US1038620A

US1038620A - Undergarment.

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Publication number: US1038620A
Application number: US68334912A
Authority: US
Inventors: Angeline A H Mcallister
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-03-12
Filing date: 1912-03-12
Publication date: 1912-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 1929-09-17

Description

A. A. H. MOALLISTER.

UNDERGARMENT.

APPLIOATION P11131) 11111.31, 1919. ammwnn M111. 12, 1912.

Patented sept. 117, 1912.

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A. A. H. MUALLISTER.

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ANGEL-INE A. H. ivreALLrsTER, or cE'DAnvrn'w, TAH,

UNDERGARMENT.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

Application filed August 31, 1910, Serial No. 579,821.

Patented sept. 1e, 1912".

Renewed March 12,l 1912. Serial No. 683,349.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANGELINE A. I-I. Mo- ALLisTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedarview, in the county of Wasatch and VState of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Undergarments, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of garments known asv union suits or combi nation garments and has for its object to provide a garment of this class which may be easily put on or taken off and which, at the same time, will fit easily on the wearer, fully protect all parts of the body and limbs, and may be easily manipulated while uponv the wearer without removal, for all necessary purposes.

With these objects in view my invention consists in an improved union suit or combination garment, the construction,arrange ment and combination of the parts of which will be hereinafter fully described, and the specific points of novelty set forth in the appended claims.

In order that others skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly appertains may be enabled to construct and use the same, I will now proceed to describe an embodiment thereof, in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a garment constructed in accordance with my invention with the shoulder flaps thrown back and the ends of the neck drawing string eX- tended; Fig. 2 is a similar view with the shoulder flaps folded down over the breast with their ends passed around to the back, and the neck drawing string fastened; Fig. 3 is a rear view of the garment adjusted as in Fig. 2, the arms and one leg broken away and the seat flap let down; Fig. t is a sectional detail view; Fig. 5 is a view of the cut material from which my improved garment is formed.

The same reference characters indicate 'like parts in all of the figures.

garment, and I will now proceed to specilically set forth the manner in which these two pieces are to be cut and folded in carry mg out my invention.

Referring noW .more particularly to the back piece A the same extends from the compound curve line indicated by the letters L -z" to the ends of the shoulder straps indicated by the letters Z-e and L-QL The lower portion of the piece A, or that part which covers the back of the .wearer is hidden from view in Fig. 5, the piece B being disposed thereupon. The opposite edges of the body port-ion of the piece A are indicated by the inwardly curved lines b-c and c-j which also designate the side lines of thefront or breast portion of the piece B. The shoulder flaps 1-2 are formed upon the upper end of the backpiece A and are of similar form. One of these flaps is bounded by the lines 1l-e, f, #-0, and the comn pound curve line c-cZ. The curved line f-g at the upper edge of the body of the piece A engages the back of the neck of the wearer, and the other of the shoulder flaps 2 is bounded by the lines g--2, zf-, the compound curve line z-j and the line j-g. It will be understood that the lines c-.f and j g are only imaginary lines, and are simply indicative of the line upon which the shoulder flaps are folded in the practical use of the garment, the body of the piece A and said iiaps being integrally woven.

The piece B consists of a front body portion which covers the chest and abdomen,

said portion being bounded by the side lines c-fb andl yL-c, and the upper edge lines 0 0, ow-p and go-j. This front body portion of the piece B is indicated in Figs. l and 2 by the numeral 6 and with the same the

legs

7 and 8 of the garment are integrally formed. Each of the legs of the garment is shown cut out in blank in Fig. 5, the lines -b and clc indicating the outer edge` lines of the legs after they have been properly formed. To form t-hese legs, the parts of the piece B'constituting the same and lying outside of the lines bf-ZJ and e-r are folded upon the remaining leg portions, the outer edges of the folded portion indicated by the letters fic-y and h-fa, lying upon the lines fr0-o and b-bg respectively, the edges .mw-y and w-o being securely stitched together. `The lines zf-s and c-g of the other of the leg portions of the piece B are similarly disposed upon the lines it-/v and 7a4-k2 thereby` forming the other leg of the garment, the edges t-s and u-e also being stitched together. The edges /m/-g/ and v-s ofV the respective leg portions are brought together in the middle of the back of the garment by this foldingV of said leg portions and and c-kz. Thus the back of the connected portions of the legs may be dropped down as indicated in Fig. 3,'thereby forming the seat flap or fall 9.k This seat flap may be securely closed by any desirable fastening means such as the buttonsl and the but-v ton holes 16 as indicated in said figure.

The lower endof the body of the piece B intermediate of the

legs

7 and 8 may be slit as indicated at c-c and provided with a fiap 17 for the convenience of the wearer.

