Curved tape and women's clothing with cup employing curved tape

Abstract

Provided are a curved tape capable of maintaining a curved shape without use of a wire, and cup-possessing women's clothing employing the curved tape. A curved tape 14 has a multi-ply woven fabric consisting of a plurality of textile weaves 71, 72 superposed in a thickness direction Z, and is curved in a width direction X, and the multi-ply woven fabric 70 is configured so that curve inside portions 71 i , 72 i have a higher elasticity than curve outside portions 71 o , 72 o . Since this configuration provides the curve inside portions 71 i, 72 i with the higher elasticity than that of the curve outside portions 71 o , 72 o , the tape is shaped in a curved state and the curved shape is maintained. For this reason, there is no need for maintaining the curved state by insertion of a wire as employed before, and the suitable curved tape 14 is substantialized so as to fit along an inferior edge of a cup portion. Furthermore, the curved tape can be manufactured without a work stage for insertion of a wire.

1 . A curved tape having a multi-ply woven fabric comprising a plurality of textile weaves superposed in a thickness direction, and curved in a width direction,
 wherein the multi-ply woven fabric has a curve inside region with a higher elasticity than an elasticity of a curve outside region.   
     
     
         2 . The curved tape according to  claim 1 , wherein hot melt yarns are used as wefts of the textile weaves,
 wherein a rate of use of hot melt yarns among warps of the textile weaves is larger in the curve outside region than in the curve inside region, and   wherein the multi-ply woven fabric is treated by a heat treatment process.   
     
     
         3 . The curved tape according to  claim 2 , wherein the heat treatment process includes a dyeing process. 
     
     
         4 . The curved tape according to  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of interfacing members arranged between the plurality of textile weaves and extending in a longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         5 . The curved tape according to  claim 1 , wherein a side end region having a smaller number of warps than the multi-ply woven fabric is formed on the curve inside region. 
     
     
         6 . The curved tape according to  claim 1 , wherein the textile weaves are plain weave fabrics in which the warps and the wefts are vertically interwoven. 
     
     
         7 . A cup-possessing women's garment comprising:
 the curved tape as defined in  claim 1 ; and   a pair of right and left cup portions shaped so as to cover breasts,   wherein the curved tape is attached along a curved shape of an inferior edge of the cup portions.   
     
     
         8 . The cup-possessing women's garment according to  claim 7 , wherein the curved tape has a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of the curved shape of the inferior edge of the cup portions, and is attached as expanded so as to fit along the curved shape of the inferior edge of the cup portions. 
     
     
         9 . The curved tape according to  claim 2 , comprising a plurality of interfacing members arranged between the plurality of textile weaves and extending in a longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         10 . The curved tape according to  claim 2 , wherein a side end region having a smaller number of warps than the multi-ply woven fabric is formed on the curve inside region. 
     
     
         11 . The curved tape according to  claim 4 , wherein a side end region having a smaller number of warps than the multi-ply woven fabric is formed on the curve inside region. 
     
     
         12 . The curved tape according to  claim 11 , wherein hot melt yarns are used as wefts of the textile weaves,
 wherein a rate of use of hot melt yarns among warps of the textile weaves is larger in the curve outside region than in the curve inside region, and   wherein the multi-ply woven fabric is treated by a heat treatment process.   
     
     
         13 . The curved tape according to  claim 12 , wherein the heat treatment process includes a dyeing process,
 wherein the textile weaves are plain weave fabrics in which the warps and the wefts are vertically interwoven.   
     
     
         14 . A cup-possessing women's garment comprising:
 the curved tape as defined in  claim 2 ; and   a pair of right and left cup portions shaped so as to cover breasts,   wherein the curved tape is attached along a curved shape of an inferior edge of the cup portions.   
     
     
         15 . The cup-possessing women's garment according to  claim 14 , wherein the curved tape has a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of the curved shape of the inferior edge of the cup portions, and is attached as expanded so as to fit along the curved shape of the inferior edge of the cup portions. 
     
     
         16 . A cup-possessing women's garment comprising:
 the curved tape as defined in  claim 3 ; and   a pair of right and left cup portions shaped so as to cover breasts,   wherein the curved tape is attached along a curved shape of an inferior edge of the cup portions.   
     
     
         17 . A cup-possessing women's garment comprising:
 the curved tape as defined in  claim 4 ; and   a pair of right and left cup portions shaped so as to cover breasts,   wherein the curved tape is attached along a curved shape of an inferior edge of the cup portions.   
     
     
         18 . A cup-possessing women's garment comprising:
 the curved tape as defined in  claim 5 ; and   a pair of right and left cup portions shaped so as to cover breasts,   wherein the curved tape is attached along a curved shape of an inferior edge of the cup portions.   
     
     
         19 . A cup-possessing women's garment comprising:
 the curved tape as defined in  claim 6 ; and   a pair of right and left cup portions shaped so as to cover breasts,   wherein the curved tape is attached along a curved shape of an inferior edge of the cup portions.   
     
     
         20 . A cup-possessing women's garment comprising:
 the curved tape as defined in  claim 7 ; and   a pair of right and left cup portions shaped so as to cover breasts,   wherein the curved tape is attached along a curved shape of an inferior edge of the cup portions.