Garment with apparel information tape

Abstract

A garment including a base member with a collar area adapted to be disposed adjacent the wearer's neck. The collar area includes a back side adapted to be disposed adjacent the back of the neck of the wearer. The garment also includes a tape member coupled to the base member and extending across substantially the entire length of the back side of the collar area. The tape member includes information chosen from a group consisting of size information of the garment, recommended care instructions for the garment, geographic area where the garment was manufactured, material content of the garment, and a combination thereof. A method of manufacturing the garment is also disclosed.

1 . A garment comprising: 
 a base member that includes a collar area adapted to be disposed adjacent the wearer's neck, wherein said collar area includes a back side adapted to be disposed adjacent the back of the neck of the wearer; and    a tape member coupled to said base member and extending across substantially the entire length of said back side of said collar area, and wherein said tape member includes information chosen from a group consisting of size information of said garment, recommended care instructions for said garment, geographic area where said garment was manufactured, material content of said garment, and a combination thereof.    
   
   
       2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said base member defines an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said base member includes a collar seam and at least one shoulder seam that intersects said collar seam at a seam intersection, and wherein said tape member covers said seam intersection on said inner surface of said base member.  
   
   
       3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said tape member includes a terminal end coupled to said collar area of said base member.  
   
   
       4 . The garment of  claim 3 , wherein said base member includes a first shoulder seam, a collar seam, and a second shoulder seam, wherein said first shoulder seam intersects said collar seam at a first seam intersection, wherein said second shoulder seam intersects said collar seam at a second seam intersection, wherein said tape member includes a first terminal end and a second terminal end, and wherein said tape member is coupled to said base member such that said first terminal end is disposed adjacent said first seam intersection, said second terminal end is disposed adjacent said second seam intersection, and said tape member covers said collar seam along substantially the entire length of said back side of collar area.  
   
   
       5 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said base member includes an arm aperture through which an arm of the wearer can extend, and wherein said tape member includes a terminal end coupled to said base member adjacent said arm aperture.  
   
   
       6 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein said base member includes a first arm aperture, a second arm aperture, a first shoulder seam, a second shoulder seam, and a collar seam, wherein said tape member includes a first terminal end and a second terminal end, and wherein said tape member is coupled to said base member such that said first terminal end is disposed adjacent said first arm aperture, said second terminal end is disposed adjacent said second arm aperture, said tape member covers said first shoulder seam, said tape member covers said second shoulder seam, and said tape member covers said collar seam along substantially the entire length of said back side of said collar area.  
   
   
       7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said base member defines an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said base member includes at least one seam disposed at said collar area, and wherein said tape member covers at least a portion of said at least one seam on said inner surface of said base member.  
   
   
       8 . The garment of  claim 7 , wherein said base member includes a trunk portion and a collar portion coupled at said at least one seam.  
   
   
       9 . The garment of  claim 7 , wherein said base member includes a trunk portion having a front portion and a back portion, said front portion coupled to said back portion via at least one shoulder seam, wherein said tape member covers at least a portion of said at least one shoulder seam.  
   
   
       10 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said information is included on said tape member via a process chosen from a group consisting of screen printing, heat transfer, knitting, weaving, embroidery, imprinting, printing, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein information on said tape member repeats along the length of said tape member.  
   
   
       12 . A method of manufacturing a garment that includes a base member and a tape member, wherein the base member includes a collar area adapted to be disposed adjacent the wearer's neck, wherein the collar area includes a back side adapted to be disposed adjacent the back of the neck of the wearer, said method comprising the steps of: 
 including information on the tape member, wherein the information is chosen from a group consisting of size information of the garment, recommended care instructions for the garment, geographic area where the garment was manufactured, material content of the garment, and a combination thereof; and    coupling the tape member to the base member such that the tape member extends across substantially the entire length of the back side of the collar area.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said step of including information on the tape member is performed before said step of coupling the tape member to the base member.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said step of including information on the tape member comprises a process chosen from a group consisting of screen printing, heat transfer, knitting, weaving, embroidery, imprinting, printing, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said step of including information on the tape member comprises repeating information on the tape member.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said step of coupling the tape member to the base member comprises coupling a terminal end of the tape member to the collar area.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the base member includes an arm aperture through which an arm of the wearer can extend, and wherein said step of coupling the tape member to the base member includes coupling a terminal end of the tape member adjacent to the arm aperture.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the base member defines an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the base member includes at least one seam disposed at the collar area, and wherein said step of coupling the tape member to the base member includes covering at least a portion of the at least one seam with the tape member on the inner surface of the base member.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the base member includes a trunk portion and a collar portion coupled at the at least one seam.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the base member includes a trunk portion having a front portion and a back portion, wherein the front portion is coupled to said back portion at at least one shoulder seam, and wherein said step of coupling the tape member to the base member includes covering at least a portion of the at least one shoulder seam with the tape member.