US1716061A - Garment - Google Patents

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June 4, 1929. E. c. JANKE GARMENT Filed Feb, 7, 1927 8 7 .d H f n l G, 9 l.. m Illllllllll -iii mm c JllIl. llll. Il m I NVEN'T'OR Patented .lune 4, 1929.

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. einen r ric vERTI-IOLI) C. JANKE, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO JA'YEM IMA1\l"`l'J'F.l-`1Cl TUBING COMPANY, F MIL'VAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF VIISCONSIN.

GARMENT.

Application filed February 7, 1927. Serial No. 166,447.

The invention relates to garments and more particularly to coats and vests for outer Wear.

An object of the invention is to provide a coat or other similar garment which can be readily and quickly manipulated to open and closed positions, and another object is to provide a garment of this character which will have a smooth fit on the wearer and which will exclude the weather.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly dened by the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a front view of a vest embodying the invention, as the garment appears on a wearer;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the vest in open condition; Y

Fig. 3 is a similar view of a hunting coat embodying the invention; Y

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the front portions of the vest, taken on the line l-4ofFig-1; Y

Fig. 5 is a similar view of a modified form of garment;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view showing the manner of reenforcing a. garment at its separable edges;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view of an inner garment flap; and

Fig. 8 is a detail side View of one of the fastening elements.

In these drawings, the numeral 1() designates the front portions of the vest of Figs. 1 and 2, and 10 designates the corresponding front portions o-f the limiting coat of Fig. 3. rIhe front edge portions of either garment are adapted to overlap when the garment is closed about a wearer, and the overlying edge portions are provided withV spaced eyelets 11v cooperating with lever clasps 12 secured to the underlying edge portions of the garment. In order to permit the placement of the eyelets and their corresponding lever clasps at substantial distances apart and thereby reduce the number of fasteners required, both front edge portions of the garment are reenforced by means of flat resilient strips 13 and 141-, respectively, of any suitable material such as spring metal. Both of these strips are enclosed in the garment material by suitable stitching and extend in close parallel relation to the edges of the garment. Each lever clasp 12 includes a base plate 15 which is riveted or otherwise secured to the outer face of the garment in position so that the hinge portion 16 at the other end thereof will lie above the adjacent reenforcing strip 14e at the front edge portion of the garment. Each lever clasp includes an arched lever 17 pivotally mounted on the hinge portion of the base plate and spring-urged to closed position. The lever 17, instead ofhaving the usual reversely curved free end portion, is substantially straight at this region with the extreme end adapted to bear against the outer face of the eyelet carrying portions of the vest immediately above thereenforcing strip 13, as seen in Fig. 4.

A weather-excluding flap 18 is secured on the underside of the eyeleted portion of the garment in such position that the edge of the clasp-carrying portion of the garment will enter the space between the flap and the eyeleted portion and fit fairly closely in such space. In order to avoid wrinlrling of the flap 18 when the vest is being closed, the flap is made somewhat firm, especially in a lateral direction, this being accomplished in the present instance by providing spaced transversely-extending resilient reenforcing strips 19 which are preferably located directly below the clasps. In some cases, the reenforcing strips may be extended and secured along the inner face of the vest as indicated in Fig.' 5 to restrain relative swingving movement of the flap.

Then putting on the garment, the clasp levers 17 are in open position ready for insertion through the eyelets 11 and the edge of the clasp-carrying portion of the garment is then inserted into the space between the flap 18 and the eyelet-carrying portion of the garment, the flap 18 remaining eX- tended, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, by reason of the reenforcing strips 19. In the same operation the levers 17 of the clasps are guided through the corresponding eyelets 11 and are forced closed to the position shown in Fig. 4, in which the ends of the levers rest Yagainst the outer face of the eyelet-carrying portions of the garment and directly above the reenforcing strip 14:. As the claspsare preferably under fairly strong spring pressure in order to prevent too easy opening, it is necessary to furnish for their closing movement a reaction considerably firmer than is afforded by the adjacent yielding portions of the body, Vand this reaction is provided in the present instance by the bearing of the hinged portions oi' the clasps against the reenforcing strip 14 at the edge of the clasp-carrying portions of the garment. When closing the garment as above described, the pulling-over effect incident to the operation of the clasps results in the attainment of a Jiairly snug iit, such as would be desirable in the case of a vest.

