Base layer of a garment

Abstract

A base layer of a garment includes a waist section, an upper leg section, and a lower leg section. The waist section is positioned to correspond with and receive a waist and crotch region of a wearer. The waist section includes a base portion, a mesh portion, a compressive portion, and a durable portion. The upper leg section is positioned to correspond with and receive a thigh and knee region of the wearer. The upper leg section includes the base portion and the mesh portion. The lower leg section is positioned to correspond with and receive a shin and calf region of the wearer. The lower leg section includes the base portion and the compressive portion.

1 . A base layer of a garment, comprising:
 a waist section positioned to correspond with and receive a waist and crotch region of a wearer, the waist section including a base portion, a mesh portion, a compressive portion, and a durable portion;   an upper leg section positioned to correspond with and receive a thigh and knee region of the wearer, the upper leg section including the base portion and the mesh portion; and   a lower leg section positioned to correspond with and receive a shin and calf region of the wearer, the lower leg section including the base portion and the compressive portion.   
     
     
         2 . The base layer of  claim 1 , wherein the waist section, the upper leg section, and the lower leg section form a unitary, seamless, and three-dimensional layer. 
     
     
         3 . The base layer of  claim 2 , wherein the base portion, the mesh portion, the compressive portion, and the durable portion have different material characteristics relative to each other such that each of the base portion, the mesh portion, the compressive portion, and the durable portion has specific properties at desired locations of the base layer. 
     
     
         4 . The base layer of  claim 3 , wherein the material characteristics include at least one of (i) a thread count or threads-per-inch, (ii) courses per inch, (iii) wales per inch, (iv) a warp thread density or ends-per-inch, (v) a weft thread density or picks-per-inch, (vi) a fabric density, and (vii) a fabric thickness. 
     
     
         5 . The base layer of  claim 4 , wherein the base portion has a first thread count, the mesh portion has a second thread count, the compressive portion has a third thread count, and the durable portion has a fourth thread count, wherein the first thread count, the second thread count, the third thread count, and the fourth thread count are all different. 
     
     
         6 . The base layer of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh portion of the waist section is positioned to at least one of (i) surround a front crotch area of the waist and crotch region of the wearer, (ii) extend along a midline of a buttocks area of the waist and crotch region of the wearer, and (iii) extend at least partially around a periphery of the waist section to correspond with a waistline of the waist and crotch region of the wearer. 
     
     
         7 . The base layer of  claim 6 , wherein the base portion of the waist section is positioned to correspond with the front crotch area of the waist and crotch region of the wearer such that the base portion is at least partially surrounded by the mesh portion of the waist section. 
     
     
         8 . The base layer of  claim 7 , wherein the base portion positioned to correspond with the front crotch area of the waist and crotch region of the wearer has a relatively looser tension relative to all other sections of the base layer. 
     
     
         9 . The base layer of  claim 1 , wherein the durable portion of the waist section is positioned to correspond with a buttocks area of the waist and crotch region of the wearer. 
     
     
         10 . The base layer of  claim 1 , wherein the compressive portion of the waist section is positioned at least one of (i) along each lateral side of the waist section and (ii) to extend at least partially around a periphery of the waist section to correspond with a waistline of the waist and crotch region of the wearer. 
     
     
         11 . The base layer of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh portion of the upper leg section is positioned to extend at least one of (i) along a front portion of a knee of the thigh and knee region of the wearer, (ii) along a rear portion of the knee of the thigh and knee region of the wearer, and (iii) around at least a portion of a periphery of a thigh of the thigh and knee region of the wearer. 
     
     
         12 . The base layer of  claim 1 , wherein the compressive portion of the lower leg section is positioned to extend along at least one of (i) a shin of the shin and calf region of the wearer and (ii) a calf of the shin and calf region of the wearer. 
     
     
         13 . The base layer of  claim 1 , wherein the lower leg section includes a foot section positioned to receive and enclose around a foot of the wearer. 
     
     
         14 . The base layer of  claim 13 , wherein the foot section includes the compressive portion positioned to extend around at least a portion of a periphery of the foot of the wearer. 
     
     
         15 . The base layer of  claim 13 , wherein the foot section includes the durable portion positioned to correspond with at least a portion of a bottom of the foot of the wearer. 
     
     
         16 . The base layer of  claim 13 , wherein the foot section includes the mesh portion positioned to correspond with at least a portion of a top of the foot of the wearer. 
     
     
         17 . A garment, comprising:
 a base layer including:
 a first section positioned to correspond with and receive a waist and crotch region of a wearer; 
 a second section positioned to correspond with and receive a thigh and knee region of the wearer; and 
 a third section positioned to correspond with and receive a shin and calf region of the wearer, wherein each of the first section, the second section, and the third section includes a plurality of zones manufactured from a first material, each of the plurality of zones having different material characteristics; and 
   a shell layer defining an internal cavity configured to receive the base layer, the shell layer at least partially manufactured from a second material having a greater durability than the base layer.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein the first section, the second section, and the third leg section form a continuous and seamless layer manufactured from the first material. 
     
     
         19 . A base layer of a garment, comprising:
 a plurality of sections positioned to correspond with and receive respective anatomical regions of a wearer;   wherein the plurality of sections form a continuous and seamless layer; and   wherein each of the plurality of sections includes a plurality of portions having different material characteristics.   
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 19 , wherein the base layer is at least one of an undershirt, a sleeveless shirt, a short-sleeve shirt, a long-sleeve shirt, briefs, shorts, pants, a jumpsuit, a full-length tight, a unitard, a singlet, and a leotard, and wherein the material characteristics include at least one of (i) a thread count or threads-per-inch, (ii) courses per inch, (iii) wales per inch, (iv) a warp thread density or ends-per-inch, (v) a weft thread density or picks-per-inch, (vi) a fabric density, and (vii) a fabric thickness.