FR2993145A1 - Side extension device for jacket for protecting against e.g. cold during pregnancy time, has fastening device located near side edge fastener to enable attachment of extension side to set of free edges of garment - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (100) has an opening forming two free edges in an open configuration. A panel (1) comprises an outer face and an inner face (1b). Two side edge fasteners (2a, 2b) and a fastening unit comprise two fastening devices (3a, 3b). One of the fastening devices is located near one of the side edge fasteners for allowing attachment of an extension side to a set of free edges of a garment. The other fastening device is located near the other side edge fastener to enable the attachment of the extension side to another set of free edges of the garment.

Description

The invention relates to an extension device of a garment. In particular, it relates to a device for side extension of a garment covering the upper part of the human body (jacket type), suitable for protection against cold and / or weather. In particular situations, we may experience hindrance or discomfort in the closure of our clothing, especially our clothes intended to fight against the cold or bad weather. This may be the case, for example, during pregnancy or when carrying a baby or object using a carrying system. Failure to close a garment can be inconvenient under certain weather conditions. The present invention aims to solve the aforementioned limitations and to propose an extension device of a garment for providing at least one function, typically a protective function, for example protection against cold and / or weather, similar to one of those of the garment when the latter can not be used in the configuration offering this function, for example the closed configuration. For this purpose, the present invention is directed to a device for lateral extension of a garment comprising an opening forming two free edges in open configuration, in particular of a garment covering the upper part of the human body, suitable for protection against the cold and / or bad weather. According to the invention, the lateral extension device comprises a panel having an outer face and an inner face, first and second lateral fastening edges, and fastening means comprising a first fastening device and a second fastening device. fastener, the first fastening device being located near the first lateral fastening edge to allow attachment of said lateral extension device to one of the two free edges of a garment and the second fastener being located near the second side fastening edge to allow attachment of said side extension device to another of the two free edges of said garment. Thus, the panel can be attached to both free edges of a garment comprising a vertical opening extending from an upper edge or neck of the garment to a lower edge or waist of the garment by means of the first and second fastening devices. located on either side of the panel, respectively. The panel thus represents a continuity between the free edges of the garment in open configuration, creating, in particular, a protection against the cold and bad weather when the garment can not be closed in a normal way. For example, the fastening means is attached to said inner face. Thus, the attachment of the attachment means to the panel is not visible when the lateral extension device is in use and the result is aesthetic. In practice, according to a particular embodiment, the first and second attachment devices can be attached at a predetermined distance from said first and second attachment side edges respectively, said distance being predetermined so that the first and second attachment devices do not exceed respectively said first and second lateral fastening edges. Consequently, the fastening devices are completely obscured by the panel and are not visible when using the lateral extension device, the result rendered being all the more aesthetic. Still according to a particular embodiment, a portion of the panel is superimposed on the garment at the free edges of the garment, providing good protection against cold and weather. According to a particular characteristic, the extension device comprises adjustment means of the panel. Thanks to the adjustment means, the extension device can be adjusted in particular to personal needs. For example, at different periods of pregnancy, the need for shrinkage or extension are different. Similarly, depending on the size of a baby or an object worn using a carrying system, the need for shrinkage or extension are different. In practice, the adjustment means may comprise, for example: connecting means arranged between the first and second lateral fastening edges and extending longitudinally along an axis substantially perpendicular to said first and / or second lateral fastening edges, and - clamping means adapted to adjust the length of the connecting means.

Sek, particular, have its are arranged on the inner face and the clamping means are arranged on the outer face. These features provide a compromise between the aesthetics and practicality of using the side extension device.

According to another particular characteristic, the adjustment means may comprise: means for joining a first part of the panel and a second part of the panel, comprising a first connecting device located on a first intermediate edge of the first a panel portion and a second junction device located on a second intermediate edge of the second panel portion, said first and second intermediate edges being respectively opposed to the first and second side fastening edges, and - panel extending means located between said first and second intermediate edges.

