US2647260A - Female undergarment - Google Patents

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Aug. 4, 1953 KAUFMAN FEMALE UNDERGARMENT FiJ-ed'May 21,19,418

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Afforws I Patented Aug. 4, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FEMALE :UNDERGARMENT Sandor Kaufman, Yonkers, N. Y. Application May 21, 1948, Serial No. 28,311

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This invention relates to female undergarments in the nature of slips and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a female undergarment in the nature of a slip and the like, of improved and novel construction and design, whereby' the fit and wearing qualities thereof upon the body of the wearer are considerably perfected and enhanced.

Another object of the invention is to provide a female undergarment in the nature of a slip and the like, which includes a waist portion and a skirt portion, and novel means for interconnecting said waist portion and skirt portion, so that no undue stress or strains are imposed upon the said slip portions adjacent their area of interconnection, thus increasing the durability of the slip, and decreasing the likelihood of accidental ripping or tearing thereof at the seams.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a female slip, novel construction about the waistline thereof, so that the garment is easily put on and taken off by the wearer without the need for opening or closing any portion of the garment in the waistline region to permit its passing over the head and shoulders of the wearer, while at the same time avoiding use of any undue excess of material thereat, so that the appearance of the slip is improved.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved slip construction including a skirt portion and a waist portion which are. interconnected both through stitching directly through abutting edges of said skirt and waist portions, and also through an elastic waist band overlying the said directly stitched seam between said skirt and waist portions and stitched along opposite margins of said elastic waist band to said skirt and Waist portions respectively, whereby said elastic waist band takes up any up-anddown stress across said direct seam.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved slip construction in which the waist and skirt portions are interconnected by meansof 1 a resilient waist band stitched respectively to said waist and skirt portions at opposite margins of said. resilient waist band, and in which said waist and skirt portions are also directly interconnected by stitching at their mutually overlapping seams, and wherein a certain degree of looseness of the waist and skirt portion fabric is allowed between the oppositely stitched margins of the resiliently acting waist band so that upand-down stresses are absorbed by yielding of the resilient waist band in a corresponding direction, said portion of the waist and skirt which 2 overlies said resilient waistband, being resiliently shirred under the influence of the longitudinal unstretched length of the resilient Waist band, whereby the undergarment is free to yield in the region of the waistline thereof as needed both to fit the body of the wearer and to permit easy placement upon and removal from the body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a slip which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, attractive in appearance, and comfortable to wear.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in which: v I

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my improved female slip as. worn,

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail elevation of the mid-section or waistline region of the slip shown in Figure 1, the view being partly broken out to illustrate the construction, I

Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2', the view being partly broken out to illustrate the construction slightly below'the plane of the section,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation taken substantially on line 4-4 of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevational view taken looking from the interior of the garment toward thev interior wall thereof substantially in the direction of the arrow 5 in Figure 3, looking towards the intersection of the waistline interconnecting seam with one of the up-and-down seams, the parts being shown as partly ripped apart at these seams to Show the construction.

In the design and manufacture of female un-v dergarments in thenature oi slips and the like, it is of utmost importance that the garment both fit well and look well upon the wearerfs figure. It is necessary, for this purpose, to give special attention to the waistline of the garment, for maximum conformance to the contour of the body and for maximum comfort to the wearer; Where resilient means are employed to assist in this purpose, they should notmar the reappearance of the undergarment itself, and in tact, when employed. according to this, in ention, actually make it more attractive than usual. In addition, the usually constricted portion of the garment'in the waistline region, according to this invention, easily when \puttingit onor taking it on, to readily passover the shoulders of the wearer with a maximum. of rcomfort.

In order to understand clearly thenartnre of aemgeeo the invention, and the best means for carrying it out, reference may now be had to the drawings, in which like numbers denote similar parts throughout the several views.

As shown, my improved slip includes a bodice or waist portion generally indicated at [0, and a skirt portion generally indicated at l2, the waist region being located at I4. The waist portion 10 is formed of front and rear main panels l6 and I8 which are interconnected at their abutting left and right sides respectively, by up and down seams stitched together as at 28 and 22.

The front panel I6 is also gored as shown at 24 and 26 in Figure l, to accommodate the natural fullness of the figure of the wearer in that region. The upper edges of the waist portion of the slip may be trimmed with lace as shown at 28, and lace shoulder straps 30 and 32 may be employed as illustrated, to interconnect the front and rear panels across the shoulders of the wearer. Left and right drawstrings 34 and 36 may be interlaced through the openings in the lace trimmings 28 on each side of the front panel l6, being tied together in an attractive bow as at 40. The drawstrings 34 and 36 may be made of ribbon either in the same color as the lace 28, or in a contrasting color, to enhance the attractive appearance of the garment. The drawstrings 34 and 36, the outer ends of which may conveniently be terminated in the left and right side a seams 28 and 22 respectively, thus permit such further adjustment of the fit along the upper region as may be desired by the wearer.

The skirt portion I2 of the slip may be formed of front and rear panels 42 and 44, stitched together at their left and right sides by simple seams at 4B and 48 respectively, extending in an up and down direction, along the sides of the slip. Along the lower edge of the skirt portion of the slip, a shirred hem is affixed at 50 by stitching as at 52', and the hem 56 may be trimmed along its lower edge by lace 54 if desired.

