US2772417A

US2772417A - Girdle or like garment

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Publication number: US2772417A
Application number: US413210A
Authority: US
Inventors: Emory C Champagne
Original assignee: Berger Brothers Co
Current assignee: Berger Brothers Co
Priority date: 1954-03-01
Filing date: 1954-03-01
Publication date: 1956-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1973-12-04
Also published as: GB768006A

Description

ii?! 4, 1956 E. c. CHAMPAGNE 2,772,417

GIRDLE OR LIKE GARMENT Filed March 1, 1954 O 2 Sheets-Sheet l ec. 4, 1956 E. c. CHAMPAGNE 2,772,417

GIRDLE OR LIKE GARMENT Filed March 1, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTQR M c. 4, 4 1; Y7 m ATTORNE Y5 GIRDLE OR LIKE GARMENT Emory C. Champagne, Woodbridge, onn., assignor to The Berger Brothers Company, New Haven, Conn, a corporation of Connecticut Application March 1, 1954, Serial No. 413,210

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-37) This invention relates to a girdle-type foundation gar merit such as a girdle or corset adapted to provide permanent support for certain portions of the body of the wearer as well as comfort in use.

It is desirable that a garment of this type. be of relatively light weight so that it may be worn with comfort and will not be bulky but also will exert the necessary confining elfects on certain portions of the body with out inhibiting to an excessive extent the movements. of the wearer.

It is particularly desirable that a girdle or corset of this type be sufficiently firm so that it will, properly confine and support the abdomen as well as the hips of the. wearer and will also be sufliciently flexible, particularly at the upper and lower edges of thefront of the garment, so that freedom of movement is permitted above the waist and at the thighs so that the wearer may change: her posture without discomfort.

More particularly, one object of the invention is to provide a girdle or corset having elastic panels at each side of the center front of the garment which extend from the upper to the lower edge thereof wherein the elastic panels are so constructed that they will provide greater freedom of movement adjacent the upper and lower edges: of the garment at the front thereof than overthe abdominal portion and hips of the wearer. To effect this resultthe elastic panels at each side of the center front of the garment are provided of two-ply thickness except for substantially triangular areas adjacent the center front of the garment at the upper and lower edges thereof where the elastic sections are of single-ply. material so as to give greater freedom of movement. to. the body over these areas.

A further object of the inventionis to provide a corset or girdle of relatively light weight having. boning. to give proper support and stiffness to the garment wherein pockets of novel construction are provided to. receive the bones or flexible stiffening members.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a light weight girdle or corset having hose supporters. of improved form secured thereto, and other features of construction adding to the appearance as well as the strength and durability of the garment.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a corset or girdle embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view showing the position of the garment on the body of the wearer;

Fig. is a front elevational view with the front of the garment being broken away to show the interior construction;

Fig 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a sectional View on line 6-6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 77 of Fig. 4;

nited States Patent 0 Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 88 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 9-9 of Fig. 4; and

Fig, 10 is a rear elevational view of one of the hose supporters showing its attachment to the garment.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, I have shown in the drawings a garment or corset cornprising a front section designated generally by the numeral Iii and a. rear section designated generally by the numeral 11.. These sections are secured together by suitable stitching along lines 12 and 1.3 so as to form a tubular body-encircling garment. It will be understood that while the

lines

12 and 13 forming the juncture of the two sections are generally at the sides of the garment and under the arms of the wearer, it will not be understood that the front and back sections are necessarily equal in area as in practice one may be of slightly greater extent in its horizontal dimension than the other.

The front section It) of. the garment is composed of a central non-elastic panel 14 and

elastic panels

15 and 16 at each side of the central panel. As shown, each of these panels extends from top to bottom of the garment, and the elastic panels are suitably joined to the central panel 14 along the substantially vertical lines 1'7 and lb. The central non-elastic panel may be provided with a zippered opening 19 and. may also be provided with relatively light, flexible bonesZO and 21 extending from the top of the garment to a position at or below the abdominal portion of the body.

One important feature of the garment is the construe tion. of the

elastic panels

15 and 16. As these are of identical construction, description. of one thereof will suflicc for both. As. shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, each of these panels consists of two layers or plies of elastic material. The outer ply 22 (Fig. 6) extends over the entire area of the panel so as to provide a continuous exterior surface. Below or within this outer elastic ply 22' is an inner ply 23;

This inner ply 23} is of the same extent. lengthwise as the outer ply adjacent its outer edge so that the elastic panelsare of two-ply thickness from top to bottom over the hip. portions of the. garment adjacent the outer edges of the two panels. Adjacent the forward edges of the panels, however, the inner plies or pieces of elastic material are cut away along lines inclined to the vertical, as shown at 24 and 25, so as. to leave areas of. substantially triangular shape 26 and 27' adjacent the central panel 14 at the upper and lower edges of the garment.

