DE29903936U1 - Garment with interchangeable cuffs - Google Patents

Description

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Underwear with removable cuffs

The invention relates to an item of laundry, in particular an item of underwear, such as briefs, panties or a bustier, which is provided with a waistband.

To make such items of underwear more attractive, they are decorated with decorative elements such as ruffles around their circumference or on their parts. The ruffles are sewn onto the piece of fabric, e.g. on the elastic waistband or on the trouser leg, so that the person wearing the underwear inevitably only has one specific pattern available. A change in pattern then means that at least two items of underwear with different decorations must be purchased.

The object of the invention is to make it easier to create items of underwear of the aforementioned type in different designs in order to simplify their adaptation to the individual taste of the person wearing the underwear.

This task is solved in the case of a piece of underwear, such as briefs, ladies' panties or a bustier, in that it consists of at least two interchangeable parts, namely a base part of the underwear and at least one in the edge area of this base part of the underwear on the front and/or back of the

³ ^ Removable cuffs attached to the underwear base.

It should be expressly pointed out that the interchangeability refers to both the cuff and the underwear base, i.e. the person wearing the underwear can, for example, opt for certain rose ruffles in a popular color on different underwear bases that are to be replaced more frequently, or vice versa, different cuffs can be adapted to a preferred underwear base.

Preferably, the cuff should be attached with snap fasteners on the inside or outside of the garment. Snap fasteners are easy to handle and do not corrode during washing if they are made of stainless steel. The snap fastener parts can be attached to the garment using a reinforcement strip.

interchangeable cuffs and corresponding counter buttons 15

be attached at the same intervals to the waistband or trouser leg. Cuffs can also be attached using Velcro.

The "underwear modular system" designed in this way can be used for different items of underwear, such as women's panties, briefs, dance belts, "French knickers", panties, bustiers, "camisol" tops, bikini sets, ordinary and so-called "molded bra" and "bandeaux" bras and the like.
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It is also conceivable to apply the principle according to the invention to underpants or other items of underwear for fashion-conscious men, especially young men.

The cuff can be a ruffle, such as a frogmouth, rose pleat and ruffle, or a pleated cuff, such as a pleated, bell and double pleated cuff, or the like. Furthermore, the cuff can be decorated with appliqués,

like glitter stars. 35

The replaceable cuff can also be an elastic

A supporting element, such as elastic cuffs, which can be removably attached to the piece of fabric of the lower part.

The "underwear modular system" also enables quick processing of different underwear combinations.

nations in fashion houses and studios, as well as at underwear manufacturers (e.g. when designing new patterns), where mannequins can be equipped with the interchangeable underwear parts.

It is advisable to use the same principle with toy dolls because, as is known, the possibility of replacing the doll’s clothing can contribute to the development of small children.

The removable and replaceable cuff can also be used to bridge the transition between two items of clothing, for example a transition from panties to stockings.

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Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing, the figures of which show in detail:

Fig.l a bra with a in the upper part

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attachable cuffs,

Fig.2 another bra with a

lower part attachable cuffs,

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Fig.3 a bustier,

Figures 4 and 5 a slip,

Figures 6 and 7 a pair of ladies’ panties,

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Figures 8 and 9 a cuff,

Fig.10 an underwear set with cuffs, and

Fig.Il a pleated ruffle attached to a pair of women's panties with Velcro fastener 5

Cuffs, partial view

In Fig.l a strapless "bandeaux bra" l is shown, on the upper edge 11 of which a decorative zigzag cuff 10 made of natural silk is buttoned (here for illustration purposes only on one bra cup). The two bra cups have several snap fasteners 7.1...7.&eegr;, which are each arranged at intervals of about 2 cm from each other. A similar configuration can be seen in Fig.2, with

which is a seamless preformed "Molded bra" 1' to 15

its lower edge 11' has a circumferential zigzag cuff 10'. The zigzag cuff 10' has several counter buttons 17.1, 17.2, which are attached to the snap fasteners

facing side. The lower edge 11' is

reinforced with a textile strip 13. 20

Cuffs of the type described here can also be attached to the top and bottom edges.

