US1152405A - Lady's undervest. - Google Patents

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E. EMMERS.

LADY'S UNDERVEST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22,-1914.

1,152,405, PatentedSept. 7, 1915..

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD EMMERS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Royersford, county of Montgomery, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Ladies Undervests, of which the following is a specification;

The object of my invention is to provide a ladys undervest which shall-have capacity for adaption in userto suit high or low necked garments or changes in climatic conditions; and has .for a further object the capacity for adjustment to suit persons of different bust measure and thereby reduce the number of sizes necessary to meet the commercial demand. I

My invention is more particularly directed to the class of undervest set out in Letters Patent No. 1,058,954, granted to me under date of April 15, 1913, wherein the. shoulder straps are composed of four free ends with present improvement I secure the same 'general advantages, but in additionthereto, I provide a body portion of knitted fabric in which there are a plurality (preferably four) vertical portions adjacent to the neck or. upper part, two of which may be of a relatively compact ribbed fabric, while the remaining two portions may be of a different appearance and desirably of a relatively open work fabric; and the latter may be in alinement with the V cuts of the arm holes, so that in warm weather the garment will be cool under the arms, and when re-adjusted to bring thearmholes around to the chest and back to provide low V cuts at the chest and back, the open work or different structure of knitted fabric will give a different and more artistic appearance at the bust than that given with the other or normal adjustment of the garment suitable for high bust use.

My invention further comprehends the use of eight separate drawing tapes 'or ribbons, secured in pairs at the free ends of the shoulder strap tabs and extending through open lace edging at the upper chest and back portions and arm holes of the garment, the free ends of said tapes being tied in pairs, one under each arm and one at the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 7, 1915. Application filed May 22, 1914. Serial No. 840,153.

middle of the front and back of the garment. By the adjustmentof these tapes. the bust, back and arm holes may be varied as to size to suit different persons and en able the garment to snugly fit the wearer.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the drawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views illustrating the use of my improved garment on the wearer; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the improved garment with the shoulder tabs disconnected; Fig. 4 is a perspectivezviewy in tubular construction and having the two forms of knitted structure 3 and 4 alternating around the body, the portions 3 being 1 preferably of close knitted ribbed fabric and the portions 4 being preferably of a different character, desirably of more or less open work.

the full circumference of the body, but I do not restrict myself to these proportions, and neither do I confine myself to any par.-

In practice these portions 3, 3, 4, 4, each occupy approximately one quarter of ticular type of knitted fabric making up the two'forms 3 and 4, as these may be widely varied to secure various artistic eflects aside from their utility inmy invention.

, The upperedges of the parts3 of thebody are shaped to form the high bust and back 5, which may, a for appearance, be very slightly V shaped, and said edgcsare bound with open work lace 7. The upper edges of the parts 4 of the body are formed with deep cuts 6 to form the arm holes and are bound with open work lace edging 8. The

open work lace 7 and 8 is united to form 'hole, so that the tabs may be united in pairs to make the portions 6 into arm holes as in Fig. 1, or to make the portions 5 form the arm'holes, and portions 6 low cut V bust and back portions, as shown in Fig. 2. This feature, broadly considered, corresponds to my former patent hereinbefore referred to;

' back and may give a more delicate and artis {tic efi'ectby the'use of'open work looped structure, which would be in better keeping with alow necked dress and give more comfort to the wearer; Furthermore,the more open fabric portions 4 of the body fabric may reduce the warmth ofthe garment un'- a the portions 3 may be of fine ribbed strucfrom a high bust to "a low' bust garment and vice versa, but I am also enabled to bring 'into the bust portion a. different character;

'of fabricr' Thus, the, high bust is formed of the. fabric portions 3 of relatively close looped fabric and hence reasonably warm, whereas when adjusted for a low V cut'bust the, fabricportions 4: come to the front and vder the arms and this is desirable to most persons, especiallywhen engaged in arduous house orbuslnesswork, 1n danclng, or exerase, such as tennisj'or other games.- In: place of continuing the character of fabric 4 throughout the whole length of the garment,'it may be 'provided for by knitlhole portions.

' .1 ting, weaving or inserting, as indicated in -Fig. 5, at 4k, in which it'is continued for the tab" and arm only a ,few, vinches below are tapes'or ribbons extending through the open work lace edging 7 of the front and back andisimilarly, 12 are tapes: or ribbons extending through the o en work lace edgv 'ingJS of the arm holes. hese-tapes 10 and j 12 are secured together in pairs at thefree ends 14L of the shoulder tabs 9. By drawing onthe two tapes 10 at the bust the width of the bust portion maybe varied and held to a h djusted size by tying said tapes to- "'gether as at 11. The saine'is true ofthe back portion of the garment. Similarly, the" size of the arm holes maybe-adjusted by drawing on the'tapes 8 and tying them together at the bottom fot the arm holes as at 13; In-fthis way the; bust, back and each arm hole may be conveniently adjusted to suit different persons. If, now, the garment be readjusted for a low cut bust as aforesaid,

I the tapes 12 win enable the width ofthe bust a to be adjusted to suit the personand insure a 'close fitting upper edge to the garment,

and especially is this advisable' if the portionsk arejmade of delicate open knitted fabric or inserting;

I For economy the body 2 would usually be I ofknitted tubular ribbed fabric in which ture and portions 4cof wider ribbed structure, but I do not restrict myself to any special construction of the body to provide the distinctions in the structure and appearance of the portions 3 and 4. It will also be apparent that only one portion l might be used if it was only desired to provide the bust with a different fabric in the low cut adjustment of the garment, but for symmetry and more effective results I prefer to duplicate the portions 3 and 4 as illustrated and described. 1 7

While I have shown my improved garment in the form I have found well suited to its use, I do notfrestrict myself to the exact details, as these may be modified without departing from-the spirit of the invention.

\ viding two cooperating free ends at the chest portion and two cooperating free ends at the back portion whereby the said chest and back portions may be separately and independently adjusted as to size.

2. An undergarment having low cut chest and back portions and arm-holes in which the junctures of the chest and back portions with the arm holes are each provided with shoulder straps having free ends arranged to be coupled in pairs so as to be capable of changing the chest and back portions into arm-holes and the arm-holes into chesta-nd back portions, combined with separate sets of drawing tapes threaded into the upper edges of the low cut chest and back portions and 'each set having one end of each tape secured in-the respective shoulder straps and the remaining ends free and adapted to be adjustably tied, whereby the chest and back portions may be independently adjusted as to size.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

EDWARD EMMERS.

Witnesses:

CLARA FREY, i U. S. G. FINKBINER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of'latents,

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