US2283642A

US2283642A - Slide fastened closure construction for sheer garments

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Publication number: US2283642A
Application number: US341547A
Authority: US
Inventors: Marjorie E Murray
Original assignee: Talon Inc
Current assignee: Talon Inc
Priority date: 1940-06-20
Filing date: 1940-06-20
Publication date: 1942-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 1959-05-19

Description

May 19, 1942. E. MURRAY SLIDE FASTENED CLOSURE CONSTRUCTION FOR SHEER GARMENTS Filed Juhe 20, 1940 INVENTOR. E Murra ATT Patented May UNITED STATE coiwsraucr on FOB SHEER GARMENTS Marjorie a. Murray, Meadvllle, '1... assignorto Talon, Inc, a corporation of Pennsylvania application Juneau, 1940. Serial No. 341,547.

' s (cos-14)- lhislnvention relates to'garments and more particularly to dresses and the likamade of thin,

, flimsy and sometimes sheer ma rial. Examples of such materials are sheer sheer cotton slide fastener when it is-movedup or down. 'Ih-iscatching of the flap material in the "slider is due to the buckling and feeding in of the 1 flimsy material between the slider and the instiiiness andchange in the appearance resulting from their use.

My invention provides a. greatly improved placket construction which, without stiflening fabrics and some flimsy artificial silk materials, 5 and changing the appearance of the covering and the term =flimsy' as used herein and in the flap, nevertheless prevents the material of theappended claims refers to that degree of limpfl p. even though 'very limp or flimsy, from ness found in such materials as distinguished catching in the slider of the slide fastener. from the relatively stifier materials such as used A further object of my invention is th overin men's trousers, woolen skirts, etc. coming of the above difliculties withthe s ghtestf In recent years, many such dresses have been possible increase in cost over former construcpr'ovlded with slide-fastened side placket clos tions. ures and the general object of this invention is Still another object of the invention is to pro: t provide. an improved slide-fastened placket vide an improved placket construction which construction for dresses and similar garments will require no additional material or labor on made from such sheer materials. the part of a .dress manufacturer. and which Most slide-fastened dress plackets are made will actually facilitate the attachment of a slide with a covering pleat or flap formed by doubling fastener in a placket opening. over the edge of the garment material. This In general my invention embodies a simple flap, usually about $5" to wide. extends and eillcient guard member which vfunctions free over ,the metalparts of the slide fastener to lift the flap out of the way of the slider as and more or less conceals the same from view. the slider prggressively moves along the fas. It is highly desirable that this flap be made of tener. Not only does this guard member tend the same material as the dress and be relatively to lift the flap out of the way of the slider, but thin so that it will have the same appearance serves effectively to block oil the entrance to and degree of flexibility as the material of the the slider channel. Thus even though the flap dress; In the cases of dresses made from such .is held down against the fastener by some outw flimsy .;materials as mentioned above. great .side force, it will not be allowed to'feed into the difllculty has been experienced due to catching mouth of the slider and cause Jamming of the v of the material of the flap in the. slider of the fastener.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawing. I have shown for purposes of illustration, .two embodiments terlocking fastener members. In the use 01' which -my; i nvention may 1 assume in practice. V the most common types of sliders. this most In this drawing: g often occurs by the material feeding in side- Fig. l is a view, in perspective, of a dress emwise at the outer corners of the wide end of the dying a slide-fastened placket. constructed slider when theslider is being moved in a direcaccording to this invention; v

tion to closethe fastener. when this flap ma- Fig; 2 is a perspective view-illustrating the' terial is thus. caught in the slider it is a very catching of the flap material in the slider as in serious matter. After the .sllderonce catches former placket constructions;

the material, the more the wearer pulls on the I ns. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged view of a slider the more the flap material wedges and portion ofthe placket illustratedinFig. l; feeds in under the slider. Unless great care is Fig. 4 is an enlarged section .taken substantaken when the material is flrst caught,to teed tially on the line H of Fig. 3; 1 the slider-back, the slider is very likely to be- Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view, in percome so badly jammed that the fastener can spective and partlyin section.,of the structure I neither be opened nor closed, thus rendering the" shown in Fig. 3; and

dress to all intents-and purposes, useless. Ear- Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a modified lier eitorts to prevent the flap material from form of placket construction embodying my inca in theslider have-involvedth'e use of *vention. I z

or reinforcing layers of material in the Referring to the drawing in detail and with flap construction. These have been only parreference particularly to Fig; '1, the garment tially' successful .due to the cost and relative shown is of 'flimsy or limp and usuall sheer material and comprises the front waist panel I and back waist panel connected at the conventional sleeves l8 and collar IQ, of desired form.

The side placket opening extends upwardly and downwardly at each side of the waist seam it into the side waist seam l2 and side skirt seam 5 and a slide fastener, generallydesignated 20, is attached to the garment material on opposite sides of the opening. The slide fastener is covered by the flap or pleat 2| which is formed bydoubling over the edge of the thin material of the front waist panel I. and front skirt panel l6.

