US2010345A - Garment - Google Patents

Description

H. BREWSTER Aug. 6, 1935.

GARMENT Filed July lO, 1954 i 9-1 lNvaN-roR A ORN EYS Patented ug. 6, 1935 PATENT OFFICE GARMENT Henry Brewster, Long Beach, N. Y.

Application `Iuly 10, 1934, Serial No. 734,491

9 (Jlaims` (Cl. 2-112) The presen-t invention has its preferred application in two-piece garments, the elements of which are connected together at the waistband, and while the invention has a preferred applicability to two-piece suits, it has a wider range or utility for blouses, shirts, pajamas, overalls, and other combination garments for child or adult wear.

In the prior application, Serial No. 686,341, filed VAugust 23, 1933, a garment is provided in which excessive strain at the bottoms or at the waistband attachment means is effectively relieved in the absence of elastic, with return of material to normal shape, by the provision of extra material arranged in the form of downwardly opening V-shaped pockets adjacent `the lower back portion of the blouse. n

An object of the present invention is to provide a garment of the above type in which this excessive strain at the bottoms or at the waistband attachments is effectively relieved" by the utilization of elastic means without binding at the crotch, or snapping off of the buttons, or ripping of the buttonholes, binding strain on the wearer lbeing thus eliminated.

Another object is to provide a garment of the above type in which the. strain relieving elastic means is incorporated as a unitary part either of' the upper or blouse element, or of the nether or pants or skirt element, and in which the garment is applied without the need for `special buttons, or clasps, or other means to supplement those customary, and without the need for any manipulation other than used with garments of conventional character.'`

Another object is to provide a garment of the above type, including elasticstrain relief means having advantages vabove described at a manufacturing cost of the same or in excess of that of conventional garments.

Other objects will be in part obvious and n part pointed' out hereinafter.

The present invention will be particularly describedY in connection with a childs garment of the character described in which` the elastic means is utilized to carry the buttons or buttonhole or other connections between the body and leg covering elements.

The elastic means may be separately connected to and/or carry each button and/or ea-ch but- L, tonhole Yor other fastening means or if desired,

theh bnttonhole may be formed by an elastic loop suitabhr attached to the upper or nether garment, as may be desired.

The elastic means may take the form" of' cords or bands of elasticv material, and is preferably connected to the upper and/or nether garments in such a manner that a most satisfactory connection will result.

The preferred construction for the attachment 5 of the elastic strips or cords to the garment, resides in the provision of a pleat on either or both of the upper and nether garments, said pleats facing the opposite garment, the attached ends of the elastic means being securely fastened' in- 10 side of said pleats.

In the accompanying drawing in which are shown one or more of the various possible embodiments of the present invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the garment as l applied to the wearer, shown partly undone;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view indicating the functioning of the strain' relief feature under the bending movement of the wearer;

Fig. 3 is a nether view of the upper garment 20 with the nether garmenty unattached;

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views onV a larger scale, taken upon the lines 4 4 and 545 of Fig. 3.;

Fig. 6 is. a transverse sectional view upon a 25 larger scale, taken upon the lines 6--6 of Fig. 5.;

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view upon a. larger scale, taken upon the line 1--1 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is an inside-out View of another construction;

i Fig. 9 is. a transverse sectional view upon the line 9-3 of Fig. 8 upon a slightly enlarged scale;

Fig. 1.0v is anoutsde-view of the garment. illustrating` an elastic attachment of Fig'. 8;

Figs. 1.1 and I2v illustrate another embodiment, Fig. 11 being a front view and Fig. 12 being a side sectional view upon line 1 2-[2 of I1;

Fig. 13 shows ay button-carrying elasticA strip oi special construction in enlarged perspective 4o v1ew.

Referring now to the drawing,A there is shown ai boyfs suit including a waist or blouse elemen A and a pants elementB. Y

The body of the. blouse element is of generally' t5 conventional construction including a iront panel I0., a back panel Il, a collar l2, a Waist length portion I3 provided withbuttons 14 to which attachment, is made by buttonholes` |.5 in the waistband [6.- of the pants.. A

In the embodiment, shown in Figs. 1- to, '7., the buttons ll at the lower edge of the rear panel of the blouse are not attached` directly thereto but are attached to elastic. strips. (.1, the upper ends of which are held in the reverse pleat I8 l5 formed in the part of the back panel H above the waist length portion i3.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, it will be noted that the elastic tab l is sewn between the sides i8 and i9 of the pleat at the lower portion of the back panel il by the peak-shaped stitching 2t, which holds the elastic band in place and in addition permits sufcient stretch thereof, when the buttons Hi of the lower part of the elastic strip is attached to the buttonholes i5 at the top of the pants B.

