Arrangement for attaching an appendage to a garment to promote free movement

Abstract

The present invention relates to an arrangement for attaching an appendage to a garment to promote free movement, for example through the use of quadrilateral gusseting, darting and sloping seams.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment, comprising:
 a. a back panel,   b. a front panel,   c. a quadrilateral gusset, and   d. a sleeve,   
       wherein:
 i. a first edge of the quadrilateral gusset forms a first seam with a first edge portion of the front panel, 
 ii. a second edge of the quadrilateral gusset forms a second seam with a first edge portion of the back panel, 
 iii. a second edge portion of the front panel forms a third seam with a second edge portion of the back panel, 
 iv. an end of the sleeve forms a fourth seam with a third edge of the quadrilateral gusset and a fifth seam with a fourth edge of the quadrilateral gusset, 
 v. a first edge portion of the sleeve forms a sixth seam with a third edge portion of the front panel, 
 vi. a second edge portion of the sleeve forms a seventh seam with a third edge portion of the back panel, and 
 vii. a third edge portion of the sleeve forms an eighth seam with a fourth edge portion of the sleeve. 
 
     
     
         2 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the quadrilateral gusset is symmetrical about a major axis. 
     
     
         3 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the quadrilateral gusset is symmetrical about a minor axis. 
     
     
         4 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the quadrilateral gusset is a kite. 
     
     
         5 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the quadrilateral gusset is a parallelogram. 
     
     
         6 . A garment as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the quadrilateral gusset is a rhombus. 
     
     
         7 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has a dart at the second edge portion. 
     
     
         8 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sixth seam meets the first seam which meets the third seam, sloping from front to back. 
     
     
         9 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the back panel, the front panel, the quadrilateral gusset and the sleeve includes resilient material. 
     
     
         10 . A garment as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the resilient material includes a blend of cotton, nylon and spandex. 
     
     
         11 . A garment as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the blend is 85% cotton, 10% nylon and 5% spandex. 
     
     
         12 . A method of making a garment having a back panel, a front panel, a quadrilateral gusset, and a sleeve, comprising:
 i. forming a first seam between a first edge of the quadrilateral gusset and a first edge portion of the front panel,   ii. forming a second seam between a second edge of the quadrilateral gusset forms a first edge portion the back panel,   iii. forming a third seam between a second edge portion of the front panel and a second edge portion of the back panel,   iv. forming a fourth seam between an end of the sleeve and a third edge of the quadrilateral gusset,   v. forming a fifth seam between the end of the sleeve and a fourth edge of the quadrilateral gusset,   vi. forming a sixth seam between a first edge portion of the sleeve and a third edge portion of the front panel,   vii. forming a seventh seam between a second edge portion of the sleeve and a third edge portion of the back panel, and   viii. forming an eighth seam between a third edge portion of the sleeve and a fourth edge portion of the sleeve.   
     
     
         13 . A method as claimed in  claim 12 , further including placing a dart in the sleeve at the second edge portion. 
     
     
         14 . A method as claimed in  claim 12 , further including aligning the sixth seam to meet the first seam and the first seam to meet the third seam, sloping from front to back. 
     
     
         15 . A garment having a body and an appendage, comprising a quadrilateral gusset that connects the appendage to the body. 
     
     
         16 . A garment as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein:
 a. the body includes a back panel and a front panel,   b. the appendage is a sleeve, and   c. the quadrilateral gusset connects the sleeve, the front panel and the back panel.   
     
     
         17 . A method of making a garment having a body and an appendage, comprising connecting the appendage to the body with a quadrilateral gusset. 
     
     
         18 . A method as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein:
 a. the body includes a back panel and a front panel,   b. the appendage is a sleeve, and   c. connecting the appendage to the body includes connecting the sleeve, the front panel and the back panel with the quadrilateral gusset.