US2228911A - Coat - Google Patents

Description

Jan. 14, 1941. L. KAISER 2,228,911

COAT

Filed July 22, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

Leo Kaiser Aqeut L. KAISER Jan. 14, 1941.

COAT

Filed July 22, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR.

Leo kwilser mm Patented Jan. 14, 1941 PATENT OFFICE COAT Leo Kaiser, New York, N. Y., assignor to Mavest Inc, New York, N. Y.

Application July 22, 1939, Serial No. 285,833

'7 Claims.

This invention relates to an outer garment, such as a topcoat or overcoat.

The principal object of the invention is to arrange and connect the several parts entering into the garment construction as to successfully withstand the tendency to produce a distortion or mal-fitting of the garment when in use.

It is a further object of the invention to prevent the forming of bulges or other visible distortions on the fronts of garments, especially topcoats or overcoats made of gabardine or gabardine-like material. Such material when wet forms along stitching lines bulges due to different shrinkage of the fabric fronts and the facings associated with said fabric fronts. One reason for this is that usually the facings are attached along all sides to the fabric fronts and thus the bulges occur due to different shrinkage of the material. Furthermore, stitching lines are distorting the unwrinkled appearance of coats, es-

pecially when made of gabardine, When such coats become wet in a rain. Several attempts have been made to overcome the above difficulty, but so far none of these have been entirely suc- 5 cessful.

It is therefore a further object of this invention to finish off the longitudinal front edges of coats made of gabardine when these coats are made without lining at its lower parts in a manner as to prevent the mentioned bulges and distortions as well as to prevent the edges from turning out when worn.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide for in an overcoat or topcoat two longi- 5 tudinal facings associated with the fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, and one or more lines of stitching substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges connecting each facing to the respective fabric front, said line or lines of stitching being the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facing and the respective fabric front, leaving the surface and the longitudinal inner edge portions of said facing free, and forming thereby an inwardly facing pocketlike channel between each facing and the respective fabric front.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel and improved means for finishing off the free edges of such coats which will be simple in construction, which might be done economically and conveniently, and which will be highly efficient for carrying out the purposes for which it is designed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

which will appear as the description proceeds,

the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of the invention, in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated, from an inspection of which when considered in connection with the following description, the invention, its mode of construction, assembly and operation, and many of its advantages should be readily understood and appreciated.

Referring to the drawings in which the same characters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding or similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan View of a fragmentary portion of the inside of the coat constructed in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of the coat, portions thereof being opened for the purpose of illustrating the same more fully, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line l-4 of Fig. 1. 7

Referring to the drawings more specifically by characters of reference, the numeral I0 designates the body of the coat, II the fabric fronts of the coat, and I2 two longitudinal facings, associated with the fabric fronts I I along their longitudinal edges [3. The facings l2 may be made of the same fabric as the outer fabric material of the fronts ll. They may be also made of one piece with the lower portions of the coat lapels M, in which case said lapels M are formed by turning back the upper edges I5 of said facings l2.

As shown in the drawings the invention may be adapted with advantage especially for coats made without lining at their lower parts [6. In this case it is especially important to finish off. the free longitudinal edges 13 of the coat fronts H as to prevent the forming of bulges and also to prevent the front edges from turning out when worn. As shown in the drawings the formation of bulges is prevented by securing the longitudinal facings to the fabric fronts only by the lines of stitching and 26 substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges I3. The lines of stitching 25 and 26 are the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facings I2 and the respective fabric fronts II, leaving the surface and the inner longitudinal edge portions I8 of the facings free; the facings I2 form thereby an inwardly facing pocket-like channel I9 between each facing I2 and the respective fabric front II, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. It may be noted that when worn the facing I2 lies flat as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and forms no open pocket-like channel as shown in Figure 3.

By eliminating further lines of stitching or other securing means connecting the facing I2 with the coat fronts II inside their surface or along their inner edges I8, formation of bulges or distortion of the outer surface of the coat by stitching lines is prevented.

