Tights presenting an adjustablecompression effect for cinching around the waist and providing support

Abstract

A pair of tights specially designed for the wearer to self-adjust the waist for fit, adjust compression, adjust for waist training, adjust lower abdominal support, and adjust lower lumbar back support. The localized compression effect is configured and adjusted by a textile piece attached at the left side area of the back waistband that can cross the front of the abdomen to the left and a textile piece attached at the right-side area of the back waistband that can cross the front of the abdomen to the right. The two textile pieces that cross the body are anchored from the opposite side areas of the waistband creating a compression and opposite horizontal pull across the back and can be adjusted to attach across the front of the body. The configuration of the waistband and adjustable textile pieces allows a wearer to self adjust the fit.

1 . An article of apparel, comprising:
 a waistband having an abdomen portion, a lumbar portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion;   a first textile piece attached to the waistband and tapering to a tab at an opposing, terminating end; and   a second textile piece attached to the waistband and tapering to a tab at an opposing, terminating end,   wherein when the first textile piece and the second textile piece radially extend around the waistband to secure the terminating end of the first textile piece and the terminating end of the second textile piece to the waistband or each other in the abdomen portion, a first radial compression is applied around the upper portion of the waistband and a second compression different than the first compression is radially applied to the lower portion of the waistband.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile piece and the second textile piece are attached to the lumbar portion of the waistband. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile piece and the second textile piece are removably attached to the waistband. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile piece and the second textile piece are stitched, sewn, laminated, or welded to the waistband. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the tapering of the first textile aligns with a contour of hips of a wearer. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein when the first textile piece and the second textile piece radially extend around the waistband to secure the terminating end of the first textile piece and the terminating end of the second textile piece to the waistband or each other in the abdomen portion, a thickness of the waistband is greater in the upper portion than in the lower portion of the abdomen portion. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile piece and the second textile piece radially extend around the waistband to secure the terminating end of the first textile piece to the terminating end of the second textile piece in the abdomen portion in multiple locations with respect to each other. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 6 , wherein the multiple locations each correlate to respective diameters that differ around the waistband. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the abdomen portion includes multiple plies of material, at least two of the multiple plies having a different stretch modulus. 
     
     
         10 . The article according to  claim 1 , wherein the lumbar portion includes multiple plies of material, at least two of the multiple plies having a different stretch modulus. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a securing element located on the abdomen portion of the waistband, the terminating end of the first textile piece and the terminating end of the second textile piece adjustably secured to the securing element. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a securing element located on one or both of the terminating end of the first textile and the terminating end of the second textile, the terminating end of the first textile piece and the terminating end of the second textile piece releasably secured to the securing element. 
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 12 , wherein the securing element is positioned within a central portion of the abdomen portion. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a securing element located on the waistband, the terminating end of the first textile piece and the terminating end of the second textile piece releasably secured to the securing element. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 14 , wherein the securing element is positioned within a central portion of the abdomen portion. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the terminating element of the first textile piece is adapted to be adjustably attached to the securing element offset of a centerline of the abdomen portion, and wherein the terminating element of the second textile piece is adapted to be adjustably attached to the securing element offset of the centerline of the abdomen portion. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile piece is attached to the lumbar portion within a center portion of the lumbar portion, and wherein the second textile piece is attached to the lumbar portion within the center portion of the lumbar portion. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile piece is attached to the lumbar portion at a centerline of the lumbar portion, and wherein the second textile piece is attached to the lumbar portion at the centerline of the lumbar portion. 
     
     
         19 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile piece is attached to the lumbar portion offset of a centerline of the lumbar portion, and wherein the second textile piece is attached to the lumbar portion offset of the centerline of the lumbar portion. 
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a tunnel that extends from the upper portion to the lower portion of the waistband within the lumbar portion to extend over the attachment of the first textile and the second textile to the lumbar portion.