Arm Hosiery and Methods for Making the Same

Abstract

Arm hosiery, more specifically, arm tights or arm stockings are described that provide a wearer with the same advantages as tights or stocking can provide for the legs. The arm hosiery as described are seamless hosiery that are attached to a comfortable and attractive bodice providing comfortable and attractive sheer arm covers that can be worn under a variety of tops, dresses, and the like.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A garment for the arms and torso of the body comprising:
 a hosiery bodice comprising a front and a back, wherein the front of the bodice is sewn to the back of the bodice;   two non-compression seamless hosiery sleeves connected to the bodice, one on the right side and the other on the left side; and   wherein the seamless hosiery sleeves comprise a transition area indicative of production from a hosiery tube comprising cut lines.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeves are raglan sleeves. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1  comprising,
 a first non-compression hosiery tube comprising a right sleeve and a right half of a bodice; 
 a second non-compression hosiery tube comprising a left sleeve and a left half of a bodice; 
 wherein the right half of the bodice is sewn to the left half of the bodice to create a bodice having a seam down the front and a seam down the back and a pair of hosiery arms. 
 
     
     
         4 . A garment for the arms and torso comprising:
 a non-compression body portion; and   a non-compression, seamless, hosiery sleeve connected to each side of the body portion by stitching, wherein the seamless sleeves comprise anti-run lines proximate the stitching.   
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are raglan. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are sewn to the body portion using an overlock stitch. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are opaque, sheer or semi-sheer. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the sleeves are capped, short, elbow length, three-quarter, long. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the front of the body portion is sewn to the back of the body portion to form seams down the sides of the garment. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the sleeves bear a decorative pattern. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the neckline of the bodice is chosen from one of crew neck, v-neck, scoop neck, low cut, turtleneck, or open bust. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the neckline comprises one or more of binding, decorative trim, or embellishments. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the bodice is a crop top; wherein the neckline includes a binding; and wherein the sleeves are raglan sleeves. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the sleeves comprise one or more of a double layer folded hem, a cuffed hem, a trimmed or embellished hem, or a finger or thumb hole. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the body portion is a crop top, an open bust, waist length, hip length or a slip. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the bodice forms a portion of a body suit, a body shaper or a cat suit. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 4 , further comprising the application of one or more finishing treatments. 
     
     
         18 . A method of making a foundation garment comprising:
 forming a first hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a left sleeve;   forming a second hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a right sleeve;   forming a third hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a bodice front;   forming a fourth hosiery tube on a hosiery machine having a marked arrangement of cut lines for a bodice back; and   cutting the first hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a first left sleeve;   cutting the second hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a first right sleeve;   cutting the third hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a bodice front;   cutting the fourth hosiery tube according to the marked arrangement of cut lines to form a bodice back;   sewing the bodice front to the bodice back to form a bodice;   attaching a left sleeve to the bodice; and   attaching the right sleeve to the bodice.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the bodice is sewn together using an overlock stitch. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising one or more of dyeing the garment, applying one or more finishing chemicals to the garment, or boarding the arm and subjecting it to a smoothing treatment.