The engagement of the extreme end portions of the clasp levers with the garment is of advantage in that sleeves or other parts will not become caught when passing over the front of the garment, and of further advantage in that. there will be no lodging places afforded. for retaining fibrous matter such as might otherwise accumulate when the wearer' is traveling through brush or high grass. Accident-al opening of the fasteners is also prevented by the provision of the clasp levers above described.

In opening` the garment, it is not entirely necessary to open each clasp separately, but the opening operation may be accomplished by grasping the edge portions of the gar`- Vment, preferably below the lowermost fastener, and then pulling the overlapped portions of the garment apart, thereby eiiiecting the successive opening of the several clasps. This method of manipulation is possible by reason of the reenforced condition of the edge portions of the garment and renders possible an unusually rapid opening of the garment. In any case, the levers need not be lifted by direct manual manipulation,

vwhich would be somewhat diicult when they are under fairly strong spring pressure.

When the garment is closed in place on the wearer, the reenforced condition of the meeting edges of the garment provides smooth iitting without tendency toward wrinlrling in various positions of the body, in addition to minimizing the number of clasps required to properly close the garment. The reeniorcement also avoids localized pressure of the clasps on the wearer. By avoiding the gapping which might otherwise take place, the elements are effectively excluded 'from entrance at the closed edges of the garment, and this desirable conditien is further insured by the presence of vthe flap 18 extending on the inner face of the garment behind the fasteners.

The term coat as herein used includes jackets, vests, and other similar articles of apparel for outer wear.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:`

1. The combination of a garment having separable overlapping edge portions for permittingthe opening of the garment, an inner flap disposed along one of said edge portions and forming therewith a longitudinal marginal recess adapted to receive the other edge portion of the garment, fasteners disposed along said edge portions, and reen'torcing members extending laterally ot said flap and underlying said fasteners to prevent wrinlrling of the flap when said edge portions of the garment are brought into joined overlapping relation.

2. The combination oi' a garment having separable overlapping edge portions for permitting the opening of the garment, a flap secured to the inner face of one of said edge portions and forming therewith a longitudinal marginal recess adapted to receive the oth-er edge portion of the garment, spaced separable fasteners disposed along said edge portions for closing the garment, and reentorcing means extending laterally of said iap and underlying said fasteners.

5. The combination of a garment having separable overlapping edge portions for permitting the opening of the garment, spaced separable clasps disposed alongsaid edge portions for closing the garment and each including an arched locking lever spring urged to closed position and having its eX- treme free end portion engageable with the adjacent edge portions of the `garment when in closed position, and reen'forcing means for said garment underlying said locking levers when in closed position to permit opening of said levers by urging apart said edge portions and without direct manual manipulation of said levers.

e. The combination of a garment having separable overlapping edge portions, a locking lever carried by the under edge portion and spring-urged to closed position, an eyelet carried by the outer edgeportion and spaced inwardly from the edge thereof to receive said locking lever, and resilient reenforcing means for said outer edge portion disposed between said eyeiet and the margin of said edge portion, to permit the lifting and opening of said iever by urging apart said edge portions at a point spaced from said lever and without direct manual manipulation of said lever.

5. The combination of a garment having separable overlapping edge portions, an eyelet carried by the outer edge portion in spaced relation to the edge thereof, resilient reenforcing means for said outer edge portion disposed between said eyelet and the margin of said edge portion, and a clasp carried by the under edge portion for closing said overlapping edge portions and including an arched locking lever spring-urged to closed posit-ion and having its extreme tree end portion engageable with the outer side of the outer edge portion when passed through said eyelet to closed position, said locking lever being movable to open position by urging apart said edge portions at a point spaced from said lever to obviate direct manual manipulation of said lever.

6. The combination of a garment having separable overlapping edge portions for permitting the opening of the garment, resilient reenforcing means disposedv along said edge portions, spaced eyelets disposed along one of said edge portions, and correspondingly spaced clasps disposed along the other edge portion and including locking levers adapted Jfor entrance through said eyelets for closing the garment, said levers on their 10 closing movements having a cam engagement with saideyelets for contracting the.-

garment about the wearer and Said reenorcing means forming abutments for said clasps for facilitating the application of closing pressure on said clasps and permitting the opening of said clasps by the manual urging apart of said edge portions.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

ERTHOLD C. JANKE.

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