Fit array for durable underwear
Arrays of durable absorbent underwear pants having common cut style designations are disclosed. Each of the arrays includes pants of a common cut style designation and a plurality of differing size designations. In some examples pants of differing size designations in the arrays are sized such that, with each step up in size designation to an adjacent larger size designation, the associated amount or percentage of increase in actual pant hip and/or waist size is equal to, or decreases, as compared to the increase associated with the preceding step up. In some examples pants of differing size designations are sized such that, with each step up in size designation to an adjacent larger size designation, the difference between actual pant hip size and actual pant waist size decreases. The disclosed sizing practices reflect discoveries of wearers' preferences for differences in fit, with differences in body sizes.
1 . An array of durable absorbent underwear pants including pants of at least six differing size designations having a common cut style designation, wherein:
a pant of a first size designation has a first hip size HS1,
a pant of a second size designation adjacent the first size designation has a second hip size HS2,
a pant of a third size designation adjacent the second size designation has a third hip size HS3,
a pant of a fourth size designation adjacent the third size designation has a fourth hip size HS4,
a pant of a fifth size designation adjacent the fourth size designation has a fifth hip size HS5, and
a pant of a sixth size designation adjacent the fifth size designation has a sixth hip size HS6,
wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS6 have the following relationship:
[(HS2−HS1)/HS1]≥[(HS3−HS2)/HS2]≥[(HS4−HS3)/HS3]≥[(HS5−HS4)]/HS4]≥[(HS6−HS5)]/HS5], and
wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS6 have one or more of the following relationships:
(HS2−HS1)≥(HS3−HS2);
(HS3−HS2)≥(HS4−HS3);
(HS4−HS3)≥(HS5−HS4); and/or
(HS5−HS4)≥(HS6−HS5).
2 . The array of claim 1 , wherein:
the pant of the first size designation has a first waist size WS1,
the pant of the second size designation has a second waist size WS2,
the pant of the third size designation has a third waist size WS3,
the pant of the fourth size designation has a fourth waist size WS4, and
the pant of the fifth size designation has a fifth waist size WS5,
wherein the waist sizes WS1 through WS5 have one or more of the following relationships:
[(WS2−WS1)/WS1]≥[(WS3−WS2)/WS2];
[(WS3−WS2)/WS2]≥[(WS4−WS3)/WS3]; and/or
[(WS4−WS3)/WS3]≥[(WS5−WS4)]/WS4].
3 . The array of claim 2 wherein the waist sizes WS1 through WS5 have one or more of the following relationships:
(WS2−WS1)≥(WS3−WS2);
(WS3−WS2)≥(WS4−WS3); and/or
(WS4−WS3)≥(WS5−WS4).
4 . The array of claim 1 wherein the outer structures of all of the pants in the array comprise a common fabric type.
5 . The array of claim 4 wherein the fabric has a direction of greatest elongation capability oriented at least approximately parallel to a lateral direction of the pant in the array in which it is present.
6 . An array of durable absorbent underwear pants including pants of at least five differing size designations having a common cut style designation, wherein:
a pant of a first size designation has a first waist size WS1,
a pant of a second size designation adjacent the first size designation has a second waist size WS2,
a pant of a third size designation adjacent the second size designation has a third waist size WS3,
a pant of a fourth size designation adjacent the third size designation has a fourth waist size WS4, and
a pant of a fifth size designation adjacent the fourth size designation has a fifth waist size WS5,
wherein WS5>WS4>WS3>WS2>WS1, and
wherein the waist sizes WS1 through WS5 have the following relationship:
[(WS2−WS1)/WS1]≥[(WS3−WS2)/WS2]≥[(WS4−WS3)/WS3]≥[(WS5−WS4)]/WS4], and
wherein the waist sizes WS1 through WS5 have one or more of the following relationships:
(WS2−WS1)≥(WS3−WS2);
(WS3−WS2)≥(WS4−WS3); and/or
(WS4−WS3)≥(WS5−WS4).
