US1755827A - Apparel garment - Google Patents

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April 22, 1930. w. KoP

APPAREL GARMENT Filed Oct. 2, 192

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Apr. 22, 1939 WALDEMAR irons, or new YORK-1V. Y.,, ass relvon TOKOPS BROS. INC., or raw YORK,

' Y., A oonronarron on NEW YORK arrannn GARMENT 7 Application fi1e 1 ctober 2, 1928. Serial No. 309,721.

This invention relat'esto' that type of apparel garment made in. the nature of a corset to extend from a position above the bust line to a position below the hips and to surround the body of the wearer. The object of themvention is the provision of a garment in which there is a girdle so constructed that the front portion thereof functions as an adjustable abdominal support and diaphragm control, while'the rear or back portion thereof functions as a buttocks confiner.

In carryingout the invention the garment made in accordancetherewith comprises abody member which-is preferably open at one side and the edges of the closure provided with means for connecting the same to oneanother. The body of thegarment is designedto extend from above the bust line to below the hips of the wearer and is constructed to include a girdle surrounding the body of the wearer with the parts of the girdle preferably connected at the front and with theiback or rear Y of the girdle incorporated in the lower portion of the body member of thegarment; The front and side portions of the girdle, are, therefore, free from and underlie theadj'acent portions of the body of the garment andfare I adapted to overlie the abdomen and the lower 7 portion-of the diaphragm, of the body of the wearer. The girdle, furthermore, :is constructed to, include elastic inserts and iistable elastic straps whereby the front portion thereof is adapted to support the abdomen of the wearer and to mold or control thelower portion of the diaphr'agmof the wearer, and v as hereinbefore stated the back'o'r rear portions of the girdle are made to conform to and retain the buttocks of the wearer. Furthermore, as preferablyconstructed the portions members of the'girdle are unattached thereto in order to produceastraight front effect, all

of which will be hereinafter more particularly described. I y V In the drawinglligure '1 is a perspective View of the garment made in accordance with this invention showing the same in position on the body of the wearer, f 1

' i Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe garment showing the body member thereof open to by reference to the drawing, comprises a body of the body of the garment overlying the front more clearly illustrate the girdle construction,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the front memberfof the girdle, and r v v Fig. 4t is a plan of the garment on an enlarged scale and viewing the same in an extended position from the inner side thereof.

In carrying out the invention thegarment made in accordance therewith, as will be seen member built up of a back member, side members, and a front member, and with which'the girdle feature is'incorporated. As illustrated the back member of the body of the garmentthe section 12 is connected to the central sec- 3 "tion 10 by a relnforcing strip 16 and suitable lines of stitching 17 The reinforcing strip includes a central section 10 and lateral sec- 16 forms a'pocket in 'which'are contained suitable stays 18.

v The side member of the body of the garment at the right side thereof is constructed to include sections 19 and 20. The section 20 ineludes an'elastic insert 20 extending upward.-

.ly from the lower edge' of. the garment to' a point at or appreciably above the waistline. 1: This elasticinsert tapers from the lower edge of the garment upwardly. The; sections 19 and 20 ofthis side member are connected by a reinforcing strip 21 and suitable lines of stitching 22. Similarly the upper portion of the section 20 and the adjacent edge of the elastic insert 20 are connected to the lateral section 11 of the back member by'a reinforcing stripv23 and lines of stitching 24. The reinforcing strip 23 also provides a pocket for containing suitable, stays as indicated at 25. The adjacent edges of the section 20 and-the insert 20 are also connected by a reinforcing strip and the necessary lines of stitching. The front member of the body of the garment is indicated at 26. In the lower portion of this member there is preferably employed .ajV 'shaped elastic insert designated at 27 and also associated therewith is a liner member 28 which is adapted to extend overthe central;

1 is madeto include an elastic insert abdominal portion of the body of the wearer.

