US1737923A - Garment - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 3, 1929.

' H. P. ECKSTEIN v GARMENT Filed June 1.8, 1926 R. m 5 y M E P Y z m H ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 3, 1929 HARRY P. ECKSTEIN, F WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY GARMENT Application filed June 18, 1926. Serial No. 116,798.

This invention relates to undergarments, and more particularly to sanitary undergarments.

The invention has as one of its objects the provision of a highly sanitary under garment of the so-called bloomer type, and an important feature of the invention is that the garment is formed partly of a material of one characteristic, and partly of a material of a 10. different characteristic, which is sewn into the undergarment without adhering to the outer material. For example, the first named material may be of any suitable material, while the second named material may be rubher or any desired product of latex, having the characteristic of resisting the chemical action of menstrual flow or other bodily excreta, of being stainless, and being washable.

Still another object of the invention relates to the provision of an undergarment in which a material having special characteristics is positioned to obstruct the body efiluence, and thereby protect the fabric therefrom, thus insuring a relatively long useful life to the gar- Zirment. On account of the hi hly deleterious chemical action of menstrual flow upon ordinary sheer fabric, the protection effected by the special construction of the undergarment of the present invention greatly extends the so'useful life.

A further object of the invention is to provide for ready and convenient washing of the under arment, thereby to preserve the cleanliness thereof and to increase the personal Figure 3 is a detailed view of the specially characterized portion of the garment;

Figure 4: is a corresponding view of so much of the main portion of the garment as is covered by the portion of Figure 3 when assembled in the complete garment;

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of Figure 2 and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view of a portion thereof.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

In the following description and claims, parts will be identified by specific names for convenience of expression, but they are in tended to be as generic in their application to similar parts or equivalent construction as the art will permit.

Referring now to Figures 1 and 2; it will be seen that I have shown for the purpose of illustrating the invention, an undergarment for ladies, popularly designated bloomers. Many of the details of such bloomers, such as their shape, the arrangement of the waist line, the length of the leg, etc, may vary from time to time, in accordance with dictates of convention or fashion. Also, since the in-' vention may be applied .to any form of undergarment for children, as well as for women, it is not thought necessary, in the present state of the art, to describe herein with particularity, the construction of such portions as have been mentioned.

It is understood, however, that the undergarment consists of a body portion 10 having an anterior side 11, (see Figure 1) and a posterior side 12 (see Figure 2), with depending bifurcations 13, 13, forming a usual crotch therebetween. Any material suitable for undergarments may be used. The ma-' terial is sewn into the form illustrated, i. e., to fit the human form.

An additional element 20 comprising an insert or overlay, and formed of a diiferently characterized material, is cut to a symmetrical quadrilateral shape, such as illustrated in Figure 3. It is understood that the element 20 has its greatest longitudinal dimension considerably greater than its greatest transverse dimension, when positioned in the completed undergarment as seen in Figures 1 and of the undergarment, on the inner surface of the crotch, with the longitudinal axis coincident with the longitudinal center line of (Sir the garment. It is positioned so that the PQI a o m ximum transv r w th. is a the bottom of; thecrotch. Thus the anterior,

shortwingQZextends upward in front of the Wease only o. a m t d t a d nterfenes, inno; with. the activitiesof normal life. Thissanitary inset is so shaped. that it tends to eliminate all unnecessary protective material, decreasing the heating possibilities of other so-called sanitary undergarments. The. posterior, long, wing 21 of. they element 29, extends upwardly a considerable distance in therear, thus giving ampleprotection in ub tantially every posture assumed by the wearer.

The. element; is preferably secured to the inner surface. ofthe remainder of. the undergarment by having itsedges sewn to a tuck taken in the fabric of the garment. When sosecured, the tuck 30 forms in out- I linen. quadrilateral 31 (.seeligure 4*.) which conforms to the shape of the element 20 except. that. the .maxiniumrtransverse dimension of the quadrilateral 31 is relatively greater than. the. maximum. transverse dimension of the element 20,. while the. maximum longitudinal. dimensions are substantially equal. The-,edgeof: the. element. is placed in juxtaposition to the fold ofthe tuck 30,. as illustrated indetail inFigure .5, andstitches 32 are taken around: and through the doubled. fabric and therubber.

The portion of the material within the tuck 30, designateda33, is thus relieved of transverse strain, and; the usefultlife-of the undergarment is thus greatly'extended.

Thus it will beseen that a garment of great usefulness anddesirability is provided. The element20 can readily be washed oil and the garment. worn almost immediately. An important; feature. with present day styles is that there is only a single. thickness of material; at' the-waistline or on the limbs, and thus the .modish slimness at present invogue is preserved this improved garment. Furthermore the gusset protects the external garmentas well' as the undergarment andpermits external garments of any desired materialto be wornat any time.

The invention upon which this application isbased is broader than the specific embodiment shown and described for the purpose of illustrating at least one of the ways in which it may be employed. The scope of the invention is therefore to be understood as not being limited by the present specific description. I intend no limitations other than those imposed, by the claim.

lVhat is. claimed is:

The combination with a ladys undergarment of a protective gusset of substantially moistureproof material adapted to cover a portion thereof, said gusset being positioned at the crotch of said garment and being secured; to the cloth material of said garment only at the edges of the gusset, the intermediate. portion being; loose from the. contiguous cloth material andconcealed fromviewthere;

by, and being less in extent than the underlying cloth; material, whereby said cloth naterial is adapted to rest in natural folds. said gusset being adapted to protect the various;

garments from body efiiuence.

Signed at New York, in the county of. New York and State of, N ew-York this. 17th day of June, A. D. 1926.

HARRY P. ECKSTEIN;

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