized,
that the leg openings (6) are formed by non-connected side edges (4, 5) of the knitted fabrics (1, 2).
Höschen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Beinöffnungen (6) durch in Bahnrichtung verlaufende Schlitze in einer der Wirkwarenbahnen (1) in Kantennähe gebildet werden, während die Wirkwarenbahnen (1, 2) an den dazu benachbarten Längskanten (4, 5) miteinander verbunden sind.
Panties according to one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized,
that the leg openings (6) are formed by slots running in the web direction in one of the knitted fabric webs (1) near the edges, while the knitted fabric webs (1, 2) are connected to one another at the adjacent longitudinal edges (4, 5).
Höschen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Seitennähte (3) begrenzt im Bereich der Beinöffnungen (6) bei erhöhter Belastung vor einer Beschädigung des Bahnmaterials aufreißbar sind.
Panties according to one of claims 1 to 5,
characterized,
that the side seams (3) can be torn open in the region of the leg openings (6) under increased stress before the web material is damaged.
Höschen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß unmittelbar benachbart zu den Seitennähten (3) begrenzt im Bereich der Beinöffnungen (6) in zumindest einer der Bahnen (1, 2) Schwachstellen oder Öffnungen zum gezielten Aufreißen des Bahnmaterials längs der Seitennähte (3) bei erhöhter Belastung vorgesehen sind.
Panties according to one of claims 1 to 6,
characterized,
that immediately adjacent to the side seams (3), in the area of the leg openings (6), weak points or openings are provided in at least one of the webs (1, 2) for deliberately tearing open the web material along the side seams (3) under increased load.
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