Garment with two improved underarm shields

Abstract

A garment with two improved, underarm perspiration shields each including an inner comfort layer, at least one middle absorbent layer, and an outer water-proof barrier layer. The inner comfort layer is placed against the user's skin and designed to readily absorb perspiration from the skin and immediately transfer it to the middle absorbent layers. The middle absorbent layers draw the perspiration away from the comfort layer and dissipate the perspiration thereover. The outer barrier layer is located on the opposite side of the middle absorbent layers and designed to prevent perspiration from being transferred to the surround garment material. During manufacturing, the layers are aligned, registered, and sewn along their center axis to the garment's side seam. The outer edges of the layers are unattached thereby forming side flaps that are exposed to air and able to dry quickly. The upper edge of each shield may be contoured and sewn to the edge of the garments sleeve opening.

1 . A garment with two improved underarm shields, comprising: 
 a. a garment with two underarm areas, two sleeve openings, and two side center axes; and,    b. two underarm shields, each said shield including an upper edge and a center longitudinal axis, each said shield being attached to said garment along a vertical seam parallel to said side center axis, each said shield including a lower comfort layer, at least one inner absorbent layer, and an upper water-proof barrier layer, said inner layer, said middle layer, said outer layers being aligned and registered and attached together along their perimeter edges.    
   
   
       2 . The garment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said upper edge of each said shield is contoured and attached to said sleeve opening on said garment.  
   
   
       3 . The garment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said vertical seam is aligned with said side center axis on said garment.  
   
   
       4 . The garment as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said upper edge of each said shield is attached to said sleeve opening on said garment.  
   
   
       5 . The garment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said inner comfort layer is made of cotton.  
   
   
       6 . The garment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said middle absorbent layers in each said shield absorbs up to 1.9 fl. oz of perspiration.  
   
   
       7 . The garment as recited in  claim 6 , wherein each said middle absorbent layer is made of cotton.  
   
   
       8 . The garment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each said shield includes a lower comfort layer, three, stacked middle adsorbent layers, and an upper barrier layer.  
   
   
       9 . A garment with two improved underarm shields, comprising: 
 a. a garment with two underarm areas, two sleeve openings, and two side center axes; and,    b. two underarm shields, each said shield including an upper edge and a center longitudinal axis, each said shield being attached to said garment along a vertical seam parallel to said side center axis, each said shield including a lower comfort layer, at least two inner absorbent layers, and an upper water-proof barrier layer, said layers being aligned and registered and attached together along their perimeter edges.    
   
   
       10 . The garment as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said upper edge of each said shield is contoured and attached to said sleeve opening on said garment.  
   
   
       11 . The garment as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said vertical seam is aligned with said side center axis on said garment.  
   
   
       12 . The garment as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said upper edge of each said shield is attached to said sleeve opening on said garment.  
   
   
       13 . The garment as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said inner comfort layer is made of cotton.  
   
   
       14 . The garment as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said middle absorbent layers in each said shield absorbs up to 1.9 fl. oz of perspiration.  
   
   
       15 . A garment with two improved underarm shields, comprising: 
 a. a garment with two underarm areas, two sleeve openings, and two side seams; and,    b. two underarm shields located on opposite sides of said garment, each said shield being longitudinally aligned in said underarm area of said garment and being attached to said side seams and to said sleeve opening thereby reducing the visibility of said shields under said garment when said garment is worn.    
   
   
       16 . The garment as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said upper edge of each said shield is contoured and attached to said sleeve opening on said garment.  
   
   
       17 . The garment as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said middle absorbent layers in each said shield absorbs up to 1.9 fl. oz of perspiration.  
   
   
       18 . The garment as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said middle absorbent layers in each said shield absorbs up to 1.9 fl. oz of perspiration.  
   
   
       19 . The garment as recited in  claim 15 , wherein each said middle absorbent layer is made of cotton.  
   
   
       20 . The garment as recited in  claim 18 , wherein each said middle absorbent layer is made of cotton.