A LINGERIE chain in the US has filed a patent for pantyhose tights that it claims can treat cellulite – the unsightly “orange peel” fatty deposits that some women develop beneath the skin of their thighs and buttocks.
The European patent (EP 955 043) was filed by Victoria’s Secret of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, a company that runs 800 stores in North America. But the company has refused to confirm whether or not it intends to launch a product using the technology. In fact, it has so far refused any comment whatsoever.
The patent covers a treatment for cellulite using “hose material that…
