US2695610A - Supporter garment - Google Patents

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United States Patent Office 2,695,610 Patented Nov. 310, 1954 SUPPORTER GARMENT Raleigh McCabe, Morton Grove, Ill.

Application January 21, 1953, Serial No. 332,173

This invention relates to supporter garment and has for a broad object the provision of a garment which may be used to support the abdomen and male organs with a great degree of eiliciency and comfort for the wearer.

A more limited object of the invention is the provision of such a garment which will accommodate movements and postures of the wearer in such manner that comfort is maintained and irritation to the crotch and natural creases adjacent the crotch is avoided.

A further object of this invention is the provision of such a garment at a relatively low cost and few operations to accomplish the foregoing objects.

Supporters for males, heretofore used, have tended to cause discomfort when giving adequate support or have failed to give support with adequate tolerances for movements and various postures. This invention, due to novel features of construction, provides the desired support and at the same time movements, and a sitting posture for example, tend to decrease the possibilities that a seam or folded portion will enter and irritate the natural creases between the legs and buttocks.

A further object is the provision of a garment with which movements and a sitting posture will tend to urge the garment from the creases of the body and preserve comfort.

A further and complete understanding of the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying draw ings in which like numerals denote corresponding parts, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of the garment,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation view, and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the garment on a wearer.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the garment G comprises a pair of oppositely disposed side panels 5 and 6, prefer ably formed of elastic fabric capable of horizontal stretching primarily, and a rear panel 7 preferably of elastic x fabric with Vertical elasticity; a front panel 8 comprises oppositely arranged strips 9 and 10 which are joined centrally and vertically of the garment, while strip 10 overlies strip 9 at 10A, and is sewn down to strip 9 except at utility slit 11 which is shown closed by a slide fastener 12, but may be replaced by snap fasteners if desired.

In making strips 9 and 10, the edges which are sewn to side panels 5 and 6 are made longer than the adjacent edges of panels 5 and 6; and as these edges are sewn together, the edges of panels 5 and 6 are stretched to cause the strips 9 and 10 to form a supporting pouch of puckered shape 13 when stretching pressure is re leased.

The lower edge of front panel 8 is joined to the lower central portion of rear panel 7 in a transverse seam S, the outer ends 14 and 15 of which are formed by the joinder of the downwardly and inwardly extended front ends 16 and 17 of panels 5 and 6 to the bottom edge of rear panel 7. This construction provides folds 18 and a 19 in side panels 5 and 6 when the garment is flat, and accommodates lateral expansion for movement when worn.

Referring. now to Fig. 2, back 7 decreases in width from top to its lower edge at seam S, and adjacent the lower and back edges of side panels 5 and 6, is slit transversely to receive wedge shaped gores 20 and 21 which are sewn into the slits, and to the bottom back and inner edges of side panels 5 and 6 to help form opposite leg portions and provide an expansible bottom B, which accommodates the wearers movements and sitting posture; when lying fiat the garment G forms folds 22 and 23 in bottom B,'due to the gores 20 and 21 and the increasing lower width of back panel 7, and proviges a gusset effect on each side for expansible bottom The lower outer ends of gores 20 and 21 end at approximately the lower back edges of side panels 5 and 6, and along with the outer back edges of back panel 7 are sewn to panels 5 and 6; the lower edges of panels 5 and 6 are preferably hemmed with an overcast and zig-zag stitch to allow for expansionl of the leg portions formed by joining the front and back lower edges of panels 5 and 6 to adjacent edges of back panel 7 with its gores 20 and 21.

It can be seen that there is no central vertical seam at the bottom rear of the garment to enter and irritate the natural creases and folds of the body, and that the abdomen and male organs will be adequately supported while the body movements are accommodated by the expansible bottom B, the leg portions and the elasticity of the component materials.

When the complete supporting effect is not desired, woven or knitted or netted material may be substituted, and the gusset effect created by the back panel, its gores, and their joinder to the side panels in the transverse seam described above, will provide the expansible bottom which will prevent discomfort to the wearer. An elastic waist band may be added for suspension in such cases.

Other variations may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention, and I do not wish to be limited to precise details but Wish to avail myself of changes coming fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A supporter garment comprising a central back panel having inserted gores on opposite sides thereof, a front panel joined to said back panel in a transverse seam at the lowermost edge of said back panel, and side panels joined to said back and front panels along vertical seams with the lower ends of said side panels joined to said back panel on opposite sides of said front panel in continuation of said transverse seam, the said front panel being longer than said side panels so as to form a pouch at the point where the front panel is joined to said back panel.

2. A supporter garment comprising a central back panel having inserted gores on opposite sides thereof, a front panel joined to said back panel in a transverse .seam at the lowermost edge of said back panel, and side panels joined to said back and front panels along vertical seams with the lower ends of said side panels joined to said back panel on opposite sides of said front panel in continuation of said transverse seam providing folds which accommodate lateral expansion, the said front panel being longer than said side panels so as to form a pouch at the point where the front panel is joined to said back panel.

3. A supporter garment comprising a central back panel of elastic fabric with vertical elasticity, a front panel joined to said back panel in a transverse seam at the lowermost edge of said back panel and having a utility slit located centrally thereof, and side panels of elastic fabric with horizontal elasticity joined to said back and front panels along vertical seams with the y lower ends of said side panels joined to said back panel on opposite sides of said front panel in continuation of said transverse seam providing folds which accommodate lateral expansion, the said front panel being longer than said side panels so as to form a pouch at the point where the front panel is joined to said back panel.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,830,824 Boland Nov. 10, 1931 2,027,987 Reis Jan. 14, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 574,426 Great Britain Jan. 4, 1946

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