NL2028598B1

NL2028598B1 - Flat knit bra

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Publication number: NL2028598B1
Application number: NL2028598A
Authority: NL
Inventors: Brouwer Cherish; Gabriëlle Roeleveld Elisabeth
Original assignee: Soft Revolt Tech B V
Priority date: 2020-07-03
Filing date: 2021-07-01
Publication date: 2022-02-22
Also published as: NL2028598A; WO2022003090A1

Abstract

The invention is directed to a ﬂat knit bra comprising two cups (la,lb), each cup provided with a neckline zone (2a,2b), two power slings (4a,4b) and two wing zones (5a,5b) and a band (6) having a ﬁrst and second end (6a,6b). The neckline zones (2a,2b) may extend to the band (6) in an overlapping fashion. The power sling (4a, 4b) is comprised of a double layered knit material. The band (6) is branches from a common centre region (16) into more than one band zones (7,8,9,10). One band zone (7,8) extends to the ends (6a,6b) of the band (6) and at least one other band zone (9,10) extends into each of the wings (5a,5b). [Fig l]

Description

FLAT KNIT BRA The invention is directed to a flat knit bra comprising two cups (1a,1b), each cup provided with a neckline zone, with a power sling and with a wing. The bra further comprises a band. Such a flat knit bra or flat bed knit bra is described in US2016/0242472. This publication describes a flat bed knitted bra which does not require a metal under wire. Most bras are provided with such a semi-circle metal wire positioned at the base of the cups to provide support and structure for the bra. Although it provides support and structure to the bra it does not add to the wearing comfort. Thus a knitted bra as the one described in this publication which does not require such a metal wire is desirable as it improves wearing comfort. The described flat bed knit bra has two cups which are transversely aligned via a bridge. This bridge is referred to in this publication as the stiffener and takes over the function of the metal underwire. This stiffener part runs from the bridge part between the cups to the wings at the outer ends of the cups and is knitted such that a low to almost null elastic extensibility in the vertical direction, i.e. along the length of the user, exists. Further the cups are made up of three (semi-)concentric regions are differently elastically extendable.

A problem of the flat knitted bra of US2016/0242472 is that they are less suited for larger breast sizes. The prior art bra will exert a pressure and compression on the breast resulting in that it flattens the curve.

US2017119063, US2018320297, US2017290376, and US2018317570 describe a flat bed knitted sports bra. Because of this use the breasts will be flattened or said otherwise: flattens the curve. This may be fine when using such a bra when performing sports or athletics, it is less desirable in normal use where the user may desire a bra which shapes the curve.

Knitted bras, like any other knitted product, have the advantage that the material is stretchy and thus fitting better on the body as compared to a woven material. A knitted bra may also be obtained by warp knitting and circular knitting. The advantage of flat bed knitting is that it can produce a knitted product with zero waste. Further flat bed knitting enables to create different material properties on different positions in the knitted bra which cannot be achieved by the two other knitting techniques. The present invention aims to provide a bra for daily use, especially suited for the larger cup sizes, which addresses one or more of the problems of the prior art bras.

This object is achieved with the following bra. Flat knit bra comprising two cups, two power slings and two wing zones and wherein the bra further comprises a band having a first and second end, wherein: the power sling is comprised of a double layered knit material, and the band is comprised of more than one band zones each zone comprised of a double layered knit material which band zones branch out from a common centre region below the cups such that at least one band zone extends to each of the first and second ends of the band and wherein at least one other band zone is extends into each of the wings.

Applicants found that the flat bed knitted bra according to this invention does not require a metal underwire and is suited for the larger cup sized breasts. Compared to the prior art bra the bra according to this invention may not require a bridge or stiffener between the cups. This allows larger breast sizes. The support required to leave out the metal underwire and a bridge is provided in the present bra by the combination of features as claimed. Further advantages will be described below.

