US2366031A

US2366031A - Underpants or shorts

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Publication number: US2366031A
Application number: US453857A
Authority: US
Inventors: James Allan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1941-08-16
Filing date: 1942-08-06
Publication date: 1944-12-26
Anticipated expiration: 1961-12-26

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Dec. 26, 1944. I

A. JAMES 5, -UNDERPiANTS OR SHORTS Filed Aug. 6, 1942 I o I ZQQ /Zl' 7 5' 1 @7665 v 3Glaims. (015 2 -236) L .invention rlrelates P2110 .-timprovements :i'in i E'Referring' toitheiaccompanying drawing which :amens underpants tor; shorts ofathe :kindttwhich i illustratestthelpreferredstorm ofthe invention- :have; elastic'smeans'rincorporated:in the 'waistzto e-hligslris ac-frontiviewfoft a pair of; mens. undere make the garment self-supportingonzthe wearer. npants 'fitted-ewiths the'sreplaceable-elastic bands Usually garments :of this kind: haveia'strip of aaccordingltothe:invention.

elastic. webbingi-sewniaround thewaist:- onihave Fig. 2 isawiewof theg garment fromtheside. igussets or inserts :of elastic fabric sewn into the :Eig. 3uis1aview-on:.an enlarged scale of one of .sides. ttherelasticvbands. a

, With such-garmentsgit is found that'the elastic Ase-shown in .=these--viewsi theatwo removable material soon perishes or:losesits.elasticitytduemo elastic bands I areuarrangedatthe sidev portions (mainly-rte. thefrequent laundering thesegarments a 2::of the ggarmenti to lie just: above therwearers Patented Dec. 26, 1944 a v r 2 3 031 I g "$2,366,031 V QUNDEEPANTS onzsnomrs iz -i-lan'JameseMemomnet'v eteriagmustraua Applicatioli August 6, 194 2;1Sriat-Non453g857 'irlnuAustralia August-46,1941

'iundergo. The elastic thus-becomes noneefi'ectiye r-rhips. ..-fI-he:lbands;- .are.eenclosedein;ajhem with incsupporting ithe-r garment on:the wearer'aand ztheir-1:ends-4- reXtending-' t' i r Op nl-the? garmentr becomesfpractically unwearablemal- An st. l ethough therma'initmaterial'lis: quiteggoodrandrca-2,315 The projecting ends 4 of the elasticbands are wi-tpable of'furrthenwear. I ::.formed with.holes:6eor -thetequivalent to: engage a The:present:finventionir overcomes'lthisz disadbuttons 1 sewn to the garmentlp mblv iavantagexandz i *aconsiststjh .:prov-iding removable cent to the SlitS 5. i elastic bandsvwhichtareiattached: to: the waist Theaelastic.i'bandsitmay have 5 ohehele portion of the garment by releasable attachment lizm t eachsend orfmayhas/ea pl r i y ef-helesies means,"xjThes lbands thu c b quickly d tshownttinv Big-131170;. provide fort adjustmentszto conveniently removed from the garment and rersnit'theiwearer. placed by new bands when they become perished In the manufacture of the e t, the ai or stretched beyond effective use, thereby m inportion 8 is made from the usual stretchable mataining the garment self-supporting so that it terial such as knitted cotton fabric. This fabric can be continued t be wor l is extended upwards at 9 at the sides of the gar- Two relatively short elastic bands are prefere t d r ed nto he hemS 3 which enclose ably used and are arranged one on each side of the elastic bands I- the garment in positions above the wearers hips. The front and back portions l0 a d l of the Such arrangement is found to be most effective Waist are formed from foldedipieees 0f p e eras the hands by fitting over the Wearers hips ably woven material which is relatively n provide ideal suppgrt t comfort and avoid stretchable. The extended parts 9 are sewn to concentrated tension or strain across the wearers the ends of the portions and H along the abdomen and back seams I2 and the slits 5 are formed in the said The elastic bands may be enclosed or partly as portions 0 and H e bly ose to t e sea s enclosed in a hem or pocket at the waist portion of thegarment with their ends extending out The two elastic bands tend to gather the Side through slits or openings therein to engage the Portions 9 of the garment adjacent to the Wearreleasable attachment means. Alternatively, p as Shown in 1 and S0 p t Sufithey may b externally tt t t garment '40 cient elasticity to the waist portion of the garand exposed t View I ment to make the garment self-supporting on Buttons co-operating with button-holes or the wearer. slits form very suitable releasable attachment The upward eXtenSiOn 0 the material 8 t0 means for the elastic bands, but releasable clasp form the portions 9 p v e h le fabric clips or other means may be used. t at the parts where the elastic bands I are posi- The portions of the waistband across which tioned and so permits free gathering of the mathe elastic bands extend are preferably formed terial under the tension of said bands and com- -of stretchable material such as the usual knitted fortable stretching of the waist of the garment cotton fabric from which the main portion of during wear. The non-stretchable fabric porthe garment is made so as to facilitate free tions Ill and II ensure close and neat fitting of gathering of the material under the tension of the garment at the front and back and also prothe elastic bands and comfortable stretching durvide stronger support for the buttons 1 than mg wear. The remaining front and back pcrwould be the case if they were sewn to the stretchtions of the walstband are preferably formed of able fabric 8.

fabric which is substantiall non-stretchable, The elastic bands can be very easily removed The elastic bands are preferably made from rubber sheet or strip but elastic webbing or other elastic material is also suitable. The holes 6 formed in the ends of the bands to receive the buttons, may be suitably reinforced with fabric or other attachments to prevent tearing of the rub- 7 her about said holes. is used it may be adhesive'ly attached to or incorporated in the rubber during manufacture or sewn thereto. In thela'tter case, the stitching may be arranged longitudinally of the band and not transversely to avoid weakening of the band.

In some cases, cloth or like tabs may be attached to the ends of the elastic bands and the button-holes 5 formed in said tabs.

In lieu of buttons and button-holes, other forms of fasteners may beused. Grip fasteners or clasps which will releasably grasp the ends of the elastic bands are suitable.

In some cases the elastic bands, instead of being partly enclosed in the hems 3, maybe fitted externally to the garment across the portions 9, in which case the hems or pockets 3 may be dispensed with.

Other modifications may be made within the ambit of the invention.

What I claim is:

' 1. Underpants or shorts having a body of stretchable fabric a waistband consisting of com-* pletely independent front and rear portions of substantially non-stretchable fabric and two side If a fabric reinforcement portions of stretchable fabric positioned over the wearers hips, the side portions of stretchable fabric being formed by exposed portions of the body fabric, hems formed in said side portions ofstretchable fabric, two removable elastic bands enclosed in said hems and having their ends extending out over the portions of non-stretchable fabric, and buttons on said portions of nonstretchable fabric to engage buttonholes in the ends of the elastic bands and removably secure said bands.

'3. Underpants or shorts having a body of stretchable fabric a waistband consisting of completely independent front and rear portions of substantially non-stretchable fabric and two side portions of stretchable fabric positioned over the wearers hips, the side portions of stretchable fabric being formed by exposed portions of the body fabric, hems formed in said side portions of stretchable fabric, two removable elastic bands extending through said hems, slits in the portions of non-stretchable fabric through Which the ends of the elastic bands pass out, and buttons on the portions of non-stretchable fabric adjacent to said slits to engage buttonholes in the ends of the elastic bands and removably secure said bands.

ALLAN JAMES.