US2566706A

US2566706A - Article of apparel

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Publication number: US2566706A
Application number: US708768A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ruth M Ronstadt
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-11-08
Filing date: 1946-11-08
Publication date: 1951-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1968-09-04

Description

Sept- 4, 1951 R. RONSTADT I 2,566,706 ARTICLE OF APPAREL Filed Nov. 8, 1946 INVENTOR.

W 77% flonaianlf 4 iw QXwW+M ATIQR/VEVS said front and rear panels being fastened in the flat to the ungathered topof the skirt to be gathered therewith, the width of the front and rear panels being less than the flattened 112". gathered width of the skirt top and substantial= ly greater than the waist of the wearer, said blouse being open at the sides from the shoulders to the waist to provide arm holes and having a neck opening also provided with a drawstring whereby the article may lie completely fiat for ironing with only the skirt folded along its vertical sides and the blouse folded along the top.

2. An article of apparel such as a dress, gown r the like comprising an upper blouse section and a lower skirt section, said skirt section being formed of a circumferentially continuous tubular section of fabric having a circumference much great than the body of the wearer with a drawstring for gathering the top of the skirt when on the wearer, said blouse section comprising a flat panel folded flatly upon itself across the shoulders to form flat front and rear panels for said blouse, the lower edges of said front and rear panels being fastened in the flat to the ungathered top of the skirt to be gathered therewith, said blouse being open at the sides and said skirt extending substantially beyond the sides of the blouse whereby the article may lie completely fiat for ironing with only the skirt folded along its vertical sides and the blouse folded along the top and may be gathered by said drawstrings to conform to the figure Of the wearer.

3. An article of apparel such as a dress, gown or the like comprising an upper blouse section and a lower skirt section, said skirt section being formed of a circumferentially continuous tubular section of fabric with a drawstring for gathering the top of the skirt and having a circumference substantially greater than the body of the wearer, said blouse section comprising a flat panel folded flatly upon itself across the shoulders to form fiat front and rear panels for said blouse, the lower edges of said front and rear panels being fastened in the flat to the ungathered top of the skirt to be gathered therewith, said blouse being open at the sides from the shoulders to the waist and said skirt extending substantially beyond the sides of the blouse whereby the article may lie completely flat for ironing with only the skirt folded along its vertical sides and the blouse folded along the top, said blouse having a neck opening provided with a drawstring whereby the article may be gathered into pleats both at the waist and neck to conform to the figure of the wearer and retain fullness at the ungathered portions.

4. An article of apparel such as a dress, gown or the like comprising an upper blouse section and a lower skirt section, said skirt section being formed of a circumferentially flat continuous tubular section of fabric with a drawstring for gathering the top of the skirt, said blouse sec tion comprising a fiat panel folded flatly upon itself across the shoulders to form fiat front and rear panels for said blouse, the lower edges of said front and rear panels being fastened in the fiat to the ungathered top of the skirt to be gathered therewith, said blouse being open at the sides and said skirt extending substantially beyond the sides of the blouse, said skirt top extending to a point just short of the armpits of the wearer and having a circumference substantially greater than the body of the wearer.

5. An article of apparel, such as a dress, gown or the like comprising fiat rectangular panel folded upon itself along the mid line between its ends to form a front and rear panel for said article, said front and rear panels each extending from the shoulders to at least the region of the knees of the wearer, a neck opening centrally disposed along the folded end, rectangular portions removed at each side of said folded panel adjacent the folded end thereof and extending down to the waist line of the wearer, the side edges of said front and rear panels being unconnected from the waist line upwardly to said folded end and being fastened together from the waist line down to the lower edges of said front and rear panels and drawstrings at the neck opening and waist line whereby the article may be ironed as a fiat panel and may be gathered into pleats at both the waist and neck when on the wearer to conform to the figure of the wearer.

RUTH M. RONSTADT.

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

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