The details of-the placket construction of the garment of Fig. 1 are shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5.

The slide fastener includes stringer tapes 22 and 23 provided with adjacent

reinforced edges

24 and 25 respectively, .upon which reinforced edges are secured rows of complementary interlocking fastener members 26. Conventional top andbottom stops (not shown) may, of course,-

be included.

means of which it may be manually moved, longitudinally of the-rows of interlocking fastener members 26, upon which it issupportetl.

. for progressively engaging and v 1:

the the respecinterlocking fastener members 23 of 'tive rows to open and close'the fastener.

In accordance with the construction of such slidby a narrow neck at one end providingbetween a,ass,e42 I guard member 32 is located between the stitching (defining the line oi attachment of the flap orpleat 2| and the fastener stringer tape 22) and the row of fastener members on the tape 22.

The size and shape of the cord 32 may be varied within reasonable limits but preferably it is to the stitching 30. The curve in the side ofthe slider. compels the cord alongside the sliderto assume almost thesam'e curve.anddue toacertaindegreeofstiifnessofsuchacordthecurve 20 extends beyond the wide endof the slider. The

\ transversely of the closure opening, in advance of 40 'or pleat 2| also to be moved forwardly and transthe'wings a Y-shaped channel. The wings have preferably curved-shaped side flanges 21a and it will be observed that the outside corners 2117 of the slider at its wide end are so shaped that they tend to gather in any flimsy material which might beintheirpath. Thisisespeciallytrueinview 30 stringer tape 22, whileat the same A slider 21 is provided with a pulltab 23, by

pushing sidewise of the cord bytheslider, es-

pecially beyond the wide-end of the slider, causes theiiaptobeliftedupintheregionofthefastener. In other regions the flimsy flap material wiileasiiybendoverthecordandnormally quite elm to the fastener members conceal them from view. The member 32 are thus such that it the crotch between the flap or pleat ably engaging the widest portion of 21 at itsupper end, as showninl 'ig. 3.

movement of the guard member 32 outwardly the slider. The snug fitting of the guard member 32 in thecrotch between the flap or pleat 2| and the stringer, tape 22, causes the overlying flap versely outwardly of the closure opening because of .the outward thrust exerted upon the flap or slider.

of the fact that the fastener members 26 must fit loosely in'the entrances or months of the slider channels. The action of the slider catching in the flimsyfla'p material is shown in Fig. 2.

opening which'extends, as above described, into the lower portion of the side waist seam i2 and into the upper portion of the side skirt seam IS, the joined edge portions of the back waist panel II and the back skirt panel ll are folded over upon themselves, as shown at ||a in Fig. 4, to

form a double ply edge portion. This double ply edge portion is secured by a row of stitching 29 directly to the stringer tape 23 of the slide fastener. The ioined edge portions of the front waist panel I. and the front skirt panel l6 are likewise overlapped upon themselves to form a relatively wider double ply edge portion, as shown at -||ia which constitutes the above-described fastener covering pleat or flap- 2|. This double ply edge portion which forms the pleat or flap 2| is secured by a row of stitching 30 to the fastener stringer tape 22, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. This, above-described, structure is sometimes known as the knife pleat placket.

The illustrated embodiment of the flap-guardingmeans and lifting means comprises the longitudinal cord 32 which is secured to the stringer .tape22 by means of a line of stitching 3|. The

The application the principles of this invention to a "double knife pleat or "box pleat slide fastener closure construction is illustrated in Fig. 6.- As shown in Fig. 8, the joined edge portions ofthe front waist panel I! and front skirt panel In attaching the'slide fastener in the placket It are folded over upon themselves, as shown at lib, to form a two-ply pleat or flap ll terminating substantially midway of the width of the fastener. The joined edge portions of the back waistpanelii andbackskirtpanel IIarelike- 'the other slide fastener stringer tape a isaecured in like manner by the stitching 23 to the double ply pleat or flap 4|.

Attached to each of the stringer tapes 22 and 23 at the crotch between the stringer tapes 22 and 23 and the overlying attached pleats or flaps l0 and 4| are guard members or lifting members comprising flexible cords 32 which are secured These cords 32 are located concentrically with respect to the slider, in such spaced relation as described above, so that the widest portion of the slider progressively moves outwardly the cords 32 at each side thereof when the slider 21 isinch or less. The cord is also arranged very close.

to the stringer tapes 22 and 23 by stitching 3|.-

, dress material.

the garment material on one like member extending along moved upwardly with respect to the stringer-tapes 2i and 23 and the attachedinterlocking fastener members 2.. 1

Upon upward movement of the slider with re spect to'the closure Construction, the cords 82.

progressively block the critical outer corner p'ortions of the slider mouth openings, and while beaasaoea ing moved both outwardly transversely of the closure opening, progressively thrusting the overlying pleats or flaps it and ti upwardly and outwardly away from the path of the slider for efl'ectively preventing the feeding of the sheer material a of the pleats or flaps 40 and ti, eitherinto the space between the interlocking fastener members zainadvance of the slider, or between the slider and the interlocking fastener members 26 at the upper mouthportions of the slider. It will be observed that the cord or cords may ,be attached to the slide fastener by the fastener,

or pleat. My invention although embodying only theuse of flexible cords or their equivalent which are relatively cheap in themselves and relatively cheap to attach a. slide fastener, makes it prace tically impossible for anyone to catch the flap materlal'in the slider and jam the fastener. It not only causes the flap material to be lifted tape on that side of the opening to, which the flap is attached and located between the rows of fastener members and theline of attachment ofsuch stringer tape to the garment material,

-.to prevent the'flimsy flap material from catching'in the slider as the slider is fastener members.

