US2613357A - Woman's garment - Google Patents

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Oct. 14, 1952 B. J. CHRISTENSEN 2,613,357

WOMANS GARMENT Filed Nov. 21, 1949 I INVENTOR. BeHe J. Chriszensefl MMMM m Patented Oct. 14, 1952 Bette J: Christensen, Portland, Oreg., assign'or to Jantzen Knitting Mills Inc., Portland, reg., a corporation of Nevada Application November 21, 1949, Serial No. 128,612

t 4 Claims.

The present invention relates to a womans garment, having particular reference to a swimming suit, but, as will appear, the inventive concept is not necessarily restricted to a swimming suit and may be embodied in other inner or outer arments. The principal objector the present invention is to provide firm support for the breasts of the wearer and the garment therefore comprises an upper portion including breast pockets. A feature of the present invention resides in the provision of an elastic band passing about the bust of the wearer beneath the breasts and to which breast pocket stiffener elements are attached, the combination having novel features as will appear. t

A further object of the presentinvention is to provide a womans garment such asa swimming suit in which the breast-supporting portions will remain steadfastly in position regardless of the movements of the wearer. I

A further object of the present invention is to provide a garment of the character described which affords uplift for the breasts of the wearer without binding or chafing in any way.

The foregoingand other objects and advantages of the present'invention will be more readily ascertained from inspection of the following specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, while the feature of novelty will be more distinctly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a rear view of a swimming suitembodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the swimming suit;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken. substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, following theprofile line of one of the breast pockets; and s Fig. 4 is a section taken substantially alongline 5-4 of Fig. 3. r

The garment in which the present invention" is herein illustrated comprises a swimming suit having a deep V-back, the side edges of the V- back being the upper edges of a pair of back panels I0 and II joined together by a central back seam I2 whichextends from the point of the v to a transverse crotch seam I3 extending laterally between the inner edges of the leg openings I4. Thefront of the swimming suit comprises a pair of side panels I5 and I6 attached to the rear panels II! and II respectively along side seams I! and I8 respectively. Portions of the lower edges of the panels I5 and it provide portions of the leg openings III, the remainder of theyleg openings being provided by a-central, inner panel I9 terminating in a crotch tab 20'which is joined to the back panels along the crotch seam I3. .The central panel I9 is joined to the side panels along seams 2I and 22 and the upper edges of the side panels I5 and I6 are stitched to the outer, pocket panels 23 and 24 respectively, which form the, outer halves of the breast pockets, along horizontally extending seams 25 and 26' respectively. which define the lower edges of thebreast pockets. The central panel IBterminates below the breast pockets as seen immediately above the pointof the V-ba-ck in Fig. 1. A central outer panel 21, which is gathered throughout its length by side shirring seams 28 and 29, extends in frontof the panel I9 to provide a decorative effect down the front of the garment, the upper end of the panel 27 forming the central portion of the breast pockets. Preferably the center, of the panel 21 is gathered along parallelshirring seams 30 extending from top to bottom of the garment along the centerline thereof; It is to be appreciated that the garment may be cut and sewed together in various other fashions as long as the garment includes an upper portion, including breast pockets. In some types of garments; the lower portion may not include a crotch part as long as there is means provided in the garment to tightly stretch a resilient bust-:encir-cling, relatively wide, elastic band 3| about the body of the wearer beneath the breasts. v I

In the instant garment the elastic. band 3I is stitched at its ends to the opposite side edges 32 and 33 of the V-back anda pair of shoulder straps 34 and 35 are respectively sewed to the edges of the V-backs near the upper edges of band 3| and directed outwardly therefrom in such manner as'to call for their being crossed behind the back 'of the wearer to pass over the opposite shoulders. Each of the straps is preferably provided with an adjustable hook 36 which maybe slid along the strap and hooked into fabric loops 3! provided at the upper edges of the breast pockets, preferably alon he profile line thereof, the straps cooperating with the lower portion of the garment to maintain the band 3| intaut condition about the bust. Therecorporated in other garments having backs and in which the elastic band may completely encircle the bust.

In accordance with the present invention,

"the width 'of band 3 l.

- parent to those tapes 39 stitched to thegarment :bylines of stitching 40 paralleling the profile seams. The upper end of tape 39 is looped and stitched within the breast pocket by'stitches ll in order to provide the hook-attaching 1oops 3] The lower end of each stiffener strip extends free of the-garmentffo'r a; considerable distance below the lower. edge: of the, breast, pocket, --preferably the projectingzend being :of the same. length 'as .The tape Bills; preferably looped back outside ofthe projecting end of the "stiifenertstripzand :isfstitched to the band on "either 's'idezof thestiffener strip, along: lines of stitchsbfl .iwith therlines;of,,;stitches preferably extending substantially; normal to the band.

