US 11,986,035 B2
Swimwear garment with selective bottom control
Donette Marie Ambrosy, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to TARGET BRANDS, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by TARGET BRANDS, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,801.
Prior Publication US 2023/0346052 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A41D 7/00 (2006.01); A41D 31/18 (2019.01)
CPC A41D 7/005 (2013.01) [A41D 31/185 (2019.02); A41D 2400/38 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A swimwear garment configured to be worn by a wearer having buttocks, the swimwear garment comprising:
an outer rear layer defining at least rear portions of two leg openings and extending upwardly from the two leg openings toward a waist of the swimwear garment in a manner configured to at least partially cover the buttocks of the wearer;
a rear compression layer coupled to the outer rear layer along an inside surface of the outer rear layer, the rear compression layer defining a bottom periphery and opposing side edges, the rear compression layer extending upwardly from the bottom periphery toward the waist of the swimwear garment;
wherein:
each of the opposing side edges of the rear compression layer are sewn to corresponding side edges of the outer rear layer creating two opposing side seams,
the bottom periphery of the rear compression layer extends inwardly from each of the two leg openings tapering upwardly toward the waist to an apex of the bottom periphery, and
the bottom periphery of the rear compression layer is free from direct securement to the outer rear layer as the bottom periphery of the rear compression layer extends from each of the two leg openings to the apex.