As shown in Fig. 5, the portion I3 of the back panel il is formed by turning up the lower section 2i of the back panel and providing an inturned edge 22 and then tacking the said inturned edge to the main section i3, as indicated at 23. It will be noted that the elastic stripv l? is devoid of attachment to the sections I8, i9, I3 and El, except for the triangular peak stitching 2Q.

As shown in Fig. 4 in the interstices between the button attachments iii, the stitching 23 and 2:2 suffices to form a satisfactory fastening for -the lower portion of the garment.

The but'tonhole i5 of the section i6 is shown attached to the button hl on elastic "strip l? in Fig. '7.

' The strip it is formed of the two layers'of material and 2S, which have inturned edges 2 and 23, which are all bound together by the stitching 2Q. The buttons iii, as shown,'rnay be conveniently inserted in the buttonholes 5 without special manipulation.

' ln operation, as illustrated upon Fig. 2, upon bending movement of the body, the elastic strip ilwiil elongate, permitting a greater separation between the strip i6 of the'pant's B and the strip i3 of the body section A. v

As soon as the body is again elevated to erect position, as shown in Fig. l, the elastic will immediately draw the strip i6 and i3 together back to their normal position, as illustrated in lFig. l. v

The triangular peak stitching Edwill assure that this elongation of the elastic strip l? will -be effected without undue'stress upon the garment A- B and without any substantial tendency to rip the stitching 23 and 26 holding the pleat together. Y

' Moreover, it will be noticed that the end of the elastic strip il is entirely concealed within the pleat formed between the fabric layers iii and i9 and'that an iron may be conveniently applied to both the front side and the backside of the fabric where it contains the` strip il. The strip l1 does ynot touch the iron, nor is there any liability of it Vbeing ripped out of position by the ironing operation.

It vis to be understood, of course, that the Aelastic connections Il may be provided either upon the pants section B or upon the blouse section A, `and if desired, a double elastic effect may be obtained by alsoV providing elastic loops or cords to cooperate with button carrying elastic strips il either attached to the pant sections or to the shirt section, as for eiiample, shown in Figs-1l and 12.

As shown in Figs. ll and l2, the elastic loops vlill are vheld by the stitching 4l and 42 and by the bar tack i3 between the fabric layers iii and 45. The piece of fabric which is formed of the sectionsv di?. and i5 is sewn at i6 and l to the main fabric 43 which may form a part of the blouse A or of the trousers B.

It is noted here again'in Figs. 11 and 12 that the attachment of the elastic strip to the fabric is covered and protected on both sides by fabric layers QS and lili on one side and 35 on the other so as to give a finished appearance to the garment and so as to permit ready ironing thereof.

ln the embodiment of Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the interior of the fabric is provided with a vertical fabric strip tu and with a horizontal fabric strip 6 l, the horizontal fabric strip iii being connected by the elastic strip 62 to the button carrying pleat S3. In this construction the buttons @d are sewn directly to the'fabric, as shown in the copending application, Serial No. 686,341, filed August 23, 1933. The strain en the band iii is taken up both by the elastic 62 and by the opening of the pockets 55 formed by the peak stitching 6E above each button.

As in the copending application, these peak pockets are open and devoid of stitching at their bottom portions at @l so as to permit an expansion or slight pulling out of the fabric-in the pocket to take up the bending movements, as already described, as in connection with Fig. 2. .Upon straightening .uptheA pockets 65 will quickly return to their normal closed position, as shownl in Figs. 8 and l0.

Instead of sewing the buttons iii directly to the elastic strip il, as indicated in Fig. 5, the outwardly projecting ends of the rubber strips li may be covered by the piece of fabric "iii, which is preferably attached thereto by the transverse stitching 'l2 to permit more elasticity. The button iii may then be sewed to the elastic stripri'i covered by the fabric.

it is clear in all the embodiments thus described that the pants are buttoned to the blouse in the usual manner without the need for special manipulation and that the pants are held upwith the same security as in conventional constructions. rEhe garment involves the use of but a slightly added width of material and but a negligible additicn to the cost of manufacture.

it is of course apparent that the invention is not limited in its applicability to the use of a button fastener, but its wider applicability, where a hook, snap, pinch, or other fasteners are employed in lieu of buttons.

The term .waist-length is used in the specification and claims, refers to that portion of the garment at or near the waist of the wearer at which tearing strain on the buttons, buttonholes, or other fasteners thereatwould occur in the absence ci my invention. v

It will thus be seen ythat there is herein described article in which the several features of this invention are embodied, and which article in its action attains the various objects ofl the invention and is well suited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the `above description or .shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in 'a limiting sense.

