Bodysuit with integrated lining structure and method of manufacture

Abstract

In some embodiments, a bodysuit includes an outer shell with front and rear panel and a first inner lining with front and rear panels. Each of the front and rear panels of the first inner lining extends from above a waistline of the bodysuit to a seam at a respective side of a crotch region. The bodysuit may include a second inner lining attached to the front and rear panels of the first inner lining at first and second seams, the first and second seams located at first and second sides of the crotch region. The bodysuit also may include a third inner lining positioned on top of and attached to the second inner lining. Attachment of the first inner lining to the second inner lining and the second inner lining to the third inner lining may be accomplished via inner seams not visible on an exterior of the bodysuit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bodysuit comprising:
 an outer shell having a front panel and a rear panel;   a first inner lining attached to the outer shell, the first inner lining having a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel of the first inner lining extending from above a waistline of the outer shell front panel to a first seam and the rear panel of the first inner lining extending from above a waistline of the outer shell rear panel to a second seam, wherein the first seam is located at a first side of a crotch region of the bodysuit and the second seam is located at a second, opposite side of the crotch region of the bodysuit; and   a second inner lining attached to the first inner lining at the first and second seams.   
     
     
         2 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second seams are not joined to either of the front and rear panels of the outer shell. 
     
     
         3 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the first seam is located on a front side of the crotch region and the second seam is located on a rear side of the crotch region. 
     
     
         4 . The bodysuit of  claim 3 , wherein the second inner lining extends rearwardly through the crotch region from the first seam to the second seam. 
     
     
         5 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , further comprising a third lining positioned on an inner side of and attached to the second inner lining; 
     
     
         6 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the front panel of the first inner lining extends from a neckline of the front panel of the outer shell to the first seam; and   the rear panel of the first inner lining extends from a neckline of the rear panel of the outer shell to the second seam.   
     
     
         7 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the front panel of the first inner lining is different than a length of the rear panel of the first inner lining. 
     
     
         8 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the second inner lining has a substantially hourglass shape. 
     
     
         9 . The bodysuit of  claim 5 , wherein the third inner lining has a substantially hourglass shape. 
     
     
         10 . The bodysuit of  claim 5 , wherein the third inner lining is smaller than the second inner lining. 
     
     
         11 . The bodysuit of  claim 10 , wherein:
 a front side of the third inner lining is attached to a front side of the second inner lining at a third seam; and   a rear side of the third inner lining is attached to a rear side of the second inner lining at a fourth seam.   
     
     
         12 . The bodysuit of  claim 11 , wherein the third seam is adjacent to the first seam and the fourth seam is adjacent to the second seam. 
     
     
         13 . The bodysuit of  claim 11 , wherein the third seam is longitudinally spaced from the first seam by a distance of at least about 0.25 inches. 
     
     
         14 . The bodysuit of  claim 13 , wherein the second seam is longitudinally spaced from the fourth seam by a distance of at least about 0.25 inches. 
     
     
         15 . The bodysuit of  claim 10 , wherein a first side of the third inner lining is spaced from a first side of the second inner lining by a distance of at least about 0.125 inches. 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the second inner lining is a barrier layer. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . The bodysuit of  claim 5 , wherein the third inner lining is formed of an absorbent material. 
     
     
         21 . The bodysuit of  claim 20 , wherein the third inner lining is arrange to absorb up to about 50 mL of fluid. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel of the first inner lining is attached to the outer shell at a fifth seam located on a first side of the bodysuit and at a sixth seam located on a second, opposite side of the bodysuit. 
     
     
         24 . A method of constructing a bodysuit having an outer shell with front and rear panels;
 attaching a front panel of a first inner lining to a front panel of an outer shell of the bodysuit and attaching a rear panel of the first inner lining to a rear panel of the outer shell, wherein the front panel of the first inner lining extends from a portion above a waistline of the outer shell to a first seam and the rear panel of the first inner lining extends from a portion above the waistline of the outer shell to a second seam, the first seam defining a first edge of a crotch region of the bodysuit and the second seam defining a second edge of the crotch region; and   attaching a second inner lining to the front and rear panels of the first inner lining at the first and second seams.   
     
     
         25 .- 28 . (canceled)