For example, the panel has an upper edge and a lower edge, narrowing means being disposed at the upper edge. Thus, the panel can be tightened for protection purposes depending on the position of the panel with respect to the garment and / or the morphology of the person wearing the garment or a baby or a worn object. .

For example, when the upper edge of the panel is tightened, the upper portion of the extension device can serve to protect and maintain the head of a baby carried. For example, the first and second attachment devices respectively comprise a clip. This embodiment of the side extension device can be easily used for different garments. Thus, a person can use it on his various protective clothing against the cold, regardless of the type of closure of the garment.

In addition, thanks to the clamps, the extension device can be easily installed even if the fabric of the free edge of the garment is thick. In another example, one of the first and second fasteners has at least one button and the other of the first and second fasteners has at least one buttonhole.

In yet another example, one of the first and second fasteners has at least one first zipper portion and the other of the first and second fasteners comprises at least one second part of zipper. Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent in the description below. In the accompanying drawings, given by way of non-limiting examples: FIG. 1 is a view of the front face of an extension device according to one embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is a view of the rear face of an extension device such as that illustrated in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 represents an exemplary garment to which a lateral extension device according to the invention can be adapted; and - Figure 4 is a perspective view of an extension device according to a second embodiment of the invention; Figures 1 and 2 show a side extension device 100 of a garment 200 according to the invention.

A garment which can be adapted such a lateral extension device 100 is here a garment covering the upper part of the human body (jacket type), suitable for protection against cold and / or weather. FIG. 3 represents an example of such a garment 200.

For example, the garment may be a coat, a jacket, a jacket, a vest, anorak, a fleece, a raincoat or other. The garment 200 comprises an opening 201 when it is in open configuration, this opening forming two free edges 202a, 202b. In one use, the extension device 100 according to the invention is disposed in the opening 201 of the garment 200, that is to say between the two free edges 202a, 202b. The front face of the extension device 100 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to the outside part of an example of an extension device 100 and the rear face of the extension device 100 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the inside part of this device. extension 100 or another. Thus, in a use of the extension device 100, the front face or outer portion of the extension device 100 is in continuity with the outer portion of the garment 203 and the rear face or inner portion of the extension device 100 is in continuity with the portion internal 204 of the garment. The outer part of the extension device 100 is therefore the part of the extension device which is subjected to the weather. The extension device 100 here comprises a panel 1. This panel 1 may in particular be of textile material of different kinds, for example cotton, wool, fleece, waterproof or windproof fabric, or a combination of materials. such as an impermeable layer and an insulating liner. The panel 1 has an outer face 1a and an inner face 1b. The outer face 1a of the panel 1 corresponds to the outer part of the extension device 100 and the inner face 1b of the panel 1 corresponds to the inner part.

The panel 1 comprises a first lateral fixing edge 2a and a second lateral fixing edge 2b, an upper edge 20a and a lower edge 20b. In the example described, the panel 1 has a quadrilateral shape which is formed by the first and second lateral fastening edges 2a, 2b and the upper and lower edges 20a, 20b. Of course, the panel 1 may have different shapes, for example an oval shape. In one use of the described embodiment, the upper edge 20a of the panel 1 is located near the upper edge or collar 205 of the garment 200 and the lower edge 20b of the panel 1 is located near the bottom edge or waist 206 of the garment. . The lateral extension device 100 of a garment 200 comprises generically referenced attachment means 3. In one example, the attachment means 3 comprise a first attachment device 3a and a second attachment device 3b. The first fastening device 3a is located near the first lateral fastening edge 2a to allow attachment of the extension device 100 to a free edge 202a, 202b of the garment 200 and the second fastener 3b 20 is located near of the second securing side edge 2b to allow attachment of the extension device 100 to the other free edge 202a, 202b of the garment 200. In one embodiment, the first fastening device 3a and the second fastening device 3b are substantially aligned along a horizontal axis. This alignment of the attachment devices 3a, 3b allows easy attachment of the extension device 100 to the garment 200. In practice, a first attachment device 3a and a second attachment device 3b are fixed near the upper edge or collar 205 of the garment 30 200, so that when the extender device 100 is used, the panel 1 covers at most the opening 201 of the garment 200.

