CPC D04B 1/246 (2013.01) [D04B 1/108 (2013.01); A41C 3/0014 (2013.01); A41D 1/04 (2013.01); A41D 1/22 (2013.01); A41D 2500/10 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An upper-torso garment having a chest-covering portion, the upper-torso garment comprising:
a pair of dome-shaped portions that are located in the chest-covering portion, wherein each dome-shaped portion is divisible into a top half and a bottom half and includes a medial perimeter edge and lateral perimeter edge; and
a knit textile panel constructing each dome-shaped portion, the knit textile panel comprising a plurality of courses fully spanning each dome-shaped portion from the medial perimeter edge to the lateral perimeter edge;
wherein each dome-shaped portion comprises a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion, wherein the plurality of partial-length courses are intermittently positioned among the plurality of courses, and each dome-shaped portion has a larger quantity of partial-length courses in the top half than in the bottom half,
wherein the plurality of partial-length courses includes a first partial-length course having a first length, a second partial-length course having a second length that is shorter than the first length, and a third partial-length course having a third length that is shorter than the second length; and wherein the second partial-length course is positioned between the first partial-length course and the third partial-length course, and the first partial-length course is positioned closer to a chest band of the upper-torso garment than the second partial-length course.
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