The left side of the body of the garment includes a side section 29 and a side section 30 between which parts the garment is open and 5 by which through a suitable closure structure it is secured in position on the body of the wearer. The section. 19 of the right hand side member is connected to the front member 26 by a reinforcing strip 31 and suitable lines of stitching 32. In like manner at the opposite edge thereof this front member 26 is con nected to the left hand side member 29 by a reinforcing strip 33 and suitable lines of stitching 34. Along its free edge the section 29 is fitted with a reinforcing strip 35 which may be connected thereto by lines of stitching 36 or otherwise.

Suitably secured in spaced positions along a reinforcing strip 35 there is a series of hooks 20 37 The other section of the left hand side member, namely, the section 30, is connected to'the section 12 by a reinforcing strip 38 and suitable lines of stitching 39. The section 30 corresponds to the section 20. The section 30 The adjacent edge of this elastic insert 30 is connected to the section 12 by the same reinforcing strip 38 and lines of stitching 39 by which the upper portion of the section 30 is connect- 30 ed thereto, and the adjacent lower edges of the section 30 and the elastic insert 30 are connected to each other by a suitable reinforcing strip and the necessary lines of stitching. This elastic section 30 is similarly shaped and i 35 complementary to the elastic section 20. The

pocket formed by the reinforcing strip 38 as illustrated may"conta'insuitable stays 40 which in this side of the garment are the counter-parts of the stays 25 in the other side thereof. The free edge of the section 30Jis fitted with a reinforcing strip 41 secured thereto by suitable lines of stitching 42 or otherwise and connected to the. reinforcing strip 41 there is a series of-eyes 43 corresponding in number and position with the hooks 37 whereby, as will be understood, each one of the hooks 37' may be caused to engage in the corresponding eye 43 in connecting the parts of the closure member to secure the garment in position on thebody of the wearer.

In the back ofthe garment and associated V with the lateral section 11 I employ a liner member 44 formingpart of the girdle. In a centrally disposed position extending longitudinally of the garment this liner member 44 may be fitted with a reinforcing strip 45 forming a pocket for the'stays as indicated at 46. The lower edge of this liner member 44 is coincident with and connected to the lower edge of the lateral section 11 so thatthe lower edges of these sectionslie in the lower edge 'of the garment. i 1

V The upper edge of this liner member is in .dicated at 47 and extends upwardly from 1 the centralsection 10 across the lateral section 11 to the section 20. The rearward edge of this liner member 44 is connected to the back member 10 by the same lines of stitching 14 that connect the reinforcing strip 13 thereto while the forward edge of the liner member 44 is connected'to the section 20 and the elas tic member 20 by the lines of stitching 24 and the reinforcing strip 23. Similarly in the left side of the body of the garment there is a liner member 48. In a central longitudinally disposed position this liner member 48 may be provided with a reinforcing strip 49 forming a pocket for suitable stays 50. The lower edge of this liner member 48 is coincident with the lower edge of the section 12, both of which lie in the lower edge of the garment. The upper edge of the liner member 48, as indicated at 51, extends in an inclined direction upwardly from the central section 10 to the section 30.

The lower ends of these upper edge portionsof the liner members lie at or appreciably below the waist line while the upper ends thereof are approximately at or appreciably above the waist line. In the lower portion of the back of the garment there is a liner member 52 which is coextensive circumferentially with the central section 10' and extends upwardly from the lower edge of the garment an appre ciable distance. The longitudinal edges of this liner member 52 are secured in the garment bythe reinforcing strips and lines of stitching which secure the central section 10 to the lateral sections 11 and 12. The lower edge of the liner member 52 is connected to and coincident with the lower edge of the section 10. The upper portion of this liner member 52 like the liner members 44 and 48 is not connected to the overlying portion of the body of the garment. These liner members, aswill beunderstood, form the rear or back portions of the girdle of the garment.

The front and side portions of the girdle of the garment are preferably made in two parts divided and adapted to be connected at the front center thereof. The right hand portion of these front and side members of the girdle is preferably constructed to include a front member and a side member. The front member comprises a central or front section 53 and an elastic section 54. The section 53 may be constructed to include a reinforcing strip 55 forming a pocket for suitable stays 56. At the forward or free edge of the section 53 the same is fitted with a front steel 57 including the usual front steel sockets 58. ;The lower end of the front steel terminates apreciably above the lower'end of the section 53and below the front steel and at the free edge thereof this section, as illustrated, 1s provided with a set of hooks indicated at 59. The elastic sec tion 54 is connected. at its forward edge to the rearward edge of the section 531731 a reinforcing strip 60 and suitable lines of stitching which, as illustrated, form a pocket for a stay 61." The side member of this portion of the 7 this elastic strap is fixed to the front steel sec Gil girdle includes a section 62 and a section 68.

