US3349409A

US3349409A - Lady's garment

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Publication number: US3349409A
Application number: US436100A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hall Alice Norman
Original assignee: Munsingwear Inc
Current assignee: Munsingwear Inc
Priority date: 1965-03-01
Filing date: 1965-03-01
Publication date: 1967-10-31
Anticipated expiration: 1984-10-31

Description

Oct. 31, 1967 A. N. HALL 3,349,409

LADY'S GARMENT 2 Sheets$heet 1 Filed March 1, 1965 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEYS Oct. 31. 1967 A. N. HALL 3,349,409

LADY'S GARMENT Filed March 1; 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR. AL/CE NORMAN HA LL W 17, y w i a? AT TORNEMYS United States Patent Office 3,349,409 LADYS GARMENT Alice Norman Hall, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to Munsingwear, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Delaware Filed Mar. 1, 1965, Ser. No. 436,100 Claims. (Cl. 274) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A ladys garment completely enclosed and having a relatively large neck opening so that the garment can easily be slipped on over the wearers head. The garment further has longitudinal folds extending from approximately the shoulders of the garment down the front at either side of the neck opening, and wing-shaped members spaced outwardly from the folds toward the sides of the garment, which wing-shaped members are adapted to be folded around the front of the garment and held in place by a belt. The wing-shaped members urge the folds inwardly toward the neck of the wearer to reduce the size of the neck opening to approximately the size of the neck of the wearer. The folds and wing-shaped members completely close the garment so there is no possibility of undesirable openings therethrough.

This invention pertains to a new and improved ladys garment and more particularly to a ladys garment such as a robe, pajamas, or the like which does not have a large number of buttons or zippers and which closes without leaving gaping holes therein.

In prior art lounging robes and the like which have a fitted waist portion the garment is generally constructed to open in the front so that the garment may be readily slipped on after which the opening is at least partially closed by buttons or the like. One of the major disadvantages in garments of this type lies in the fact that large gaping holes are left between the buttons closing the opening. Also, this cannot readily be remedied by increasing the amount of buttons or adding a zipper since the additional buttons or the zipper are a great inconvenience.

The present garment has a new and novel pattern which adds to the over-all appearance and which is an improvement over the prior art since, once the garment is closed, there are no gaping openings or the like. Also, the garment does not have buttons, zippers, or the like to inconvenience the wearer in donning the garment.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved ladys garment.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a ladys garment which is easily slipped on without the inconvenience of buttons, zippers, and the like and which does not have gaping holes therein.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improved ladys garment which has a new and novel appearance thereto.

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the accompanying specification, claims, and drawings.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the figures:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention in the closed position;

FIG. 2 is a back view of the present invention in the closed position;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the present invention in an open position;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the present invention in an open position;

3,349,409 Patented Oct. 31, 1967 FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the present invention taken along the line 5-5 \of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a modification of the pres n invention, parts thereof broken away;

FIG. 7 is a pattern of one of the side panels;

FIG. 8 is a pattern of a front portion including the front of the sleeve; and

FIG. 9 is a pattern of a back portion, back portion of the sleeve.

Referring to the figures and especially FIGS. 79 the assembly of the garment, shown assembled in FIGS. 1-5, will be explained. FIGS. 79 are patterns of a panel 10 and front and

back sections

11 and 12 making up a portion of the waist having a sleeve therein. It should be understood that panel 10 and

sections

11 and 12 only make up one-half of the garment and three more somewhat similar pieces are required for the other one-half. The parts of the garment are numbered so that the patterns of FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 make up the right half of the garment and similar parts in the left half are given similar numbers with a prime for ease in explanation.

The panel 10 has a vertical, substantially straight left edge 13, which extends somewhat more than one-half the length thereof. A right edge 15 is also straight and approximately the same length as the edge 13 but it is canted slightly outwardly from edge 13 at the top. A lower edge 17 between edge 13 and edge 15 is cut somewhat on a bias upwardly from edge 13 to edge 15 and is rounded or somewhat convex in a downward direction. An edge 28 extending from the upper extremity of edge 13 is a diagonal or truncated line extending to a point nearly Vertically above the edge 15. A curved edge 31 extends upwardly from the upper extremity of edge 15 and the upper extremity of edge 31 is connected to the upper extremity of edge 28 by an edge 30 which is approximately perpendicular to edge 28. It should be understood that the edges explained can vary slightly and still be within the scope of the invention.