Fig. 3 shows a bustier 2, the lower edge 14 and neckline 5 of which are each decorated with a zigzag cuff 10 or 10' attached with a button fastener. The upper, shorter zigzag cuff 10 extends in an arc along the neckline 5, while the lower zigzag cuff 10' encircles the entire waist.

A bottom part (briefs 3) shown in Figures 4 and 5 has an elastic waistband 8 and a row of snap fasteners 7.1....7.&eegr;, which are arranged below the elastic waistband 8 . After buttoning, both the snap fasteners

7.1....7.&Pgr;, as well as the elastic waistband 8 by a circumferential, 35

decorative zigzag cuffs 20.

Figure 6 shows a pair of ladies' panties 4 with a row of snap fasteners 7.1...7.n, which are attached below an elastic waistband 18. The ladies' panties 4 are a finished product, which can be finished with a compatible decorative waistband

(see Figures 8 and 9) can be supplemented as required. The 5

Cuffs have a reinforcement strip 12 attached to its "inner" side.

In Fig.7 is a women's panty 4 ¹ with an upper cuff

20 and a trouser leg cuff 30. The second 10

Trouser leg cuffs (cf. Fig.10, reference number 30) are omitted in Figure in order to show a row of counter buttons 17.1...17.&eegr;.

Fig.10 shows an underwear set consisting of a 15

Bustier 2 and a pair of ladies' panties 4 ^r already described in Fig.7. The bustier 2 has only one reinforcing strip 13 arranged in the upper waist, to which counter buttons are attached. The cuff 10' is partially unbuttoned.

Another possibility of attaching a decorative cuff is shown in Fig. 11. The cuff (ruffles 30'·) is attached to a Velcro strip 15, which is compatible with a fleece counter strip 16 attached to the elastic waistband of a pair of women's panties and forms a Velcro fastener 15,16 with this.

Claims (11)

• · φ ψ (A:LANG1_A2.TAT) Protection claims 1. Item of laundry, in particular an item of underwear, such as briefs, ladies' panties or a bustier, consisting of at least two parts, namely the actual laundry base part (1; 2; 3; 4) and at least one cuff (10; 20, 30) detachably attached in the edge area on the front and/or back of the laundry base part. 2. Item of laundry according to claim 1, characterized in that the cuff (10; 20, 30) can be attached to the laundry base part (1; 2; 3; 4) with buttons, preferably with snap fasteners (7.1...7.n). 3. Item of laundry according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the cuff (10; 20, 30) is provided with a reinforcing strip (12) to which the corresponding counter buttons of the snap fasteners (7.1...7.n) are attached. 4. Item of laundry according to claim 2 or 2, characterized in that the counter buttons of the snap fasteners (7.1....7.n) are attached to the inside or outside of the item of laundry. 5. Item of laundry according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the cuff (10; 20, 30) is a ribbon or pleated waistband, is equipped with a gathered waistband and the like. 6. Item of laundry according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the cuff (10; 20, 30) is equipped with appliqués, such as glitter stars. 7. Item of laundry according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the cuff (10; 20, 30) is made at least partially from a textile, leather or fur-like material or from plastic. 8. Item of laundry according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that cuffs of the same type are removably attached to the laundry base part (1; 2; 3; 4). 9. Item of laundry according to at least one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the cuff (10; 20, 15 30) or at least one section (8.1...8.n) of a Velcro strip is attached to the underwear base part (1; 2; 3; 4), which forms a Velcro fastener (8,9) with a counterpart (9) attached to the underwear base part or to the cuff. 10. Item of laundry according to at least one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the exchangeable cuff is elastic and serves as a carrying cuff. 11. Item of laundry according to one of the preceding claims, 25 characterized in that the removable cuff serves as a connection to other items of laundry or covers the connection between two items of laundry.