In this specification terms will be used which are known to the skilled person in bra technology. When terms like upper and lower are used it refers to a bra orientation of a wearer standing vertically. The terms upper and lower are used to more clearly describe the invention and is not meant to limit the invention to a bra in such an orientation. The cups are the two parts that cover the majority of the breasts. The neckline zone is the area along the front of the bra down the chest of the wearer. This area covers entirely or partly the upper end and centre of the breasts and is connected to the cups. The power sling is located at the outer sides of the cups running mainly in a vertical direction and provide lift and support to the breast. The power sling may cover the lower outer sides of the breasts. The wings are the surface parts which run from the power sling around the torso of the wearer. The wings are bounded at their upper end by a so-called under-arm and bounded at their lower end by the band. From an outer end of the wing to the upper end of the neckline a strap may be present. The band, sometimes also referred to as anchoring chest band, is the most lower part of the bra. The band will have at least two ends which in use will be connected by suitably a closure, for example hooks which may link into eyes, to close up the bra at the so-called center back.

The flat knit bra may have a bridge between the cups. The bridge is suitably flat on the body of the user and depending on its size determine the placement of the breasts. The bridge will extend from the band upwards at the common centre region. Each cup is provided with a neckline zone having a first and second end. The first end of the neckline zone of each cup may extend to the band such that one neckline zone partly overlaps the other neckline zone. This latter design does not have a bridge.

The flat knit bra is suitably a unitary product manufactured by an automated, flat-bed knitting machine, such as a v-bed machine with a front and back set of needles and a carriage that reciprocates back and forth. Examples of such machines are described in US2001037664, US5918483 and US5138849. The unitary product may include the straps and a closure. The closure may be added separately to the flat knit bra using other connection methods than the flat bed knitting, such as sewing. The first and second ends of the band of the flat knit bra may thus be provided with a fastener such as for example the well-known hooks and eyes. The straps may be part of the unitary flat knit bra product or may be added separately. The second end of each neckline zone may thus be connected to one of the wings, e.g. the outer end of the wing, by means of a, preferably in length adjustable, strap.

The bra consists of multiple types of knit structures, which are knitted on a flat bed knitting machine. At a high level, this disclosure describes a flat knit bra having various elements that contribute to the operation of the bra, both independently of, and in combination with, one another. The different parts of the bra have different knit structures. Other elements may also affect the properties of the bra, including (but not limited to) the yarn composition, yarn elasticity and yarn size, additional knit structures, and stitch size, which will be described in more detail in other parts of this disclosure.

The band is comprised of more than one band zones each zone comprised of a double layered knit material which band zones branch out from a common centre region below the cups. The use of the double layered knit material results in a strong band which has a limited stretch. The lower positioned band zone or zones may extend to each of the first and second ends of the band at which end a closure may be present. When closed a good fit and support of the bra will be achieved. The at least one other band zone extends into each of the wings and preferably to the outer end of the wing where a strap may be connected. This results in that a further support is achieved running from the common centre region of the band to the strap.

Suitably at least two parallel oriented band zones, preferably two parallel oriented band zones, extend to each of the of the first and second ends of the band. It has been found that when these at least two parallel oriented band zones are connected to each other by a single layered knit material a band region is created which has a limited stretch in the horizontal direction around the torso of the wearer and some elasticity in the vertical direction especially at the back of the torso when used which results in a more comfortable to wear bra.

Suitably at least two parallel extending band zones, preferably two parallel extending band zones, extend into each of the wings. Suitably these band zones extend up to the outer end of the wing where a strap may be connected. It has been found that when these at least two parallel oriented band zones are connected to each other by a single layered knit material a wings created which has a limited stretch in the horizontal direction around the torso of the wearer and some elasticity in the vertical direction especially at the back of the torso when used which results in a more comfortable to wear bra.

The above described one of the al least one band zones extending to each of the first and second ends of the band and one of the at least one band zones extending into each of the wings are suitably connected by a single knit layered material. This part is suitably at the back of the torso when used which enhances the wearability of the bra by avoiding skin pressure points.

The single knit material used to connect the band zones as described above is suitably comprised of a single bedded knit with transfer stitches to the back and front with two-sided racking combined with diametrical reversed transfer. The yarns used for this single knit material may have a high elasticity.

The double layered knit material of the band zones may suitably have a three layered structural binding with a six row rapport consisting of a first and second row of repetitive staggered single front bedded knitted loops and floats, a third row of repetitive double bedded tucked loops, a fourth and fifth row of diapositive to the first and second row repetitive 5 staggered back bedded knitted loops and floats and a sixth row of diapositive to the third row of repetitive double bedded tucked loops. The yarns used for the double layered knit material may have a low elasticity and suitably lower that the yarns used for the above described single knit material.