Referring to panel 10 in FIG. 7 the left-hand edge 13, which is approximately straight and extends somewhat more than one-half the length of the panel 10 is sewed to a similar edge on a second panel to produce the seam 14 in the back of the garment, shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4. The right-hand edge 15 of panel 10 which is approximately straight and extends about the same distance along the length of panel 10 as edge 13, is sewed to a similar edge on the second panel to produce a seam 16, shown in FIG. 3. When the two panels 10 are sewed together along the edges 13 and 15 a somewhat tubularshaped skirt portion is produced. The lower edge 17 of panel 10 is cut upwardly on a bias from edge 13 to edge 15 and in the assembled garment has a hem sewed therein which is the lower edge of the garment. The edge 17 is cut on a bias so that the back of the garment hangs lower than the front of the garment to provide for easy walking therein.

In FIG. 8 section 11 is a somewhat L-shaped section with the long arm of the L forming the front portion of the sleeve and the short arm of the L forming a portion of the waist of the garment. An edge 20 which is the upper edge of section 11 also forms one edge of the long arm of the L. The other edge of the long arm and one edge of the short arm of the L are formed by a curved edge 22. The left extremities of

edges

20 and 22 are joined by an edge which forms one-half of the cuif of the sleeve. A substantially straight, vertical right edge 37 is joined to the right extremity of edge 20 at its upper extremity and the lower extremity of edge 37 is joined to the lower or right extremity of edge 22 by an edge 26 to form the remainder of the short arm of the L.

In FIG. 9 section 12 is a somewhat L-shaped section including the with the long arm of the L forming the back portion of the sleeve and the short arm of the L forming approximately one-half of the back of the waist of the garment. An edge 21 which is the lower edge of section 12 also forms one edge of the long arm of the L and mates with the edge of section 11 to form the upper part of a sleeve and a shoulder of the garment. The other edge of the long arm and one edge of the short arm of the L are formed by a curved edge 23 which mates with edge 22 of section 11 to form the under portion of the sleeve. The left extremities of

edges

21 and 23 are joined by an edge which forms one-half of the cuff of the sleeve. A substantially straight, vertical right edge 24 is joined to the right extremity of edge 21 at its lower extremity and the upper extremity of edge 24 is joined to the upper or right extremity of edge 23 by a downwardly curved edge 27 to form the remainder of the short arm of the L.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9 the upper edge 20 of the front section 11 and the lower edge 21 of the back section 12 are sewed together and the lower curved edge 22 of section 11 is sewed to the upper curved edge 23 of section 12 to provide a first waist portion having a sleeve therein. The connection of

edges

22 and 23 produce a seam designated 19. A second waist portion is provided in a similar manner and the two portions are sewed together along the right-hand edge 24 of section 12. The connection of the two waist portions along the edge 24 of the section 12 produces a seam 25, which can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 4.

The lower straight edge 26 of the front section 11 and the upper curved edge 27 of the back section 12 are sewed to the truncated edge 28 of panel 10 so that the back seam of the waist is in a straight line with the back seam 14 of the skirt. The connection of the

edges

26, 27 and 28 form a seam 29, which can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 4. In a similar fashion the edges of the other portion of the waist are connected to the edge of the other panel.

The extreme upper straight edge 30 of panel 10 is folded underneath and sewed along and parallel with the edge 28 of panel 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The curved edge 31 of panel 10 is sewed to produce the bound edge 32 which, in combination with its counterpart 32, provides the neck opening of the garment. By turning the edge 30 under, as illustrated in broken lines in FIG. 7, and sewing it to the edge 28 a longitudinal fold 33, beginning at the utmost extremity of edge 28, is naturally produced in the garment. The longitudinal fold 33 extends approximately the length of the garment and one fold is situated on each side of the neck opening. The fold 33 serves to close the neck opening when the garment is in the closed position, as can be seen in FIG. 1. The fold 33 further adds to the over-all appearance of the garment.

A first wing-shaped member 35 is produced by folding the garment longitudinally and taking a few stitches 36 in the fold approximately at the waist line, as shown in FIG. 5. The wing-shaped fold 35 is such that the remaining side 37 of the front section 11 can be sewed to the remaining portion of the truncated edge 28. The connection of the edge 37 with the edge 28 forms a seam 38, shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The wing-shaped member 35 extends approximately the length of the garment and is parallel to the fold 33. Also, the wing-shaped member 35 is between the fold 33 and the side of the garment. When the garment is open, as shown in FIG. 3, the wingshaped member 35 extends laterally outwardly to substantially a point 39 at the waist line of the garment.

