FABRIC LAMINATE AND GARMENTS INCORPORATING SAME

摘要

A fabric laminate is disclosed which is formed of stretch fabrics laminated together by an adhesive web having differential stretch characteristics. One or both of the stretch fabrics may include elastomeric yarn. The adhesive web is placed within the laminate with its primary elongation direction being in a predetermined direction in conjunction with the orientation of the primary elongation directions of the fabrics such that the resultant elongation characteristics of the laminate is combinedly determined by the fabrics and the web as well as the predetermined orientation of their primary elongation directions. The laminate may be used for forming the control panel of women's undergarments such as the stomach thigh or rear control support of a panty or the undercup or side support of a brassiere. The adhesive web which unites the two fabrics forming the laminate is a open netlike film of heat sensitive adhesive which may be formed of a polyamide material.