US2953790A - Garment - Google Patents

Description

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Filed Mar. 13, 1956, Ser. No. 571,225

Claims. (Cl. 2-105) 'Ihis invention relates to garments and more particularly to a novel and improved garment top such as a sweater, blouse or the like and to the method of manufacture thereof.

While the garment in accordance with the invention may be fabricated of any type of material, it is preferable to utilize an elastic material such as a knitted cloth of wool, cotton, synthetic fibers or the like and particularly loosely knitted materials of the type used for sweaters.v

The invention further affords a relatively inexpensive method for making aversatile, comfortable and good looking garment. Y

Accordingly one object of the invention resides in the provision of a novel and improved garment top such as a sweater, blouse or the like that is characterized by its simplicity of manufacture, relatively low cost and excellent appearance of the finished product. As will become apparent as the description proceeds the garment in accordance with the invention may be arranged as a slipover sweater or blouse, or cardigan, and may be worn with either face of the garment as the front in order to provide a variety of effects.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of a sweater or blouse that is fabricated of a single piece of material to provide either a slip-over garment or a cardigan adapted to be buttoned either in the front or the back as the case may be. By reason of the novel and improved design of this garment a variety of neckline contours may be obtained by adjusting the length of the vertical closure of the body. By providing a relatively deep or low-cut neckline the garment can be worn v...rw/*With either `a high or oif-the-shoulder neckline.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of a novel and improved one piece garment top.

A still further object of the invention is a new and improved method for manufacturing garment tops.

The above and other objects of the invention will become more apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings forming part of this application.

In the drawings: i

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a garment in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a partially completed garment in accordance with the invention to illustrate the manner in which the pattern is formed and sewn;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a completed garment accordance with the invention;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the garment shown in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is another modication of the invention.

As pointed out above the garment in accordance with the invention isfabricated of a single piece of material contoured in such a manner that upon joinder of cooperating edges the completed garment is formed. When the garment top is fabricated of an elastic knitted material formed with the desired contour a complete slip-over garment maybe made with not more than four individual seams. In the case of mechanically knitted jerseys and the like it is of course desirable to hem at least certain edges in order to prevent unraveling of the material after it has been cut and formed into a garment. This new and improved procedure in accordance with the invention provides an inexpensive and economical method of fabri-l both sides while the bottom edge is formed with two ad- .joining V-shaped cut-outs with the inwardly extendmg somewhat rounded apex of each V on each half of the material being displaced slightly outwardly from the center of the respective sections. The point of joinder of the cut-out portions therefore leaves a somewhat deeper section of material along the center line than along the edges thereof. This structure will -be more clearly observed in Fig. 2 of the drawings'wherein the sweater 10 is shown in the partially completed form. In this figure the material to the right of the center line 11 and denoted generally lby the numeral 12 shows the contour of one half of the material or pattern prior to formation of the garment. 0f the center line and generally denoted by the numeral 13 is in the partially fabricated condition With two of the edges joined one to the other. It will be observed that the top edges 14 and 14' of the pattern sections 12 and 13 are substantially linear and the side edges 15 and 15' are at generally right angles to the top edges 14 and 14 and are also preferably made linear. As will become `apparent these side edges may be curved if desired and the end sections 16 and 16 may be made any desired length in order to obtain the desired finished effect. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the sections 16 and 16 are knitted to provide a rib band as illustrated generally at 10 in Fig. l about the bottom edge of the sweater in order to hold it snugly about the waist.

The bottom portion of the material on each side of lthe center line 11 as shown in Fig. 2 is provided with a V-shaped indentation. The conformation of the material on each side vof the center line 11 is substantially identical so that only section 12 to the right of center line 11 will be described. Corresponding parts of section 13 to the left of center line 11 will be denoted by primed numerals corresponding to the numerals used to denote various parts of section 12. The V-shaped` indentation on section 12 is defined by the line 17 extending from the center line l11 upwardly to the curved apex 18 and then downwardly at 19 to meet the point 20 adjoining the end seotion 16. The apex v18 is positioned outwardly from the center of its half of the pattern so that the line 17 is made considerably longer than the line 19.' As will be observed the depth of the pattern along the center line 11 together with the width of the sections 16 and 16 determines the overall length of the sweater or blouse. rIltie lateral position of the apices 18 and 178 on either side of the center line determines the coniiguration of the garment about the shoulder. In the completed garment the apices 18 and l18' fall approximately under the centers of the arms. The length of each side of the pat-p` tern outwardly from the center line to the edges 15 and 15 must be coordinated with the length ,of the patternn Patented Sept. 27, 1960 f The section of the material to the left line 11 and edges 17 and 17' is referred to as the back. It is to be understood, however, that either section may be used as the front of the garment.

After the material has been contoured as described above the cooperating edges 17, `19 and 17', 19 .are joined together by stitching or other suitable means. This is shown to the left of the center line in Fig. 2.V In securing these edges together, the points 20 and 20 are placed on the center line 11 and the adjoining edges 17', 19 and 17, 19 are sewn one to the other up to at least the points 18', 18. For convenience these seams are denoted generally by the numerals 22j and 22.

