US3490449A - Bandage and the like body-enveloping member - Google Patents

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US3490449A
US3490449A US604047A US3490449DA US3490449A US 3490449 A US3490449 A US 3490449A US 604047 A US604047 A US 604047A US 3490449D A US3490449D A US 3490449DA US 3490449 A US3490449 A US 3490449A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
    • A41F1/00—Fastening devices specially adapted for garments
    • A41F1/04—Corset fasteners
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps
    • Y10S24/30—Separable-fastener or required component thereof
    • Y10S24/43—Separable-fastener or required component thereof including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45005—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] with third detached member completing interlock [e.g., hook type]
    • Y10T24/45037—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] with third detached member completing interlock [e.g., hook type] for apparel and related accessories
    • Y10T24/45058—Hook [e.g., within cavity]

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  • the strip has one edge parallel to one set of threads or filaments affixed to the edge of one of said parts, to cooperate with an array of fastening hooks atfixed to the edge of the other part and adapted to interlock with the individual meshes of said strip.
  • the present invention relates to a novel fastener for wearing apparel of different kinds, including surface garments, such as skirts, pants, etc., foundationor undergarments, such as girdles, brassieres, corsetry Wares, etc., as well as related articles and devices, such as hygenic belts, Waist bands, bandages and the like, the foregoing and related articles or objects being understood as covered by the term wearing apparel as used in the following for the purposes of the present specification and claims.
  • the invention is more fparticularly concerned with articles or devices of the foregoing type to be worn in close and stretched relation to the contour or shape of the body or part thereof, such as where the articles closely encircle the body or parts thereof hose-fashion, for. the purpose of molding of the figure, in particular of the female figure, as in the case of girdles, brassieres, etc., as well as for other in particular medical and hygienic purposes, as in the case of bandages, body or waist belts or the like.
  • the use of the invention extends both to garments or the like objects as set forth in the foregoing, as well as the auxiliary parts employed in conjunction therewith, such as supporting or connecting bands, shoulder straps, garters, etc.
  • an important object of the present invention is the provision of an improved adjustable fastener for wearing apparel of the referred to type which is substantially devoid of the foregoing and related disadvan- Patented Jan. 20, 1970 tages as well as shortcomings inherent in the conventional fasteners or closure structures referred to hereinabove.
  • a more specific object of the invention is the provision of an adjustable fastener of the referred to type for use in conjunction with a fabric or the like main member of a garment or the like to be worn in close and stretched relation to the body or portion thereof, such as by at least partly encircling the body, the free ends of said member being fitted with cooperating adjustable fastener elements which are both simple and economical in design as well asconstruction and adapted to allow of a relatively fine adjustment, in a most simple and reliable manner, within relatively wide limits, or variation of the tension or tightness of the devices in the closed or wearing position.
  • BIG. 1 illustrates a bandage or the like article, shown in the spread or developed position and fitted with adjust'able closure means constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention
  • FIG. 2 being similar to FIG. 1, shows a girdle also in the spread position and embodying adjustable fastener means in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of the girdle of FIG. 2 shown in the closed or wearing position;
  • FIG. 4 shows a brassiere in the spread position and fitted with rear fastening means in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 5 and 6 being fragmentary views of FIG. 4, illustrate adjustable shoulder straps for a brassiere constrticted in accordance with the invention.
  • IGS. 7-9 are side views of the closure device according 'to the invention showing detailed and improved features of the invention.
  • the invention involves generally the provision of an improved adjustable fastener or closure device for the temporary connection of a pair of companion apparel parts along the edges of saidparts, said device comprising a relatively coarsemeshed and preferably elastic fabric strip or the like element aflixed to the edge or edge zone of one of said partsand forming a first element of the fastener, and a second cooperating fastener element in the form of a preferably also elastic hookband afiixed to the edge of the adjoining apparel part and fitted with an array of hook shaped closure elements adapted to engage the meshes of said first fastener element.
