GB2144972A - Reversible garment - Google Patents

Abstract

A reversible garment, the outside of which (1) has a colour or pattern different from that of the inside (2), includes a zip fastener (5) having two parts arranged to couple together a first and a second portion of the garment, the first and second portions being arranged to overlap when the zip fastener is closed. Each portion includes two layers, one of the layers having a color or pattern different from that of the other, and each part of the zip fastener is attached to a respective one of the overlapping portions whereby reversal of the garment causes the colour or pattern on the inside and the outside of the garment to be interchanged. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Reversible garment This invention relates to a reversible garment using a zip fastener.

An embodiment of the invention will be described, by way of example, with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, which show perspective views of the upper part of a pair of pants.

Although the invention will be described with reference to this particular embodiment, it will be appreciated that the invention could be applied to other articles, including, for example, skirts and jackets.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown in Fig. 1, a pair of pants made in such a way that the outside of the pants is in a colour or pattern 1 different from the colour or pattern 2 of the inside of the pants which is indicated in the drawing by shading. In Fig. 2, the pair of pants shown in Fig. 1 has been reversed, so that the colour or pattern 1 appears on the inside.

The colours 1 and 2 may be achieved by printing or weaving the fabric in such a way that the colour or pattern 1 appears on one side and the colour or pattern 2 appears on the other side of the same piece of fabric.

Alternatively, the colour differences may be obtained, for example, where facings or pockets are required by stitching a piece of material having one colour over a piece of material of the other colour.

In the particular embodiment shown in the drawing, the centre front portion 3 on the right hand side of the pants, as viewed in Fig.

1, is on the left hand side of the pants, when they are turned inside out, i.e. reversed, as seen in Fig. 2. Similarly, the centre front portion 4 which is on the left hand side, as viewed in Fig. 1, is on the right hand side, as seen in Fig. 2. The taper shaped centre front portions 3 and 4 are, in the particular embodiment, each made of double layers of fabric one layer being of the colour or pattern 1 and the other of the colour or pattern 2. A reversible zip fastener 5 is sewn between the two adjacent layers of the respective centre front portions of the pants. The parts 6 and 7 of the zip fastener 5 are positioned on the respective centre front portions 3 and 4 in such a way that when the zip fastener is closed, the interlocking edges of the parts 6 and 7 are arranged about the centre line 8 of the overlapping centre front portions 3 and 4.

It will be appreciated that the centre front portions need not be tapered in the way shown and that in certain applications the parts corresponding to the centre front portions 3 and 4 of the pants described above may have some other outline. The overlapping portions, for example, may be rectangular with the zip fastener arranged about a centre line when it is closed.

It will also be understood that the two centre front portions 3 and 4 together with the zip fastener form a centre unit which is simply attached to the left and right fronts of the pants by seaming and edge stitching.

Pockets are provided as patches on opposite sides of the main piece of fabric in such a way that a pocket on one side covers the same portion of the main portion of fabric as a pocket on the other side. The problem that would occur when the garment is turned inside out if separate insert pockets were used is thereby avoided.

Although, in the particular embodiment, the same part of the main piece of fabric is common to a pocket on respective opposite sides of the garment and forms the inner wall of each pocket, it is not essential that the piece forming the patch pocket on one side should coincide with the piece forming the patch pocket on the other side. Although in the preferred embodiment, the zip fastener is arranged about the centre line 8, it would be possible, if it were required that a garment should give a different fit in the inside-out configuration from the normal, to arrange for the zip fastener to be off-centre.

1. A reversible garment, the outside of which has a colour or pattern different from that of the inside, including a zip fastener having two parts and being arranged to couple together a first and a second portion of the garment, the first and second portions being arranged to overlap when the zip fastener is closed and each portion including two layers, one of these layers having a colour or pattern different from that of the other, and each part of the zip fastener being attached to a respective one of the overlapping portions between the layers of the portion, whereby reversal of the garment causes the colour or pattern on the inside and the outside of the garment to be interchanged.

2. A reversible garment as claimed in claim 1 in which when the zip fastener is closed the interlocking edges of the two parts of the zip fastener are arranged about the centre line of the overlapping portions.