Upon completion of the seams 22 and 22 the meeting edges of the sections 16 and 16' are sewn together to form the seam 23. This completes the fabrication of the garment except for the joinder of the edges 14 and l14' in the fabrication of a slip-over garment as shown in Fig. l. The front seam 24 formed by the joinder of the edges 14 and 14 may extend upwardly `any desired height to form either a low or a high neck sweater or blouse. When a low neckline is provided as illustrated, the garment can be used as an off-the-shoulder garment. In addition it may be worn either with the joinder 24 in the hack or the front as may be desired to form either a high line in the front or -back of the neck. If desired the upper section 25 of the neckline may be folded downwardly to form a collar.

If it is desired to fabricate the garment as a cardigan sweater or buttoned blouse, the upper edge part 14 may be provided with an extended portion illustrated in broken lines and denoted by the numeral 26. It is pro vided wih buttonholes or the like 27 for cooperation with suitable buttons disposed along the cooperating edge 14 of the garment section 13.

While the completed garment as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 indicate a straight tapered shoulder extending from the edges of the neckline to the ends of the sleeves, inasmuch las the garment is fabricated of an elastic material it `conforms readily to the shoulder contour and gives the appearance of a well-fitted garment as may be observed in Fig. 1. In most cases it will be found that the highly versatile neckline provided by merely forming the material with a straight line along the edges 14 and 14 is most desriable. On the other hand the neckline can be modified by altering the contour of the lines 14 and 14' in the vicinity of the center line 11 in order to provide a lower neckline on both the yfront and back of the garment.

A modified pattern for making a garment in accordance with the invention is shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. This pattern is similar to the pattern of Fig. 2 in that the portions on each side of the centerline 29 are uniform. The top edges 30 and 30I correspond to the edges 14 and 14 of Fig. 2 while the side edges 31 and 31 correspond to the side edges 1S and 15. The bottom edges 32 and 32 form part of the waist of the garment and lies about the back of the wearer when the garment opening is considered the front of the garment as described in Figs. l to 4 inclusive. To form a garment with the pattern of Fig. 5, the edges 33 and 34 are sewn together for a portion of their lengths and the edges 33 and 34 are similarly sewn to form seams extending downwardly beneath the arm openings. The edges 30 and 30 are then sewn as described in connection with Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. The inclined edges 35 and 35 forming part of the `arm openings may be straight or curved as may be desired. With this alternate pattern the same resultant structure is attained as in the case of Figs. 1 to 4 though the appearance will be slightly different when used with a material having a design formed therein.

As appears from the foregoing description the invention enables the fabrication of a highly versatile garment top from a single piece of material andl at the same time providing a nished garment that not only fits well but is comfortable, good looking, and affords the wearer a wide variety of variations in dress. Moreover, manufacture is greatly simplied since in the case of a slip-over garment complete [fabrication of the garment does not require more than four sepanate seams. By reason of the particular pattern contours used to fabricate garments in accordance with the invention, when such patterns lare to be cut from jersey or other material the contours -are such that patterns' may be nested one within the other and thus reduce Waste to a minimum.

While only certain embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, itis apparent that modifications, alterations |and changes may be made without depanting from the spirit and scope thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment top comprising a back section with the lower part thereof of triangular configuration with the apex extending downwardly and terminating at a point centrally of the back of said gannent and in the vicinity of the waist of the wearer, a front section integrally joined at the shoulders to said back section to form shoulder and waist parts of the garment and extending to the waist of the wearer and side sections integrally joined with the front section and forming the sides of the garment, the last said side sections being joined to the edges of the triangularly shaped part of said back section to form the completed garment.

2. A garment top comprising a at elongated piece of material having a generally elongated configuration with one elongated edge part including cut-out portions each located intermediate the central and respective end portions of said piece of material to provide a central part and narrower end parts extending from said central part, said central pant forming the back of said garment with a portion of the central part and said end parts constituting the shoulder and front parts of said garment, said end parts being joined to said back to form the completed garment.

3. A one-piece garment top comprising a at elongated piece of material having a `generally elongated configuration and a pair of cut-out portions spaced one from the other to form a central part and outwardly extending end pants of a width narrower than said central part, said central part forming the back of said garment with a portion of the central part `and said end parts constituting the shoulder and front parts of said garment, and means joining edges of Said cut-out portions to form the completed garment.

4. A garment top comprising a unitary piece of material of generally elongated configuration with elongated edge having a pair of V-shaped cut-outs spaced one from the other and from the ends of said piece of material, said V-shaped cut-outs forming a central triangularly shaped part, means joining the outer portions of one edge of each V-shaped cut-out with the outer portion of the adjoining edge of the associated cut-out to form the completed garment with the unjoined portions of the cutout edges constituting armholes, said triangularly shaped portion constituting parts of the back shoulder and front sections of said garment, and portions of said piece of material completing the back, sides, and front of the garment.

5. A garment top according to claim 4 wherein the outer portions of said other elongated edge of said piece of material .are joined together to form a closed front garment.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 965,487 Scott July 26, 1910 2,537,206 Caputo Ian. 9, 1951 2,710,968 Page .lune 21, 1955 2,719,978 Rosenthal Oct. 11, 1955

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