The areas 26. of single-ply thickness of elastic material at the upper edge of the garment extend from the top of the garment to a point below the waistline, the

latter being approximately indicated by the numeral 28.

so as to give freedom of movement above the waistline andexpansion. of the garmentwhen the wearer is chang ing from a standing to a sitting posture, for example. It may be noted that the

lines

24 and 25 are not straight, but extend along a slight curve, this curve being somewhat concave toward the center panel of the garment. At the same time the fact that the line 24 between the sections of two-ply and single-ply thickness is inclined to the vertical and is somewhat curved, bulging of the flesh between these portions of the elastic panels will be prevented, which bulging is apt to occur if there is a horizontal line of demarcation between the more strongly and the less strongly reinforced or controlled areas and particularly if this is a straight line. Thus the more strongly reinforced areas are in the same horizontal zone as those less strongly reinforced to exert a proper confining influence but at the same time permit expansion and freedom of movement.

Similarly the lines 25 joining the portion of two-ply thickness of the elastic panels to the portions 27 of singleply thickness are also inclined and extend downwardly and outwardly from the central non-elastic panel 14. As the line of demarcation 25 between the more strongly and less strongly reinforced elastic sections is inclined, beginning slightly above the groin line of the wearer, it allows freedom of movement of the limbs, but at the same time affords a proper confining influence on the hips and below the hips. At the same time bulging of the flesh is prevented over the areas 27 due to the fact that there is no horizontal or straight line of demarcation between the more strongly and less strongly confining portions of the garment. The inner plies 23 are stitched to the outer plies 22 along the

lines

24 and 25 as well as along their outer edges so that the two plies will lie flatly together under all conditions.

The back section of the garment, shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 4, is formed of inelastic material similar to that of the central front panel 14. This sec tion of the garment is provided with a pair of relatively long, flexible stiffening members or

bones

30 and 31, and a plurality of relatively short, very light bones 32 are provided adjacent the center of the back section to prevent rolling over or collapsing of the top of the garment. Similarly relatively light weight bones 33 are provided adjacent the side edges of the back section and other bones 34 are provided at the meeting edges of the back and front sections.

As shown more particularly in Figs. 4, 7 and 8, a bone pocket of novel construction is provided for the reception of the flexible stiffening members or bones. Such a pocket is formed by folding an elongated strip of material along lengthwise lines so as to form a threeply pocket having a single-ply 36 designed to lie against the fabric of the body of the garment as, for example, the non-elastic back section 11, an outer ply 37 and an intermediate ply 38. The bone 33 lies in a pocket formed between the intermediate ply 38 and the inner ply 36 so that there are two plies of material between the bone 33 and the body of the wearer, one of these being the ply 36 and the other the fabric of the section 11 of the garment and also two

plies

37 and 38 on the outside of the bones. Preferably the intermediate ply 38 includes one edge of the strip of material so that this edge 39 will be concealed below the outer ply 37.

The pocket is closed at its lower end, as shown in Fig. 8, by turning under the edges of the three plies of material as at 40, and stitching them to the fabric of the section 11, as shown at 41. The upper end of the pocket is temporarily left open for the reception of the bone 33, and after it is received therein, the upper end is closed and a tape, for example, an elastic tape, 42 is sewed to the interior of the garment at the upper edge thereof, the tape extending entirely around the circumference of the garment. This tape 42 is shown in Fig. 9 where, as is also indicated, the upper edge of the fabric of the garment is folded inwardly in the manner of a hem, as at 43, and the strip of tape 42 is sewed over this inturned portion of the fabric of the garment. The lower edge of the garment is similarly finished.

It will be noted that with the construction shown in Fig. 9 the garment presents a smooth exterior appearance at the upper edge thereof as the tape 42 lies upon the inner surface.

As is usual, hose-supporting members are secured to the lower edge of the garment. Each of these members comprises a short length of elastic material doubled as shown at 44 and 45 from which is suspended the loop 46 of the hose supporter clasp. In order to enhance the appearance of this portion of the garment, a decorative ribbon of satin or the like 47 is secured to the lower edge of the garment rearwardly or at the inside surface of the

elastic straps

44 and 45 and, as shown in Fig. 10, this member is passed through the loop 46 to the front of the hose supporter, and its end depends freely over the hose supporter clasp to conceal the same.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claim.

What I claim is:

A girdle-type garment having a rear section and a front section of substantially equal dimensions girthwise, said front section comprising a central front panel of inelastic material and a pair of side panels of elastic material, one on each side of the front panel, each of said side panels having its inner edge joined to the adjacent edge of the front panel and its outer edge joined to a side edge of the rear section to form a body-encircling garment, each of said side panels comprising an inner and an outer ply of elastic material, the outer ply extending from the upper to the lower edge of the garment and being coextensive with the panel of which it forms a part, the inner ply extending from the upper to the lower edge of the garment at the edge of the panel joined to the rear section of the garment and being shorter than the outer ply at its edge joined to the central panel of the front section, whereby the upper edge of the inner ply slopes downwardly and the lower edge of the inner ply is inclined upwardly toward the central panel, and each side panel has substantially triangular-shaped portions of single-ply thickness at the upper and lower edges of the garment adjacent the junction of the side panels with the central panel, and the inner ply being secured by scam lines at all edges thereof to the outer ply.

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