US2143931A - Sporting jacket - Google Patents

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Jan. 17, 1939. J. ARoNsON SPORTING JACKET Filed June 11, 1938' Jul IllllllllII/f iff/9.5

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Patented Jan. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

My invention relates to a garment having on the side panel thereof an opening which serves both as a pocket for the garment and also as a means lfor folding up the garment to provide a 5 simple handy folded self-contained package-` More specifically my invention relates to a sport jacket with a three ply side panel having a transverse opening on the inside controlled by a slide fastener which opening provides a handy inner l pocket for the jacket and at the same time provides a means whereby the garment can be simply and easily folded and turned about itself so that the inside of the inner pocket provides the outside of a self contained package for carrying the garl ment.

Foldable jackets have been suggested, but primarily these factors have been concerned with an opening in the back panel. Such constructions I have found decidedly deficient both from the standpoint of appearance, utility and comfort. First from the standpoint of appearance, they have a bulge in the back and a sagging that de tracts from a garment of this type. Secondly, the opening lacks, for all practical purposes, any

utility other than its use in folding up the garment. Thirdly, the position of the closure members in the rear panel makes for discomfort in that in leaning or sitting the closure members are pressed against the body of the wearer.

It has also been suggested that a combination garment and carrier bag can be made by using a transverse opening in the head piece into which the garment can be folded. The opening in this instance also serves as a cap. But these combi- :13 nation garments and carrier bags of the prior art have, as pointed out, deficiencies which make their practical acceptance by the trade diicult.

I have conceived of a novel construction of a combination of a jacket and vcarrier bag which Ln) provides certain new and unexpected features which I shall now describe. In the side panel of this jacket such as a sports jacket, I provide three plies of material. Between the outer two plies there is formed a pocket which serves as an outside pocket for the jacket. -Between the inner two plies there is also formed a pocket over which is secured a slide fastener. In a jacket of this nature a pocket locatedv in the side panel is of great utility, and, in addition to this ordinary utility of the pocket, this particular pocket construction serves the function of acting as the outside of a carrier bag into which the entire garment fits when folded. The folding is simply effected by laying the sleeves on the back of the garment, folding over the other side panel onto the back, then folding the side panel with the slide fastener onto the back of the garment on top of the Aother side panel, and rolling up the garment so formed, and finally turning the inner pocket referred to inside out and thereby engaging the garment within a carrier bag. The slide fastener is operable from both the inside and the outside so that it can function as a pocket closure and also as a closure member for the carrier bag. m

In addition, my construction has the additional feature of a secured and spaced portion of material such as buckram or other suitable semi-stiff material which gives to the pocket a certain transverse strength that has been found of great l5 utility. For example, when a metallic slide fastener is employed, there is a tendency for the pocket to sag because of the weight of the fastener. This is eliminated by the buckram or similar transverse reinforcing piece. Similarly, when 20 sporting goods, such as fishing tackle, are carried in thispocket, this reinforcing piece acts to support the pocket and also to provide a retaining member for material carried in the pocket.

In addition to these functionsthis transverse 23 reinforcing piece is adapted to act, when the jacket is rolled up and this pocket turned inside out, as a carrier handle for the self-contained jacket.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to .'20 provide a combination garment and carrier bag in which there is an opening transversely disposed on the side of the garment.

It is another object of my invention to provide a novel combination garment and carrier bag wherein the garment has on the inside of the side panel a pocket and transverse opening which is adapted to be turned inside out to provide the outside of a carrier bag for the garment.

It is a further object of my invention to pro- 'm vide a sports jacket having an inner side pocket 'with a transverse opening controlled by a slide fastener having an inside and outside handle, which inner pocket may be employed as the car- 45 rier means for the jacket.

It is still another object of my invention to provide a sports jacket with an inner pocket into which may be disposed a reinforcing piece that has the dual function of acting as a support for 50 the pocket and a handle for the carrier means which the pocket provides.

These and other `objects of my invention will become apparent from the description which fol-- lows in connection with the drawing, in which: 55

Figure l is a front view of the jacket of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the jacket of my invention with the side panel open to show the novel construction of the inner pocket.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the inner pocket construction of my invention. l

Figure 4 is a cross section taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective showing the jacket folded up and contained within itself.

Figure 6 is a perspective of the bag with a carrier handle attached thereto.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing, in Figure 1 is shown a jacket l with the side panels 2 and 3 and the slide fastener 6 by means of which the jacket can be opened and closed. In the side panels 2 and 3 are pockets 4 and 5.

In Figure 2 the side panel 2 is turned openV showing the inner ply 1 of the side panel 2. In the lower portion of this inner panel is a superimposed ply of fabric 8. The slide fastener I0 comprises a slide run I I secured to the strip I2 and a slide run I3 secured to the strip Id. The strip I2 is secured to the fabric 'l while the strip I4 is secured to the fabric 8. The handle I5 of the fastener has an inner grip I6 and an outer grip Il. Disposed within the ply 8 and secured thereto is a reinforcing piece of material 20 which may be of buckram or like material.

From the construction set forth it can be seen that the pocket 4 comprises the outer ply 9 of the side panel 2 and the middle ply l thereof. On the inner side of the panel 2 the lower part of the ply 'l and the ply 8 form at the same time the utility pocket and the carrier bag, aT shown in Figures 5 and 6.

In Figure 4 the cross section shows clearly the relative position of the component parts of my side panel construction.