' What is claimed is:

1. A fabric body covering, the fabricof said covering being reversely folded at the bottom rear portion thereof, downwardly depending elastic strips sewed into said fold 'and buttons sewedon the bottom of said strips, the three fabric layers of said reversely foldedl Vportion being sewn together at vthe bottom edge of said fold, except at '15.

the place of insertion and attachment of said elastic strips between the inner two layers of said reverse fold, the upper ends of said strips being inserted between said inner layers to substantially the maximum depth of the fold and projecting just sumciently below said fold to carry said buttons, and said elastic strips being sewed together with the three fabric layers of the reverse fold substantially above the line of sewing at the bottom of said fold, whereby a pocket is formed for each of said elastic strips.

2. A fabric body covering, the fabric of said covering being reversely folded at the bottom rear portion thereof, downwardly depending elastic strips sewed into said fold and buttons sewed on the bottom of said strips, said strips being attached in said fold by triangular peaked stitching, said triangular peaked stitching attaching said strips to the three fabric layers of the reverse fold substantially above the bottom of the fold and between the inner two layers of said reverse fold, the upper ends of said strips being inserted between said inner layers to substantially the maximum depth of the fold and projecting just sufficiently below said fold to carry said buttons.

3. An elastic attachment for garments consisting of three cloth plies formed by reverse folding of a fabric, a series of elastic strips inserted in said reverse folding, said plies and strips being sewn together by `stitching along the lower edge of said fold between the strips, which stitching at the strips is triangularly peaked up to the upper edge of said fold to extend across the strips so that only the upper corners ci the elastic strips are sewn into position between the fold by the triangular stitching, whereby substantially the full length of the portion of said elastic strip sewn inside of said fold will be available for stretching.

4. A concealed elastic connection particularly adapted for the rear of the waists of childrens outer-garments to enable detachable connection to pants, consisting of a reverse fabric fold at the lower edge of the waist garment, the innermost portion of ysaid fold opening toward the pants garment and a plurality of spaced elastic strips extending into said fold for substantially the entire depth thereof and extending below the bottom of said fold just sufficiently to receive a fastener element to be connected to a cooperating fastener element on the pants, said elastic strips being connected into said fold by peaked sewing obliquely extending across their corner portions, whereby substantially the full length of said elastic strips will be available for stretching.

5. A childs waist including concealed spaced elastic connection for the pants which will permit stretching apart of the waist and pants upon forward bending at the rear of the waist and which assure ready return without deformation of the garments, the rear of the waist being provided with a reverse fold slightly above the position of the top of the pants, a plurality of spaced vertical elastic strips inserted into the inner part of said fold substantially the full depth thereof, each of said strips being held in said fold by oblique stitching across the upper corners thereof adjacent the top of the fold, whereby the full length of said .strips within said fold is substantially available for stitching.

6. A concealed elastic connection particularly adapted to connect the waists of childrens outergarments to the pants thereof consisting of a fabric fold at the lower edge of the waist garment, said fold opening toward the pants and a plurality of spaced elastic strips extending into said fold for substantially the entire depth thereof and extending below the bottom of said fold `ment proper, the fabric of said garment at the rear portion thereof being reversely folded to afford a projecting waist-length portion, elastic strips stitched into said fold, triangular stitchl ing being utilized to hold said elastic strips in position, said triangular stitching vserving to connect the corners of said strip to the three fabric layers of the reverse fold substantially above the bottom of the fold and between the inner two layers of said reverse fold, the upper ends of said strips being inserted between said inner layers to substantially the maximum depth of the fold and projecting just sufciently below said fold to carry said buttons, substantially the entire median axial portions of said strips being free of stitching to permit enhanced elasticity.

8. A childs waist wholly of woven substantially non-elastic fabric, the fabric of said waist being reversely folded at the rear portion thereof, to determine three superposed plies, from the innermost of which extends a waist-length portion, elastic strips depending downwardly from between the two innermost of said plies, buttons attached to said strips, lines of stitching at the bottom of the reverse fold connecting the three plies at the regions between the strips and additional lines of stitching above the bottom of the fold connecting the strips between the two innermost plies and affording pockets opening toward the respective buttons, the major length of said elastic strips within said fold being free to elongate or contract giving enhanced elasticity.

9. A childs waist, said fabric being reversely folded along a horizontal fold at the rear portion thereof, determining three superposed plies, the material projecting downwardly in a single ply from the innermost of the three plies, reinforced elastic tapes secured to said plies between the innermost two plies, buttons attached to said tapes, the three plies being stitched together at the bottom of the reverse fold between the tapes and additional lines of stitching through the three plies above the bottom of the fold connecting the tapes between the two innermost plies and affording pockets opening toward the respective buttons, the major length of the velastic within said pockets being available for stretching and contraction.

HENRY BREWSTER.

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