WO2020243789A1

WO2020243789A1 - A garment

Info

Publication number: WO2020243789A1
Application number: PCT/AU2020/050574
Authority: WO
Inventors: Troy Mcnally
Original assignee: Mcnally Holdings Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-05
Filing date: 2020-06-05
Publication date: 2020-12-10

Abstract

A garment (1) including: a body of fabric material to be worn by a user; the body having a central portion (2) and a pair of elongate members (3) extending longitudinally away from said central portion (2); each said elongate member (3) having a fixed end (4) attached to the central portion (2) and a free end (5) remote from said fixed end (4); a plurality of substantially parallel spaced apart cuffs (10), each said cuff (10) covering a portion of the elongate member (3), so that in use, a user can adjust a longitudinal length of said elongate member (3) by cutting the elongate member (3) adjacent the covered portion to thereby reduce the appearance of fraying.

Description

A GARMENT

FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a garment and, in particular to, a workwear garment having adjustable sizing options that can reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing and selling garments.

BACKGROUND

[0002] Garments of all shapes and sizes are known. If a family, business or group of people wish to purchase similar garments of varying sizes, typically, each individual would need to be measured separately and each size ordered from a retailer. The retailer would then order the individual sizes from the manufacturer who typically manufactures a certain predetermined and limited number of each size garment.

[0003] There are substantial problems with the above practice. When ordering a large quantity of garments such as, say for a mine sit, school or sporting club, it is typical when the garments arrive at the destination that some garments don’t fit. The answer to this problem is typically bad luck and you get what you ordered. A further disadvantage is that it takes considerable time to measure each individual before placing an order. Also, with the existing system the retailer and manufacturer have to guess prior to receiving an order how many garments in each size will be sold. Typically, there is always either a shortage of one particular size or an excess of another. This uncertainty adds expense and delays to the manufacturing and retailing process of garments.

[0004] Accordingly, there is a need to provide a garment which is manufactured in one size only, sold in one size only and can be altered easily by the end user. Such a garment was initially suggested by the current inventor in AU2010201143 and named Cut to Fit™. It was however noted that there was also a need for the Cut to Fit™ technique for different parts of the garment and the significant reduction in the carbon footprint by utilising these garments.

OBJECT

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to substantially overcome or at least ameliorate one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art, or to at least provide a useful alternative. SUMMARY

[0006] There is firstly disclosed herein a garment including:

a body of fabric material to be worn by a user;

the body having a central portion and a pair of elongate members extending

longitudinally away from said central portion;

each said elongate member having a fixed end attached to the central portion and a free end remote from said fixed end;

a plurality of substantially parallel spaced apart cuffs, each said cuff covering a portion of the elongate member, so that in use, a user can adjust a longitudinal length of said elongate member by cutting the elongate member adjacent the covered portion to thereby reduce the appearance of fraying.

[0007] Preferably, said garment is a pair of pants or shorts and said cuffs are located adjacent a waist and/or feet of a user.

[0008] Preferably, said garment is a shirt or jacket and said cuffs are located adjacent a waist, shoulder and/or neck of a user.

[0009] Preferably, said garment includes three pre-hemmed cuffs.

[0010] Preferably, each of said cuffs includes a fixed end attached to said member and a free end remote from the fixed end, said user selecting said length of said member by cutting said body behind said cuff at a location between said fixed and remote ends of said cuff.

[0011] Preferably, said remote end of said elongate member includes additional nylon material to reduce fraying.

[0012] Preferably, seams are pre-cut, folded and sewn as an over locked seam.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: [0014] Figure 1 is a front view of a garment having a Cut to Fit™ system; and

[0015] Figure 2 is an expanded side view of a remote end of the member of the garment of Figure 1; and

[0016] Figure 3 is a front view of another garment having a Cut to Fit™ system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] There is schematically depicted in the drawings, a garment 1 including a body of fabric to be worn by a user. The body includes a central portion 2 and a pair of elongate members 3 extending longitudinally away from the central portion 2. Each elongate member 3 has a fixed end 4 attached to the central portion 2 and a free end 5 remote from the fixed end 4. Each elongate member 3 includes a plurality of substantially parallel spaced apart cuffs 10 located adjacent the free end 5 so that in use a user can select a longitudinal length of the elongate member 3 by removing one or more of the cuffs 10. The cuffs 10 in an alternate form may not be parallel or straight. They could include a combination of shapes such as zig zag. The cuff 10 could also include a side opening (not shown), air vents, buttons, press studs or the like.

