US2399564A

US2399564A - Garment insert

Info

Publication number: US2399564A
Application number: US637001A
Authority: US
Inventors: Nimetz Gertrude
Original assignee: G H AND E FREYDBERG Inc
Current assignee: G H AND E FREYDBERG Inc
Priority date: 1945-12-22
Filing date: 1945-12-22
Publication date: 1946-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 1963-04-30

Description

April 30, 1946. G. NiMH-z GARMENT INSERT Filed Dec. 22, i945 2 Sheets-Sheet l lNVENTOR l Gef'fzza 115530295;

ATTORNEY April 30, 1946. G. NIMETZ GARMENT INSERT 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Deo. 22, 1945 m95; BY

` wf/w ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 30, 1946 GARMENT INSERT Gertrude Nimetz, Rego Park, N. Y., assignor to G. H. and E. Freydberg, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 22, 1945, Serial No. 637,001

6 Claims.

This invention relates to 'an insert for an infants or childs dress or other analogous article of apparel such, for example, as rompers, to min imize creasing and rumpling thereof, particularly when on display on counters where theyare subject to handling.

Present conventional practice for storing and shipping infants and childrens dresses and other analogous articles of `apparel involves the use of a tissue paper' insert. In some cases the upper portion of the garment is draped or folded and then pinned to maintain the desired folded shape and also retain the insert in position and impart an attractive appearance tothe garment. In other cases the upper portion of the insert is 4simply pinned to the garment to retain it in position. Usually the insert is placed in position after the garment has been carefully ironed t impart an lattractive appearance thereto. The tissue paper inserts used have generally been of a length extending from the top portion of the garment to a point terminating short of the bottom of the garment leaving the lower portion of the garment free of support. Such garments when placed in piles on store counters, as is common sales practice in many stores, rapidly become creased and rumple'd due to handling; particularly is this the case in connection with the lower or skirt portion of infants and childrens dresses.

The use of vcardboard inserts extending substantially the full length of the garment has the serious objection that it .is difficult to pin or otherwise secure the insert in place. It is particu- `larly ldiilcut to drape the upper portion of the garment into the desired draped shape to give the garment an attractive appearance and thereafter pin it to the cardboard insert to maintain the desired draped shape and retain the insert in place, since the force required to cause the pins to pass through the cardboard insert is substantial Awith consequent yinjury to the hands of the personnel performing this operation; moreover this task is `time consuming.

Among the objects of this invention is to pro.. vide a garment insert which can be readily pinned in place or about which the upper portion of the garment can be draped, if desired, and readily pinned into the desired draped shape requiring little time and labor so to do, which insert materially minimizes creasing and rumpling of childrens dresses including the lower or skirt portions thereof.

Another object is to provide vsuch garment insert of attractive appearance and having dual utility. namely, not only does it function as a garment insert to prevent creasing and rumpling, but also upon removal `from the garment constitutes a childs toy or amusement device.

Another object is to provide such garment insert which is inexpensive to manufacture and hence the use of which does not greatly increase the cost of the garment.

Still another object is to provide a garment insert which facilitates folding of the garment along a definite and predetermined line of fold thereby simplifying packaging of the garment.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description thereof, g

In the preferred embodiment illustrated on the drawings the invention is shown incorporated in a dress insert and the present description will be conned to the present illustrated embodiment of the invention. It will be understood, however, that the novel features and improvements are susceptible to other vapplications such, for example, as inserts for rompers or other garments; particularly infants and childrens garments. Hence the scopel of this invention is not conned to the embodiment herein described.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one embodiment of this invention in which like reference characters refer to like parts,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a, childs dress, the lower portion of which is broken away to show the insert embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section of a childs dress having the insert therein in a folded position;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the insert embodying this invention;

Figure 4 is a plan view of one of the cutouts after removal from the cardboard or lower portion of the insert embodying this invention; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section taken in a plane passing through line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawings Ill indi* Cates a childs dress comprising an upper bodice portion Il and lower skirt portion I2. Disposed f within this dress is an insert to minimize creasing or rumpling thereof,` which insert as shown in Figure 3 consists of a lower portion I3 of relaively stiff material such as cardboard or pasteboard and an upper portion I4 of material such as tissue paper having sulcient stiffness to reinforce the bodice portion of the dress to prevent or minimize rumpling and creasing thereof, yet sufficiently soft tofbe readily penetrated by a pin so that little or no force is required vto'pin the insert in place.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings the upper portion I4 consists of four plies of tissue paper I5, I6, I1 and I8 which are adhesively joined as at I9 to the lower portion I3. Instead of a 4-ply construction a single layer of relatively thick tissue paper like material or two or more plies of such material readily penetrated by pins but having sufficient stiffness to accomplish the desired purpose of preventing creasing of the garment may be employed. The upper portion in general is shaped to conform with the outline of the dress into which it is inserted and comprises a neck portion 20, shoulders 2I, 22 and converging

side edges

23, 24, which, as shown in Figure 1, conform with the shape of the bodice II.

