US2369594A

US2369594A - Slip

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Publication number: US2369594A
Application number: US504468A
Authority: US
Inventors: Monroe M Messing
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-09-30
Filing date: 1943-09-30
Publication date: 1945-02-13
Anticipated expiration: 1962-02-13

Description

- Feb. 13, 1945. M. MESSING SLIP Filed sept. 30, 1943 am mail;

Patented Feb. 13, 1945 sur f Monroe M."Mess ng,` lawrence,`N. Y.

Applicationv september so, 194s, serial No. 504,468l

The present invention relates generally., `to womenfs garments, and is 'more'particularly con- .cerned with the `type 'of womens undergarments commonly known asslips. It will be understood however thatv the invention may be ,applied to many types of womens garmentsvwhere-a certain amount of vform fitting ,is desirable suchashemises, night gowns, pajamas, and dresses. v

.,It .is anobjectofthis invention `to provide Aa garmentof-the type above described, andv more 'particularlya slip,A which is `provided with Vvform fitting Vbodice portion having an uplift effect and ,whichhasa relatively loose skirtportion which ,drapesgracefully around the netherportion of the body. s Another obj a.. garment 'of vthe type described which `though form tting `and having an uplift effect willl not tend to riderup on the wearer and will be com.- fortable at all times. i ,-.1;.;.

Astill further'object of the invention is to proyvide a slip having a'bust or bodice portion, which has a desirable amount of elasticity or yieldability around the bust, withoutl the employment of-jany gathers at the seams or free edges of this portion, or any other portion of the garment,` thus facilitating the manufacture of the garment.v

With these and other objects in view, 'the invention further resides in the novel-construction, combination and arrangement of parts,'the essential features being hereinafter fully, described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the garment.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the garment.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on lines 3-3 in Fig. 1. f,

Fig. 4 shows the panels forming lthe front of the bodice; and

Fig. 5 shows the back panel ofthe bodice.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the slip illustrated therein, comprises a skirt portion I and a. bodice or bust portion Il. The skirt Ill consists of the front panel I2 and back panel I3.

v Both skirt panels are straight cut with theiwarp and ller; threads as indicated. Except for the two curved edges constituting the upper', edge of the front panel I2, the two panels are substantially equal. Thus the bottom edges I 4 and I of the front and back panels respectively are curved and of substantially the same length,and the lateral edges I6 and I1 of the front panel, like the lateral edges I8 and I9 of the back panel are cut diagonally as shown and are all of subectoi the invention is-toprovidey v`22 and 23 are duplicates and stantially the same length. The bodice or'bust portion ofthe slip comprises `the back panel 2B, which extends substantially across the ullfwidth of the garment; and furthercomprises the three panel front, namely. thev center panel 2l, and the panels-.22iand 23,.

The entire bodice `.and particularly vits three panel front,\are so'designed and constructed as toprovide the desirediullness inthe front, with-Y out'the. use of any gathers, and still to provide thev 4desired degree ci? v,form fittingl and obviate anyriding of Ythe garment. Forl this purpose the panels 2|, 22,'and 23 arevcut and shaped as shown. Each of these panels as well the back panel 20 are cut on the bias asindicated in thedrawing This provides the bodice with the desired elastictyso as to permit of expansion and contractionof the garment to accommodate the wearers activity. .Inaddition the design and form of the three ipanelfro'nt provide the vdc-l sired degree'of snugness of the bodice and waist inverted V. The

lateral edges

26 and 21 con` verge downwardly so that, the transverse dimension of the vbottom of the panel is substantially smaller than the top of the panel. The panels have their

lateral edges

28 and 29 converging downwardly. Similarly the

lateral edges

30 and 3| of the back panel 20 converge downwardly. In addition the lateral edges 26 and 2'I of the center panel 2I and the adjacent'edges 28 of the

panels

22 and 23 are slightly convex to provide the desired fullness in the bodice. Each

panel

22, 23 has an upper edge 32 directed downwardly and outwardly, and a lower edge 33, which is also inclined downwardly and' outwardly and generally follows the same direction as the adjacent portion of the inverted V edge 25 of the center panel 2I.

-The front skirt panel I2 has an upper edge 34 in the form of an inverted V which corresponds to the lower edge of the front of the bodice as formed by the lower edge of the center panel extended by the lower edges of the

panels

22 and 23. These cooperating edges are suitably curved as shown to form the constricted waist portion of the garment.

In assembling the garment all seams are fagoted seams which provide additional resilience to the garment and also enhance its ornathe center panel 2| and 23. This three panel front is now seamed to the front panel i12 of the skirt, and the back panel 20 of the bodice is seamed to the back panel I3 of the skirt. The front and back thus formed are now seamed together along the two sides. The reinforcing tape 36 and shoulder straps 35 are sewed as shown.

In the present garment the upper portion of the front skirt panel, namely the portion embraced by `the inverted. V-shaped edge cooperates with the integral unseamed center panel 2l of the bodice to yield a certain degree of snugness and form fitting, yet without giving undue prominence to the bust of the wearer.

the desired amount of connement to the wearers bust. These results are obtained by the use of the three panel front of the bodice which is devoid of a center seam and is devoid of anyr gathers. Thus the present slip always aids the lay and hang of the dress worn overthe 'slip and permits the sanieto` assume graceful lines under all conditions.

- The bodice panels, being all cut on the bias of the weave, impart to the bodice of the garment a substantial degree of elasticity transverse of the garment, and this elasticity is enhanced bythe fagted elastic seams. This elasticity together with construction and design of At' the same time the effect thus obtained together with the desired degree of form fitting provides lpanel and three front panels, one of said front panels being a center panel and the other two being side panels connected to the center and back panels, the center panel being of a single integral piece and having a V-shaped upper edge and an inverted V-shaped bottom edge, the side panels each having top edges forming inverted AVs with the adjacent portions of the center v. panels, and having lower edges in substantial alinement with the lower edge of the center panel; said skirt portion comprising a front panel having an inverted V-shaped top edge Aunited' to the bottom edges of the three front panels.

3. A slip having a. bodice and skirt portions, said bodice having a front and a back, the front having a center panel and two side panels, each of said panels connected tothe center panel and to the back being cut on the bias, the center panel having a V-shaped and an inverted V- shaped bottom edge, the upper edge of each sidel panel being directed outwardly and downwardly and forming an inverted V with the adjacent portion of'the upper edge of the center panel, Athe lower edge of each side panel being directed in approximately .the same direction as the proximate portion of the bottom edge of the center panel, the lateral edges of each of said panels converging'downwardly; vsaid skirt portion having a. front panel with an inverted V- shaped upper edge of said bodice front, and a back panel united to the lower edge of the back of said bodice.

MONROE -M. MESSING.