Sewcd to the point 39 of the wing-shaped member 35 is a belt section 40. A similar belt section 40 is sewed to the point 39 of the other wing-shaped member 35. The belt sections 49 and 40' are each of a sufficient length to encircle the wearer approximately once. A small belt receiving aperture 41 is cut in the fold of the right wingshaped member 35. The aperture 41 is out where the fold is sewed, as shown in FIG. 5, for convenience in assembling the garment. It should be understood that the aperture 41 could be cut in either of the wing-shaped members 35 or 35' and the garment would give the same appearance.

A band 42 is connected to the inside of the garment at the

seams

19 and 19 so that the band 42 and the

belt sections

40 and 40 are approximately in a straight line. The band 42 partially encircles the wearer along the back and acts as an anchor for the belt. Thus, when the belt is pulled about the wearer the attached ends of the belt pull on the band 42 rather than on the garment and the garment is not deformed along the back.

To don the garment the wearer may put her head into the neck opening and her arms through the sleeves, from the bottom, and pull the garment down or the wearer may step into the neck opening and pull the garment up over the shoulders after the arms are placed in the sleeves. Once the garment is on it is closed by placing the belt section 40' through the belt receiving aperture 41 after which the wing-shaped member 35 is pulled against the body and the wing-shaped member 35 is placed in a partially overlying position, as shown in FIG. 1. Each section of the

belt

40 and 40 encircles the wearer approximately once and the belt is tied in a bow in the front. It should be understood that means other than the belt sections 40 and 40' might be utilized to maintain the garment in the closed position.

In FIG. 6 a ladys garment, which may be utilized as a pajama or the like, is illustrated which is similar to the garment illustrated in FIG. 1 except that the skirt portion is not tubular but has a pair of legs. The garment shown in FIG. 6 is fashioned like the previously described garment except that the panel 10 and its mate 10, shown in FIG. 7, are cut as shown by the dotted lines rather than the full lines. It can be seen from the dotted lines in FIG. 7 that the

edges

13 and 15 are extended outwardly while the edge 17 has much less bias to the cut thereof. Also, the lower portions of the

edges

28 and 31 have an additional slope which comprises the crotch or the junction between the two legs of the garment. In the garment shown in FIG. 6 the

edges

13 and 15 of each of the panels are sewed together to form a leg and the two legs are joined at the crotch portion. The remainder of the garment shown in FIG. 6 is similar to the garment shown in the other figures.

Thus, I have disclosed a ladys garment which may be utilized as a robe, pajama, or the like with the waist portion being fitted and which is an improvement over the prior art since it is easy to put on and has no buttons, zippers, or the like. Also, the ladys garment described does not have gaping holes therein but is a completely enclosed garment for lounging therein. In addition to the above advantages the presently disclosed ladys garment has a pleasing and novel over-all appearance.

While I have shown and described a specific embodiment of this invention, further modifications and improvements will occur to those skilled in the art. I desire it to be understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular form shown and I intend in the appended claims to cover all modifications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of this invention.

I claim 1. A ladys garment comprising:

(a) first and second cloth portions having sleeves therein connected together along one edge thereof to form a fitted back of a waist portion;

(b) first and second cloth panels connected together along front and back longitudinal edges to form a substantially tubular-shaped skirt portion, the upper edges of said panels being connected to matching edges of said first and second portions to form a front of said waist portion with a relatively large neck opening therein, and a portion of each of said cloth panels being folded in overlying relationship with part of the remainder of the associated panel and connected along a mating upper edge of the associated panel and the folded portion thereof thereby causing said garment to have a longitudinal fold at either side of the neck opening which folds extend substantially the length of the garment;

((1) closing means attached to said left and right wingshaped members for maintaining said garment in the closed position, said wing-shaped members urging and either side of the neck opening which folds extend substantially the length of the garment;

(c) left and right wing-shaped members extending generally parallel to said longitudinal folds between said (c)) left and right wing-shaped members extending 5 longitudinal folds and the side of the garment, one generally parallel to said longitudinal folds between of said wing-shaped members being formed from said longitudinal folds and the side of the garment, parts of said first portions and panels and the other one of said wing-shaped members being formed from of said wing-shaped members being formed from parts of said first portions and panels and the other parts of said second portions and panels, said wingof said wing-shaped members being formed from 10 shaped members extending laterally outwardly to subparts of said second portions and panels, said wingstantially a point at approximately the waist line shaped members extending laterally outwardly to when said garment is open and crossing in a partially substantially a point at approximately the waist line overlying position when said garment is closed; when said garment is open and crossing in a partially (d) left and right belt sections attached to the points overlying position when said garment is closed; and of said left and right wing-shaped members for maintaining said garment in the closed position, said sections each being of sufficient length to substantially encircle the wearer once; and

holding said longitudinal folds into a position wherein the neck of a wearer is encircled and the neck opening is reduced in size to approximately the size of the neck of the wearer.