As shown in the drawings it is of advantage to provide the coat with facings I2 of a small width i. e. of a width of less than five inches as to prevent the same from turning out when worn. The facings I2 extend from a line adjacent the shoulders, preferably from the lapels I5, downwardly toward the bottoms 25 of the respective fronts II.

Between the fabric fronts II and the facings I2 facing linings 2| are interposed, each of said linings having substantially the shape of the respective facings I2 and extending from at least the coat pocket 22 downwardly toward the bottom 20 of the facing.

As shown in Fig. 4 each of the facings I2 and facing linings 2I may be secured by lines of stitching to the pocket 22. In the same way they may also be secured to the upper lining 2d of the coat. The means for securing the faclugs and linings to the upper lining 24 are substantially the same as the means for securing them to the pockets 22 and are therefore not shown. It may be pointed out that the facings I2 made in accordance with the present invention may also be used without facing linings 2I or canvas linings 23; if no facing linings H are provided for, the facing I2 is fixed by the line of stitching 30 directly to pocket 22.

Between the facings I2 and said linings 2| canvas fronts 23 are interposed, each canvas front 23 extending from a line adjacent the shoulder downwardly toward the bottom of the respective facing I2 and lining 2|, said canvas fronts 23 being secured by stitching at their upper part to the upper lining 24 of the coat.

A line of stitching 25 may be provided immediately adjacent the free longitudinal front edge I3 of the front II connecting thereby the facing I2 to the respective front II. Substantially adjacent to said longitudinal front edge I3 and immediately adjacent to the line of stitching 25 one or more additional lines of stitching 25 may be provided for connecting the facing I2, lining 2| and canvas front 23 to the respective fabric front II. Along the inner longitudinal edge I8 of the facing I2 another line of stitching 21 may be provided in order to connect each lining 2i only to the respective facing I2,

Thus the lines of stitching 25 and 26, substantially adjacent to the longitudinal front edges I3, are the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facing, lining, canvas and the respective fabric fronts, leaving the surfaces and the inner longitudinal edge portions 18 of the facing parts unsecured to said fabric fronts II, and forming thereby an inwardly facing pocket-like channels I9 between each facing and the respective fabric front as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

As shown in Figure 2 the canvas fronts 23 end between the facings I2 and the linings 2I before the stitching line 21, leaving thereby the inner longitudinal edges 28 of said canvas fronts free; in this way the forming of bulges by different shrinkage of the canvas and the other materials stitched together, i. e. the fabric or lining material, is prevented.

At the bottom 20 of the coat fronts II one or more lines of stitching 29 may be provided substantially adjacent the bottom edge of the coat in order to secure the facings, linings, and canvas fronts to the respective fabric fronts.

The present coat will, of course, be constructed with the usual arm holes, sleeves, collar, pockets, and other desired features, with none of which this invention is especially concerned.

In this construction no extra parts are added, nor is in any way the construction of the garment bulged out, but only the usual elements which are necessary and desirable for its correct fitting and satisfactory service are retained.

In the preceding description it is preferred to connections of stitching which are common at the present time, but obviously any other form of connection which is equally serviceable might be substituted.

It is believed that the invention, its mode of construction and assembly, and many of its advantages should be readily understood from the foregoing without further description, and it should also be manifest that while a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described for illustrative purposes, the structural details are nevertheless capable of wide variation within the purview of the invention as defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In an overcoat a collar, a lining in the upper portion of said coat, two fabric fronts, two iongitudinal facings associated with the fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, and one or more lines of stitching substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges connecting each facing to the respective fabric front, said line or lines of stitching being the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facings and the respective fabric fronts, said facings extending from a line adjacent the shoulder downwardly toward the bottom of the respective front, and lines of stitching connecting said facings to the collar, the lining in'the upper part of the coat, the pocket and the bottom edge of the respective fronts, leaving the surface and the inner longitudinal edge portions of said facing free between said pockets and said bottom edges and forming thereby between said pockets and said bottom edges inwardly facing pocket-like channels between said facings and said fabric fronts.