  • the fabric strip forming an element of the fastener is to be used in connection with a garment or the like encircling the body or part thereof of the wearer, such as in. the case of a bandage, waist belt or girdle ordinarily having an oblong shape, it may be subdivided into a main part or section and a fastener part separated from the former by a cross-seam at right angle to the longitudinal axis of said main section.
  • the latter forming the main portion of the garment or other device advantageously consists of a fine-meshed fabric, while the fastener part or strip consists of relatively coarsemeshed fabric or netting, such as a tulle or the like fabric,
  • the remaining free end of the main section of the garment is fitted with an elastic band wherein are mounted an array of hook-shaped elements adapted to variably engage the meshes of the coarse-meshed fastener ele-.
  • the meshes of the coarse-meshed section or fastener element may receive any of the hooks of the cooperating fastener element (hookband), makes its possible to achieve a practically step-less control of theg tension of the device in the closed or applied position, .while atthe same time affording a close adaptation to various body sizes or parts, substantially without folding, overla or the creation of loose or ineffective areas.
  • hookband the hooks of the cooperating fastener element
  • one of the edge zones to be connected or joined may be fitted with the hookband element of the fastener and the adjoining edge zone may be fitted with the coarsemeshed fabric part or strip of the fastener, to enable a variable or selective engagement of the hooks of said band with the meshes of said strip, in conformity with the basic concept of the invention, as will become further apparent as the description proceeds.
  • the fastener is designed with the hooks contacting the body or skin in the closed position, this may be avoided by the provision of suitable protective strips.
  • the fabric strip or part, forming one of the fastener elements may be affixed in mutually overlying relation to the edge zone of the apparel part by means of a pair of inner and outer cross-seams and reinforced by intermediate seams for the strengthening of the fastener, as will become further apparent from the description in reference to the drawings.
  • the body belt, bandage or the like shown comprises a main part or section 1 of relatively fine-mesh fabric or the like material to one short end of which is affixed, by means of a connecting seam 3 or the like, a narrow strip or section 2 of relatively coarse-mesh elastic fabric, such as a tulle or the like fabric or netting composed of warp and weft elastic threads of any suitable material, said strip constituting one of the component elements of the fastener or closure device according to the invention.
  • the fabric 1 may consist of any desired material, such as known under the trade name Lycra largely used in the fabrication of corsetry and the like garments or devices, while the fastener strip 2 may consist of a similar or different fabric or netting composed of elastic threads or filaments and having a relatively coarse-mesh, said strip being secured to the main part 1 of the bandage or garment in any suitable manner, such as by means of a zigzag seam 3 as shown by the drawing.
  • Lycra and the like flexible fabrics are especially suited for the purpose of the present invention due to their high elasticity and low elastic fatigue, or lack of loss of elasticity even after prolonged periods of wear and despite frequent cleaning orv washing. Besides, the material can be easily sewn or otherwise worked.
  • any equivalent material consisting of natural or synthetic fibres and haying the requisite strength and-elasticity maybe used for the construction of the improved adjustable fastener of the invention.
  • the cooperating element of the fastener or closure device consists of a hookband or strip 4 affixed in any suitable manner to the remaining short edge of the main bandage or part 1 and being fitted with an array of fastening hooks 5 adapted to engage the meshes of the cooperating fastener element or strip 2, in the manner more clearly shown in FIG. 3.
  • Strip 4 which may be fabricated advantageously and fitted with fastening hooks 5 by conventional methods used in the manufacture of zip fasteners, is afiixed or secured to the part or section 1 by stitching or in any other suitable manner.
  • FIG. 1 shows a bandage, body belt or the like device to be applied to encircle an arm, leg, etc. of the body
  • FIG. 2 being otherwise similar to FIG. 1, illustrates the case of a hip girdle having a properly curved shape in the spread position, to conform to the figure, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the bandage or the like is applied with the fine-meshed main section 1 encircling the body part concerned and the hookband'4 pulled over the strip 2 to the extent desired, to stretch or tighten the bandage, whereupon the hooks 4 are engaged in the adjoining meshes of the strip 2, to effect locking or closure of the fastener, in the manner more clearly shown by FIG. 3.
