US1763212A - Bathing suit - Google Patents

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June 10, 1930. A. J. BARNETT BATHINGVSUIT Filed July 22. 1929 Patentedv June 10, 1930 UNITED f STATES ARTHUR J. EAENET'T, or NEW vomi, N. Y.,

co., or' WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS,

ASSIGNOR TO THE WORCESTER KNITTING A. CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS j EATHING SUIT Application led Jul-y 22, 1929. Serial No. 380,182.

This invention relates to a bathing suit 'of the one piece variety and the principal objects are to provide an improved wa of connecting the jersey with the trunks at e waist'- line so that there will be no weak spot along the-line of sewing and so that there will be a suitable place to attach `the loops through which the belt is passed and so that this belt will have an upward pull on the extreme upper edge of the trunks thereby supporting the trunks properly in a one piece suit; to provide an improved waistline which is hi her at the center in the back than at the si es so as to procure the necessary fullness at the v back of the garment' and to provide la one piece suit which can be made simply and with little waste of material of two different materials so that there may be a jersey and trunks of contrasting colors.

I0 Other objects and advantages of the inveny tion will appear'hereinater. U

Reference is to be had to the accompanylng drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a front view of a complete bathlng suit constructed in accordance with this 1nvention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2?-2 of Fig. 1 showing a step in the process of conv necting the jersey with the trunks;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the completed seam;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 at another point showing the loop for the belt;

Fig. 5 is a view o the inside in the direction of the arrow 5 in 3 showing the stitching at the waistline, and

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the same suit.

This suit is made of two parts, an upper part, jersey, or shirt 1() anda nether part, or trunks, 11 which may be of contrasting colors and of different qualities et material. The extreme ends of these two parts are made the saine as usual and the invention all relates to the region in which these two parts are unlted at the waistline.

'The jersey, instead of going way down bef low the waistline, cut oli" at the waistline horizontally across the front and along a curve across the'rea'r which extends upwardly at the center as shown at`12 in Fig. 6. lt is the jersey part in whiehthe most change is made because this eliminates all vparts of the jersey below the waist and removes the bulk of this garment which in some cases is tucked into `the trunks and forms bulges and projections under the trunks. Y

Of course, as it is a skirtless or one piece bathing suit and the'skirt part is eliminated, the bottom of the jersey can be sewed to the trunks on the inside of the same. This is done by turning the material for the trunks wrong side out or backwardly and havingthe upper edge at 13 come down to the lower edge of the jersey and sewing the seam 14 to the two at this point. The material of the trunks is then brought upwardly for perha s three quarters of an inch from this point al around the bathing suit and doubled over as indicated by reference to Figs. 2 and 3. Then the trunks material 11 is brought down into contact with the end 13 and rows of stitches 15 introduced through the three thicknesses as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. This is shown in the form of a feather stitching to finish the seam and assisting the preventing of the exposure of any raw edges.

It will be seen from this that, above the bottom of the jersey, there extends a loop so-tospeak of the material of the trunks which is doubled over at the top and therefore requires no seam, no cutting and can have no frayededges. This finishes the bathing suit along the waistline. Loops 16, of the same material as the trunks preferably', are seWed to the garment, as indicated in Fig. 4, by a line of stitches 17 through the top of the loop extending upwardly and a line of stitching 18 through the material of the trunks below the seamsv 15. This permits of the running of the belt through these loops coming at the top of the trunks and provides a convenient way of attaching these loops.

rom what has been said it will be seen that this provides a neat garment having the top 'of the trunks finished off without any extra seam, saves material in the jersey, avoids 1the provision of extra material below the waistline under the trunks to bulge the same .out of shape and provides the fullness in the back to avoid restriction of the wearer in bending,.swimming and athletic activities.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the invention I am aware of the fact that modifications canbe made therein by any person skilled in the art with out departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claim. Therefore, l do not wish to be limited in this respect but what I'do claim is l As an article of manufacture, a one piece bathing suit having an upper part and a nether part of two diiferent pieces of material -sewed together by a line of stitches around the waistline, the lower` part having the front portion extending above the waistline a material distance and extending down wardly behind the front portion and in front of the upper part Where the line of stitches secures itto said upper part forming a loop extending around the garment, and straps for a belt secured at their upper ends to the extreme upper end of the trunks near the fold ofthe loop thereof and secured at their lower ends tothe material of the trunks below the waistline seam In testimony whereof l have hereunto aflixed my signature.

ARTHUR J. BARNETT,

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