US1422604A - Undergarment - Google Patents

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E. B. MOWER. UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 19, I920.

Patented July 111, 1922.

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E. B. MOWER. UNDERGARMENTQ APPLICATION VHLED NOV. 19, 1920.

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earner EDWTARD B. MOWER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN OR TO THE FUTURIST COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORYORATION OF ILLINOIS.

UNDERGAR-MENT.

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Application filed November 19, 1920.

T all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWARD Bwlviownn,

a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Undergarments, of which the following is a specifica tion.

'lhisinvention relates to improvements in undergarments, and more particularly to womens undergarments, made of'relatively inelastic fabric and including features of design similar to those garments of the s0 called athletic type.

The object of the invention is to provide a durable, well fitting, and comfortable undergarment, wherein. the use of buttons has been eliminated, and yet shaped to conform to the natural contour of the body, without unnecessary fullness throughout those portions of the garment where discomfort to the wearer would ordinarily result.

The features of the invention will be hereinafter set forth in detail, a preferred embodiment thereof being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front view in elevation of the garment,

Fig, 2 is a back view in elevation of the same garment,

Fig. 8 is a view in side elevation of the garment,

Fig. 4 is a plan new of a piece of fabric cut to form the front section,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of another piece which forms the upper back section,

Figs. (Sand 7 are plan views of the two side sections, and

Figs. 8 and9 are the views of the back-leg forming sections.

The garment is preferably made from a non-elastic woven fabric by the sewing together of the pieces or sections cut from patterns to the proper shape and size. The method of fabricating the garment is. perhaps best understood by describing the several sections as they appear in the flat piece, and the manner in which they are united, although not necessarily following the method employed by the operator in sewing the sections together. The front section 1 is a comparatively large piece of fabric which forms the front of the body portion and leg portions, this section being preferably unitary, and unsevered throughout the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11.,

Serial No. 425,034.

length and width of the garment, although if-"economy of material demands otherwise, the piecing together of several pieces of fab rio would. not be objectionable. The front section is generally rectangular in shape, its side edges 2, 2 being slightly curved to provide the necessary shaping of the garment and the lower portion is severed intermediate the side edges from the lower edge, thereby forming the leg portions 3, 8 havin opposed inner edges 4 4. i

The back of the garment is made up of a plurality of sections, namely, an upper body section 5, two back leg sections 6, 6 and a longitudinal strip of elastic fabric 7 connecting the lower edge 8 of the upper body section 5 and the upper edges9, 9 of the leg sections 6, 6, and located slightly above the waist-line. Intermediate the back sections and the front section 1 are-two side sections 10, l0,-the same-consisting of comparatively narrow strips of fabric adapted to extend the full length of and down each side of the garment. These side sections are sewed along their side edges 11, 11 to the side edges 2, 2 of the front section 1, and to the side edges 12, 13 and 14 of the upper back section 5, the elastic strip 7 and'the leg sections 6, 6, respectively, thus uniting the several sections together and giving the garment the tubular form. The-side sections are preferably shaped that is, the side edges are cut to converge slightly toward the central or waist portion-of the garment, and diverge or flare toward the ends. In this manner the narrowing or shaping of the garment at the waist is secured, and the elimination of the unnecessary fullness at this portion of the body.

Referring to the manner in which the lower portion of the garment is made, the side edges of'the front section, which include the leg portions 3, 3 thereof, are oined to back leg sections 6, 6 by means of the intermediate side sections 10, as alreadydescribed, so that the outer side edges 2, 2 and 14, 14 are united. Now, to form the legs the inner edges 4, 4, of the front sections are sewed to the lower portions 15, 15 of the innor edges of the sections 6, 6, the upper'and tapered edges 16, 16 being free edges that form an opening extending from the waist at the back of the garment to the apex of the leg portions 3, 3 at the front of the garment. This opening is provided for by the overlapping crotch forming portions 17, 17 of the leg sections 6, 6 which are stitched together alongv their upper edges '18, 18 gradually tapering downwardly and toward the apex of the opening. The edges of the opening are hemmed and otherwise reinforced in an approved manner. The upper edges of the garment are hemmed to provide a band 19 for a drawstring. Shoulder straps 20, 20 extend from front to rear in the usual manner.

Having described the manner in which the garment is made, certain features may.

back sections are out less in width than the true width of the back, less by width of the side sections l0, 10. In being worn, however, it is manifest that the increased fullness of the human body in the front compensates for the offsetting of the side sections when the garment is laid flat so that as a matter of fact the side sections follow the sides of the body when the garment is worn, as shown in Fig. 3.

The presence or insertion of the side sections or strips 10, 10 is attended by several marked advantages, not only in fashion ing the garment, but in the way of added strength and comfort to the wearer. Manifestly it is desirable to have the garment lit as snugly as comfort permits in order to avoid the bunching or gathering of the material beneath the outer garments. The shaping of the side section permits a greater latitude'in introducing the desired amount of tightness at the waist and fullness above and below. Furthermore, the side sections materially increase the strength and hence the wear resisting qualities of the garment by reason'of the double seams formed thereby along each side of the garment. It is particularly throughout these portions of the garment that the fabric undergoes con-- siderable strain due to the arm and shoulder movements of'the wearer. Again, the length of the elastic fabric strip is decreased so that it does not extend the full width of the back but is confined t0 the locality where its function is manifested, namely, throughout the central portion of the back where the strains due to the forward movement of the body are exerted. T he result is a neaterand more comfortable fitting garment without an unnecessary degree of elasticity at the sides which not only gives an opportunity for sagging at the waist, but decreases the strength of the garment. In short, the several improved features combine to provide a garment primarily calculated to provide comfort to the wearer, neatness in appearance and satisfaction in wearing qualities.

I claim as my invention:

1. A garment of the character described, comprising a front section consisting of a single piece of fabric extending the full length of the garment, and forming the front of the leg portions thereof, upper and lower back sections substantially less in width-throughout the upper and waist portionsof the garment than said front sections,

and relatively narrow side sections of inelastic fabric inserted between said front and back sections, and tapering from the upper and lower edges thereof toward the waist line.

2. A garment of the class described comprising a unitary front section, a back section comprising a body forming portion and leg forming portions, a longitudinal strip of elastic fabric uniting said back sections, and relatively narrow side sections sewed along the side edges of said front and back sections, the combined width of said back and side sections being substantially equal to that of the front section throughout the body portion ofthe garment, said side sec,-

tions beingdecreased in width from their ends toward the waistline of the garment.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name tins 17th day of November, A. D. 1920.

EDWARD B. MowER.

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