The power sling may be connected at one side to the cup and at its other side to the most upper positioned band zone which extends into the wing. The elasticity of the power sling may be higher than the elasticity of this neighbouring band zone. The transition of the double layered knit material of the band zone to the power sling may be such that the elasticity is gradually increased. This may be achieved by a combination of stitches and by varying the amount of yarn material used in the bindings. A binding comprises a combination of more than one stitches. Preferably the power sling is comprised of double layered knit material which has a higher elasticity at a position near to the cup as compared to the elasticity of the material at a position further away from the cup. This enhances the wearability of the bra.

The double layered knit material of the power sling may be comprised of a three layered structural binding with a six row rapport consisting of one row of repetitive staggered single front bedded knitted loops and floats, two rows of repetitive staggered single back bedded knitted loops and floats, two rows of repetitive double bedded tucked loops diapositive positioned towards each other and one row of repetitive staggered single front bedded knitted loops and floats.

The end of the neckline zone of each cup extends to the band such that one neckline zone partly overlaps the other neckline zone. Either the left (for the wearer) neckline zone may overlap the right neckline zone or the other way around. The neckline zone is comprised of a single layer knit material obtained by and every other needle knitting method. This is advantageous because it results in a light material having still enough strength required to provide the necessary support in this region of the bra.

The single layer knit material of the neck line zone may be a single bedded knit having four rows with transfer stitches to a back and front side of the material and with two-sided racking combined with diametrical reversed transfer and wherein the needle sequence is a combination of knitted loops and floats thus creating a pseudo every other needle knitted structure and wherein the first two rows of the four rows are a geometrical sequence of loops and extended floats and wherein the third and fourth row of the four rows are a geometrical sequence of transferred loops to the back side and reversed transferred in combination with diametrical reversed racking on the back bed of the flat bed knitting machine.

The cups are shaped by means of short row knitting and by a combination of stitches and different stitch length as described below. Having a shaped cup further enhances the comfort when wearing the bra according to this invention. The cups are further suitably comprised two connected single layered knit materials. This allows one to use different yarns, for example for the exterior layer one can use yarns having a nice appearance and for the inner layer which covers the breasts one may use yarns which are more comfortable for skin contact.

The two connected single layered knit materials suitably comprise of a double bedded structure of a first and second row with a binding of a geometrical sequence of front and back bedded loops and floats, wherein the first row has an interconnected front and back bedded loop in a repetitive sequence with extended floats and wherein the second row has an interconnected front and back bedded loop in a repetitive sequence with extended floats in an obverse geometrical sequence towards the first row.

The yarns used to to make the unitary flat knit bra may be any elastic yarn, such as an elastane yarn. The elastic yarn is suitably covered by a non-elastic yarn such as a polyamide, like for example Nylon 6.6 or Nylon 6.

To enhance the rigidity of certain parts of the unitary flat knit bra it is preferred to additionally use a thermal molded fiber when knitting these certain parts next to the earlier referred to yarns. An example of such a thermal molded fiber is a thermoplastic polyurethane fiber as for example described in WO2020/169417. The parts which preferably comprise of these thermal molded fibers are the more than one band zones at the common centre region at the cups. Preferably also the straps comprise of the thermal molded fiber and more preferably the half of the straps closest to the neckline. The content of thermal molded fiber as comprised in the flat knit bra is preferably between 5 and 15 wt% on the total of yarns of the bra.

The content may vary depending on the shape and size of the flat knit bra, wherein a higher sizes bra suitably comprises more of the thermal molded fiber.

The intermediate flat knit bra product as it is manufactured by a flat bed knitting machine and having parts which comprise the thermal molded fiber is preferably subjected to a thermal treatment.

This thermal treatment is suitably a steaming or ironing treatment.

The required temperature will depend on the type of thermal molded fiber.

For example a steaming process at about 130 C and a pressure of 2 bars may be sufficient for obtaining the desired product when using typical yarns.

The invention shall be illustrated by the following Figures 1-9. Figure 1 shows a manufactured unitary flat knit bra without a closure and straps.

These may be added separately.