In the example described, the extension device 100 comprises three first attachment devices 3a and three second attachment devices 3b arranged regularly along the panel 1. Of course, the number of attachment devices 3a, 3b can be variable and the number of fasteners 3a, 3b on one side of the panel 1 may be different from the number of fasteners 3a, 3b on the other side. In one embodiment, the fastening means 3 are fixed on said inner face 1b of the panel 1. In particular, the first and second fastening devices 3a, 3b are fixed at a predetermined distance d respectively from the first and second second lateral fixing edges 2a, 2b. The distance d is predetermined so that the first and second fastening devices 3a, 3b do not respectively exceed the first and second fastening lateral edges 2b, 2b. Thus, when the extension device is used, the attachment means are not visible. In particular, the predetermined distance d corresponds to the distance between the point of attachment of the first attachment device 3a to the panel 1 and the first lateral attachment edge 2a (or between the point of attachment of the second attachment device 3b to the panel 1 and the first fixing edge 2b). In this example, the attachment devices 3a, 3b respectively comprise a clamp 30, for example of the type of strap clamp. Of course, other types of pliers can be used. Here, this clamp 30 is attached to the end of a ribbon 31 which is itself sewn to the panel 1. Of course, the ribbon 31 can be fixed by other methods, for example gluing. In the example described, the clamp 30 is thus fixed to the panel 1 by means of a ribbon 31. However, the clamp 30 can be fixed directly to the panel 1 or via other means. The ribbon 31 is flexible and provides flexibility to the clip 30 during its attachment to the free edge 202a, 202b of the garment 200 and, therefore, its attachment is easier.

Thus, in this example, the predetermined distance d is equal to or greater than the sum of the width of the pliers 30 and the length of the ribbon 31. The lateral extension device 100 described can be used as an extension of any type of garment type jacket.

According to another embodiment, one of the first and second attachment devices 3a, 3b comprises at least one button and the other of the first and second attachment devices 3a, 3b comprises at least a buttonhole. The button is for example sewn to the panel 1 and the buttonhole is for example elaborated in the panel 1. In another example, the button is fixed at the end of a first ribbon which is itself fixed by the other end to the panel 1 and the buttonhole is formed at the end of a second ribbon which is itself fixed by the other end to the panel 1. Of course, the first fastening device 3a may comprise the buttonhole and the second attachment device 3b the button. In use of a side extension device 100 according to this embodiment, the garment 200 must have buttons and buttonholes adjacent to the free edges 202a, 202b respectively formed by the opening 201 of the garment 200 in the position of opening. According to yet another embodiment, one of the first and second attachment devices 3a, 3b comprises a first zipper part and the other of the first and second attachment devices 3a, 3b has a second zipper portion. In use of an extension device 100 according to this embodiment, the garment 200 must comprise a zipper compatible with that of the extension device 100 as a closure means. In the embodiment described, the extension device 100 comprises adjustment means 4 of the panel 1. Thanks to the adjustment means, the width of the panel 1 can be adjusted and, in particular, adapted to the personal needs, by For example, it can be adjusted according to the progress of a pregnancy or the growth of a baby worn or the size of an object or other worn. According to one embodiment, the adjustment means 4 comprise: - connecting means 5 arranged between the first and second fixing edges 2a, 2b and extending longitudinally along an axis perpendicular to said first and / or second lateral edges of fixing 2a, 2b, and - clamping means 6 adapted to adjust the length of the connecting means 5 by forming a variable length loop.

For example, the connecting means 5 comprise a cord. This cord 5 is fixed by ends 5a and 5b to the panel 1. The cord 5 may be further attached to the fastening devices 3a, 3b. The cord 5 is for example an elastic cord. Nevertheless, the cord may be other types.