This novel construction which has been particularly described provides a simple assembly that embodies little added cost of materials to the conventional sport jacket construction and yet provides certain decided advantages and novel results that have hitherto been found impractical. Thus, instead of a useless cumbersome back opening I have provided a combination of an extremely useful side pocket with a means for carrying the garment.

Further, in the side pocket I have provided a reinforcing means that is of great utility both as a support for the pocket when carrying a load and also as a retaining means for hanging things on in the pocket. In -addition to these factors, this reinforcing and retaining member also provides a carrying means for the bag.

Although I have described this reinforcement means which serves as a carrier member, it is to be understood that the jacket may be constructed without such carrier or reinforcement means as shown in Figure 5.

The proper folding of the jacket is accomplished by spreading the jacket face down with the panels and arms outspread. The arms are then folded over on to the back of the jacket and the panel 3 turned back also on the back of the jacket. Thereupon the panel 2, containing the transverse opening, is folded back upon the panel 3. The jacket is then rolled from the top down so that the slide fastener I0 lies on the outside of the roll. When the roll is complete, the ply 8 is folded over the roll so that the slide runs Il and I3 meet and the inner handle I6 of the slide fastener pulls across to close the opening forming the package shown in Figure 5.

As can readily be seen, this method of folding is entirely logical and simple, whereas the constructions of the prior art presented more involved problems. My novel combination jacket and carrier means is decidedly superior from the standpoint of commercial advantages in addition to the wearing advantages enumerated. Its simple construction is economical. The operations are relatively few. Further, the jacket from the standpoint of appearance is not conspicuously unusual, which insures more ready consumer acceptance. That is, the inner pocket, which may be on one or both sides, provides either one or two inside pockets of decided utility in addition to the foldable features which have been brought out.

An important structural difference between the present jacket and other jackets with simple inside pockets resides particularly in the slide fastener which extends over the entire width of the side panel. This is a necessary feature to provide the proper folding of the garment. Further, the slide fastener must be such that it can operate both from the outside, and when reversed, from the inside. Another important item is the seam construction as set forth whereby an entire finished bag appearance is presented when -the garment is Wrapped up as shown in Figure 5. This is accomplished by having a finished bottom seam between the plies I and 8 and at the sides thereof. This is particularly so because of the manner in which the strips I2 and I4 which carry the sides of the slide fastener are secured to the inside of the garment. The combination of these factors provides that When the garment is wrapped up and folded in the bag there are no outwardly turned raw seams.

I claim:

1. A coat or the like in combination with means for carrying the folded garment in the form of a bag comprising a side panel comprising a middle ply, and an outer ply and an inner ply co-terminous with said middle and outer ply at the bottom of said panel; slide fastener closure means on the top of the inner ply; a strip carrying cooperating slide fastener closure means secured adjacent to and above the inner ply, the strip being secured to the middle ply; the inner ply and the closure means thereon extending the entire width of the panel; a pocket formed be'- tween the outer ply and the middle ply; said pocket extending the entire width of said side panel, the middle ply and the inner ply forming an inside pocket in normal wear of the garment and a carrier casing for the garment when it is folded up.

2. A coat or the like in combination with means for carrying the folded garment in the form of a bag comprising a side panel comprising a middle ply and an outer ply and an inner ply coterminous with said middle and outer ply at the bottom of said panel; slide fastener closure means on the top of the inner ply; a strip carrying cooperating slide fastener closure means secured adjacent to and above the inner ply, the strip being secured to the middle ply; the inner ply and the closure means thereon extending the entire width of the panel; the outer ply and the middle ply forming a pocket; a reinforcing piece extending transversely between the inner ply and the middle ply to maintain the pocket against sagging and further act as a carrier handle when the garment is folded up; the garment when folded being carried in a carrier casing formed by the inner ply and the middle ply of.

the side panel.

3. A jacket adapted to be folded and integrally carried in the form of a bag comprising a back section and side sections, at least one side section having a ply of material secured to the inside of the section, slide fastener closure means at the top/of the ply of material for closing and securing the top of this inner ply to the side section, the sides and bottom of the ply being stitched to the side section, the bottom of said ply being coterminous with said section, the inner ply and slide fastener closure member extending transversely across the side section, the inner ply and side section forming a pocket during the normal wearing position of the jacket and providing a carrier casing for the jacket when it is folded up.

4. A jacket adapted to be folded and integrally carried in the form of a bag comprising a back section and side sections, at least one side section having a ply of material secured to the inside of the section, a slide fastener closure means at the top of the ply of material for closing and securing the top of this inner ply to the side section, the slide fastener having two pulling handles so that it can be operated from both normal and reversed positions, the sides and bottom of the ply being stitched to the side section, the bottom of said ply Abeing co-terminous with said section, the inner ply and slide fastener 'closure member extending transversely across the side section, the inner ply and side section forming a pocket during the normal wearing position of the jacket and providing a carrier casing for the jacket when it is folded up', the seams between the inner ply and the side section being folded to conceal raw edges both in the normal position of the jacket and also in the reversed inside out position of the pocket.

5. A coat or the like in combination with means for carrying the folded garment in the form of a bag comprising a side panel comprising a middle ply, and an outer ply, and an inner ply coterminous with said middle and outer ply at the bottom of said panel; a slide fastener closure means on the top of the inner ply; a strip car-- rying cooperating slide fastener closure means secured adjacent to and above the inner ply, the strip being secured to the middle ply; the inner ply and the closure means thereon extending transversely across the panel; the middle ply and the inner ply forming an inside pocket in normal wear of the garment and a carrier casing for the garment when it is folded up.

JACOB I. ARONSON.

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