The waist portion I of the slip and the skirt portion l2 are interconnected in the waistline region thereof, in the manner which will be now described. First, I stitch the abutting marginal edges of the upper front and rear panels l6 and IE to the abutting upper marginal edges 56 and 58 in overlying relation as best shown in Figures 4 and 5, the stitching 60 thus interconnecting only these marginal edges 56 and 58 with the corresponding lower marginal edges 62 and 64 of the upper slip panels l6 and I8.

I then take a single continuous ribbon or band of resilient elastic material 66, having first turned the slip inside out, and dispose this elas-. tic ribbon or band 66 in overlying relation to the waistline seam formed by the stitching 66 directly interconnecting the waist and skirt portions of the slip. However, I select elastic ribbon or band 66 of a normal unstretched length which is less than the total circumferential inside length of the unshirred slip at the waistline. I then stitch the elastic band 66 in overlying relation to the seam 10 in the manner shown in Figures 4 and 5, so that the elastic band 66 draws the overlying material of the upper and lower margins respectively of the waist and skirt portions laterally thereover,-that is to say, the stitching of the elastic band 66 to the overlying portions of the waist and skirt portions of the slip is so accomplished along the stitching lines 12 and 14 respectively, that the overlying fabric of the waist and skirt portions of the slip are shirred and assume theappearance illustrated quite clearly at 16 when viewed from the outside of the garment.

The result is, not only to considerably enhance the external appearance of the slip, as is obvious from the illustrations in Figures 1 and 2, but also to conceal the waistline seam 10 thereunder, and also to make for a fine degree of fit of the garment about the Waist of the wearer. The stitching of the elastic band 66 in position on the inside surface 80 of the slip, may be accomplished in various ways. For example, the elastic band 66 may be stretched until its full length is equal to the waist size of the garment when unshirred, and then the elastic stitched at 12 and 14 as shown. 0r, if desired, the unstretched elastic band 66 may be disposed so as to underlie the fabric portions of the waist and skirt portions of the slip, and automatic shirring devices may be employed to gather the fabric between adjacent stitches to shirr the same over the elastic As a result, the garment is pleasingly shirred in the waistline region, and is adapted to yield laterally to fit the waist of the wearer without undue binding. Inaddition, it will be observed that the seam 60 of the slip, which directly interconnects the waist and skirt portions thereof, is entirely concealed from observation. And further, it will be noted that the fabric between the stitching lines 12 and 14 is looser in a vertical direction than the elastic waistband 66, so that any tension in a vertical direction is taken up first by the elastic waistband 68 and does not stress the stitching 60 at all, and thus avoids tearing the seam 66. The elastic band 66 may also be made of elastic grosgrain having more resilience longitudinally than transversely.

Accordingly a slip constructed according to this invention will have improved fit and wearing qualities, and yet may be manufactured at low cost, and will be quite attractive.

If desired, the invention may also be applied to one piece slips, that is, slips in which the waist and skirt portions are formed from the same piece of fabric without the seam at 60. The elastic band, according to this modified form, is disposed so as to underlie the waistline inside the garment, the construction being the same except that the seam 60 is eliminated.

Although I have described my invention in specific terms, it will be understood that it also includes any variations in size, shape, materials and arrangement, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A female undergarment in the nature of a slip and the like, comprising a waist portion having a lower marginal area normally greater in circumferential extent than the waist of the wearer which it is to encircle, a skirt portion having an upper marginal area normally greater in circumferential extent that the waist of the wearer which it is to encircle, first stitching means directly interconnecting said lower marginal area of said waist portion with said upper marginal area of said skirt portion, and a resilient band overlying said first stitchihg means and secured at an upper marginal portion to said waist portion of said garment and secured at a lower marginal portion to said skirt portion of said garment, and in which said resilient band is formed of resilient material overlying said first stitching means and secured at its upper margin to said waist portion only of said garment and secured at its lower margin to both said waist and skirt portions of said garment by direct stitching therethrough.

2. A female undergarment in the nature of a slip and the like, comprising a waist portion having a lower marginal area normally greater in circumferential extent than the waist of the wearer which it is to encircle, a skirt portion having an upper marginal area normally greater in circumferential extent than the waist of the wearer which it is to encircle, first stitching means directly interconnecting said lower marginal area of said waist portion with said upper marginal area of said skirt portion and forming a first seam, and a resilient hand overlying said first seam, said resilient band normally when unstretched, being of lesser circumferential extent than the waist of the wearer which it is to encircle, said fabric of said waist and skirt portion marginal areas which are mutually interconnected at said first seam, being gathered along the circumferential extent of the said first seam and stitched so that the marginal area of said waist portion is stitched to the upper edge area of said resilient band and the marginal area of said skirt portion is stitched to the lower edge area of said resilient band, and whereby a slip is formed the waist line of which is resiliently biased to snugly embrace the waist line of the wearer, and in which there is second stitching means and third stitching means, and in which said resilient band is secured by said second stitching means directly extending through the lower marginal area of said resilient band and through both said abutting margin-a1 areas of said waist and skirt portions, and in which said resilient band is secured by said third stitching means directly extending through the upper marginal area of said resilient band and through the underlying area of said waist portion, whereby said second stitching means is concealed from view of the onlooker from the outside of the garment.

SANDOR KAUFMAN.

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