Garments having auxetic foam layers

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/498,032, filed Aug. 2, 2006, still pending.

1. Field of the Invention

The present disclosure is related to garments. More particularly, the present disclosure is related to garments having at least one auxetic foam layer.

2. Description of Related Art

Many garments such as, but not limited to, intimate apparel garments including brassieres, camisoles, bathing suits, pantyhose, leotards, and others are known. Many garments include one or more support and/or shaping regions (“support regions”). For example, brassieres typically include a pair of breast cups for supporting and/or shaping the breasts of the wearer. Some prior art breast cups included a molded foam member that is sewn or otherwise secured to the brassiere in the area of the breast cups.

Unfortunately, typical molded foam members in the breast cups have not proven effective for use as sports brassieres. Namely, such molded foam members alone do not provide sufficient support of the breasts when exposed to the conditions present during running, jogging, jumping, and other sports related movements. Thus, typical sports brassieres use high elastic knit structures, in lieu of or in addition to the molded foam members, to provide sufficient support, which can lead to discomfort during use.

Moreover, brassieres having typical molded foam members in the breast cups can provide limited support to the user during stretching movements common in everyday life.

Accordingly, there is a continuing need for garments that overcome, alleviate, and/or mitigate one or more of the above deleterious effects of the prior art.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a garment having one or more auxetic foam layers.

These and other objects and advantages of the present disclosure are provided by a garment that has a support region and a foam pad at the support region.

The above-described and other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be appreciated and understood by those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, drawings, and appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a garment having a foam pad according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the foam pad of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic view of a structure of an auxetic foam layer of the foam pad of FIG. 2 when unstressed; and

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