U.S. patent application number 12/474130 was filed with the patent office on 2009-09-17 for stain release interlining for clothing.
This patent application is currently assigned to Oxford Industries, Inc.. Invention is credited to Jay R. Kapadia.
Application Number | 20090229029 12/474130 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38085988 |
Filed Date | 2009-09-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090229029 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kapadia; Jay R. |
September 17, 2009 |
STAIN RELEASE INTERLINING FOR CLOTHING
Abstract
Garments and garment parts having soil and stain resistant
and/or release properties, and methods for producing the same. An
interlining of a garment is treated with a stain-resistant and/or
stain-release coating and is located between two layers of the
garment fabric. The interlining effectively repels soil and stains
so that they are not trapped between the layers of the collar. The
interlining also allows any soil and stains that do get absorbed by
the interlining to be easily released when the garment is washed,
thereby preventing "ring around the collar" (as well as stains in
other areas) from forming on the garment.
Inventors: |
Kapadia; Jay R.;
(Hackensack, NJ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
JOHN S. PRATT, ESQ;KILPATRICK STOCKTON, LLP
1100 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 2800
ATLANTA
GA
30309
US
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Assignee: |
Oxford Industries, Inc.
Atlanta
GA
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Family ID: |
38085988 |
Appl. No.: |
12/474130 |
Filed: |
May 28, 2009 |
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Application
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11590690 |
Oct 31, 2006 |
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12474130 |
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60731810 |
Oct 31, 2005 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/46 ; 2/243.1;
2/69 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 27/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/46 ; 2/69;
2/243.1 |
International
Class: |
A41D 27/12 20060101
A41D027/12; A41D 1/00 20060101 A41D001/00; A41D 27/00 20060101
A41D027/00 |
Claims
1. A garment comprising an interlining located between two layers
of fabric, wherein the interlining is treated and adapted to absorb
at least one of body oil, perspiration, or dirt when the garment is
worn and to release the at least one of body oil, perspiration, or
dirt when the garment is laundered.
2. The garment of claim 1, wherein the interlining is treated with
a fluorinated polymer.
3. The garment of claim 1, wherein the interlining is woven between
the two layers of fabric.
4. The garment of claim 1, wherein the interlining is fused between
the two layers of fabric with an adhesive.
5. The garment of claim 4, wherein the adhesive comprises a
polyethylene adhesive.
6. The garment of claim 1, wherein the garment comprises a neck
band, collar, placket or cuff of a shirt or a waist band, lining or
cuff of a trouser.
7. The garment of claim 1, wherein the fabric comprises cotton,
polyester, rayon, or combinations thereof.
8. The garment of claim 1, wherein the interlining comprises a
woven or non-woven material.
9. The garment of claim 1, wherein the interlining comprises
cotton, polyester, rayon, wood pulp, fiber mesh, or combinations
thereof.
10. A method for forming a garment comprising incorporating an
interlining between two layers of fabric, wherein the interlining
is treated and adapted to absorb at least one of body oil,
perspiration, or dirt when the garment is worn and to release the
at least one of body oil, perspiration, or dirt when the garment is
laundered.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the interlining is treated with
a fluorinated polymer.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the interlining is woven
between the two layers of fabric.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the interlining is fused
between the two layers of fabric with an adhesive.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the adhesive comprises a
polyethylene adhesive.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the garment comprises a neck
band, collar, placket or cuff of a shirt or a waist band, lining or
cuff of a trouser.
16. The method of claim 10, wherein the fabric comprises cotton,
polyester, rayon, or combinations thereof.
17. The method of claim 10, wherein the interlining comprises a
woven or non-woven material.
18. The method of claim 10, wherein the interlining comprises
cotton, polyester, rayon, wood pulp, fiber mesh, or combinations
thereof.