2. The ladys garment substantially as described in claim 1 and having in addition the bottom edges of the first and second cloth panels cut on a bias so the front lower edge of the assembled garment is higher than the back lower edge.

3. The ladys garment substantially as described in claim 1 wherein the front and back longitudinal edges forming the tubular skirt are connected together on each panel to form legs and a portion of the longitudinal edges are connected together to form a crotch portion.

4. A ladys garment comprising:

(a) first and second cloth portions having sleeves (e) one of said wing-shaped members having a belt receiving aperture therethrough adjacent the base thereof for receiving the belt section attached tothe other wing-shaped member therethrough to allow the belt section to substantially encircle the wearer when the garment is in the closed position, said wingshaped member urging and holding said longitudinal folds into a position wherein the neck of a wearer is encircled and the neck opening is reduced in size to approximately the size of the neck of the wearer.

5. The ladys garment substantially as described in claim 4 and having in addition a band partially encircling the waist line along the back of the wearer for preventing the belt sections from being pulled so tightly as to deform the back of said garment.

therein connected together along one edge thereof to References Cited form a fitted back Of a waist pOTtiOIl; UNITED STATES PATENTS (b) first and second cloth panels connected together along front and back longitudinal edges .to form a l gi substantially tubular-shaped skirt portion, the upper 2324371 7/1943 g gg edges of said panels belng connected to the remam- 2:385:871 10/1945 Hebert 2 71 ing edges of said first and second portions to form a front of said waist portion with a relatively large neck opening therein, and a portion of each of said cloth panels being folded in overlying relationship with part of the remainder of the associated panel and connected along a mating upper edge of the associated panel and the folded portion thereof thereby causing said garment to have a longitudinal fold at FOREIGN PATENTS 631,292 6/1936 Germany.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

H. H. HUNTER, Assistant Examiner.

Claims

1. A LADY''S GARMENT COMPRISING: (A) FIRST AND SECOND CLOTH PORTIONS HAVING SLEEVES THEREIN CONNECTED TOGETHER ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF TO FORM A FITTED BACK OF A WAIST PORTION; (B) FIRST AND SECOND CLOTH PANELS CONNECTED TOGETHER ALONG FRONT AND BACK LONGITUDINAL EDGES TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY TUBULAR-SHAPED SKIRT PORTION, THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID PANELS BEING CONNECTED TO MATCHING EDGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS TO FORM A FRONT OF SAID WAIST PORTION WITH A RELATIVELY LARGE NECK OPENING THEREIN, AND A PORTION OF EACH OF SAID CLOTH PANELS BEING FOLDED IN OVERLYING RELATIONSHIP WITH PART OF THE REMAINDER OF THE ASSOCIATED PANEL AND CONNECTED ALONG A MATING UPPER EDGE OF THE ASSOCIATED PANEL AND THE FOLDED PORTION THEREOF THEREBY CAUSING SAID GARMENT TO HAVE A LONGITUDINAL FOLD AT EITHER SIDE OF THE NECK OPENING WHICH FOLDS EXTEND SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF THE GARMENT; (C) LEFT AND RIGHT WING-SHAPED MEMBERS EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID LONGITUDINAL FOLDS BETWEEN SAID LONGITUDINAL FOLDS AND THE SIDE OF THE GARMENT, ONE OF SAID WING-SHAPED MEMBERS BEING FORMED FROM PARTS OF SAID FIRST PORTIONS AND PANELS AND THE OTHER OF SAID WING-SHAPED MEMBERS BEING FORMED FROM PARTS OF SAID SECOND PORTIONS AND PANELS, SAID WINGSHAPED MEMBERS EXTENDING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY TO SUBSTANTIALLY A POINT AT APPROXIMATELY THE WAIST LINE WHEN SAID GARMENT IS OPEN AND CROSSING IN A PARTIALLY OVERLYING POSITION WHEN SAID GARMENT IS CLOSED; AND (D) CLOSING MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID LEFT AND RIGHT WINGSHAPED MEMBERS FOR MAINTAINING SAID GARMENT IN THE CLOSED POSITION, SAID WING-SHAPED MEMBERS URGING AND HOLDING SAID LONGITUDINAL FOLDS INTO A POSITION WHEREIN THE NECK OF A WEARER IS ENCIRCLED AND THE NECK OPENING IS REDUCED IN SIZE TO APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF THE NECK OF THE WEARER.