Christina Greco, Toronto, Canada; Talia Greenberg, Toronto, Canada; Steven Hudson, Toronto, Canada; Linda Kritikos, Toronto, Canada; and Julie Power, Toronto, Canada.
Assigned to Knix Wear Inc., Toronto, Canada.

Filed: 4/11/22
Issued: 7/18/23

A garment configured to be worn by a wearer and to be washed and re-worn numerous times, the garment comprising: one or more bonds formed within a joined region of the garment; a garment base comprising at least one interior base layer and at least one exterior base layer; and a moisture capture assembly joined to the garment base within at least the joined region, wherein the moisture capture assembly has an assembly interior side that faces the wearer when the garment is worn by the wearer, an assembly exterior side that faces away from the wearer when the garment is worn by the wearer, a moisture capture assembly anterior edge, a moisture capture assembly posterior edge opposite the moisture capture assembly anterior edge, and moisture capture assembly lateral edges that extend between the moisture capture assembly posterior edge and the moisture capture assembly anterior edge, wherein the moisture capture assembly is positioned with a crotch region of the garment, and wherein the moisture capture assembly comprises: a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer; and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion; wherein the one or more bonds comprises an anterior region bond that joins the moisture capture assembly to the at least one interior base layer along the moisture capture assembly anterior edge; and wherein the moisture capture assembly is not joined to the at least one exterior base layer along the moisture capture assembly anterior edge.