19. The garment of claim 8, wherein the interlining comprises woven
cotton.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the interlining comprises woven
cotton.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Non-Provisional
Patent Application No. 11/590,690 filed Oct. 31, 2006, which claims
the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/731,810,
filed Oct. 31, 2005, the contents of which are incorporated herein
by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to garments and garment parts having
soil and stain resistant and/or stain release properties, and to
methods for producing the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] "Ring around the collar" is a common problem with men's and
women's shirts and other garments. Frequent wear of a garment will
result in accumulation and absorption of body oils, perspiration,
dirt and other contaminants, specifically around the collar and
cuff of a shirt or around the waist band of trousers. Absorption of
these contaminants results in unsightly stains that are visible
along the inner surface of the neck bands, collars, plackets,
cuffs, waist bands and other parts of garments.
[0004] The age old remedy of trying to remove the stain by
spraying, rubbing or soaking it prior to washing has had limited
success--the stain cannot always be removed through these methods.
In a traditional garment made from, e.g., cotton or poly/cotton,
the stain is trapped between the layers of the collar, cuff, etc.
and not released during washing.
[0005] Numerous attempts to prevent stains from forming on garments
in the first place have been made. These attempts have all involved
the use of disposable liners that are affixed to the garment. Such
liners are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,653,119, 6,105,166,
5,940,882, and 5,711,030. These disposable liners can be formed
from different materials, but all have one thing in common: they
are designed to absorb stains and then be detached from the garment
and discarded when they are soiled or worn.
[0006] The major disadvantage of these liners is that they do not
provide permanent soil and stain resistant and/or release
properties. They require constant maintenance to remove old liners
and insert new ones, the liners themselves show unsightly stains as
they are soiled from use, and a supply of new liners must be
purchased and maintained as replacements.
[0007] Attempts have also been made to treat garment fabrics with a
chemical process that enables the garment to resist stains and/or
to repel and release any staining that does occur. One prior art
process is provided by Nano-tex (www.nano-tex.com), which is
applied to fabric and interacts with the fibers of the fabric on a
nanometer-scale. Garments having fabric treated by these chemical
processes are effective in preventing stains from occurring or in
allowing stains to wash out easily. But these treatments have
heretofore been applied only to the garment fabric, and not to
collar and other garment interlinings. Moreover, these treatment
processes do not prevent soil and stains from being trapped within
the layers of fabric in the neck band, collar, cuff, placket or
other garment parts. These processes have thus been ineffective in
preventing "ring around the collar" from forming on the these
garment parts.
[0008] There thus remains a need for a garment having good soil and
stain resistant and/or release properties that prevent "ring around
the collar" (as well as stains in other areas) from developing on
the garment and that do not rely on use of disposable liners.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The present invention relates to garments and garment parts
having soil and stain resistant and/or release properties, and to
methods for producing the same. The soil and stain resistant and/or
release properties may be provided by Oxford Industries' Ring
Free.TM. process, which is applied to the interlinings and
preferably, but not necessarily, the garment fabrics themselves
such that a finished garment made with such interlinings and
garment fabric will resist soiling and staining and/or release
accumulated soil and stains when washed.
[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the interlining of a garment is
first treated with a stain-resistant and/or stain-release coating
and then positioned between two layers of the garment fabric. A
particularly preferable stain-resistant and/or stain-release
coating is the fluorinated polymer Teflon.TM.. The treated
interlining can be affixed in the garment in any suitable manner to
ensure its retention therein. For example, the interlining may be
woven between the two layers of the garment fabric or can be fused
between the two layers of garment fabric with an adhesive, such as
a polyethylene adhesive. In one example, a treated interlining is
sewn between inner and outer layers of a shirt collar. The
interlining effectively repels soil and stains so that they are not
trapped between the layers of the collar. The interlining also
allows any soil and stains that do get absorbed by the interlining
to be easily released when the garment is washed, thereby
preventing "ring around the collar" from forming on the
garment.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 illustrates a shirt collar and neck band having an
interlining according to an embodiment of this invention.
[0012] FIG. 2 is a schematic, cross-sectional view of the shirt
collar of FIG. 1.
