US1515020A - Garment - Google Patents

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Nov. 11 1924.

H. FELDMAN GARMENT l iled April 25, 1924 INVENTOR HARRY FELDMA/V Patented Nov. ll, 1924,

HARRY FELDMAN, or BROOKLYN, new YonK.

GARMENT.

Application filed April 25, 192%. Serial No. 708,858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY FELDMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garments and particularly to garments such as coats.

As now constructed, coats and particularly overcoats with pleated backs are much in demand. This style of back is usually made in one piece and the labor cost and cost of the material are, therefore, considerable. Furthermore, since pleated coat backs are not vented the coat cannot open at the back and is often torn or bagged when the wearer seats himself.

This invention has for its salient object to provide a. vented coat back construction having the appearance of a pleated back.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coat back so constructed that it will be attractive in appearance and can be made at a minimum cost.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following specification taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which- Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of a coat constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing one of the flaps of the back folded back.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view showing the inside construction of the coat.

Fig. 4; is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the vent open or one of the flaps folded back.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional elevation taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view taken on line 77 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional elevation taken substantially on line 88 of Fig. 1.

The invention briefly described consists in providing a vented coat back so constructed that it will have the appearance of a pleated back. This is accomplished by securing to one of the flaps a strip of Inaterial which when the vent is closed over laps theother flap to such an extent that ordinarily or when the vent is closed, the back has the characteristics of a pleated back. Further details of the invention will appear from the following description.

The invention has been particularly shown;

as embodied in an overcoatbut it should be understood that it is equally applicable to other garments and that it is not the intention to limit the invention to any particular form of garment.

The coat may be of any desired form or style and a halflined or skeleton-lined coat is illustrated. In the form of the invention shown the back consists of two sections 10 and 11. These sections have their inner edges 12 and 13 folded back and provided with a suitable smooth edging at the free edges 1 1 and 15 thereof.

The inner edges 12 and 13 are secured together throughout a portion 16 of their length but are open for the remaining portion of their length to form a vent 17 which is shown as closed in Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 6 and open in Figs. 2 and 4. The edges 12 and 13 are preferably stitched to the sec tions 10 and 11 as shown at 18.

The free edge 14 of the folded edge 12 of the section 10 is secured as shown at 20 to the section 10 throughout the vented portion of the back.

In order to give the coat back the appearance of a vented back an additional strip of material 21 is secured as shown at 22 to the edge 15 of the folded portion 13 of p the section 11. The edges of the strip 21 and the folded portion 13 which as stated are joined at 22 are connected or stitched at 23 to the section 11 of the back. This strip of material is preferably provided on its two longitudinal edges 25 and 26 and at the upper portion 27 with a smooth edging. As clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the strip 21 overlaps the flap formed by the edge of the section 10 to such an extent that the edge 25 of the strip substantially coincides with the edge 1A of the fold 12 of the section 10 when the vent is closed and thus it'will be seen that the vent can open slightly without exposing the edge 25 of the strip 21.

The remaining edges of the coat may be finished in any desired manner as by folding them inwardly, binding the edges as shown in Fig. 7 and at 30 and securing the edges as shown at 31 to the back.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a coat back constructed as described Will have a neat and attractive appearance and will possess the advantages of but none of the disadvantages of a pleat ed back.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a garment, a back con'iprising two sections of material having their inner edges folded back upon the material, said folded edges being connected for a portion of their lengths and abutting for the remaining portion of their lengths and a strip of material secured at the upper end of the same over the connected portions of the folded edges and secured along one longitudinal edge to the free folded back edge of the unconnected portion of one section, the other longitudinal edge of said strip of material overlapping the folded back edge of the other section and the abutting unconnected folded edges of the two sect-ions.

2. In a garment, a back comprising sections of material having their inner edges folded back upon the material and arranged with such folded edges in abutting engagement but free to open toform a vent and a strip of material at the back of and over lapping the folded abutting edges of the two sections, said strip being secured *at one longitudinal edge to the free edge of one of the folded back portions and extending freely over the free edge of the folded back portion of the other section whereby to present the appearance of a pleated back.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of April, 1924.

HARRY F ELDM-AN.

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