Performance Hem for an Athletic Shirt Including Compression Material

Abstract

A method of manufacturing an athletic shirt. The method including manufacturing an athletic shirt that includes a performance flare. The performance flare gradually widens as it approaches the edge of the athletic shirt. The method also includes selecting elastic to be attached to the performance flare, such that a circumference of elastic is the same as a circumference of the performance flare. The method also includes manufacturing a performance hem by attaching the selected elastic to the performance flare such that the performance hem does not include scrunching when the selected elastic is attached to the performance flare.

1 . An athletic shirt including:
 compression material, where the compression material is laid out in a shirt format to be worn by an athlete when performing athletics and the shirt format includes at least a sleeve edge and bottom hip edge; and   a performance hem located at one of the sleeve edge or bottom hip edge, where the performance hem includes elastic in a hem but does not include scrunching.   
     
     
         2 . The compression shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the athletic shirt is a compression shirt. 
     
     
         3 . The compression shirt of  claim 2 , wherein the compression shirt includes compression material that enhances performance. 
     
     
         4 . The compression shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the performance hem is located at a bottom edge of the athletic shirt. 
     
     
         5 . The compression shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the performance hem is located at an edge of a sleeve of the athletic shirt. 
     
     
         6 . The compression shirt of  claim 1 , wherein, in the event the performance hem is located along the bottom edge, the performance hem supports the athletic shirt such that it does not slide up and down the athlete. 
     
     
         7 . A method of manufacturing an athletic shirt, comprising:
 manufacturing an athletic shirt that includes a performance flare, where the performance flare gradually widens as it approaches the edge of the athletic shirt;   selecting elastic to be attached to the performance flare, where the elastic has a circumference that is the same as a circumference of the performance flare; and   manufacturing a performance hem by attaching the selected elastic to the performance flare such that the performance hem does not include scrunching when the selected elastic is attached to the performance flare.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the athletic shirt includes compression material that compresses to an athlete. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the performance hem appears to have a same finish as the athletic shirt. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the elastic provides a snug fit to an athlete when worn to prevent sliding up or down. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the elastic provides a more snug fit than the compression shirt. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the size and dimension of the performance flare is selected based on a size and dimension of the elastic. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the size and dimension of the performance flare is also selected based on a size and dimension of the athletic shirt such that the performance hem has substantially the same size and fit as the athletic shirt after the elastic is attached to the performance flare. 
     
     
         14 . A performance hem including:
 a fold-over hem of an athletic shirt;   a section of elastic located in the fold-over hem; and   one or more stitches that secure the section of elastic to the fold-over hem such that the performance hem does not include scrunching.   
     
     
         15 . The performance hem of  claim 14 , wherein the athletic shirt is a compression shirt. 
     
     
         16 . The performance hem of  claim 14 , wherein the fold-over hem is a section of the athletic shirt that is folded over such that the fold covers the section of elastic. 
     
     
         17 . The performance hem of  claim 14 , wherein the performance hem appears the same as a remainder of the athletic shirt. 
     
     
         18 . The performance hem of  claim 14 , wherein the stitching is a four, five, or six thread double cover stitch. 
     
     
         19 . The performance hem of  claim 14 , wherein the section of elastic supports the athletic shirt in a way that reduces the chance of an edge of the athletic shirt from sliding up or down an athlete when performing. 
     
     
         20 . The performance hem of  claim 14 , wherein a length of the elastic is selected based on a dimension or size of the athletic shirt.