The sleeves 104 and 11 of the garment are f secured to the back piece A and to the front piece B at c-c and j-y", said back and front pieces being stitched to opposite sides of the sleeves. The flaps 1 and 2 are now folded down at their outer edges, along thev portions thereof indicated by the lines 0 02 and j*f2, and are'stitche'd along these lines to the edge portions c-c and yl-y" of the Afront piece B of the garment. The back piece A is now secured to the body portion of the piece B by stitching said pieces together'along the lines c-0, 6 5, b-a, Z-c,]cy", and jl p.' The lower edge of the back piece Aiindicated by the compound curve dotted line from a to l is left loose or unsecured to the piece B.V

After the parts have been secured as above'described, and it is desired to puton the garment, the shoulder flaps 1 and 2 are thrown back as shcwn in'Fig. 1 so that the feet may be passed through the body portion of the garment between the pieces A-and B into the

legs

7 and 8. The body of the garment is then drawn up over the chest and back of the wearer and the arms passed into and through the sleeves 10 Vand 11. Draw

strings

13 and 14 may be arranged in the top edge o-p ofthe breast of the piece B of the garment so that the neck may be readily closed, the ends of said string being tied together at the center of the neck of said front Vpiece as shown in Fig. 1. VThe Vshoulder flaps 1 and 2 vare now folded across, the 'breast as indicated in Fig. 2, said Vflaps being provided with'button holes 19 toreceive the buttons" 18 on the Vbreast of the piece B. Theserflaps are also'pr'eferably provided with draw strings 12 which eX- tend from the points f and to thepoints f-g of the respective shoulder flaps as shown in Fig. 5. The attenuated ends 3 and ,4 of the shoulder aps 1 and 2 are passed under the arms and across the Vback as Vshown in Fig. 3, where they may be secured together by means of ra button o r snapfas tener 20. The ends of Vthe drawstringsl) are then also tied. VThe Vdotted' lines V0- p-g indicate the lines :upon which the shoulder iaps,y are folded. By cuttingv the lower edge of the back 5 of lthe piece A on a curved line as shown at a-l, thewearer may assume various posturesV without suffering any discomfortor inconvenience. Y YBy means of the construction above described, it will b'eseen that I have pro-V vided a combination garment consistinges-` sentially of only two-parts which may be easily and quickly sewed together, only a smallnumber ofsea'rns being required. The garmentfis therefore of veryV economical construction, and embodies every feature which isi necessary to the comfort vand convenience of the wearer. rIt will also be seen that the garment can beV very easily'put on or removed. i

While my improved garment is especially designed for children, the'same may be readily fmodified for use Vby adults by simply eliminatingthe attenuated' end port-ions 3 and i of the shoulder straps as Vindicated'by the dotted lines .3a-3a and la-4a in Fig. 1. The Vupper edges fra-n, and g-v' ofthe leg portions of the piece B are slightly curved upwardly, and theplin'es m-y'and r-s Yare cut on the bias so as to provide ample room in the Vseat of the garment.

VWhile I have shown and described in detail the preferred construction of my improved garment, Vit will be obvious that the same is susceptible of considerable modification without departing from the essential feature or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. Y Y' Having Vthus described the invention what is claimed is Y p v1. A combination garment comprising ak front` pieceV and a back piece, said front piece including a body portion andleg eX- tensions, said bacls piece including abodyt portion of substantially thesame formY in outline as the body vportion of thev front piece, the body portion' of said back piece having shoulder flaps on its upper edge, sleeves arranged between the body portions of said `front and back pieces at their upper ends and secured thereto,fsaid body port-ions being secured together at their side edges, said f shoulder flaps being adapted to be folded across the breast of the wearer in opposite directions and having attenuated end portions Vto extend :across the back, .andY means for securing thefextremities of said flaps together.`

2. A combination garment comprising back and front pieces, said front piece including a body portion and leg extensions, said leg extensions each being cut to provide an outwardly extending portion adapted to be folded over upon the rema'ining portion of the extension and secured thereto at its inner edge, the outer edges of said outwardly projecting portions of the leg extensions at their upper ends being brought together and secured to form the seat of the garment, said front piece being secured to the side edges of the back piece, said back piece extending within and below the connected upper ends of the leg extensions, and sleeves arranged between the front and back pieces at their upper ends, the front and rear portions of the sleeves being secured to the front and back pieces respectively.

8. A combination garment comprising front and back pieces, said front piece including a body portion and leg extensions, said front and back pieces being secured together at their side edges to form the body of the garment, said side edges at the upper end of the front piece being unsecured, sleeves arranged between the unsecured edges of the front and back pieces, the fro-nt and rear sides of the sleeves being secured to the corresponding pieces of the garment, said back piece having spaced shoulder liaps formed upon its upper edge, one edge of the flaps lying upon the edges of the back piece and being secured thereto, said flaps being adapted to be folded across the breast of the wearer' and beneath the arms, means for securing the ends of said shoulder flaps together, and drawing strings arranged in the upper edges of said iiaps at their point of intersection.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANGELINE A. H. MGALLISTER. Witnesses:

K. A. STRAIN, J. E. STRAIN.

Copie: of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.