HK1008169A - Reinforcing textile support for shirt collars or similar items - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a textile support for strengthening a shirt collar or similar piece; the application of such a textile support for strengthening a shirt collar or equivalent piece and, finally, a process for making such a collar.

We already know about collars for clothing such as collars for shirts, blouses or equivalent pieces with a triple.

For example, reference may be made to documents FR-A-2.570.577 and FR-A-2.609.873.

Traditionally, triplures or reinforcing pieces for shirt collars are made either of woven material, e.g. polyester, or of non-woven material.

However, the disadvantage of current shirt collars is that the dimensional stability of the collar cannot be perfectly ensured over time, since during successive washes of the shirt and therefore the collar, the stabilization provided by the triple collar reinforcement deteriorates, which leads to a change in the neck girth, which is particularly inconvenient.

The state of the art also includes reinforcement parts for the localized stiffening of textiles (see FR-A-2.531.616), thermo-adhesive triplets (see FR-A-2.462.456), and finally thermo-adhesive knit-in-mesh trims (see FR-A-2.710.078).

Chemical treatments of textile materials are also known to confer or improve their anti-fouling properties (see FR-A-2.727.136).

The problem underlying the invention is to stabilize the dimension of a collar of a shirt or equivalent piece of clothing by regular maintenance of the garment, including successive washing and ironing.

To this end, the invention implements a reinforcing textile support for a shirt collar or similar piece, in the form of a braided knitted mesh comprising an insertion of reinforcement and stabilizing threads extending in the chain direction between columns of mesh.

Depending on the invention, the reinforcement and stabilization wires are straight or substantially straight, without or substantially without ripple stresses.

Such reinforcing textile support may also include a non-woven fabric insert.

The reinforcing textile support may also contain a sticky or thermo-adhesive material for its subsequent attachment to the collar.

Strengthening and stabilizing yarns are made from synthetic fibres or filaments.

The purpose of the invention is to apply such a reinforcing textile support to a shirt collar or similar piece in order to improve its dimensional stability over time, in particular by successive washing and ironing.

The dimensional stability of the collar can be improved in its broad direction, i.e. neck turn, or alternatively in its direction perpendicular to the broad direction of the collar.

In a third respect, the invention relates to a shirt collar or equivalent piece of clothing consisting of one or more pieces of fabric and, associated with it, a reinforcing textile support as described above.

The reinforcing textile support either functions as a triplet itself or as a triplet reinforcement itself associated with the neck part or parts.

The reinforcing textile support having the function of a trifold itself shall be covered with a glue or thermo-adhesive material for its attachment to the neck part or parts.

In the case where the reinforcing textile support functions as a triple reinforcement, the reinforcing textile support shall be combined with the thermal welding triple, simultaneously with the triple thermocollage.

Such a triplet is made of cotton or equivalent.

In the first case, the reinforcement and stabilization threads of the reinforcing textile support are arranged in the direction of the neck, i.e. the neck turn.

In a second embodiment, the reinforcement and stabilization wires are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the main direction of the collar.

In this case, the chain of the reinforcing textile support extends in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the neck length.

A collar as described above may consist of two pieces of fabric, one above and one below, joined together and between which the reinforcing textile support is inserted.

According to a fourth and final aspect of the invention, a method is proposed for making a collar as described above which includes a step of attaching a reinforcing textile support as described to the collar fabric or pieces.

In the first case, the reinforcing textile support is attached directly to the piece or pieces of fabric of the neck.

A second possible variant is to first attach the reinforcing textile support to a triplet and then attach the triplet thus reinforced to the piece or pieces of fabric forming the collar.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be shown by the following description, given by way of illustration, in reference to the attached drawings in which: Figures 1 and 2 are schematic elevation views of two modes of manufacture of the reinforcing textile support according to the invention; Figures 3 and 4 are two elevation views of a shirt collar or equivalent piece including a reinforcing textile support as shown in Figure 1; Figures 5 and 6 are two elevation views of a shirt collar or equivalent piece including a reinforcing textile support as shown in Figure 2; Figure 7 is a partial cut view as shown in line IV-IV of Figure 3.

The reinforcement textile support 1 according to the invention is in the form of a braided knitted fabric 2 comprising threads of chain 3 and threads of braid 4. The knitted fabric 2 also includes reinforcement and stabilization threads 5 extending in the direction of the chain between the columns of knitted fabric 2 (Figures 1 and 2).

The knitted or crocheted knitwear is known in itself and therefore need not be described further here.

The reinforcement and stabilisation wires 5 are arranged in each of the spaces between two columns of adjacent meshes or in some spaces only, the other spaces in between being wireless 5.

This provision is determined according to the strengthening and stabilizing qualities sought for support 1 and the objectives of its application.

Similarly, the reinforcement and stabilisation wires 5 are arranged in a regular or irregular manner according to the areas under consideration, the reinforcement and stabilisation being themselves homogeneous or not in the different areas of the support.

For example, it can be expected that in some areas the knitting will have 5 wires in each of the spacing between two columns of adjacent meshes and that in other areas the 5 wires will only concern certain spacing.

In order to perform their reinforcement and especially stabilization functions fully, wires 5 are arranged in a straight line, preferably perfectly straight, and are free or substantially free of undulation stresses.

This characteristic is obtained by the fact that the 5 threads do not participate in the meshes themselves and are not conformed by the crossing of the threads chain 3 and twine 4 of knitted 2.

In order to enhance the stabilizing qualities, the 5 wires themselves are thermally stabilized, preferably without the addition of synthetic or chemical stabilizing resin.

5 of the yarns used are made from synthetic fibres or filaments.