In other embodiments, the connecting means 5 may comprise a ribbon, a band, a fabric, elastic or inelastic. The clamping means 6 are able to clamp and loosen two strands of the cord 5 forming a loop, that is to say to decrease or increase the length between the two ends 5a, 5b and thus shrink and widen the width of the panel 1. In an exemplary embodiment, the clamping means 6 comprise a retaining means 6a of the cord 5 and an actuator 6b. The cord 5 traverses in a first direction the retaining means 6a through a first orifice 61 and passes in a second direction (which is the opposite in the first direction) the retaining means 6a by a second orifice 62. The actuator 6b has two positions , a retention position and a release position. In the retention position, the clamping means 6 hold the cord 5 and therefore the panel 1 is set to a desired size. In the release position, the clamping means 6 are movable along the cord 5. Thus, when a user of the extension device 100 according to the invention wishes to tighten or loosen the extension device 100, the actuator 6b is put in the release position. Once the adjustment means 4 are in the desired position, the actuator 6b is put in the retention position. The connecting means 5 are here arranged on the inner face 1b of the panel 1 and the clamping means 6 are arranged on the outer face 1a.

The connecting means 5 are covered by guide means 7. These guide means 7 are for example fixed by stitching to the inner face 1b of the panel 1. Of course, the guide means 7 can be fixed by other means, for example by gluing. Here, the guide means 7 comprise a tape masking the cord 5 in its entirety. Nevertheless, the guide means 7 may comprise one or more loops. The guide means 7 are able to retain and hide the cord 5, preventing the cord 5 can be hung. The position of the connecting means 5 on the inner face 1b of the panel 1 increases the aesthetics of the extension device 100. The situation of the clamping means 6 on the outer face 1a of the panel 1 increases the ease of use. of the extension device 100. In the embodiment described, narrowing means 8 are arranged at the upper edge 20a. The constriction means 8 comprise a link 8a and retention means 8b of the link 8a. The link 8a can be a rope, rope, ribbon, etc. which is fixed along the upper edge 20a. Here, the link 8a is disposed inside a hem formed by the panel 1 itself. The retention means 8b of the link 8a are able to slide along the link 8a in order to decrease or increase the length of the upper edge 20a of the panel 1. These narrowing means 8 allow the user of the extension device 100, for example, the panel 1 can take a rounded shape to form a protection for the head of a baby carried. In another example, narrowing means 8 may also be disposed near the lower edge of the panel 20b.

FIG. 4 illustrates a second embodiment of the adjustment means of an extension device 100 'comprising a panel 1'. In this embodiment, adjustment means 4 'comprise junction means 40' of a first portion 10a 'of the panel 1' and a second portion 10b 'of the panel 1'. The panel 1 'therefore comprises a first intermediate edge 21a' of the first part 10a 'which is opposite a first lateral fastening edge 2a', and a second intermediate edge 21b 'of the second part 10b' which is opposite to a second lateral fixing edge 2b '. In this example, the junction means 40 'comprise a first junction device 40a' located on the first intermediate edge 21a 'and a second junction device 40b' located on the second intermediate edge 21b '. Here, the joining means 40 'comprise a zipper. Of course, other joining means may be used, for example, buttons and buttonholes, adhesive strips, hook-and-loop strips, hooks, carabiners, cords or tying ribbons, safety pins, clips, snaps, latches, or straps provided at their free ends with a D-shaped clamping loop, or a mechanical locking hook system such as that used for example in the straps of ventral fixation of backpacks.

The adjustment means 4 'further comprise extension means 41' of the panel 1 'located between the intermediate edges 21a', 21b '. These extension means 41 'comprise, for example, a quadrilateral-shaped strip of the same fabric as the panel 1'. This band is secured by a first band edge 41a 'to the first intermediate edge 21a' and a second band edge 41b 'to the second intermediate edge 21b'. Thus, when the joining means 40 ', here a slide fastener, is in the open position, the width of the panel 1' is increased. On the contrary, when the joining means 40 'are in the closed position, the width of the panel 1' is decreased. In another embodiment, the adjustment means 4 'comprise a plurality of joining means 40' and a plurality of extension means 41 ', for example two joining means 40' and two extension means 41 '. Thus, in such an embodiment, the panel 1 'has three parts. In another embodiment, the first and second embodiments of the adjustment means 4, 4 'can be combined.