3. A garment as claimed in either claim 1 or claim 2 in which the overlapping portions are tapered.

4. A garment as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which pockets are provided as patches on opposite sides of a portion of the garment.

5. A garment as claimed in claim 1 substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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Claims (5)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Reversible garment This invention relates to a reversible garment using a zip fastener. An embodiment of the invention will be described, by way of example, with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, which show perspective views of the upper part of a pair of pants. Although the invention will be described with reference to this particular embodiment, it will be appreciated that the invention could be applied to other articles, including, for example, skirts and jackets. Referring to the drawing, there is shown in Fig. 1, a pair of pants made in such a way that the outside of the pants is in a colour or pattern 1 different from the colour or pattern 2 of the inside of the pants which is indicated in the drawing by shading. In Fig. 2, the pair of pants shown in Fig. 1 has been reversed, so that the colour or pattern 1 appears on the inside. The colours 1 and 2 may be achieved by printing or weaving the fabric in such a way that the colour or pattern 1 appears on one side and the colour or pattern 2 appears on the other side of the same piece of fabric. Alternatively, the colour differences may be obtained, for example, where facings or pockets are required by stitching a piece of material having one colour over a piece of material of the other colour. In the particular embodiment shown in the drawing, the centre front portion 3 on the right hand side of the pants, as viewed in Fig. 1, is on the left hand side of the pants, when they are turned inside out, i.e. reversed, as seen in Fig. 2. Similarly, the centre front portion 4 which is on the left hand side, as viewed in Fig. 1, is on the right hand side, as seen in Fig. 2. The taper shaped centre front portions 3 and 4 are, in the particular embodiment, each made of double layers of fabric one layer being of the colour or pattern 1 and the other of the colour or pattern 2. A reversible zip fastener 5 is sewn between the two adjacent layers of the respective centre front portions of the pants. The parts 6 and 7 of the zip fastener 5 are positioned on the respective centre front portions 3 and 4 in such a way that when the zip fastener is closed, the interlocking edges of the parts 6 and 7 are arranged about the centre line 8 of the overlapping centre front portions 3 and 4. It will be appreciated that the centre front portions need not be tapered in the way shown and that in certain applications the parts corresponding to the centre front portions 3 and 4 of the pants described above may have some other outline. The overlapping portions, for example, may be rectangular with the zip fastener arranged about a centre line when it is closed. It will also be understood that the two centre front portions 3 and 4 together with the zip fastener form a centre unit which is simply attached to the left and right fronts of the pants by seaming and edge stitching. Pockets are provided as patches on opposite sides of the main piece of fabric in such a way that a pocket on one side covers the same portion of the main portion of fabric as a pocket on the other side. The problem that would occur when the garment is turned inside out if separate insert pockets were used is thereby avoided. Although, in the particular embodiment, the same part of the main piece of fabric is common to a pocket on respective opposite sides of the garment and forms the inner wall of each pocket, it is not essential that the piece forming the patch pocket on one side should coincide with the piece forming the patch pocket on the other side. Although in the preferred embodiment, the zip fastener is arranged about the centre line 8, it would be possible, if it were required that a garment should give a different fit in the inside-out configuration from the normal, to arrange for the zip fastener to be off-centre. CLAIMS

1. A reversible garment, the outside of which has a colour or pattern different from that of the inside, including a zip fastener having two parts and being arranged to couple together a first and a second portion of the garment, the first and second portions being arranged to overlap when the zip fastener is closed and each portion including two layers, one of these layers having a colour or pattern different from that of the other, and each part of the zip fastener being attached to a respective one of the overlapping portions between the layers of the portion, whereby reversal of the garment causes the colour or pattern on the inside and the outside of the garment to be interchanged.

2. A reversible garment as claimed in claim 1 in which when the zip fastener is closed the interlocking edges of the two parts of the zip fastener are arranged about the centre line of the overlapping portions.

3. A garment as claimed in either claim 1 or claim 2 in which the overlapping portions are tapered.

4. A garment as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which pockets are provided as patches on opposite sides of a portion of the garment.

5. A garment as claimed in claim 1 substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.