This figure shows a flat knit bra having two cups (1a, 1b), each cup provided with a neckline zone (2a,2b) having a first and second end (3a,3b). Neighbouring a cup (la,1b) a power sling (4a,4b) is shown.

Further each end of the bra is provided with a wing zone (5a,5b). As the lowest part of the bra a band (6) is shown having a first and second end (64,6b). The first end (3a) of the neckline zone (2a,2b) of each cup extends to a centre region (16) of the band (6) such that the left neckline zone (2b) partly overlaps the other neckline zone (2a). The band 1s comprised of four band zones (7,8,9,10) extending to both ends of the bra.

The four band zones (7,8,9,10) branch out from a common centre region (16) of the band just below the cups (14,1b). Band zones (7,8) extends to each of the first and second ends (6a,6b) of the band (6). The two band zones (9,10) extends into each of the wings (5a,5b). The two parallel oriented band zones (7,8) are connected to each other by a single layered knit material (11). The two parallel oriented band zones (9,10) are connected to each other by a single layered knit material (12). Band zone (8) extending to the first and second ends (6a,6b) of the band (6) are connected to band zone (9) extending into each of the wings (5a,5b) by a single knit layered material (13). Band zone (9) and band zone (10) extend into the wing (5a,5b) up to the outer end of the wing (14a,14b).

The cups (14, 1b) are provided with a cup subsection (15a,15b) which is a zone which neighbours with the neckline zone (2a,2b) respectively.

This zone may have a somewhat tighter stitch construction resulting in that the nipple can be effectively covered.

Figure 2 shows the bra of Figure 1 wherein each part of the bra is provided with a reference to a preferred stitch construction used for the different parts described in Figure 1. Each stitch construction, apart from stitch construction (c), consists of a combination of single bedded and/or double bedded, interloped knitted stitches, or single bedded, double bedded interloped knitted stitches.

All knitted constructions use their combination of yarn types, loops, stitch length, tension and interconnectivity to create different types of structures for their specific elastic behaviour.

The knitted structures are created to achieve a specific linear elasticity which is needed for the support in a bra for larger sized breasts.

In some cases the material’s elastic modulus differs when force is applied in other directions, this is required for the optimal comfort the bra achieves by not straining any part of the body too much or too little so that it lacks the needed support.

Figure 2a shows a bra of Figures 1 and 2 provided with a closure (18) and straps (17). The dark coloured part of the band zones (7,8,9,10) at the common centre region (16) is provided with a thermal molded fiber.

The dark coloured part (19) of the straps (17) are also provided with a thermal molded fiber.

The straps (17) are part of the manufactured unitary flat knit bra.

Figure 3 shows stitch construction (a) having a three layered structural binding with a six row rapport consisting of a first and second row of repetitive staggered single front bedded knitted loops and floats, one third row of repetitive double bedded tucked loops, a fourth and fifth row of diapositive to the first and second row repetitive staggered back bedded knitted loops and floats and a sixth row of diapositive to the third row of repetitive double bedded tucked loops.

Figure 4 shows stitch construction (b) for a single bedded knit with transfer stitches to the back and front with two-sided racking combined with diametrical reversed transfer.

Figure 5 shows stitch construction (c) for a single bedded knit having four rows with transfer stitches to a back and front side of the material and with two-sided racking combined with diametrical reversed transfer and wherein the needle sequence is a combination of knitted loops and floats thus creating a pseudo every other needle knitted structure and wherein the first two rows of the four rows are a geometrical sequence of loops and extended floats and wherein the third and fourth row of the four rows are a geometrical sequence of transferred loops to the back side and reversed transferred in combination with diametrical reversed racking on the back bed of the flat bed knitting machine. Figure 6 shows stitch construction (d) as a transitional structure with an obverse geometrical sequence of loops and floats.

Figure 7 shows stitch construction (e) as a double bedded structure of a first and second row with a binding of a geometrical sequence of front and back bedded loops and floats, wherein the first row has an interconnected front and back bedded loop in a repetitive sequence with extended floats and wherein the second row has an interconnected front and back bedded loop in a repetitive sequence with extended floats in an obverse geometrical sequence towards the first row. Figure 8a shows stitch construction (f”) as a three layered structural binding with a six row rapport consisting of one row of repetitive staggered single front bedded knitted loops and floats, two rows of repetitive staggered single back bedded knitted loops and floats, two rows of repetitive double bedded tucked loops diapositive positioned towards each other and one row of repetitive staggered single front bedded knitted loops and floats. Figure 8b shows an alternative for stitch construction (£7) having less elasticity and is more densely knit. Figure 9 shows stitch construction (g) for the overlap and connection of the neckline with the band.

