US2502393A

US2502393A - Child s garment

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Publication number: US2502393A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1950-03-28
Anticipated expiration: 1967-03-28

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March 28, 1950 M. G. sLADEK ETAL 2,502,393

CHILD'S GARMENT Filed April 22. 1947 Patented Mar. 28, `1950 UNI-TED.' STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,502,393 CHILDSI GARMENT Melvin G. Sladek and Ralph M. Proby,

` Chicago, Ill.

Application April 22, 1947, Serial No; 743,080 (.cl. z-zzn i Claims.

i The invention relates.` generally to a child-ls gar.-

ment. and more particularly tor a 'trousers-like garment for children. from-j four toeighteen months; of age.. -f Y Children. from-four to eighteenmonthsof age spend; much timerplaying in their cribs or. on the iloor or play pens on the oor where the tem.- perature is low, drafts are common and` where there is a great.v` deal of dirt.. At this age children. have a great.- propensity for removing their.

booties and their socks. with the result that much ofthe. time the. childsfeet and legs are bare` and uncovered..

It is: an olzeect of. this' invention, therefore, toy provide a newy and improved trousers-like garment having feet which vmay be wornby the child to take thefplace of'bootiesor shoes, stock-- ings and a.4 romper or other garment normally worn by the child.

Another object is to.- provide a new and improved garment of the character described. which is constructed to be. completely free of. buttons, zippers,

Fig; 7 is a fragmentary and enlarged sectional' View taken approximately along the line 1--1 of Fig, 6: illustrating the detail of construction. of the sole-forming portion.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, very substantially er1--y larged sectional View showing the manner in; which the instep portion and the sole-forming portion are sewn together.v

While the invention is. susceptible of Various modications and alternative constructions, it is shown in the drawing and4 will hereinafter be described in a preferred embodiment. IIt is not.4

intended, however, that the invention is to be Alimited thereby to the specic construction distie strings' or: other. fastening4 means so as to facilitate the putting on. or the taking on of the garment. and, eliminate any means that might parent from the; followingy detailed description taken,` in connection with: the' accompanying.`

drawings,` in. which.:v

Fig: 1. isL-.a perspective. viewof a garmentfem--vbdyng the ieatures: of this. invention.

rige., 2 is a. view: showing, in, pian. the' cut. of.' 'chef piece of" goodsg forming, the fror'it,` halfl of the.`.

' Lj45- Eig; 31 is; review showing'. inl planA the.y cut of the.

trouser legi,

piece of. gcodsfrmings thenrear .halfk of4 thetrouserf.

ingjtheinstep:of'thebootportion.

Eig., 5.1is. an enlarged sectional. view taken' ap.

prfcniimatelyv along the line.. 5-52 of' Fig. 4- and showing a. detail'of construction..

Eig. 4a is a. view'show-ing, in'Y plan the-piece: form-fig,... 6. is. aplan.view;showingv sole-formingl piece of the boot.

closed. `On theccntrary it is. intended to coverall modifications and. alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims'.

The garment formi-ng the subject matter of this invention takes' onthe general form of a pair of trousers or trunks with feet and is thus composed in the main of a pair of legs l0 each terminating in a foot or boot H integral. there-1 with. Each leg is composed of but two parts I2 and I3 having a generally similar cut save for certain differences that will presently be made known. Herein reference character lf2 indicates.

the front part and reference character l3- the` back part of a leg. Each of the parts has a top edge M substantially straight, and an4 outer edge l5 somewhat convex to give required fullness and a pleasing shape to the iinished garment. The inner edge of each part has a compound curvature or cut with slightly lessV than. half of the uppery portion of each part. shaped to take on. the form of a half of a U. This portion of the inner edge is herein designated by the reference character I6. The lower slightly more than half, of vthe inner edge of. each part. is slightly concave and intersects the upperv edge portion l`6 to,` formy a point. I-l.

I8fand it will be appreciated that the point I 1' `represents the"lo'westpoint in the. crotchof theA garment. I.

Except for increased-width. of the part I3, par-' ticularly at .the'point I1,.'so astfo give the necessary iullness to the seat.' ofthe garment, the

.parts l2 and lf3 as so far. described are substantially the same. It is. to ber noted,` however, and can readily ble seen in. Figs. 2 and 3,- that the parti le extends upwardly from. a transverse line.`

drawn through the point l1 a` greater distance than. does thepart. l2, and similarly part lf3A ex'.- tends downwardly a greater distance from that The lower half of the inner edge is.I designated by the. reference character.

line than does the part I2. Part I 3 has a bottom edge I9 which is very slightly concave, while part l2 has a bottom edge 2U which is rather sharply concave so that in the assembled and worn garment the edge 20 will curve over and around the instep of the child wearing the garment.