  • the tightness or tension of the bandage, or its effect on the respective body portion may be controlled closely, or adjusted to adapt the same to the body form, in extremely fine steps or increments.
  • the effect on the body may be varied between one point and another by engaging the hooks 4 in different laterally displaced meshes of the strip 2, to adapt the bandage, girdle or the like device to the body or figure in any manner desired.
  • This may be of importance, for instance, in the case of a device, FIG. 1, in bandaging wounds resulting from operations, or where it is desired, such as in the case of a girdle, FIG. 2, to variably mold or affect different body portions, such as in order to produce a desired molding of certain body parts, while repressing other parts by different stretching of the adjoining areas or strips of the member 2 by the hooks 4, in a manner as will be readily understood.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the invention as applied to a brassiere shown in spread position and comprising a pair of main sections or front panels 6 supporting a pair of breast cups 8 to which are attached shoulder bands or straps 7, said main panels 6 terminating in known manner in a pair of rear panels the ends of which are fitted with a fastener or closure device according ,to the invention.
  • the latter comprises a coarse-meshed fabric strip 2, preferably cut along lines parallel to one of the component threads thereof and afiixed to the edge of one of the rear panels of the brassiere in any suitable manner, such as by means of a zigzag seam 3 as shown, for cooperation with the hookband 4 aflixed to the edge of the remaining rear panel, as shown by the drawing.
  • the tension of the brassiere, in the wearing position with the main and rear panels encircling the body may be controlled closely within relatively wide limits and in fine steps or increments, to suit a large number of persons, as well as figure molding or other purposes as may be desired.
  • supporting bands, straps, or the like auxiliary parts or devices may be adjustably connected to or mounted upon a main garment or part, as illustrated in connection with the adjustable attachment of the shoulder bands of a brassiere by FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the ends of the straps may be fitted with the fabric elements 2 of the fastener, while the fastening hooks 5 (two being sufficient for the purpose at hand) are mounted in a central insert 4' attached to the panels 6 above the cups 8.
  • the fabric strips 2 of the fastener may be afiixed to the tops of the cups and the bookbands 4 connected to the ends of the straps 7, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the latter construction has the advantage of enabling the straps to be connected to either the mid point of the strip 2 centrally with the cups 8, or laterally to one of the ends of the strips, to provide a further possibility for the adjustment of the straps.
  • FIGS.- 7-9 are side views of the closure device or fastener according to the invention.
  • the fabric strip 2 of the fastener is secured to the edge of part 1 of the garment through a seam or the like connection 3 with said strip extending in a direction outwardly from said part, and where the hookband 4 overlies the strip 2 in the closed position, FIG. 7, contact of the hooks 5 with the body or skin may be avoided, according to an improved feature of the invention, by the provision of a protective strip 9 underlying the strip 2 and extending from the seam 3.
  • the strip 2 overlies the hookband 4, as in FIG. 8, the same eifect is achieved by a protective strip 9 extending from the band 4 and underlying the hooks 5.
  • the strip 2 may be aflixed in overlying relation to the edge zone of the part 1 by the provision of a pair of inner and outer seams or the like connections 3 and 3', respectively. Additional seams intermediate the seams 3 and 3 may be provided in this case, to strengthen or reinforce the strip 2 forming part of the closure device.
  • a bandage or the like body-enveloping member comprising in combination:
  • said strip being composed of sets of elastic warp and weft elements and having one edge thereof parallel to one set of elements affixed through a zigzaz seam to the edge of one of said parts,
  • a bandage or the like body-enveloping member comprising in combination:
  • first and second adjoining companion parts of said member (2) a temporary fastener to connect said parts so as to envelop the body by said member including:
  • said strip being composed of sets of elastic warp and weft elements and having one edge thereof parallel to one set of elements atfixed to the edge of said first part and having its opposite edge connected to said part,

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