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Underwear creating tattoo illusion

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-11
MASTERSON LISA M
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[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide a novel underwear garment that overcomes the prob

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However, temporary tattoos often do not provide the satisfaction of a permanent tattoo because they last only a few days and often remain in a faded condition for a time before they disappear completely or are replaced.
Other types of expressions, such as body piercing and tattooing, are more permanent and are quite difficult to change.
This process is usually painful and can cause adverse health effects, including infections and other problems caused by unclean needles.

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[0019] An underwear garment made to create an illusion of a tattoo according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 of the drawings.

[0020] The underwear garment 10 has a front panel 11, a back panel 12, a crotch area 13 connecting the lower portions of the front and back panels 11, 12, and a waist area 14 connecting the upper portions 15, 16 of the front and back panels 11, 12. The underwear garment 10 has right and left leg openings 17, 18 through which the wearer's legs 19, 20 extend, and a top opening 21 that fits around the waist 22 of the wearer 23. The upper portions 15, 16 of the front and back panels 11, 12 and the waist area 14 are made to extend above the normal pant line 24 of an outer garment 25. As used herein, the “pant line” of the outer garment refers to the uppermost edge of the waist of an outer garment, such as a pair of pants, jeans, shorts or the like.

[0021] The underwear garment 10 is made of a...

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Abstract

An underwear garment is provided to give an illusion of a tattoo on the skin of the wearer above the pant line of an outer garment. The underwear garment has the shape of a panty with front and back panels formed of a sheer material, a crotch area connecting the lower portions of the front and back panels, and a waist area connecting the upper portions of the front and back panels. One or both of the front and back panels have a printed tattoo image formed on the sheer material. The sheer material is a single-ply, stretchable nylon material having a skin tone color. The tattoo image is applied to the sheer material by silkscreen printing.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 543,120 filed on Feb. 6, 2004.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to apparel and undergarments. In particular, the present invention relates to an underwear garment that allows a wearer to create the illusion of a tattoo on the wearer's skin. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] It is common for people to express themselves through their clothing, hairstyle, body piercing, and tattooing. Examples of such expressions are torn jeans, dyed hair and the use of temporary tattoo paint or decals. These types of expressions can be readily changed when a person wants to change, update or alter his or her look. For example, clothing and hairstyles can be changed and temporary tattoos can be scrubbed off of the skin. However, temporary tattoos often do not provide the satisfaction of a permanent tattoo beca...

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IPC IPC(8): A41B1/00A41B11/14A41B17/00A41D27/08
CPCA41B11/14A41D27/08A41B17/00
Inventor MASTERSON, LISA M.
Owner MASTERSON LISA M
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