In the nished garment the edges I5 are sewn together to form the outer seam I5 and the edges I8 are sewn together to form the inner seam I8. Edges I6 are not sewn together but are sewn to corresponding edges of corresponding parts composing the other leg of the garment. A woven elastic waistband 2I is sewn to the top of the garment.

Forming a very material part of this invention is the construction of the boot or foot portions of the garment. Though the boot portion has a moccasin type construction with the roominess ridges or ribs that might interfere with walking,

the boot portion is formed of but two

pieces

22 and 23. Piece 22 forms the instep portion and toe cap portion of the boot, while piece 23 forms the sole. The instep-forming piece 22 takes the general form of a blunted and compressed crescent or C. It has a generally semi-elliptical main outer edge 24 and a concave and again generally semi-elliptical inner edge 25. The edges formed by the blunting of the horns of the crescent are composed of a straight edge 26 and a straight edge 21 of about a third the length of the edge 26. The

straight edges

26 and 21 are disposed to form a large angle between them, all as best seen in Fig. 4. Formed on the piece 22 is a welt seam taking the general form of a V with its point lying on the symmetrical axis of the piece 22 and withthefree ends of the V intersecting the straight edges 2li at about the point where the

edges

26 and 21 intersect. Each arm of the V-shaped welt seam in extending away from the point of the V is spaced a progressively increasing distance from the edge 24 for a purpose which willl later become more apparent.

The sole-forming piece 23 has a shape generally that of a longitudinal cross section of a tear-drop with the rounded end forming the heel andthe pointed end forming the toe of the sole. To give the finished foot portion of the garment a distinctive shoe or boot appearance, as well as to strengthen the garment structurally, a corded tape 39 is sewn to the piece 23 to dene the periphery or margin of the sole in the finished garment. For convenience in manufacture, neatness and increased strength, the tape 3U, as clearly seen in Figs. 6 and '7, may be sewn to the outer surface of the piece 23 with the corded edge on the inside and spaced inwardly from the edge of the piece 23 by approximately the width of the tape. The margin of the piece 23 carrying the tape 30 is then folded back upon the piece 23 .with the tape exposed and facing upwardly, as best seen in Fig. 8. The instep-forming piece 22 has its peripheral edge turned inwardly and the inturned portion 3l placed over the tape 30 and sewn tothe soleforming piece 23.

As best seen in'Fig. l, the edge 25 of the piece 22 is sewn to the concave bottom edge 20 of the front part I2 to form the seam 32, while the edges are sewn to the edges I5 and I8 of the back part I3 to form continuations of the seams I5 and I8'. It will be appreciated that the small edge portions 21 will be taken up in the formation of the seam 32 yand that hence the seam formed by the Joining of edges 2U and 25 will intersect the welt seam 28 at the seams I5 and I8. The securing of the foot portion is completed by sewing the heel of the sole directly to the bottom edge I9 of the back part I3. This, of course, is made possible by the increased length of the lower portion of the part I3 relative to the lower portion of the part I2 with the extension of the part I3 beyond the part I2 serving to form the heel or counter portion of the boot upper.

In the completed garment, the instep-forming piece 22 on the line of the symmetrical axis of the piece extends substantially horizontally from the seam 32 to the toe of the foot. This piece, moreover, measured along its longitudinal center line is, as clearly seen in Fig. 1, shorter than the sole-forming piece measured from its toe end to a point vertically below the point of attachment of said leg and said toe-cap forming piece at the center line thereof. In view thereof, the

toe of the foot or boot will turn upwardly to give the boot a resemblance to the upturned toes on the boots or shoes characteristic of jesters in the illustrations in fairy and folk lore tales. To heighten this impression and to provide a source of amusement for the child wearing the garment, each foot may have sewn to the toe thereof a little bell 33,

It is believed apparent from the foregoing that we have perfected a garment which, depending upon the materials from which it is made, can be employed either as a sleeping garment or as a play garment, or both. When employed as a play garment, it dispenses with the necessity for stockings, booties and rompers, and will serve to keep the child warm and protected against cold and drafts associated with the floors of dwellings and also from dirt. Inasmuch as the garment cannot be removed by the child, the feet and Ylegs will not be exposed as is so common when booties are employed because, as above stated, children have such a propensity for removing booties and stockings. Because of the formation of the feet, there is not only ample room but the child may walk comfortably for the bottoms or tractive appearance and the addition of the bells will afford a small infant many hours of amusement simply by its kicking, and will aord many hours of entertainment to an older child through examination or by timed ringing either by kick ing or by shaking with the hand.