2. In an overcoat two fabric fronts, a pocket in each of said fabric fronts substantially spaced from the bottom of said fronts, tw'o longitudinal facings associated with the fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, facing linings between said fabric fronts and said facings, said lining having substantially the shape of said facings and extending at least from the pockets downwardly toward the bottom of the associated facings, a line of stitching substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges connecting each facing and lining to the respective fabric front, said line of stitching being the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facing, the lining and the respective fabric front, and another line of stitching connecting each lining only to the respective facing adjacent their inner longitudinal edges, leaving the surface and the inner longitudinal edge portions of said fa'cings free and forming thereby an inwardly facing pocketlike channel between each facing lining and the respective fabric front.

3. In an overcoat two fabric fronts, a pocket in each of said fabric fronts substantially spaced from the bottom of said fronts, two longitudinal facings associated with said fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, facing linings between the fabric fronts and the facings, said linings having substantially the shape of said facings and being secured by lines of stitching at its upper edge to the pocket of the coat and at its lower edge to the bottom edge of the fabric front and facing, a line of stitching substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges connecting each facing and lining to the respective fabric front, said line of stitching being the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facing, the lining and the respective fabric front, and another line of stitching connecting each lining only to the respective facing adjacent their inner longitudinal edges, leaving the surface and the inner 1ongitudinal edge portions of said facings and linings free between the coat pockets and the bottom edges of the coat.

4. In an overcoat two fabric fronts, a pocket in each of said fabric fronts substantially spaced from the bottom of said fronts, two longitudinal facings associated with said fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, facing lining between said fabric fronts and said .facings, each of said linings having substantially the shape of the respective facing and extending from at least the pockets downwardly toward the bottom of said facings, canvas fronts between said facings and said linings, each extending from a line adjacent the shoulder downwardly toward the bottom of the respective facing and lining, securing means substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges connecting the respective facings, facing linings and canvas fronts to the respective fabric fronts, said securing means being the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facing, the lining, the canvas and the respective fabric front, leaving the surface and the inner longitudinal edge portion of said falcings unsecured to said fabric fronts and forming thereby an inwardly facing pocket-like channel between each facing and the respective fabric front.

5. In an overcoat two fabric fronts, a pocket in each of said fabric fnonts substantially spaced from the bottom of said fronts, two longitudinal facings associated with said fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, facing linings between said fabric fronts and said facings, each of said linings having substantially the shape of the respective facings and extending from at least the pocket downwardly toward the bottom of the facings, canvas fronts between said facings and said linings, each canvas front extending from a line adjacent the shoulder downwardly toward the bottom of the respective facing and lining, one or more lines of stitching substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges connecting the respective facings, facing linings and canvas fronts to the respective fabric fronts, said line or lines of stitching being the sole longitudinal connecting means between the facing, the lining, the canvas and the respective fabric front, and another line of stitching connecting each lining only to the respective facing adjacent their inner longitudinal edges, said canvas fronts ending between said facings and linings before said stitching line connecting the facing and lining, leaving thereby the inner longitudinal edges of said canvas fronts free.

6. In an overcoalt two fabric fronts, a ocket in each of said fabric fronts substantially spaced from the bottom of said fronts, two longitudinal felcings associated with the fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, said facings extending at least from the pockets downwardly toward the bottom of the fabric fronts, at least one line of stitching substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges connecting each facing to the respective fabric front and seeming means connecting each facing only to a pocket and the bottom edge of the respective front, leaving the surface and the inner longitudinal edge portions of said facings free between said pockets and said bottom edges, and forming thereby between said pockets and said bottom edges inwardly facing pocket-like channels between said facings and said fabric fronts.

'7. In an overcoat two fabric fronts, a lining in the upper portion of said coat, two longitudinal facings associated with said fabric fronts along their longitudinal edges, said facings extending at least from the lining in the upper portion of said coat downwardly toward the bottom edges of the fabric fronts, at least one line of stitching substantially adjacent said longitudinal front edges, connecting each facing to the respective fabric front, and securing means connecting each facing only to said lining and'to the respective bottom edge, the inner longitudinal edge portions of said facings being free between said lining and said bottom edges, forming thereby between said lining and said bottom edges inwardly facing pocket-like channels between said facings and said fabric fronts.

LEO KAISER.

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