权利要求:
WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A garment comprising a seamless wearable structure.
2. The garment of claim 1, wherein said structure has at least one tubular portion.
3. The garment of claim 1, wherein said structure has at least one body-part opening.
4. The garment of claim 1, wherein said structure has at least two body-part openings.
5. The garment of claim 1, wherein said structure has at least three body- part openings.
6. The garment of any one of claims 1-5, being said single seamless wearable structure.
7. The garment of any one of claims 1-6, wherein said structure comprises at least one structural feature selected from the group consisting of appendix mounting, pattern, hole, eyelet, slit, mesh, net, thickening, bulge, protrusion, pleats, ribs, fold, crease, ridge, latch, loop, strap and any combination thereof.
8. The garment of claim 7, wherein said appendix is selected from the group consisting of a pocket panel, a button, a zipper, a collar, a cufflink, a belt, a buckle, a hood, a glove, a sleeve and another garment.
9. The garment of claim 8, wherein said appendix is integrally formed with said structure.
10. The garment of claim 8, wherein said appendix is attached to said structure.
11. The garment of any one of claims 1-8, selected from the group consisting of baby grow, blazer, blouse, body shaper, boot, boxers, bra, briefs, burka, camisole, cargos, catsuit, chemise, coat, corset, dungarees, glove, gown, hat, headdress, headpiece, hijab, hood, hooded pullover, jacket, jellabiya, jersey, jumper, kimono, knickers, overalls, poncho, pullover, robe, romper, shapewear, shellsuit, swimwear, tankini, thong, tights, top, trousers, trunks, T-shirt, undergarment, underpants, undershirt, vest, waistcoat and wetsuit.
12. The garment of claim 11, wherein the garment is not a headwear, a handwear or a footwear.
13. The garment of any one of claims 1-12, wherein said structure comprises at least one structural region.
14. The garment of claim 13, wherein said structure comprises a plurality of structural regions, each of said structural regions is individually characterized by a thickness that ranges from 0.1 to 10 mm.
15. The garment of claim 13, wherein said structure comprises a plurality of structural regions, each of said structural regions is individually characterized by a mass per unit area that ranges from 50 to 400 grams per square meter.
16. The garment of any one of claims 13-15, wherein said structure comprises at least two types of materials.
17. The garment of any one of claims 1-15, wherein said structure comprises a plurality of materials being distributed in a predetermined arrangement of portions of said structure, said portions merge into one-another in a seamless interface.
18. The garment of any one of claims 16-17, wherein said structure or any portion thereof, is individually characterized by at least one of:
a breathability level that ranges from 0 Ret to 20 Ret according to standard ISO 11092 (the Ret or Hohenstein test);
a drape coefficient that ranges from 10 % to 80 % according to Cusick drape test;
a stretch and recovery level at 2 kg that ranges from 4 % to 400 % according to standard ASTM D 3107;
a dimensional stability to laundering after 3 washes lower than 5 % according to standard AATCC 135;
a tensile strength of at least 10 kg according to standard ASTM D 5034;
a tearing strength of at least 1 kg according to standard ASTM D 1424;
an abrasion flex of no rupture or damage for at least 1000 cycles according to standard ASTM D 3885;
an abrasion resistance of no rupture to at least 10,000 cycles according to standard ASTM D 4966;
a water absorbency under 5 seconds according to AATCC/ASTM TS-018; and a wrinkle recovery/resistance better than 2 on a scale of 1-5 according to AATCC 128/143.
19. The garment of any one of claims 16-18, wherein each of said at least one type of material or each of said plurality of materials is individually selected from the group consisting of a polymer, a co-polymer, a fiber-polymer mixture, a polymeric foam, said polymer is a synthetic polymer, a naturally occurring polymer, and a mixture thereof.
20. The garment of any one of claims 1-19, wherein said structure is a single layered structure or a multi-layered structure.
21. The garment of claim 20, wherein said multi-layered structure comprises layers of different materials or identical materials in any strata order.
22. The garment of any one of claims 1-21, wherein said structure is formed by mold casting, mold injection, spinning, dipping, spraying, painting and brushing.
23. The garment of any one of claims 1-22, wherein said structure is not a woven fabric.
24. The garment of claim 23, wherein said structure is a nonwoven fabric.
25. A method of manufacturing the garment of any one of claims 1-23, comprising forming said seamless wearable structure by a process selected from the group consisting of mold casting, mold injection, spinning, dipping, spraying, painting and brushing.
26. The method of claim 25, further comprising, after said forming, attaching an appendix to said structure.
27. A mold for manufacturing the garment of any one of claims 1-22, comprising at least one mold cavity in the shape of said structure and at least one sprue.
28. The mold of claim 27, having at least one molding feature in said cavity for forming at least one structural feature in or on said structure.
29. The mold of claim 28, wherein said molding feature is for forming a structural feature selected from the group consisting of appendix mounting, pleat, pattern, hole, eyelet, slit, mesh, net, thickening, bulge, protrusion, pleats, ribs, fold, crease, ridge, latch, loop, strap and any combination thereof.
30. The mold of any one of claims 27-29, having a plurality of sprues distributed in the mold for feeding a predetermined arrangement of portions of said cavity.
31. The mold of claim 30, wherein each of said plurality of sprues is configured individually for delivering a different and/or an identical liquid or powdered material precursor to form a predetermined arrangement of portions of said structure.