Claims

CONCLUSIESCONCLUSIONS

1. Vlakgebreide beha, omvattende twee cups (la, 1b), twee draagbandjes (4a,4b), en twee vleugelzones (5a,5b), en waarbij de beha bovendien een band (6) omvat met een eerste en een tweede einde (64,6b), waarbij: het draagbandje (4a, 4b) bestaat uit een dubbellaags gebreid materiaal, en de band (6) bestaat uit meer dan één band zone (7,8,9,10), waarbij elke zone bestaat uit een dubbellaags gebreid materiaal, waarbij de bandzones (7,8,9, 10) vertakken vanaf een gemeenschappelijke centrale zone (16) en de cups (14, 1b), op een zodanige wijze dat ten minste één bandzone (7,8) zich uitstrekt in de richting van elk van de eerste en tweede einden (6a,6b) van de band (6), en waarbij ten minste een andere bandzone (9,10) zich uitstrekt in elke van de vleugels (5a,5b).A flat-knit bra, comprising two cups (1a, 1b), two straps (4a,4b), and two wing zones (5a,5b), and wherein the bra additionally comprises a band (6) having a first and a second end ( 64,6b), wherein: the carrier strap (4a, 4b) consists of a double-layer knitted material, and the strap (6) consists of more than one strap zone (7,8,9,10), each zone consisting of a double-layer knitted material, wherein the band zones (7,8,9, 10) branch from a common central zone (16) and the cups (14, 1b), in such a way that at least one band zone (7,8) extends toward each of the first and second ends (6a,6b) of the belt (6), and wherein at least one other belt zone (9,10) extends into each of the wings (5a,5b).

2. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 1, waarbij elke cup een neklijnzone (2a,2b) omvat met een eerste en een tweede einde (3a,3b) en waarbij het eerste einde (3a) van de neklijnzone (2a,2b) van elke cup zich uitstrekt in de richting van de band (6), op een zodanige wijze dat één neklijnzone (2b) gedeeltelijk de andere neklijnzone (2a) overlapt.The flat knit bra of claim 1, wherein each cup comprises a neckline zone (2a,2b) having a first and a second end (3a,3b) and wherein the first end (3a) of the neckline zone (2a,2b) of each cup extending towards the band (6), in such a way that one neckline region (2b) partially overlaps the other neckline region (2a).

3. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1-2, waarbij ten minste twee parallel georiënteerde bandzones (7,8) zich uitstrekken in de richting van elk van de eerste en tweede einden (6a,6b) van de band (6).A flat knit bra according to any one of claims 1-2, wherein at least two parallel oriented band zones (7,8) extend towards each of the first and second ends (6a,6b) of the band (6).

4. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 3, waarbij de ten minste twee parallel georiënteerde bandzones (7,8) onderling met elkaar verbonden zijn door middel van een enkellaags gebreid materiaal (11).Flat knit bra according to claim 3, wherein the at least two parallel oriented band zones (7,8) are interconnected by means of a single-layer knitted material (11).

5. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 4, waarbij ten minste twee, zich parallel uitstrekkende bandzones (9,10) zich uitstrekken in elke van de vleugels (54,5b).A flat knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least two parallel band zones (9,10) extend in each of the wings (54,5b).

6. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 5, waarbij de ten minste twee, parallel georiënteerde bandzones (9,10) onderling met elkaar verbonden zijn door middel van een enkellaags gebreid materiaal (12).Flat-knit bra according to claim 5, wherein the at least two parallel oriented band zones (9,10) are interconnected by means of a single-layer knitted material (12).

7. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 6, waarbij één van de ten minste ene bandzones (7,8) die zich uitstrekt in de richting van elk van de eerste en tweede einden (64,6b) van de band (6), en één van de ten minste ene bandzones (9,10) die zich uitstrekken in elke van de vleugels (54,5b) verbonden zijn door middel van een enkellaags gebreid materiaal.The flat knit bra of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein one of the at least one band zones (7,8) extending toward each of the first and second ends (64,6b) of the band ( 6), and one of the at least one belt zones (9,10) extending in each of the wings (54,5b) are joined by a single-ply knitted material.

8. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 4 tot en met 7, waarbij het enkellaags gebreide materiaal (11,12) bestaat uit een enkelbeddig breisel met omhangsteken naar de achter- en voorzijde met tweezijdig verzet, gecombineerd met diametraal omgekeerde omhang.A flat knit bra according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the single-layer knit material (11,12) consists of a single-bed knit with swaddle stitches to the back and front with two-way offset, combined with a diametrically reversed wrap.

9. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies | tot en met 8, waarbij het dubbellaags gebreide materiaal van de bandzones (7,8,9,10) in het bezit is van een drielaagse structurele binding die uit een rapport met 6 rijen bestaat, waarbij de eerste en tweede stekenrij bestaan uit zich herhalend gespreide vangsteken en flotteringen op het voorbed, waarbij de derde stekenrij bestaat uit zich herhalende dubbelbeds vangsteken, en een vierde en vijfde stekenrij, diapositief op de eerste en tweede stekenrij, zich herhalend gespreide vangsteken en flotteringen op het achterbed omvatten, en waarbij een zesde rij, diapositief op de derde stekenrij, zich herhalende dubbelbedse vangsteken omvat.9. Flat-knit bra according to one of the claims | through 8, wherein the double-layer knit material of the band zones (7,8,9,10) has a three-layer structural bond consisting of a 6-row repeat, with the first and second rows of stitches consisting of repeating staggered catches and floats on the fore bed, where the third row of stitches consists of repeating double bed catches, and a fourth and fifth rows, diapositive on the first and second rows, include repeating staggered catches and floats on the backbed, and where a sixth row , reverse on the third row of stitches, includes repeating double-bedded catch stitches.

10. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 9, waarbij het draagbandje (4a,4b) is gevormd door een dubbellaags gebreid materiaal dat in het bezit is van een grotere elasticiteit in een positie in de buurt van de cup (14,1b), en dit in vergelijking met de elasticiteit van het materiaal in een positie die verder weg is gelegen van de cup (1a,1b),The flat-knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the strap (4a,4b) is formed of a double-layer knitted material which has a greater elasticity in a position close to the cup (14, 1b), compared to the elasticity of the material in a position further away from the cup (1a,1b),

11. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 10, waarbij de neklijnzone (24,2b) is gevormd door een enkellaags gebreid materiaal dat verkregen is door gebruik te maken van een om de naald breimethode.The flat-knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the neckline region (24,2b) is formed by a single-layer knitted material obtained by using an round-the-needle knitting method.

12. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 11, waarbij het enkellaags gebreide materiaal een enkelbeds gebreid materiaal is met vier stekenrijen met omhangsteken naar de voor- en achterzijde van het materiaal, en met tweezijdig verzet gecombineerd met diametraal omgekeerde omhang, en waarbij de steekvolgorde een combinatie is van gebreide vangsteken en flotteringen, op een zodanige wijze dat er om de naaldstructuur een pseudo gecreëerd wordt, en waarbij de eerste twee van de vier stekenrijen een geometrische volgorde vertoont van lussen en verlengde flotteringen, en waarbij de derde en vierde stekenrij een geometrische volgorde zijn van omhangsteken naar het achterbed en omgekeerd omgehangen in combinatie met diametrisch tegenovergesteld verzet op het achterbed van de vlakbreimachine.The flat knit bra of claim 11, wherein the single-layer knit material is a single-bed knit material having four rows of stitches with shawl stitches to the front and back of the material, and with two-sided resistance combined with diametrically reversed drape, and wherein the stitch order is a combination of knitted catch stitches and floats, in such a way that a pseudo is created around the needle structure, and where the first two of the four stitch rows show a geometric sequence of loops and extended floats, and the third and fourth stitch rows are a geometric sequence from shawl stitches to the back bed and vice versa in combination with diametrically opposite resistance on the back bed of the flat knitting machine.

13. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 12, waarbij de cups (la, 1b) gevormd zijn als korte-rijbreisel.The flat-knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the cups (1a, 1b) are formed as a short-row knit.

14. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 13, waarbij de cups (14,1b) bestaan uit twee, verbonden, enkellaagse gebreide materialen.A flat knit bra according to claim 13, wherein the cups (14,1b) consist of two joined single-layer knitted materials.

15. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 14, waarbij de twee verbonden enkellaagse gebreide materialen een dubbelbedse structuur vertonen van een eerste en tweede rij, met een binding van een geometrische opeenvolging van voor- en achterbedsteken en flotteringen, waarbij de eerste rij een onderling verbonden voor- en achterbedse steek omvat in een zich herhalende opeenvolging met verlengde flotteringen, en waarbij de tweede rij een onderling verbonden voor- en achterbedse steek omvat in een zich herhalende opeenvolging met verlengde flotteringen in een gekruiste geometrische opeenvolging in de richting van de eerste rij.A flat knit bra according to claim 14, wherein the two joined single-layer knitted materials exhibit a double bed structure of a first and second row, with a weave of a geometric sequence of front and back bed stitches and floats, the first row having an interconnected front and back. a posterior bed stitch in a repeating sequence with elongated floats, and wherein the second row comprises an interconnected fore and aft stitch in a repeating sequence with elongated floats in a crossed geometric sequence toward the first row.

16. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 15, waarbij het dubbellaags gebreide materiaal van het draagbandje (4a, 4b) is gevormd uit een drielaagse structurele binding die uit een rapport met 6 rijen bestaat, bestaande uit één rij die bestaat uit zich herhalend gespreide vangsteken en flotteringen, twee rijen die bestaan uit zich herhalend gespreide vangsteken en flotteringen, twee rijen die bestaan uit zich herhalend gespreide vangsteken, diapositief gepositioneerd in elkaars richting, en één rij die bestaat uit zich herhalend gespreide vangsteken op het voorbed en flotteringenThe flat-knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the double-layer knitted material of the strap (4a, 4b) is formed of a three-layer structural bond consisting of a 6-row repeat consisting of one row consisting of repeating staggered catches and floats, two rows consisting of repeating staggered catches and floats, two rows consisting of repeating staggered catches positioned in reverse order to each other, and one row consisting of repeating staggered catches on the front bed and floats

17. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 16, waarbij het dubbellaags gebreid materiaal van de meer dan één bandzone (7,8,9,10) een elastene vezel omgeven met een polyamide vezel omvat.The flat-knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the double-layer knitted material of the more than one band zone (7,8,9,10) comprises an elastane fiber surrounded by a polyamide fiber.

18. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 17, waarbij het dubbellaags gebreid materiaal van de meer dan één bandzone (7,8,9,10) bij de gemeenschappelijke centrale zone (16) verder een thermisch vervormbare vezel omvat.The flat knit bra of claim 17, wherein the double-layer knit material of the more than one band zone (7,8,9,10) at the common central zone (16) further comprises a thermoformable fiber.

19. Vlakgebreide beha volgens conclusie 18, waarbij de thermisch vervormbare vezel een thermoplastiche polyurethaanvezel is.The flat knit bra of claim 18, wherein the thermoformable fiber is a thermoplastic polyurethane fiber.

20. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 18 of 19, omvattende tussen de 5 en 15 wt% van de thermisch vervormbare vezel.A flat knit bra according to any one of claims 18 or 19, comprising between 5 and 15 wt% of the thermoformable fibre.

21. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 18 tot en met 20, waarbij de thermisch vervormbare vezel thermisch wordt vervormd door stomen van het dubbellaags gebreid materiaal.A flat knit bra according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the thermoformable fiber is thermally deformed by steaming the double-layer knitted material.

22. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 21, waarbij de eerste en tweede einden (6a,6b) van de band (6) zijn voorzien van een sluiter.A flat knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein the first and second ends (6a,6b) of the band (6) are provided with a shutter.

23. Vlakgebreide beha volgens een der conclusies 1 tot en met 22, waarbij het tweede einde (3b) van elke neklijnzone (2a,2b) is verbonden met één van de vleugelzones (5a,5b) door middel van een bandje (13).The flat-knit bra according to any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein the second end (3b) of each neckline region (2a,2b) is connected to one of the wing regions (5a,5b) by means of a strap (13).