US2604631A

US2604631A - Combined rain skirt and umbrella cover

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Publication number: US2604631A
Application number: US148281A
Authority: US
Inventors: John A Vigorito
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-03-08
Filing date: 1950-03-08
Publication date: 1952-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 1969-07-29

Description

July 29, 1952 J. A. VIGORITO COMBINED RAIN'SKIRT AND UMBRELLA COVER Filed March 8, 1950 INVENTOR. Voriio abim/ BY aitorlegy Patented July 29, 1952 orrice;

COMBINED RAIN SKIRT AND UMBRELLA COVER John, A. ,Vigorito, New York, N. Y

Application March 8, 1950, Serial No. 148,281

3 Claims. 1

This;inventionirelateato a combined rainrskirt and umbrella cover; and has foritsobject the provision; of aqconvenient and usefuljarticle of wearing apparel which can be readily and. easily employed as an umbrella cover and thus carried while fitted about an 1 umbrella yet be readily available foruse. asa; protective rain skirt when required.

An object of the invention is to provide a skirt which can, be readily folded. and compacted and contained within a wrapper or enclosure-attached to the skirt, said,wr.apper and skirt being capable of being formed into tubular shape to thus be fittedi around and enclose anumbrella and thus resemble the conventional umbrella cover.

More. particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a skirt in. the form of a fiatsection ofmaterial having means. by which it may be connected around the waist of the wearer, said skirt being provided with a cover member in the form of a flap dependent from its Waist line, said cover member or flap being adapted to receive the skirt in folded condition and enclose the skirt and hold it compactly around an umbrella, the flap being provided with fastening means by which it may be formed into and maintained in bag-like shape to not only retain the skirt within it but to also form a cover for an umbrella in a manner to be hereinafter described.

These and other objects are attained by the invention, a more particular description of which will be hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed, Fig. 1 is a face view of the improved rain skirt and umbrella cover, looking at the inner face of the same; Fig. 2 is a view showing the first step in the act of folding the skirt preparatory to enclosing it within its cover member; Fig. 3 shows the skirt partly folded; Fig. 4 shows the skirt fully folded and held under the retaining band provided on the cover member; Fig. 5 is a sectional view, taken on the line 55 ofFig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the skirt and its cover fitted on and acting as an enclosure or cover for an umbrella of the folding or collapsible type.

Referring to the drawing, I indicates the body of the skirt, which is preferably of thin, easilyfolded or compacted waterproof or water-repellant material, such as a proofed textile fabric or any one of the known water-repellant plastic materials now used for raincoats, umbrella coverings and the like. The skirt may be made in the form shown or in many other-- styles andit is preferably composed of a flat section of material I, provided at the top with a waist-band 6, which may enclose an elastic'contracting-member! to hold'the garment properly aboutthewaist ofthe wearer. The side edges 2-.-and-3,:-of7 the skirt are adapted'to atleast slightly-overlap when the garment is worn and canv be held in, a-c1osed or overlapped relation by'means of the co-operating, snap fastener elements t and '5 or other suitable fastening means. I

Attached to the waist band 'portiont: in; any suitable manner; asby a line ofstitclring; 9, if the nature of the material, of the skirtpermits of stitching, or by fusing oryother means;= isfthe over; m mb r 8; whi h is: h -solely a ta hed: at thewaist band and-is,- in: the; form; of adependent fl p. n r lly ov r yingheinn rrf eofthe :sk-irt and if the kirt-11s of: nransparent. material will be thus concealed from view when the skirt is being worn. Said cover member or flap 8 is provided along its edges with a slide fastener II which, when closed, converts the normally-flat flap 8 into a tubular casing or enclosure containing the skirt and also an umbrella of the foldable or collapsible type as seen in Fig. 6.

The steps of folding the skirt to an extent required to compact it sufliciently to fit Within the cover member 8 and to also permit the umbrella to be positioned within the folded skirt, are shown in Figs. 2 to 4 inclusive. In Fig. 2 the side portions of the skirt have been infolded to overlie the backface 20 of the cover member or flap 8. The folded skirt is next upturned substantially along the transverse fold line H so that the skirt then becomes doubled on itself as seen in Fig. 3.

The folded skirt, now in the position shown in Fig. 3, is next transversely folded on itself along the transverse fold line [3 so that the skirt is then of a compacted size slightly smaller than the cover member or flap 8. The folded or compacted skirt is now turned over to bring it against the front face 2| of the cover member or flap 8, which face of the flap is provided with a transverse band ill under which the folded skirt is tucked to place it in the position shown in Fig. 4. The umbrella M, which is preferably, but not necessarily, of the collapsible or foldable type, is now placed on the skirt and flap 8 and the slide fastener II is closed. The closure of the slide fastener results in the cover member of flap 8 being formed into a tubular, bag-like container enclOSlng th folded and compacted skirt I within it and also forming an enclosure for the body of the umbrella which becomes enclosed within the folded and compacted skirt. The material from which the skirt is formed is relatively thin, so that the folding of the skirt in the manner described does not add appreciably to the bulk of the umbrella cover. As a result, when the cover is placed in position on an umbrella as shown in Fig. 6, the wrapped or enclosed umbrella is unnoticeably larger in size than one enclosed in the conventional cover.

The arrangement described is such that when the umbrella is needed the cover member is readily removed; the skirt is unfolded and can be quickly donned by placing it around the waist and uniting the fasteners l and 5. The cover member or flap 8 may be worn on the inside of the skirt and will be unnoticeable, even if the skirt is of transparent material.

. While I have shown and described one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A combined skirt and umbrella cover comprising, a skirt body, a waist band thereon, the

skirt body being in the form of a sheet havin coooperating fastening elements at its opposite edges for interengagement to hold the skirt in tubular form about the body of the wearer, a flap of smaller size than the skirt having an upper edge attached along the waist band of the skirt, the flap being attached to the skirt only at said edge, a slide fastener extending along the remaining edges of the flap and adapted when closed to form the flap into a tubular cover to enclose'the skirt and also enclose the body of an umbrella placed within the skirt, the flap being of a shape and size to enable it to enclose the skirt in folded condition and to also enclose the body of the umbrella.

2. A combined skirt and umbrella cover comprising, a skirt body in the form of a flat sheet foldable to wearable tubular form and provided with fastening elements to retain it in such wearable tubular form, a flap of considerably less size than the skirt having an upper edge permanently attached to the upper edge ofthe skirt, the remaining edges of the flap being provided with fastening elements by the engagement of which the flap is formed into a tubular cover, the skirt being foldable to a size less than that of the flap whereby said skirt can be enclosed Within the flap when the fastening means on the flap are closed, and an umbrella can have its body enclosed within the skirt and the cover thus formed, the flap being of a shape and size to enable it to enclose the skirt in folded condition and to also enclose the body of the umbrella.

3. In a combined skirt and umbrella cover, as provided for in claim 2, wherein the flap is disposed inside of the'skirt when the skirt is worn, said flap being provided on one of its faces with a cross band under which the folded skirt is insertable.

JOHN A. VIGORITO.

REFERENCES CE'EED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Charnas et a1. Nov. 27, 1945