US 12,460,326 B1
One-piece knitted article for lower portion of human body and methods for knitting same
Mark Bruce, Woodland Hills, CA (US); William Samosir, Brooklyn, NY (US); and Garrett Li Gerson, Malibu, CA (US)
Assigned to Global Apparel Partners Inc., Malibu, CA (US)
Filed by Global Apparel Partners Inc., Malibu, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/075,590.
Int. Cl. D04B 1/24 (2006.01); D04B 15/66 (2006.01)
CPC D04B 1/24 (2013.01) [D04B 15/66 (2013.01); D10B 2501/02 (2013.01); D10B 2501/063 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating a knitted article having a first, second and third opening, the knitted article adapted to cover at least a groin, a first thigh portion and a second thigh portion of a human body, the method comprising:
knitting via a flatbed knitting machine a first portion of the knitted article for covering the first thigh portion;
after knitting the first portion, knitting via the flatbed knitting machine a second portion of the knitted article for covering the groin;
after knitting the second portion, knitting via the flatbed knitting machine a third portion of the knitted article for covering the second thigh portion, wherein the first, second and third portions of the knitted article form a one-piece, non-planar knitted article, and wherein the knitted article comprises first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth edges, the first edge connected to the second edge, the second edge connected to the third edge, the third edge connected to the fourth edge, the fourth edge connected to the fifth edge, the fifth edge connected to the sixth edge, the sixth edge connected to the seventh edge, the seventh edge connected to the eighth edge, and the eighth edge connected to the first edge; and
affixing the second edge to the eighth edge and affixing the fourth edge to the sixth edge, wherein the first edge forms the first opening of the knitted article, wherein the third and seventh edges form the second opening of the knitted article, wherein the fifth edge forms the third opening of the knitted article, and
wherein the knitted article does not include a front rise seam or a back rise seam.