US1994600A - Collar - Google Patents

Description

March 19, 1935. L. H. WEINSTEIN COLLAR Filed March 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Louis H h em/stez/v HTTORNEY March; 1935- L. H. WEINSTEIN COLLAR Filed March 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

INVENTOR QTTORNE PatenteelrMar. 19, 1935 *omrsn stars ret ree COLLAR, I Louis fil weinstein, Mount Vernon, N. .Y. 1 Application March 19, 1932, Serial No. 599,899

6 Claims. (c1. 2-131) This invention relates to improvements in collars, and more particularly fabric collars for Wearing. purposes.

Among the principal objects which the invention has in View are To produce a collar from a single piece of material; to make a collar which will crease or fold longitudinally along the proper line when in use; to provide a filler band of material for increasingithe body of the folded portion; to avoid undesired bulkiness at the edge of the band; to provide sharp points at the tips of the apron of the collar without undesired thickness; to obtain well defined corners at the throat of the collar;- to reinforce said corners; and to obtain other advantagesand' results as may be brought out inthe following description.

In the drawings: r

Figure 1 is a plan view of a collar on the reverse side and embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary portion of the collar and in elevation;

Figure 3'is an end view and looking to the right of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an elevation of a fragmentary portion of the collar;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary portion of the collar in closed position;

Figure 6 is a sectional View shown as taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2; v

Figure 7 is a fragmentary portion of the collar before its completion; and I Figure 8 is a sectional view shown as taken on the line 8--8 of Figure 7.

As seen in the drawings, I have shown a collar constructed in accordance with the invention, providing an apron liland a neckband 11. These parts are preferably formed integrally and provide a filler band 12 therebetween. This band is an essential part of the invention, both in construction, and use.

As clearly shown in Fig. 8, the material from which the collar is formed is longitudinally creased as at 13 between the filler band 12 and 5 neckband 11 so that the filler band will be 'flatwise against the neckband. The material is again folded in the opposite'direction as at 14 whereby the filler band 12 will comprise a double thickness of material. This second thickness of material is preferably of reinforced or heavy character corresponding to the thickness or character of the neckband 11, whereas the intervening material forming the first mentioned part of the band 12 is of lighter weight. This difference in weight of material may be obtained in the weaving of shaped.

s Parent other 1] the strip of material from" which the collar is 2 At the upper end of'tne filler band 12; the

material continues to formtheapron 10, there beinga longitudinal-portion 15 of lighterv weight material between the ,band;12 :and apron lq to facilitate folding the apron in use. It will thus be seen that-the collar is :divided inte longitudinal successive zones of different weights of material, with a zone of heavier weight.. material between two zones of lighter weight materialand with the folds made in the lighter weight material, two of the folds being next the edges of the heavier weight zone. I

-A line ,of stitching 1c is pr v-idea longitudinally of l the band extending through the same andthe apron 10 thereby permanently forming the band and retaining it along theedge of the; neckband 11. It will be observed in use, the filler band 12 is on the inside of the collar, thatvis tosay,

is between the neckband 11 andthe apron -1Q. The edges of the apron, and neckband, are preferably hemmed as at 1'7 with the folded portion constituting the hem also on the inside of the collar.

A feature of the present invention resides in the construction whereby the collar will be reinforced at its throat, and will also provide a sharp angle 18 at the throat between the apron 10 and neckband 11. This result is effected by the hem 17 at the ends of the apron extending over the material forming the neckband. Consequently, when the line of stitching 16 is applied to the filler band and neckband, it will also pass through the overlapping end of the hem 1'7. Furthermore, in effecting the fold, the hem 17 is caused to overlie a marginal portion of the neckband at the throat whereby the sharp angle is obtained between those parts since they intersect rather than merely meet.

Simultaneously, with a completion of the hem around the edges of the apron 10 and neckband 11, a tape 19 is overlaid upon said hem to impart body to the edge of the collar. The stitching by which the tape 18 is applied may also be the stitching by which the hem is secured or completed. This tape 19 also intersects at the angles between the apron 10 and the neckband 11 and therefore constitutes a further reinforcement at the throat.

In constructing the strip of material from which the collar is formed, it is preferable to provide a thin or selvage edge to the material to constitute the tip of the apron hem 20. Consequently, when the intersecting hems for the tip are folded into overlapping condition, the double thickness of the hem is not objectionable and substantially equals a single thickness of the hem elsewhere whereby the collar will have a uniform appearance and not have the objectionable bulge at each tip heretofore prevalent in collars of this style.

I claim:

1. A collar as characterized comprising an integral strip of material having a longitudinal intermediate portion thereof consisting of a narrow zone of the material of normal thickness having at opposite longitudinal edges thereof integral zones of thinned material, one of said zones of thinned material being juxtaposed flatwis'e against the narrow normal zone and foldedxat opposite edges thereof. a a a 2. A collar as characterized comprising an integral strip of material having a longitudinal intermediate portion thereof consisting of a narrow zone of the material of normal thickness having at opposite longitudinal edges thereofintegral-zones ofthinned material juxtaposed flatwise against the said narrow normal zone and folded inthe thinned zones atopposite longitu dinaledges of the narrow normal zone thereby providing thinned zones juxtaposed fiatwise at the opposite faces offthe'said narrow normal zone;

3-; A collar as characterized comprising an integral strip of material having a longitudinal double fold with the ;material forming said double-fold comprising successive longitudinal zones of different weights of-materiaLand witha zone of heavier weight material flatwise between otherportions of the collar witli the-folds made 'fa jacent the edge of'said zone offheavier weight material zones oflighter-weight material.

-- '4. A collar-as characterized comprising an integralstrip'of; materialhavinga longitudinal double fold with the material forming said narrow portion of heavier 1 weight material therebetween, such that said light weight strips exdouble fold comprising successive. longitudinal light, heavy and light-weight zones, with the folds made at edges of the lighter-weight zones, and with two of said folds next opposite edges of the heavier Weight zone said foldsmake in the lighter weight material which constitutes the heavier weight zone a filler band between other portions of the collar. V

5. A collar as characterized comprising an integral strip of material having a longitudinal double fold with the material forming said double fold comprising successive longitudinal light, heavy and light-weight zones, with the folds made at'edges of the lighter weight zones with two of said folds next opposite edges of the heavier weight zone said folds made in the lighter weight material, and'one of said lighter weight zones being juxtaposed flatwise against said heavier weight zone and folded at its other longitudinal edge, which constitutes the juxtaposed heavy and light weight zones a filler-band 7 between other'portions of'the collar.

6. A collar formed from a blank of woven'ma terial having a pair oflight weight stripswith a tend longitudinally of the collar from end to-end. thereof, the material comprising the collar being folded along opposite longitudinal edges of'the heavier weight strip with said light weight-strips juxtaposed to-the same edge of the said'heavy weight strip with said edge of the heavy weight strip positioned between said light weight' strips at oppositefaces of the heavier weight strip," one of saidlight weight strips and theheavy weight strip. being stitched together, thereby-enabling. theuser to make a further fold on' theother light weight strip along the 'edge of the heavier weight strip where stitched thereto. I 7

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