7 . The array of claim 6 wherein:
the pant of the first size designation has a first hip size HS1,
the pant of the second size designation has a second hip size HS2,
the pant of the third size designation has a third hip size HS3,
the pant of the fourth size designation has a fourth hip size HS4, and
the pant of the fifth size designation has a fifth hip size HS5,
wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS5 have one or more of the following relationships:
[(HS2−HS1)/HS1]≥[(HS3−HS2)/HS2];
[(HS3−HS2)/HS2]≥[(HS4−HS3)/HS3]; and/or
[(HS4−HS3)/HS3]≥[(HS5−HS4)]/HS4].
8 . The array of claim 7 wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS5 have one or more of the following relationships:
(HS2−HS1)≥(HS3−HS2);
(HS3−HS2)≥(HS4−HS3); and/or
(HS4−HS3)≥(HS5−HS4).
9 . The array of claim 6 wherein the outer structures of all of the pants in the array comprise a common fabric type.
10 . The array of claim 9 wherein the fabric has a direction of greatest elongation capability oriented at least approximately parallel to a lateral direction of the pant in the array in which it is present.
11 . An array of durable absorbent underwear pants including pants of at least three differing size designations having a common cut style designation, wherein:
a pant of a first size designation has a first hip size HS1,
a pant of a second size designation adjacent the first size designation has a second hip size HS2, and
a pant of a third size designation adjacent the second size designation has a third hip size HS3,
wherein each of the hip sizes HS1 through HS3 are equal to or larger than 760 mm;
wherein HS3>HS2>HS1, and
wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS3 have the following relationship:
[(HS2−HS1)/HS1]≥[(HS3−HS2)/HS2], and
wherein the pant of the first size designation has a first waist size WS1,
the pant of the second size designation has a second waist size WS2, and
the pant of the third size designation has a third waist size WS3,
wherein each of the waist sizes WS1 through WS3 are equal to or larger than 680 mm; and
wherein the waist sizes WS1 through WS3 have the following relationship:
[(WS2−WS1)/WS1]≥[(WS3−WS2)/WS2].
12 . The array of claim 11 wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS3 have the following relationship:
(HS2−HS1)≥(HS3−HS2).
13 . The array of claim 11 wherein the waist sizes WS1 through WS3 have the following relationship:
(WS2−WS1)≥(WS3−WS2).
14 . An array of durable absorbent underwear pants including pants of at least four differing size designations having a common cut style designation, wherein:
a pant of a first size designation has a first hip size HS1 and a first waist size WS1;
a pant of a second size designation adjacent the first size designation has a second hip size HS2 and a second waist size WS2,
a pant of a third size designation adjacent the second size designation has a third hip size HS3 and a third waist size WS3; and
a pant of a fourth size designation adjacent the third size designation has a fourth hip size HS4 and a fourth waist size WS4,
wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS4 and waist sizes WS1 through WS4 have the following relationships:
HS4>HS3>HS2>HS1;
WS4>WS3>WS2>WS1; and
(HS1−WS1)>(HS2−WS2)>(HS3−WS3)>(HS4−WS4).
15 . The array of claim 14 including at least five differing size designations having a common cut style designation, wherein:
a pant of a fifth size designation adjacent the fourth size designation has a fifth hip size HS5 and a fifth waist size WS5,
wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS5 and waist sizes WS1 through WS5 have the following relationships:
HS5>HS4>HS3>HS2>HS1;
WS5>WS4>WS3>WS2>WS1; and
(HS1−WS1)>(HS2−WS2)>(HS3−WS3)>(HS4−WS4)>(HS5−WS5).
16 . The array of claim 14 wherein the hip sizes HS1 through HS4 have one or more of the following relationships:
[(HS2−HS1)/HS1]≥[(HS3−HS2)/HS2]; and/or
[(HS3−HS2)/HS2]≥[(HS4−HS3)/HS3].
17 . The array of claim 14 wherein the waist sizes WS1 through WS4 have one or more of the following relationships:
[(WS2−WS1)/WS1]≥[(WS3−WS2)/WS2]; and/or
[(WS3−WS2)/WS2]≥[(WS4−WS3)/WS3].