These sections are connected by areinforcing strip 64 and suitable lines of stitcl-iing 65 and the rearward edge of the elastic section '54 is connected to the forward edge of the section 62 by a reinforcing strip 66 and lines of stitching 67 which mayalso form a pociret for a stay 68. The upper edge 69 of the sections 62 and 63 inclines downwardly from the section 11 to the upper edge of the elastic section 54while the lower edge 70 of these sections 62 and 63 tapersdownwardly from the elastic section 54 to approximately the lower edge of the garment at the forward edge of the secti on 11 and the upperportion of this lower edge 70 extends to thegroin of the wearer.

I An anchor strap 71 is secured along one edge to the sections 62 and the elasticsection 54 by the reinforcing strip 66 and the lines of stitching 67 which connect these parts to one another. At its opposite or forward edge this anchor strap 71 is provided with a seri'esof. eyelets 72. An abdominal or uphft strap 73 is secured at one end to the front steel section.

as indicated at 74, with the upper portion of. the forward edge at approx mately the lower end of the frontsteel. The oppositeor 1'89.iward edge of this abdominal strap, which is made of elastic webbing, is provided with a series of eyelets 75 through which. and also through the eyelets 72, a suitable lace? 6 is threaded in order to'adjustably connect the elastic strap 7 to-the anchor strap 71. In the upper portion of the front of the girdle thei is an elastic strap 77. "At its forwardedge tion by being connectedthereto in any suitable manner, as for example, by lines of stitch ing, as indicated at 78. Thisstrap tapers downwardly and at its rearward edge is pro vided with a series ofeyelets 7 9. Threaded through the eyelets and also through the up per eyelets in the anchor strap 71-the'reis a lace foradjustably connecting the strap 77 to the anchor strap'TLQ Q he front'members of the girdle in the left hand side of the garment are the counterparts of those hcreinbefore described for the ight hand side of the garment The front member of this left hand part of the girdle comprises a section 81 and an elastic section 82. In the section 81 there is a reinforcing strip 83 forming a pocket for suitablestays 84. At the forwardedge ofthe section 81 there isa front steel section inwhich the usual front steel 85 1s embod1ed.- This front steel.

85 is'fitted with'studs86 adapted to be received in the corresponding sockets 58 in order to thereby connectthese' parts of the garment. I

The lower end of the frontsteel terminates an appreciable distance above the lower edge of the front sectionu81 and below the lower edge of'this front steel the front steel section isfitted with eyelets 87 for engagement with the hook members 59 in orderto complete the connection between these parts of the girdle. -he forward edge of the elastic section 82 is connected to the rearward edge of thesection 81 by means of a reinforcing strip 88and suitable lines of stitching which form a pocket for a stay 89. The side memberof this portion of the girdle, as illustrated, comprises sections 90 and 91. These sections are connectedto one another by means of a reinforcing strip 92 and lines of stitching 93 while the forward edge ofthe section 90 is connected to the rearward edge of the elastic section 82'by a reinforcing strip 94 and lines of stitching 95 which provide a poclret fora stay 96. The up'per edge of the sections 90 and 91. is indicated at 97 and the lower edge of these sections'is indicated at 98. s The up per edge 97 tapers downwardly from the section 12 to the elastic section 82 and the lower edge98 tapers upwardly from the section 12 adjacent the lower edge ofthe garment to the elastic section 82,the upper portion of this edge 98 extending to the groin line of the wearer. I g

At one longitudinal edge an anchor strap 99 is connected to the elastic. section 82 and the section 90 by means of the reinforcing strip 94 and the linesof stitching which connect thesesections; Atits opposite or forward edge this anchor strap 99 is provided with a series of eyelets 100. An abdominal upliftstrap 101 is connected at its forward edge to the lower portion of the front steelv section, as indicated at 102, and this strap 101, which is made of elastic webbing, extends upwardly like the strap 73 and atits rearward edge is fitted with a series of eyelets 103.