[0013] FIG. 3 illustrates a shirt placket having an interlining
according to another embodiment of this invention.
[0014] FIG. 4 illustrates a shirt cuff having an interlining
according to another embodiment of this invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0015] This invention relates to garments or garment parts having
interlinings that have been specially treated to prevent soil and
stains from setting into a garment and/or readily release soils and
stains that do occur in the garment. The present invention is
contemplated for use with interlinings used on any part of a
garment and is not limited to the specific embodiments or
applications disclosed herein. The invention is particularly useful
for forming neck bands, collars, plackets and cuffs of shirts and
waist bands, linings and cuffs of trousers that resist staining or
that release absorbed stains from these garment parts.
[0016] FIG. 1 shows a collar 20 and neck band 30 of a shirt (not
shown in its entirety). The collar 20 and neck band 30 of the shirt
have respective treated interlinings 26 and 36 inserted and secured
between the layers of garment fabric forming each garment
component. Collars are typically formed by securing (such as by
stitching or adhering) together a top layer and bottom layer of
garment fabric. Similarly, neck bands are formed by securing
together an inner and outer layer of garment fabric. FIG. 2
illustrates interlining 26 inserted between a top layer 22 and
bottom layer 24 of collar 20. Interlining 36 is similarly inserted
between the layers of the neck band, as shown in FIG. 1.
[0017] FIG. 3 illustrates a treated interlining 66 inserted into a
placket 60 of a shirt between the shell material 64 of the shirt
and the top layer 62 of the placket. FIG. 4 illustrates a treated
interlining 76 inserted into a cuff 70 of a shirt sleeve between a
top layer 72 and bottom layer (not shown) of cuff 70.
[0018] Interlinings 26, 36, 66, and 76 are treated with a
stain-resistant and/or stain-release coating. The coating applied
to the interlinings can be anything that repels soil and stains or,
if absorbed in the interlining, readily releases the soil or stain
when the garment is washed. A preferable stain-resistant and/or
stain-release coating is a fluorinated polymer. A more preferable
stain-resistant or stain-release coating is Teflon.TM..
[0019] The interlinings can be affixed in their respective garment
components in any suitable manner to ensure their retention
therein. For example, they can be woven or sewn between the two
layers of the garment or garment part or can be fused between the
two layers with any adhesive known in the art. A particularly
preferable adhesive is a polyethylene adhesive.
[0020] The garment material itself (i.e., the material actually
forming the shirt collar, neck band, placket, cuff, etc.) may also
be, but does not have to be, treated with a stain-resistant and/or
stain-release coating. The stain-resistant and/or stain-release
coating applied to the garment material can be the same as or
different than that applied to the interlining.
[0021] The garment material can be formed from any type of suitable
fabric. Preferable materials include cotton, polyester, rayon or
combinations thereof. The interlining can be formed from any type
of suitable material and can be woven or non-woven. Preferable
materials include cotton, polyester, rayon, wood pulp, fiber mesh
or combinations thereof. The garment material and interlining
material can be, but do not have to be, the same. Typically, the
interlining is constructed of a more rigid material than the
garment material. The weight, yarn count and fiber content, among
other known variables, can be adjusted to provide an interlining
that provides suitable stiffness and form for the garment part.
Regardless of the materials used to form the interlinings and
garment components, it will typically be preferable, but certainly
not required, to treat those materials with the stain-resistant
and/or stain-release coating before they are cut into the desired
dimensions to form interlinings or garment components.
[0022] As discussed, the stain-resistant or stain-release coating
effectively repels soil and stains so that they are not trapped
between the layers of the collar. The interlining also allows any
soil and stains that do get absorbed by the interlining to be
easily released when the garment is washed, thereby preventing
"ring around the collar" (as well as stains in other areas) from
forming on the garment.
[0023] The foregoing is provided for the purpose of illustrating,
explaining and describing embodiments of the present invention.
Further modifications and adaptations to these embodiments will be
apparent to those skilled in the art and may be made without
departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the
claims.
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