Thus, for example, connecting and clamping means 6 according to the first embodiment could be implemented in the extension means 41 'and / or in the first 10a' and second 10b 'part of the panel 1'. The other parts of the extension device 100 'according to this embodiment are equivalent to the first embodiment and will not be described here. Thus, thanks to the invention, it is possible to create continuity between the free edges of a garment comprising a vertical opening extending from an upper edge or collar of the garment to a lower edge or waist of the garment, when the garment can not be closed in the normal way. In addition, this continuity, creating protection against cold and / or weather, is achieved by easy use of the extension device according to the invention. Moreover, the extension device can be used in any type of jacket type clothing and the aesthetic result is neat.

Claims (11)

REVENDICATIONS1. Device for lateral extension of a garment (200) comprising an opening (201) forming two free edges (202a, 202b) in open configuration, in particular of a garment (200) covering the upper part of the human body, suitable for protection against cold and / or bad weather, characterized in that it comprises a panel (1; 1 ') having an outer face (la; 1a') and an inner face (1b; lb '), first and second lateral fixing edges (2a, 2b; 2a ', 2b') and fastening means (3; 3 ') having a first attachment device (3a) and a second attachment device (3b), said first fastening device (3a) being located proximate to said first lateral fastening edge (2a; 2a ') to allow attachment of said side extension device to one of said two free edges (202a, 202b) of a garment (200) and said second fastening device (3b) being located near said second lateral fastening edge (2b; 2b ') for allowing fixing said lateral extension device (100; 100 ') to another one of said two free edges (202a, 202b) of said garment (200). 2. Extension device according to claim 1, wherein said attachment means (3; 3 ') are fixed on said inner face (1b; lb'). An extender device according to claim 2, wherein the first and second attachment devices (3a, 3b) are attached at a predetermined distance (d) from said first and second attachment side edges (2a, 2b; ', 2b'), said distance (d) being predetermined so that the first and second attachment devices (3a, 3b) do not respectively exceed said first and second attachment side edges (2a, 2b; 2a ', 2b '). 4. Extension device according to one of claims 1 to 3, comprising adjustment means (4; 4 ') of the panel (1; 1'). An extension device according to claim 4, wherein the adjusting means (4; 4 ') comprises: - connecting means (5) arranged between the first and second lateral fixing edges (2a, 2b) and extending longitudinally along an axis perpendicular to said first and / or second lateral fastening edges (2a, 2b), and clamping means (6) capable of adjusting the length of the connecting means (5). 6. Extension device according to claim 5, wherein said connecting means (5) are disposed on said inner face (1b) and the clamping means (6) are disposed on said outer face (1a). 7. Extension device according to one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the adjustment means (4 ') comprise: - junction means (40') of a first portion (10a ') of the panel ( 1 ') and a second portion (10b') of the panel (1 '), having a first connecting device (40a') located on a first intermediate edge (21a ') of the first panel portion (10a') (1 ') and a second connecting device (40b') located on a second intermediate edge (21b ') of the second panel portion (10b'), said first and second intermediate edges (21a ', 21b) ') being opposed respectively to the first and second lateral fastening edges (2a', 2b '), and - extending means (41') of the panel (1 ') located between said first and second intermediate edges (21a', 21b) '). 8. Extension device according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the panel (1; 1 ') has an upper edge (20a) and a lower edge (20b), narrowing means (8) being arranged at the upper edge (20a). 9. Extension device according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first and the second attachment device (3a, 3b) respectively comprise a clamp. 10. Extension device according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein one of the first and second fastening devices (3a, 3b) comprises at least one button and the other of the first and second attachment devices (3a, 3b) comprises at least one buttonhole. An extender device according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein one of the first and second attachment devices (3a, 3b) comprises at least a first zipper portion and the Other of the first and second attachment devices (3a, 3b) has at least one second zipper portion.