US2055858A - Garment - Google Patents

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Sept. 29, 1936. w. DANIEL 2,055,858

GARMENT Filed'Nov. 5, 1954 @2512. 11 b L 4I- 10 I NVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 29, 1936 PATENT OFFICE GARMENT William Daniel, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Greenhill & Daniel, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 5, 1934, Serial No. 751,451

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved garment.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a new and improved bathing suit, and in particular, to provide improved bathing suit trunks.

Another object of my invention is to provide trunks having a waist portion of improved construction.

Another object of my invention is to provide trunks having a waist portion and belt device of improved construction.

Other objects will be set forth in the following description and drawing which illustrate the improved trunks.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation showing the improved garment.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the said garment.

Fig. 3 and. Fig. 4 are respectively sectional views on the line 33 of Fig. 1 and of 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank which is used for forming the waist portion of the garment.

Fig; 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig.

The body of the garment may be made in any suitable manner.

In this particular embodiment, the body of the garment is made of four pieces of knitted cloth, I, 2, la, and 2a.

At the front of the garment, it is provided with a center seam, having the lines of stitches 4 and 4a. At the rear of the garment it is provided with another vertical seam having the lines of stitches 8 and 8a. Likewise the garment has side seams which include the stitches 3 and 3a, and the stitches 5 and 5a.

When a seam is formed, the edges of the two pieces of connected fabric are turned, the turned edges are connected by transverse stitches, and the seam is then completed by the pairs of lines of stitches previously mentioned.

The bottom portions of the legs of the garment are turned inwardly, and said inwardly turned edges are connected to the bodies of the leg portions by means of the lines of stitches and 1a.

Likewise the garment is provided at the front thereof with piping strips 6 and 6a. Said piping strips can also be made of knitted material if desired. The pieces of material from which the garment is made can each be stretchable both longitudinally and transversely, although the transverse stretch is preferably much greater than the longitudinal stretch. The piping strips 6 and 6a can also be made of knitted and longitudinal extensible material, if desired. The piping strips 6 and 6a may have the same stretch as the fabric pieces. If desired, said piping 5 strips 6 and 6a may be less stretchable longitudinally than the fabric pieces in order to limit the longitudinal stretch of said fabric pieces.

The waist portion of the garment is made from the blank which is shown in Fig. 5. Said 10 blank comprises two pieces of knitted material 9 and 9a which are connected by a line of vertical stitches 2|. Said pieces of material 9 and 9a are made of knitted fabric, and they are stretchable in the horizontal or transverse di- 15 rection.

The strips 9 and 9a are of identical construction. The rectangular strips 9 and 9a are cut out in the manner shown in Fig. 5, in order to provide oval cut-outs 3|. The edges of the cutout portions are provided with piping strips I0, made of knitted or woven fabric having a color which contrasts with the color of the strips 9 and 9a. Each of the piping strips I0 is folded so that it has a U-shaped cross-section, and each piping strip is connected to the piece of fabric 9 or 911, by means of transverse stitches II. The bottom edges of the strips 9 and 9a are separated at the points A.

When the strips of fabric 9 and 9a are bent along their longitudinal axes, the fabric portions 30 which are intermediate the cut-outs 3|, form the belt loops L which are shown in Fig. 1.

These loops are provided at the front of the garment and they are also provided at the rear of the garment.

However, in order to provide an ornamental effect by means of the belt B, said belt may be passed through alternate loops L, so that some of said loops are visible when the belt has been inserted, and other loops remain invisible, being covered by the belt B.

The belt portion of the garment is sewed to the top of the body thereof, in any suitable manner. 45

The belt B is provided with any suitable buckle I2.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, these show the top edges of the panels of the body of the garment turned downwardly or inwardly. For example, 50 the top edge of the panel I is turned inwardly, and this is connected to the front wall of the belt portion of the garment, by means of the transverse stitches M. The lower wall of the belt portion of the garment is connected to the 55 body thereof, by means of the transverse stitches i5 and I5a, which are connected by loop stitches 16. This construction is also shown in Fig. 4, and it is used generally for connecting the waist portion or belt portion of the garment to the top of the body of the garment. This well-known type of stitch is generally used for connecting the parts of the garment.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

1. A garment having a body portion, a waist portion stitched to the top of said body portion, said waist portion comprising an integral piece of fabric having inner and outer walls, the bottom edges of said inner and outer walls being connected to the top of the body of the garment, the outer wall having cut-outs whose edges are reinforced, the portions of said outer wall which are intermediate said cut-outs forming belt loops, and a belt passing through alternate belt loops.

2. A garment having a body and also having a waist portion which is stitched to the top of the body of the garment, said waist portion comprising a horizontally folded fabric member which has front and rear layers, the front layer having cut-outs which extend to the bottom edge thereof, the portions of said layer intermediate said cut-outs forming belt loops.

.3. A garment having a body and also having a waist portion which is stitched to the top of the body of the garment, said waist portion comprising a horizontally folded fabric member which has front and rear layers, the front layer having cut-outs which extend to the bottom edge thereof, the portions of said layer intermediate said cut-outs forming belt loops, the edges of said cut-outs being reinforced by U-shaped fabric reinforcing members.

WILLIAM DANIEL.

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