We claim as our invention:

1. A childs trousers-like garment comprising a pair of legs, each leg being composed of a front part and a rear part each forming approximately one-half of the leg, the rear part being somewhat longer than the iront part and sewn to the iront part to project beyond the bottom edge of the front part, andthe iront part having a concave bottom edgetqoverlie and curve around the instep of the child when worn, a foot integral with each leg, each footcomprising a sole-forming piece generally shaped'a's the longitudinal cross section ofl a drop anda single instep and toe-cap-vv forming piece, said last named piece having the shape of a blunted crescent with a rather sharply concave inner edge, a generally V-shaped welt seam formed on said last named piece having its point on the center line of said blunted crescent and having its arms extending from the point toward the blunted points of the crescent to lie increasingly greater distances inwardly of the outer edge of said crescent shaped piece, said blunted crescent shaped piece being sewn to the leg with the inner edge sewn to the bottom edge of the front part and the blunted points being sewn to the extending portion of the back part at the side edges thereof, said sole being sewn with its rounded portion to the bottom edge of the rear part and with the balance thereof sewn to the outer edge of said blunted crescent shaped piece with the sole spaced from said welt seam decreasing amounts to terminate with the toe of the sole at the tip of the V-welt seam, said toen cap-forming piece measured along its longitudinal center line being shorter than said soleforming piece measured from its pointed end to a point vertically below the point of attachment of said toe-cap-forming piece, at its longitudinal center line, to said leg giving the foot a turned up appearance.

2. A childs footed trousers-like garment comn prising a pair of legs, each leg being composed of a front part and a rear part forming approximately one-half of the leg, and a foot integral with each leg, each foot comprising a sole-forming portion generally shaped as the longitudinal cross section of a drop and an instep and toe-cap-forming portion having a generally semi-elliptical margin sewn to said sole-forming portion and an inner edge sewn to the front part of said leg, said instep and toe-cap-forming portion measured along its longitudinal center line from its toe end to the point of attachment to the leg being shorter than said sole-forming portion measured from its toe end to a point vertically below the center line point of attachment of said toe-cap-forming portion to said leg to result in an upturned toe.

3. A childs footed trousers-like garment comprising a pair of legs and a foot integral with each leg, each foot comprising a sole-forming portion generally shaped as the longitudinal cross section of a drop and tapering toward a point at the toe end and means forming the foot uppers including an instep and toe-cap-forming portion having a generally semi-elliptical margin sewn to said sole forming portion and an inner, foot-arch-bridging edge sewn to the bottom edge of the front of said leg, said instep and toe-cap-forming portion measured along its longitudinal center line from its toe end to the point of attachment with said 5 leg being shorter than said sole-forming portion measured from its toe end t0 a point vertically below the center line point of attachment of said toe-capforming portion with said leg to result in a pointed upturned toe.

4. A childs trousers-like garment comprising a pair of legs, each leg at the bottom over thev front approximate half of the leg being out away to terminate short of the bottom edge of the rear half of the leg, and a foot integral with each leg, each foot comprising a sole-forming piece generally shaped as the longitudinal cross section or" a drop and a single instep and toe-cap-forming piece, said last named piece having the shape in plan of a blunted crescent with a concave inner edge, the outer edge of said last named piece being sewn to the pointed end of said sole-forming piece, the concave inner edge to the bottom edge of the front of said leg, the blunted points to the side edges of the extending portion of the rear half of the leg, and the rounded portion of said Sole to the bottom edge of the extending rear half of the leg, said toe-cap-forming piece measured along its longitudinal center line being shorter than said sole-forming piece measured from its pointed end to a point vertically below the point of attachment of said toe-eap-forming piece at its longitudinal center line to said leg, thereby giving the sole of the foot a turned-up appearance at the toe.

MELVIN G. SLADEK. RALPH M. PROBY.

REFERENCES CITED The'following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 546,323 Harland Sept.` 17, 1895 1,055,094 Solitano Mar. 4, 1913 1,187,516 Flannigan June 20, 1916 1,365,653 Blank 1 Jan. 18, 1921 1,550,123 Thomas Aug. 18, 1925 2,188,265 Huck l- Jan. 23, 1940 2,207,977 Finn July 16, 1940 OTHER REFERENCES France, Le Costume Historique, Racinet, Tome III, Turquie, Figures No. 6 and 9, chapter, populations Asiatiques.