[0018] In a preferred form, the garment 1 is a shirt, jacket, pair of pants, shorts, a pair of overalls, jumpsuit or the like where the elongate member 3 are the arms or legs. Each elongate member 3 could include any number of cuffs equally spaced from the free end 5 of the elongate member 3. As best seen in Figure 2, the cuffs 10 include a fixed end 20 attached to the member 3 and a free end 25 remote the fixed end 20. In use, the user selects the length of the elongate member 3 by cutting the body behind the cuff 10 at a location between the fixed and remote ends 20, 25 of the cuff 10. In this way, the cut by the user will be hidden by the overlying cuff 10. It should be noted that the cuff 10 can be any type of cuff, such as a turned up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg to a fold or band serving as a trim or finish to the bottom of a sleeve.

The cuff can be formed in any way and could include elasticized, ribbed or reinforcing or any other such material. In the preferred form, the garment is manufactured from Cordura™ a fabric manufactured by DuPont™ and there are three cuffs 10. Preferably, the remote end 5 of the elongate member 3 will include additional materials such as nylon or the like to reduce fraying when cut by a user. [0019] As shown in Figure 3, the cuff 10 could be located in other parts of a garment such as for shirt length adjustment 30, short length adjustment 32, neck length adjustment 34, shoulder length adjustment 36. In these cases, the cuffs 10 are at the central portion 2 rather than the free end 5. The seams can also be folded in a variety of ways. For example, the seam lengths could be pre-cut, then folded and sewn as an over locked seam. It is one complete piece, lapped over and triple stitched.

[0020] In use, if a business such as a factory or the like wishes to order new overalls for its workers, for example, the business does not need to waste time having each individual worker measured and the sizes recorded. The business simply needs to order the quantity of overalls required from the retailer. Similarly, the retailer does not need to waste time and simply orders the quantity from the manufacturer. Again, the manufacturer does not need to waste time as they will manufacture only one size. The manufacturer would then deliver the quantity of garments to the retailer who passes them on to the business. The business again reduces time by simply distributing the overalls to its workers who will then manually cut the lengths of the arms and/or legs behind the cuffs 10, where necessary to adjust to their individual size. In the preferred form, each of the seams of the cuffs 10 would be tripled stitched and nylon material added. However, other material and stitching techniques could be utilized to strengthen the area being cut by the user and to ensure a neat finish. In a preferred form, the cuffs 10 would extend over a range of about 10 cm and provide the typical short, regular and tall sizes.

[0021] Advantageously, the Cut to Fit™ system described herein significantly reduces the carbon foot print of manufacturing and selling a garment. By having one product with multiple uses, waste is reduced. It has also been found to reduce stock holding by 1/3, reduce production requirement by 1/3 and reduce freight by 1/3.

[00010] Although the invention has been described with reference to specific examples, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention may be embodied in many other forms.

Claims

CLAIMS:

1. A garment including:

a body of fabric material to be worn by a user;

the body having a central portion and a pair of elongate members extending

longitudinally away from said central portion;

2. The garment of claim 1, comprising a pair of pants or shorts and said cuffs are located adjacent a waist and/or feet of a user.

3. The garment of claim 1, comprising a shirt or jacket and said cuffs are located adjacent a waist, shoulder and/or neck of a user.

4. The garment of any one of claims 1 to 3, further including three pre-hemmed cuffs.

5. The garment of claim 4, wherein each of said cuffs includes a fixed end attached to said member and a free end remote from the fixed end, said user selecting said length of said member by cutting said body behind said cuff at a location between said fixed and remote ends of said cuff.

6. The garment of claim 5, wherein said remote end of said elongate member includes additional nylon material to reduce fraying.

7. The garment of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein seams are pre-cut, folded and sewn as an over locked seam.