Clothing article formed of melting yarn and non-melting yarn, and system and method of producing such clothing article

Abstract

Clothing articles formed of melting yarn and non-melting yarn, and system and method of producing such clothing articles. A clothing article includes: a first garment-region which consists of, exclusively, non-melting yarn, wherein the first garment-region has a first level of rigidity; and a second garment-region which comprises a mixture of both (i) non-melting yarn and (ii) stiffed melted-yarn, wherein the second garment-region has a second level of rigidity which is greater than the first level of rigidity. A garment includes multiple garment-regions having different levels of rigidity, wherein each garment-region consists of a different ratio of non-melting yarn to stiffed melted-yarn.

1 . A clothing article, comprising:
 a first garment-region which consists of, exclusively, non-melting yarn, wherein the first garment-region has a first level of rigidity;   a second garment-region which comprises a mixture of both (i) non-melting yarn and (ii) stiffed melted-yarn, wherein the second garment-region has a second level of rigidity which is greater than said first level of rigidity.   
     
     
         2 . The clothing article of  claim 1 , comprising:
 multiple garment-regions having different levels of rigidity, wherein each garment-region consists of a different ratio of non-melting yarn (N) to stiffed melted-yarn (M).   
     
     
         3 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn at a ratio of 1 to 1.   
     
     
         4 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has an area A,   wherein at least 75 percent of the area A consist of stiffed melted-yarn,   wherein up to 25 percent of the area A consist of non-melting yarn.   
     
     
         5 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has an area A,   wherein at least 90 percent of the area A consist of stiffed melted-yarn,   wherein up to 10 percent of the area A consist of non-melting yarn.   
     
     
         6 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has an area A,   wherein at least 95 percent of the area A consist of stiffed melted-yarn,   wherein up to 5 percent of the area A consist of non-melting yarn.   
     
     
         7 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has an area A,   wherein at least 98 percent of the area A consist of stiffed melted-yarn,   wherein up to 2 percent of the area A consist of non-melting yarn.   
     
     
         8 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has an area A,   wherein 50 percent of the area A consist of stiffed melted-yarn,   wherein 50 percent of the area A consist of non-melting yarn.   
     
     
         9 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has an area A,   wherein at least 75 percent of the area A consist of non-melting yarn,   wherein up to 25 percent of the area A consist of stiffed melted-yarn.   
     
     
         10 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second garment-region has an area A,   wherein at least 95 percent of the area A consist of non-melting yarn,   wherein up to 5 percent of the area A consist of stiffed melted-yarn.   
     
     
         11 . The clothing article of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a third garment-region which consists of, exclusively, stiffed melted-yarn,   wherein the third garment-region has a third level of rigidity;   wherein the third level of rigidity is greater than the second level of rigidity and is also greater than the first level of rigidity.   
     
     
         12 . The clothing article of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a third garment-region which consists of, exclusively, stiffed melted-yarn,   wherein the third garment-region has a third level of rigidity;   wherein the third level of rigidity is greater than the second level of rigidity and is also greater than the first level of rigidity;   wherein the third garment-region separates between the first garment-region and the second garment region;   wherein the first garment-region and the second garment-region do not directly border each other.   
     
     
         13 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article comprises five areas that include:   a first garment-area, having level of rigidity R 1 , wherein the first garment-area consists of only non-melting yarn, wherein the first garment-area is said first garment-region;   a second garment-area, having level of rigidity R 2 , wherein the second garment-area consists of a mixture of both non-melting yarn (N 2 ) and stiffed melted yarn (M 2 ) at a ratio in which N 2 >M 2 , wherein the second garment-area is said second garment-region;   a third garment-area, having level of rigidity R 3 , wherein the third garment-area consists of a mixture of both non-melting yarn (N 3 ) and stiffed melted yarn (M 3 ) at a ratio in which N 3 =M 3 ;   a fourth garment-area, having level of rigidity R 4 , wherein the fourth garment-area consists of a mixture of both non-melting yarn (N 4 ) and stiffed melted yarn (M 4 ) at a ratio in which N 4 <M 4 ;   a fifth garment-area, having level of rigidity R 5 , wherein the fifth garment-area consists of only stiffed melted-yarn;   wherein R 5 >R 4 , wherein R 4 >R 3 , wherein R 3 >R 2 , wherein R 2 >R 1 .   
     
     
         14 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article is a bra,   wherein said first garment-region, which consists exclusively of non-melting yarn, is located in a cup of the bra,   wherein said second garment-region, which consists of said mixture of non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn, is located in a strap of the bra.   
     
     
         15 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article is an upper-body covering garment;   wherein said first garment-region, which consists exclusively of non-melting yarn, is located in a first area of said upper-body covering garment that does not cover a shoulder;   wherein said second garment-region, which consists of said mixture of non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn, is located in a second area of said upper-body covering garment that at least partially covers a shoulder.   
     
     
         16 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article is an upper-body covering garment;   wherein said first garment-region, which consists exclusively of non-melting yarn, is located in a first area of said upper-body covering garment that does not cover a shoulder;   wherein said second garment-region, which consists of said mixture of non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn, is located in a second area of said upper-body covering garment that at least partially covers a shoulder, and wherein a longest dimension of said second garment-region is generally parallel to said stiffed melted-yarn.   
     
     
         17 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article is an upper-body covering garment;   wherein said first garment-region, which consists exclusively of non-melting yarn, is located in a first area of said upper-body covering garment that does not cover a shoulder;   wherein said second garment-region, which consists of said mixture of non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn, is located in a second area of said upper-body covering garment that at least partially covers a shoulder, and wherein a longest dimension of said second garment-region is generally perpendicular to said stiffed melted-yarn.   
     
     
         18 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article is pants selected from the group consisting of: short pants, long pants;   wherein said first garment-region, which consists exclusively of non-melting yarn, is located in a first pants-region that does not cover buttocks of a wearer,   wherein said second garment-region, which consists of said mixture of non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn, is located in a second pants-region that at least partially covers buttocks of the wearer.   
     
     
         19 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article is pants selected from the group consisting of: short pants, long pants;   wherein said first garment-region, which consists exclusively of non-melting yarn, is located in a first pants-region that does not cover a waist of a wearer;   wherein said second garment-region, which consists of said mixture of non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn, is located in a second pants-region that at least partially covers the waist of the wearer.   
     
     
         20 . The clothing article of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the clothing article is pants selected from the group consisting of: short pants, long pants;   wherein said first garment-region, which consists exclusively of non-melting yarn, is located in a first portion of a waist-covering area of the pants;   wherein said second garment-region, which consists of said mixture of non-melting yarn and stiffed melted-yarn, is located in a second portion of the waist-covering area of the pants.   
     
     
         21 . A method of producing a clothing article, the method comprising:
 producing a first garment-region which consists of, exclusively, non-melting yarn, wherein the first garment-region has a first level of rigidity;   producing a second garment-region which comprises a mixture of both (i) non-melting yarn and (ii) stiffed melted-yarn, wherein the second garment-region has a second level of rigidity which is greater than said first level of rigidity.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising:
 producing multiple garment-regions having different levels of rigidity, wherein each garment-region consists of a different ratio of non-melting yarn (N) to stiffed melted-yarn (M).