The lower portion I3 of the insert is preferably made of cardboard, pasteboard or analogous inexpensive brous or other material which when inserted in the dress prevents or minimizes creasing and wrinkling thereof. It is shaped to conform to the skirt portion of the dress and comprises diverging

side edges

25, 26 and a lower curved edge 21 which may be scalloped or provided with other ornamental appearance, if desired.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 3 the lower portion I3 is provided with a series of toy cutouts arranged on the face thereof to impart an attractive appearance to the insert. As shown in Figure 3 the toy cutouts may comprise a doll simulating portion 28 either male or female and suitable apparel portions such as the dresses 29 and spron 30, each provided with foldable tab portions 3l. As will be understood the toy cutouts when cut along their outlines produce a doll and dress or other apparel as sho-wn in Figure 4, which dress, when associated with the doll and the tabs 3| are folded along lines 32, is retained in position on the doll to give it a dressed appearance.

It will be understood the representation of a doll and articles of apparel appearing in Figures 3 and 4 are merely for purposes of illustration and that any desired attractive appearing toy cutouts may be formed on the lower part of the insert to render it useful as a toy or game appealing to children.

The combination of an upper tissue paper portion I4 and a lower cardboard or relatively stiif portion I3 shaped to conform with the garment in which the insert is to be used not only minimizes creasing of the garment when placed in unfolded condition, but also facilitates the packaging of the garment in desired folded condition. The line of jointure 33 between the tissue paper portion I4 and the lower portion I3 defines a natural fold line for the insert. Hence, when the insert is placed in position, as shown in Figure 1, and secured in position by pins 34 which readily penetrate the fabric of the dress and the tissue paper, the dress when lifted by an operator automatically folds along line 33, i. e., the dress folds most easily along the line 33 of the insert, which line, it will be understood from Figure 4, occurs at the top of the skirt portion of the dress and the bottom of the bodice portion. It will be understood the inserts are manufactured in different sizes to accommodate different sizes of dresses. This feature of the insert embodying this invention facilitates packaging of the dresses in attractive folded appearance, if it is so desired to package the same.

When the dresses are placed on the counter in folded or unfolded condition with the insert therein the entire extent of the dress is protected by the insert against creasing and rumpling due to handling, the dress retaining its attractive ironed appearance for a much longer time, with consequent increase in sales appeal. The sales appeal of dresses containing the inserts of this invention is further augmented by the utility of the insert as a toy or game when removed from the dress. Moreover, the use of the inserts does not add greatly to the cost of the dress, since the inserts are inexpensive to manufacture and can readily be pinned to the dress whether or not the dress is draped about the insert, or draped with the insert therein, since pins readily penetrate the upper tissue paper portion of the insert.

Since changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that the above description should be interpreted in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

l. A garment insert to minimize creasing and rumpling of-a textile garment, said insert comprising a fiat upper portion of relatively thin material which is readily pinnable shaped to conform to the upper portion of the garment, and designed to minimize creasing and rumpling of the upper portion of the garment, and a iiat lower portion of cardboard-like material shaped to conform to the shape of the lower portion of the garment, and said insert being of a length substantially equal to the length of the garment and adapted to be inserted in a garment in flattened condition to minimize creasing and rumpling thereof.

2. A childs dress insert comprising an upper tissue paper portion shaped to conform to the bodice portion of the dress, which tissue paper portion is readily pinned in desired position, and a lower cardboard portion having diverging side edges extending from the upper portion to conform in general to the shape of the skirt portion of the dress the length of said lower portion being substantially the same as the length of said skirt portion so that said dress insert minimizes creasing of substantially the entire extent o said dress.

3. A childs dress insert comprising an upper tissue paper portion shaped to conform to the bodice portion of the dress, which tissue paper portion is readily pinned in desired position, and a lower cardboard portion having diverging side edges extending from the upper portion to conform in general to the shape of the skirt portion of the dress, the length of said lower portion being substantially the same as the length of said skirt portion so that said dress insert -minimizes creasing of substantially the-entire extent of said dress, said lower portion having outlined on the face thereof toy cutouts.

4. A childs dress insert comprising an upper tissue paper portion shaped to conform to the bodice portion of the dress, which tissue paper portion is readily pinned in desired position, and a lower cardboard portion having diverging side edges extending from the upper portion to conform in general to the shape of the skirt portion vof the dress, the length of said lower portion being substantially the same as the length of said skirt portion so that said dress insert minimizes creasing of substantially the entire extent of said dress, said lower portion having outlined on the face thereof doll and doll apparel cutouts.

5. A garment insert to minimize creasing and rumpling of a textile garment, said insert com.-

per tissue-paper-like portion shaped to conform to the bodice portion of the dress and a flat lower cardboard portion extending from the upper portion and shaped to conform to the skirt portion of the dress, the length of said lower portion -being substantially the same as the length of said skirt portion, said insert being adapted to be inserted in a childs dress in attened condition to minimize creasing and 1 rumpling thereof.

GERTRUDE NIMETZ.