EP1468620A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour ajuster les vêtements à la taille de l'utilisateur - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour ajuster les vêtements à la taille de l'utilisateur Download PDF

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EP1468620A1
EP1468620A1 EP04290963A EP04290963A EP1468620A1 EP 1468620 A1 EP1468620 A1 EP 1468620A1 EP 04290963 A EP04290963 A EP 04290963A EP 04290963 A EP04290963 A EP 04290963A EP 1468620 A1 EP1468620 A1 EP 1468620A1
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Kyle Yin
Chuang Shu Ling
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D1/00—Garments
    • A41D1/22—Clothing specially adapted for women, not otherwise provided for
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41H—APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A41H1/00—Measuring aids or methods
    • A41H1/10—Measuring jackets for marking-out patterns

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  • the invention relates generally to garments and, in particular, to an apparatus and method to size and fit formal dresses.
  • the process of dress fitting also is very time consuming.
  • the person selling the dress often must size the wearer, tailor the garment, verify the tailoring and then, if necessary, repeat the process.
  • the dress seller often has to carry multiple sizes of the same dress, which increases the seller's cost and need for storage space.
  • the sellers of such garments or dresses changed the method of dress purchasing by carrying only size sample for fitting purposes and using "extenders” and "clips” to expand or tighten the dress to meet the shape of the customer.
  • the extenders consist of elastic material that attaches to the opening in the back (in place of the zipper or other fastening mechanism) of the dress and allows the tailor or the person fitting the dress to open the dress wider as necessary.
  • the clips also attach to the opening in the back of the dress, but the clips gather or bunch the material so that the tailor can tighten the dress as necessary. In this manner, the tailor attempts to fit the dress by carrying only the one fitting dress, which will substantially reduce the costs and space capacity issues.
  • the preferred embodiment of the apparatus affixes to any garment but, preferably, a dress and, more preferably, a formal dress.
  • the dress has a top, bottom, front and back side and also an inside surface and an outside surface.
  • the dress will have a slit in the back side and include a fastening mechanism, such as a zipper, buttons or other equivalent device, attached to the slit, which opens or closes the garment; however, in other embodiments, the fastening mechanism can be located in the front or the side of the dress. When the fastening mechanism is in the open position, the back side of the dress will be split into two halves or panels.
  • the garment will include an adjustable fitting device.
  • the adjustable fitting device consists of two separate sections of material sewn to the inside of each panel (although other methods to fashion the adjustable device are anticipated).
  • the adjustable fitting device includes a fitting attaching means.
  • the fitting attaching means consists of one row of hooks (on one section of the adjustable device) and opposing rows of matching latches or clasps (on the other section of the adjustable device) of which any one row is capable of engaging the hooks.
  • the tailor or the person fitting the customer manipulates the adjustable device so that the dress fits the customer.
  • the tailor will take each section of the adjustable device and move each section with respect to one another and the customer's body so as to fit the garment on the customer and maneuver the adjustable device to orient the hooks to align with the closed row of clasps. Once the hooks engage the clasps, the tailor can either close or leave open the fastening mechanism.
  • both the customer and the tailor receive an accurate view of how the dress fits because, for example, instead of distorting the dress with clips and extenders as previously done in the prior art, with the present invention, the adjustable device is maneuvered inside the garment around the customer's body.
  • This provides the tailor an easier, faster method of obtaining an accurate fit for the dress.
  • the customer is much more likely to find the experience pleasant since they also spend less time during the tailoring process and, if other customer's are simultaneously being fitted, the invention allows each customer a greater degree of privacy since the setting of the adjustable device is not obvious (especially in comparison to the prior art clips and extenders).
  • the garment 10 is illustrated generally in Fig. 1.
  • the garment has a top side 12, a bottom side 14, an outside surface 16, an inside surface 18, a front side 20 and a back side 22.
  • the garment 10 has a neckline 24, a waistline 26 and a hipline 28.
  • the garment 10 is a formal gown such as a wedding dress.
  • the garment 10 will have a slit 30 beginning at the neckline 24 down to the hipline 28 on the backside 22 of the garment 10; however, in other embodiments, the slit 30 may be on the front side 20, various other locations in the dress or the garment 10 may not have a slit 30 altogether.
  • the slit 30 ideally will include a fastener portion seen generally at 32 that is preferably a zipper, but can be any similar device as known by one skilled in the art, including buttons.
  • the fastener portion 32 is in a closed position.
  • the fastening portion 32 is shown in the open position and has a left fastener portion 38 and a right fastener portion 40.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the preferred embodiment of the garment 10 wherein the preferred embodiment includes a left panel 34 and a right panel 36 on the backside 22 of the garment 10.
  • the fastening portion 32 is shown in the open position, as seen in Fig. 3, it can be seen that the left panel 34 includes a left panel edge 42 and the right panel 36 includes a right panel edge 44.
  • the prior art utilize clips and extenders to maneuver the left panel 34 and right panel 36 to accommodate the customer so that the tailor could properly measure the customer's dress size.
  • the preferred embodiment of this garment 10 includes an adjustable fitting means seen generally at 46.
  • the adjustable fitting means 46 has two sections 48a and 48b.
  • the adjustable fitting means 46 sections 48a and 48b are preferably attached to the inside surface 18 of the left panel 34 and right panel 36, respectively.
  • the adjustable fitting means 46 sections 48a and 48b will be made of elastic, lycra or some other type of stretchable material.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 shows the adjustable fitting means 46 includes a row of hooks 50 on adjustable fitting means 46 section 48a and multiple rows of clasps 52 on adjustable fitting means 46 section 48b; however, the adjustable fitting means 46 can utilize a variety of different attaching mechanisms.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates how the clasps 52 would engage the hooks 50 as the adjustable fitting means 46 section 48a and 48b are moved towards each other along line 4-4.
  • each row of clasps 52 corresponds to a differing garment 10 size. Specifically, the tailor fitting the garment 10 will engage the hooks 50 and the clasps 52, with respect to the customer's body, to determine the proper dress size.
  • the adjustable fitting means 46 is on the inside surface 18 and thereby hidden within the garment 10 and will not distend the garment 10, but rather will provide accurate picture of both the back side 22 and the front side 20 of the garment 10.
  • the invention therefore, eliminates the malformations created by the prior art clips and extenders and creates a fast, easy to use apparatus to simplify dress tailoring.

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