2. In a dress or the like offllrnsy material having a side placket opening, a slide fastener for closing the opening including a pair of stringer moved along the tapes attached directly to the garment material on opposite'sides of the opening, rows of interlocking fastener members on adjacent edges of the tapes, and a slider movable on the fastener 16- members for opening and closing the fastener, a covering flap comprising'an integral extension of the same flimsy material of which the dress 'is madevfolded under so that'the flap consists of out of the way of the slider during movement of the slider along the fastener, but effectively blocks the entrance to the corners of the slider where the material feeds in so that even if the flap accidentally falls or is held down against the fastener, it willpot catch in the slider. At the same time, this flap remains flimsy and in the case of thin transparent materials, itstill has the same thin transparent appearance and flex- .ibility, thus carrying "out the sheer effect of the It is, of course, to be understoodthat the above description is merely illustrative and in nowise limiting and that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as are included within the scope of the appended claims.

two thicknesses of such material, such flap extending over the rows of fastener members, and a cord-likemember extending along the rows of fastener members substantially the entire length of the slide fastener and attached only to the stringer tape on that side of the opening to which the"flap is attached and located between the rows of fastener members and the line of attachment of such stringer tape to'the garment material, to prevent the flimsy flap material from catching in the slider as the slider is moved along the fastener members.

3.-In a dress or the like of flimsy material having a side placket opening, a slide fastener for closing the opening including a 'pair of-. stringer tapes attached directly to the garment material on opposite sides of the opening, rows j ,fof interlocking fastener members on adjacent edges of the tapes, and a slide'r movable on the fastener members for opening and closing the fastener, a covering flap formed wholly of the same -flimsy material as the dress attached to the garment material on one side of the opening and overlying the fastener members, and a guard member to prevent'the flimsy flap material from catching in the slider as the slider is moved along the fa tener members,. said guard member comprising 1 the flap and the adjacent fastener tape, said cord Having thus fully described'myinvrition, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a dress or the like of flimsy material 1 having a side placket opening, a slide fastener for closing the opening including a pair of stringer tapes attached directly to the garment material on opposite sides of the opening, rows of interlocking fastener members fastener members for opening and eloflng the being spaced from the rows of fastener members only sufficiently to permit free sliding movement of the slider, and said cord being attached only to the stringer tape by a line of stitching extending through the cord and tape.

4.'In a dress or the like of flimsy sheer mate-- rial having a side placket opening, a slide fas-. tener for closing the opening including a pair of "stringer tapes, rows of interlocking fastener members on adjacent edges of the tapes, and a slider movable on the fastener membersfor opening and closing the fastener, a covering flap consisting of an-integral extension of the dress lnaterial on one side of the opening folded under so'that the flap consists of two thicknesses or the dress material, lines of stitching attaching fastener, a covering flap formedwh'olly-of the same flimsy material as the dress attached to side of the opening and overlying the fastener members. and a cordthe rows of, fastener members substantially the entire length of'the slide fastener and attached to the stringer on adjacent. edges of the tapes, and a slider-movable on 'the the fastener tapes directly to the dress material on .opposite sides of the opening, the line of stitching on the flapside extending through the folded lmder portion of the flap and a cord positioned between the flap and adjacent fastener tape arranged between said last mentioned line of stitching and the adjacent row of fastener members, said cord being located closely adjacent said line of stitching and also closely adjacent the row of fastener members and connected only to the-stringer tape whereby it is contacted the slider moves along the fas- .by the slider as cord positioned between moved along the fastener.

5. In a garment of sheer flimsy material having an opening, a slide fastener for closing the opening including a pair of stringer tapes attached directly to the garment material on cpposite sides of the opening, rows of interlocking fastener members on adjacent edges of the tapes and a slider movable on the fastener members tener members to cause the flap to be pushed upwardly away from the slider as" the slider is for opening and closing the fastener.- a flap formed as an integral extension of the flimsy sheer material on one side of the opening and extending at least partially across the rows of fastener members and a cord-like guard member extending along the rows of fastener members substantially the entire length of .the opening and secured in position between said flap and the adjacent stringer tape, the thickness of the cord-like guard member being substantially greater thanthe distance which said fastener members project above the fiat surface of the stringer tapes, said guard member being attached only to the tape in a position spaced only slightly from the adjacent row of fastener,