Threaded through the eyelets .103'and the.

lower eyelets there is a lace 104 for adjustably connecting these parts to one another. Inthe upper portion of thegirdle at the front side thereof there is a strap 105 also made of elastic webbing and secured at its forward end to the uper portionofthe front steel section as indicated at 106. Thisstrap 105 ex tends downwardl-y and at its rearward od -e is fitted with a series of eyelets 107. A lace 108 is threaded through the'eyeiets 107 and the upper eyelets 100 in the anchor strap 99.

A garment furthermore may be provided with suitable hose supporters. As illustrated,

' sion against the abdomen to adequately support the same. Th s tension in some instances j.

as the elastic material becomes more and more less effective in the use of the garment. It will furthermore be understood that in a'dditionto these functions performed bythe front parts of the girdle, the tension exerted thereby will be extended through the side sections of the girdle and the back sections thereof to the lower rear edge portions of the garment to shape and control the buttocks of the wearer, the elastic sections 20 and being employed to cause the garment to fit smoothly over the'hips. Stillfurthermore, and inasmuch as the front and side members ofthe front portion of the girdle are entirely free from the garment the overlying portions'thereof tend to produce a straight front effect.

I claim as my invention 1. In an apparel garment, a body member adapted-to surround the body of the wearer from a line above the bust to a line below the'buttocks, the said body member including a back section, an abdominal support and diaphragm control member comprising a front section of inelastic material and elastic sections laterally thereof, the-said sections being adapted to overlie the abdomen and the lower portion of the diaphragm of the wearer, uplift straps of elastic material extending from 'the lower front central portions of the ab- Vdominal support and diaphragm control member to the distant edges thereof, means for adjusting the said uplift straps to position, diaphragm control straps of elastic material extending from the upper front central portion of the said abdominal support I and diaphragm controlmember to the distant edges thereof, means for adjusting the said diaphragm control straps to position, and side sections of inelastic material connected at their forward edges to the distant edges of the said elastic sections of the said abdominal support and diaphragm control member and alsoto the distant edges of the said uplift straps and diaphragm control straps and at their rear edges to the side edges of the back section of the body of the garment, the lower 1 the lower side portions of the back section of i the body member whereby the tension isadjustably exerted to support the abdomenand edges of the said side sections extending downwardly from the lower end portions of the abdominal support and diaphragm control member to substantially the lower end of V the buttocks of the wearer.

2. In an apparel garment, a body member adapted to surround the body of a wearer from a line above the bust to a line below the buttocks, the said body member including a Jack member, a longitudinally divided abdominal support and diaphragm control member comprising front sections of inelastic material connectible to one another and elastic sections laterally thereof, the said sections being adapted to overlie the abdomen and the lower portion of the diaphragm of the wearer, uplift straps of elastic material extending upwardly from the lower front central portions of the abdominal support and diaphragm control member to the distant edges thereof, diaphragm control strapsof elastic material extending downwardly from the upper frontcentral portions of the said abdominal support and diaphragm control member to the distant edges thereof, side members of inelastic material connected at their forward edges to the distant edges of the said elastic sections of thesaid abdominal support and diaphragm control member and V at their rear edges to the side edges of the back 7 memberof the body of the garment, the lower edges of the said side members extending downwardly from the lower end portions of the abdominal support and diaphragm control member to substantially the lower end of the side portions of the back member of the body member, anchor straps connected to the forward edges of the said side members, and lacing devices for adjustably connecting the said anchor straps to the said uplift straps and the said diaphragm control straps, whereby tensions is adjustably-exerted to support the abdomen and to maintain the upper front portion ofthe abdominal support and diaphragm control member in position to control the diaphragm and the said tension is transmitted through the said side members to the back member of the garment to cause the lower portion of the back member of the garment to conform to and support the back and retain the buttocks of the wearer.

Signed by methis 25th day of September,

' 'WALDEMAR KGPS.

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