No-show panty configuration

Abstract

A panty construction features a rear panel formed of a dyable exposed LYCRA material. Side seams join the rear panel to a front panel that is formed of a non-exposed elastomer material. The side seams are positioned medial of the anterior superior iliac spine. Bar tack stitches are used at the top and at the bottom of the side seams as well as the forward lateral edges of a gusset. The gusset is positioned solely on the front panel.

1 . A panty comprising:
 a front panel formed of a first material, the front panel comprising a left front side edge and a right front side edge, a top front edge extending between the left front side edge and the right front side edge, a left front leg edge extending downward at a first angle from the left front side edge, a right front leg edge extending downward at a second angle from the right front side edge, a front panel gusset edge extending between the left front leg edge and the right front leg edge;   a rear panel formed of a second material, the rear panel comprising a left rear side edge and a right rear side edge, a top rear edge extending between the left rear side edge and the right rear side edge, a left rear leg edge extending upwardly at a third angle from the left rear side edge, a right rear leg edge extending upwardly at a fourth angle from the right rear side edge, and a rear panel gusset edge extending between the left rear leg edge and the right rear leg edge;   a gusset panel formed of a third material, the gusset panel comprising a front gusset edge, a rear gusset edge, a left gusset leg edge extending from the front gusset edge to the rear gusset edge, and a right gusset leg edge extending from the front gusset edge to the rear gusset edge;   each of the top front edge, top rear edge, left front leg edge, left rear leg edge, right front leg edge, and the right rear leg edge being free cut;   the left front side edge and the left rear side edge being connected with a left side seam, a left upper bar tack only being positioned at a top of the left side seam and a left lower bar tack only positioned at a bottom of the left side seam, the left upper bar tack and the left lower bar tack being configured such that a left side seam allowance is contained by the left upper bar tack and the left lower bar tack, the right front side edge and the right rear side edge being connected with a right side seam, a right upper bar tack only being positioned at a top of the right side seam and a right lower bar tack only being positioned at a bottom of the right side seam, the right upper bar tack and the right lower bar tack being configured such that a right side seam allowance is contained by the right upper bar tack and the right lower bar tack;   the front panel gusset edge, the rear panel gusset edge, and the rear gusset edge being connected by a rear gusset seam, the left front leg edge and the left gusset leg edge being connected by a left gusset seam, the right front leg edge and the right gusset leg edge being connected by a right gusset seam, a left gusset bar tack being positioned only at a forward end of the left gusset seam and extending parallel to the left front leg edge, a right gusset bar tack being positioned only at a forward end of the right gusset seam and extending parallel to the right front leg edge, the left gusset bar tack and the right gusset bar tack configured to resist rolling of the gusset panel; and   the second material comprising an interior surface that comprises exposed elastic threads.   
     
     
         2 . The panty of  claim 1 , wherein the first material is a four-way stretch material and the second material is a different four-way stretch material. 
     
     
         3 . The panty of  claim 2 , wherein the front panel gusset edge is cut across a grain of the four-way stretch material and the rear panel gusset edge is cut across a grain of the different four-way stretch material. 
     
     
         4 . The panty of  claim 2 , wherein the rear panel is cut across a grain of the different four-way stretch material. 
     
     
         5 . The panty of  claim 1 , wherein the left side seam is an overlock seam and the right side seam is an overlock seam. 
     
     
         6 . A panty comprising:
 a front panel comprising a first material having a first weight and a top edge, the top edge of the front panel being a first free edge;   a rear panel comprising a second material having a second weight within 10% of the first weight and a top edge, the top edge of the rear panel being a second free edge; the rear panel comprising an inner surface, the inner surface comprising exposed elastomeric threads;   a gusset panel connected to the front panel and the front panel connected to the rear panel at two substantially vertical seams; and   the two substantially vertical seams configured to be medial of a pair of anterior superior iliac spines of a wearer.   
     
     
         7 . The panty of  claim 6 , wherein the two substantially vertical seams are configured to be lateral of mid inguinal points of the wearer. 
     
     
         8 . The panty of  claim 7 , wherein the two substantially vertical seams each has a first bar tack adjacent an upper end of a corresponding one of the two substantially vertical seams and a second bar tack adjacent a lower end of the corresponding one of the two substantially vertical seams. 
     
     
         9 . The panty of  claim 8 , wherein the gusset panel is not connected to the front panel at a forward end of the gusset panel, a pair of bar tacks being positioned adjacent the forward end of the gusset panel such that a bar tack is positioned along a forwardmost end of each lateral side of the gusset panel. 
     
     
         10 . The panty of  claim 9 , wherein the gusset panel is formed of a third material that is different from the first material and the second material. 
     
     
         11 . The panty of  claim 10 , wherein the first material comprises nylon and elastane. 
     
     
         12 . The panty of  claim 11 , wherein the second material comprises nylon and elastane LYCRA. 
     
     
         13 . The panty of  claim 10 , wherein the second material comprises nylon and elastane LYCRA. 
     
     
         14 . The panty of  claim 7 , wherein the first material is a four-way stretch material and the second material is a different four-way stretch material. 
     
     
         15 . The panty of  claim 6 , wherein a ratio of a total relaxed length of the top edge of the front panel to a total relaxed length of the top edge of the rear panel is between 1:1.5 and 1:2.7. 
     
     
         16 . The panty of  claim 15 , wherein the ratio is between 1:1.63 and 1:2.62. 
     
     
         17 . The panty of  claim 16 , wherein the ratio is between 1:2.55 and 1:2.62.