Means are thus provided;to-mai tain the stiffener strips in uprightcondition, ;and dueto the conformation of the'..gbody.n .--th e central portions thereof which areioutwardlybowed and-may be "shaped by: the wearer to, .-th e desired contour -will-p'oin-t outwardlylto follow the profile, lines of the breasts...v .Thev band, V3;l;, is attached to "the garment by ,stitchesja at, the points where the stiffener s'trips emerge from the breast pockets, the band-being otherwise unattached to the garment ex-ceptx.-at Tits. ends, where it is sewn to the-edges 32 and"33 of--the v back; p-flherefore,

=the band may stretch '='and; adjust itself lto the -bust of the wearer without interfering with, or

interference. :from',

the iremainder of the garmerit whichmay otherwise adapt itself particul'arly by stretchingto the shape of the wea ers body. is

-A'liner 'is. preferablyinterposed inthe breast "=pocketlportioniof z-thegarment, I I A v erably comprising outer ,portions 44 and central portions 45 joined-together lay-seams fastenersing 'alongthe profilelines of; the brea sit pockets "and a centraltseam H *serts' may be joined; together; as desired to pro- 41, :but, other. forms 'o'f invide a soft liningaU'lhe upper edge, of tiieillining is-sewn to theuupperaedgeqof the garmnt including (the adjacent portions of {;the V back, 'andtlielloweriedge; a

upper edge of 'therresilient ,b and, 3 l, the ining b'eing otherwise unsecured U to-provide 'rnans1fo'r:.-permitt n thQrPIea-st port ion-"of-thegarment to istretch or shift about without frictionally engaging ;the of the either-lining, is sewn 'to the .tei-theiearme ls' as wearer. The-liningis, of coursepcuirand stitched together with i-fullness a to ;:accom ni odate E the breasts; but the 'po'ckets fso l-forinedlie loosely within the pocket portions .ofithegarment itself.

' Haying illiistrated. and-described la preferred invention, it should be apskilled in, the art that the inv'ention per'mits' of modification in arrangement and detail. lf-claimras myrinvention all such modifications as come within the true spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim: -1.-A womans garment --co rnprising an upper portion including breast pockets, a pair 'of forwardly bowed stiifener strips secured within said pockets, each extending vertically along the profile line of one of said pockets, a relatively wide elastic band extending around the interior of the front of the garment with its upper edge adjacent the lower edges of said pockets, said band being free from saidf-ga'rm'ent throughout its length and being secured to said garment at its ends, said ends being spaced apart and located at the sides of the rear of said garment, said strips having elongated, lower end portions extendingfreely beneath said pockets across said band, 'andfmea 'r'is securing said lower end por- -ti0ns throughout their lengths to said band to maintain said stiffener strips extending upright therefrom.

25A woman's swimming suit comprising an upper portion including a pair of breast pockets in front and havinga V line upper edge in back with the pointiof f'the'v.substantially opposite the lower edges o'fsaidpockets'a relatively wide elastic band extending from 'one side of the vline upper edge in back around the front -of the suit to the opposite side of the V-line upper edge in backfsaidbandlymg freely inside of the suit immediately below said pockets and being secured to said suit at its ends, a 'deformable stiffener -s't'rip secured 'within each pocket along the profile line. thereof, and means securing the lowreiid's bf fsaid stiffener strips projecting, 'elofigatdlowe'r 'end portions extending transversely across "said band and secured thereto throughout, whereby saidfstrips are maintained upright condition, said band'being secured to the lower edges of "s'aid pockets solely wheresaid stiffener i'strips "project therefrom.

3. A womans swimming comprising an upper portion including apairYofb'rea'st pockets 40.

in front and hayinga V -lihe'up'peredg'e in'back with th oi?? 9 ex nd to level below the lower edges of saidpockets, a relatively wide elastic-band secured at it s ends to the side edgesof the -V- .-line upper edge in back and' extending around the front of the suit inside of the suit, immediately below said pockets,

, a forwardly :,bowed, deformable stiffener strip extending along the profile-line of each pocket and secured thereto throughout the extent of the profile line, said stiffenerstrips including freely projecting lower end portions extending transversely" across said 'bandandisecur'ed thereto throughout, whereby "said strips aremaintained upright, said band'b'eing' secured 'to the bottom edges of said pockets'solelywhere said stiffener strips pro' je'ct therefromfan'd a liner stitched along its' iipp'r edge to 'the'upper'edges of said pockets'and along its' lower'edge to the upper edge of said band, said liner including -'breast pocket portions loosely' extending'into the breast pockets of saidj suit.

4. A womans garment-comprising anbuter I portion including 'a pair of breast pockets in "front'and haying a V-'line u'ppered e in back with theipoilit (if-"the V "X'ten'din'g to a level 'below {the lower 'dgr'a's of'said pbckets, 'a'relatively wide e'lastic 'band -securediat its ends' to the side edges-of "the V-line upper edge and '"extending'aroundth'e front of the garment in- ;side of the garment immediately "below said -pockets,' a, forwardly bowed, deformable stiffener strip extending along thezprofile'line of each f pocket l and {secured thereto througho'ut the extent of tnei r'onie T line, said "stiffener stripsineluding freely projecting lower end portions extending transversely across said band and secured thereto throughout whereby said strips are maintained upright, said band being secured to the bottom edges of said pockets Where said stifiener strips project therefrom, a liner stitched along its upper edge to the upper edges of said pockets and along its lower edge to the upper edge of said band, said liner including breast pocket portions loosely extending .into the breast pockets of said garment, crossed shoulder straps each secured at one end to a side of the V-line upper edge adjacent the end of said band, and means for securing the other ends of said shoulder straps to the upper edges of said pockets where the stiffener strips associated therewith terminate.

BETTE J. CHRISTENSEN.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,584,525 Freeman May 11, 1926 2,097,777 Rothman Nov. 2, 1937 2,359,804 Struthers Oct. 10, 1944 2,418,987 Reid Apr. 15, 1947 2,457,989 Ettleson Jan. 4, 1949 2,481,373 Washburn Sept. 6, 1949

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