The dimensional stability of the yarns 5 in the direction of their length results in the stability of the textile support 1 in the direction of the chain.

Depending on the possible embodiment, the support 1 shall have a sticky or thermo-adhesive material for the subsequent joining of the support 1 to column 6 or, where appropriate, an additional support such as a triplet.

Depending on the intended application, the adhesive or thermo-adhesive material is arranged on one or both sides of the textile backing 1 only.

Processes for the application of a sticky or thermo-adhesive material to a textile substrate are known in themselves and therefore need not be described further here.

Another possible implementation is that the support 1 also includes a nonwoven sheet inserted, which gives the neck or analogue part 6 a certain volume.

A support 1 as described above is specially designed for a shirt collar or any other equivalent part 6 and has the function of improving its dimensional stability over time by means of its successive washing or ironing.

Column 6 in the represented work consists of two pieces, above 7 and below 8 respectively, joined together and between which at least one textile support 1 is inserted (Figure 7).

The pieces 7, 8 are cut to form a piece 9 called a collar, which is intended to be joined by being attached to the main part of the garment, and a flap 10.

The two pieces 7, 8 are joined to each other by sewing on the periphery or by thermocollage.

According to a first embodiment, the dimensional stability sought is that in the great direction of this part, referred to as D in Figure 3, i.e. in this case the neck turn.

To achieve this stabilizing function, the support 1 is arranged on piece 6 with the wires 5 arranged in the direction to be stabilized, in this case direction D. For a better understanding of the invention, the textile support 1 is shown in Figure 1 in the position in which it is associated with the shirt collar in Figure 3.

In the case of the intended application - shirt collar or equivalent - the 5 threads are arranged in the collar direction corresponding to the neck circumference.

In a second embodiment, the desired dimensional stability is that which is perpendicular to the major direction of the neck (Figure 5).

In this case, the stabilizing function is to be performed by attaching the textile support 1 to column 6 in the position shown in Figure 2: support 1 is placed on piece 6 with the wires 5 arranged in the direction to be stabilized, in this case the direction perpendicular to direction D.

In the first possible embodiment, the support 1 has a triple function (Figures 3 and 5).

According to another possible implementation (Figures 4 and 6), support 1 is associated with a triple 11 which is itself associated with pieces 7, 8.

In the latter case, the support 1 is connected to the triple 11 by thermal welding.

Such a triplet 11 may be made conventionally of cotton or equivalent.

Alternatively, support 1 may be applied as reinforcement on a first layer of the same support 1 glued to the neck fabric.

The process of making a collar as described above involves including a step of attachment to the pieces 7, 8 of a support 1.

Depending on the design, support 1 is either directly connected to parts 7, 8 or first connected to a triple 11 which, reinforced in this way, is then connected to parts 7, 8.

Claims (18)

1. Textile backing for a shirt collar or similar piece, in the form of a knit string (2), comprising a reinforcement and stabilizing thread (5) extending along the chain between the columns of the mesh, the reinforcement and stabilizing threads (5) being straight or substantially straight, without or substantially without undulation stresses.
2. Refining textile support according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that the reinforcing and stabilising threads (5) are thermally stabilised.
3. Reinforcing textile support according to claim 1 or 2, characterised by the fact that it also includes, inserted, a non-woven sheet.
4. Reinforcing textile material according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised by the presence of a sticky or thermo-adhesive material for its subsequent combination with a fabric or triplet.
5. Reinforcing textile material according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised by the fact that the reinforcing and stabilising yarns (5) are made from synthetic fibres or filaments.
6. Application of a reinforcing textile support, according to any of claims 1 to 5, to a shirt neck (6) or equivalent piece, in order to improve its dimensional stability over time, in its broad direction, particularly as a result of successive washing and ironing.
7. Application of a reinforcing textile support, according to any of claims 1 to 5, to a shirt neck (6) or equivalent piece, in order to improve its dimensional stability over time, in its direction perpendicular to its main direction, particularly as a result of successive washing and ironing.
8. A shirt collar or equivalent piece, consisting of one or more pieces of fabric and at least one reinforcing textile support according to any of claims 1 to 5.
9. Collar as claimed 8, characterised by the fact that the reinforcing textile support is either a triple function in itself or a triple function (11) itself associated with the collar part (s).
10. Collar as claimed 9, characterised by the fact that the reinforcement textile support having the self-imposed triple function has a coating of sticky or thermo-adhesive material for its association with the collar piece (s).
11. Col according to claim 9, characterised by the fact that the reinforcing textile support functioning as triple reinforcement (11) is linked to the latter by heat welding.
12. Collar according to claim 11, characterised by the fact that the triplet (11) is made of cotton or equivalent.
13. Collar according to any of claims 8 to 12, characterised by the fact that the reinforcing and stabilizing wires (5) of the reinforcing textile support are arranged in the broad direction of the collar (6), i.e. the neck circumference.
14. Collar according to any of claims 8 to 12, characterised by the fact that the reinforcement and stabilization wires (5) of the reinforcement textile support are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the main direction of the collar.
15. Collar according to any of claims 8 to 14, characterised by the fact that it consists of two pieces of fabric (7, 8) above and below, respectively, joined to each other and between which the reinforcing textile support is inserted and assembled.
16. Process for making a shirt collar or equivalent piece, characterised by the fact that it includes a step to attach to the collar fabric (s) a reinforcing textile support according to any of claims 1 to 5.
17. Processed according to claim 16, characterised by the fact that the reinforcing textile support is attached directly to the neck part (s) (6), the reinforcing textile support itself being a triple.
18. Processed according to claim 16, characterised by the combination of the reinforcing textile support with a triple (11) and then the triple thus reinforced at the neck part (s) (6).