US1760434A - Sleeve construction for coats - Google Patents

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May 27, 1930.

E. M. ORLOW SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION FOR COATS Filed' June 27. 1927 Patented May 27, 1930 UNITED STATES ERNEST M. ORLOW, OF WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION FOR COATS Application led June 27,

This invention relates to sleeve constructions for coats.

The sleeve head of a coat is required to be puied to get the rounded shape and necessarily requires a` padding of `some sort or some means for retaining this shape. The usual practice is to provide a thick padding roughly of crescent shape and secured within the head of the sleeve and lashed to the shoulder lining of the garment.

It has been found that this padding soon gets out of place, wrinkles or collapses, or otherwise loses its resiliency and effectiveness and the coat sleeve consequently presents an unsightly appearance. Y

This invention is designed to overcome the defects noted above and objects of such invention are to provide a novel form of sleeve construction for coats which prevents the head of the sleeve from getting out of shape and maintains its puifed or rounded formation, irrespective of the length of service.

Further objects are to provide a sleeve construction which may be most easily secured to the sleeve while the sleeve is in the process of formation and prior to its insertion in the arm hole of the coat, and to so form the sleeve that it will retain its shape throughout the life of the garment.

Further objects are to provide a novel form of sleeve construction which lends itself admirably to commercial or quantity production, which is very cheap, and which may be quickly produced. p

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary view of the `upper end of a sleeve;

Figure 2 is asectional view on the line Qf-Z of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the sleeve comprises a body portion 1 and a rounded upper portion 2. It is provided with a marginal part 3 adapted for attachment to the arm hole of the body of the coat.

In order to retain the sleeve against loss of shape at the rounded head 2 a jute, hair cloth, or similar stiifener 4, of resilient fabric is employed and is shaped to the rounded 1927. Serial No. 201,628.

contour of the sleeve and positioned on the inner side, as shown in both figures of the drawing. This stiffener 4: is secured in place by a plurality of curved lines of stitching 5. The stitching is, however, blind stitching and does not show on the outer side of the sleeve. In addition to this, a non-resilient tape 6 is stitched around the marginal portion 3 of the sleeve just inside of its edge. This tape prevents elongation of the periphery of the opening in the sleeve and enhances the action of the stiffener.

It is preferable to place the stiifener with the weave diagonal, as shown in the drawingls, althou h this is not absolutely essentia curved contour and when sewed by the blind stitching securely in place to the inner side of the sleeve, it has been found that it will retain the shape of the upper o'r head of the sleeve throughout the life of the garment.

It is to be noted also that the construction is very simple and readily lends itself to quantity production. It is an easy matter to insert and secure the stiffener within the sleeve prior to the attaching of the sleeve to the body of the coat. This operation is very much simpler than the usual padding operation heretofore employed. In addition to this, the stiii'ener prevents creasing, brealr- I ing, or loss of shape of the sleeve and preserves the curved contour indefinitely.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as the invention may be variously embodied and as the scope of such invention isV to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

A. sleeve construction for coats comprising a body portion provided with an arm hole and having a curved bulged head adjacent the arm hole and merging into the body portion of the sleeve, a stiifener formed of resilient fabric, shaped to the curved head of the sleeve and confined entirely within said sleeve, said fabric having its weave arranged The stlener is readily shaped to the i diagonally to the aXis of the sleeve and a Y plurality of distinct and separate rows of blind stitching securing the stifener to the fabric of the sleeve throughout the major portion of the stiener, said rows of stitching being curved and converging at the front and rear of the sleeve.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto ys et my vhand at lMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

ERNEST M. ORLOW.

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