U.S. patent application number 13/420327 was filed with the patent office on 2012-07-05 for freely cuttable garment.
Invention is credited to Hitomi Arimura, Naoko Fujimoto, Akira Nakai, Tsutomu Suzuoki, Shinobu Tabata, Masayuki Tani, Taisuke Yamamoto, Mizue Yamashita.
Application Number | 20120167635 13/420327 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37214456 |
Filed Date | 2012-07-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120167635 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yamashita; Mizue ; et
al. |
July 5, 2012 |
FREELY CUTTABLE GARMENT
Abstract
A freely cuttable garment is provided. The freely cuttable
garment is capable of being cut by a consumer into any design shape
for use. The garment is formed of a fray-preventing knitted fabric
woven with heat-welding elastic yarn. Sizes of opening parts of the
neck, side, and bottom of the garment are smaller than those of a
standard product; a total length and sleeve length of the garment
are larger than those of the standard product; and a body width,
cuff, waist, and lower bottom edge of the garment are equal to
those of the standard product. The garment can be cut into any
design shape and can be used with the opening parts left
cut-off.
Inventors: |
Yamashita; Mizue; (Osaka,
JP) ; Fujimoto; Naoko; (Osaka, JP) ; Arimura;
Hitomi; (Osaka, JP) ; Nakai; Akira; (Osaka,
JP) ; Suzuoki; Tsutomu; (Asago-gun, JP) ;
Tabata; Shinobu; (Asago-gun, JP) ; Tani;
Masayuki; (Asago-gun, JP) ; Yamamoto; Taisuke;
(Asago-gun, JP) |
Family ID: |
37214456 |
Appl. No.: |
13/420327 |
Filed: |
March 14, 2012 |
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11886591 |
Oct 19, 2007 |
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PCT/JP2005/006471 |
Apr 1, 2005 |
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Current U.S.
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66/171 |
Current CPC
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D04B 1/16 20130101; D04B
1/24 20130101; D04B 1/08 20130101; A41D 15/002 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
66/171 |
International
Class: |
D04B 1/24 20060101
D04B001/24 |
Claims
1. A method of providing a garment, comprising the steps of:
weaving a weft knitted fabric by plating stitch by feeding a
heat-welding elastic yarn and a different type of yarn through
mutually different yarn-feeding openings, the plating stitch
serving to stably define arrangement of the yarn of each of
organized loops and locating the heat-welding elastic yarn adjacent
to all the loops; providing all the loops of the weft knitted
fabric with fray-preventing function by melting the heat-welding
elastic yarn through a heat setting process to the weft knitted
fabric, thereby forming a fray-preventing weft knitted fabric; and
providing the garment formed of the fray-preventing weft knitted
fabric with a cut-off design model on opening parts of the
garment.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the weft knitted fabric is formed
as fraise.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the heat-welding elastic yarn is
a low melting polyurethane elastic yarn.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing the garment
formed of the fray-preventing weft knitted fabric with the cut-off
design model on the opening parts of the garment includes:
providing the cut-off design model on one or more of a neckline
part, an armhole part, a cuff part, and a bottom circumference part
of a shirt-type garment.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the weft knitted fabric is formed
as fraise.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the heat-welding elastic yarn is
a low melting polyurethane elastic yarn.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing the garment
formed of the fray-preventing weft knitted fabric with the cut-off
design model on the opening parts of the garment includes:
providing the cut-off design model on one or more of a waistline
part and a bottom circumference part of a pant-type garment.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the weft knitted fabric is formed
as fraise.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the heat-welding elastic yarn is
a low melting polyurethane elastic yarn.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising cutting at least one
of the opening parts of the garment based on the cut-off design
model.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing the
garment formed of fray-preventing weft knitted fabric with the
cut-off design model includes: expressing the cut-off design model
on a wrapping paper or a board in possible transition from an
original pattern to a plurality of modified patterns, wherein each
one of the modified patterns, except for the original pattern, is
modified from another one of the modified patterns, and there are
at least two of the modified patterns that are not modified from
each other.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the modified patterns include a
first modified pattern, a second modified pattern, and a third
modified pattern, the second modified pattern is directly modified
from the first modified pattern, the first modified pattern is
directly modified from the original pattern, and the third modified
pattern is not modified from the first modified pattern or the
second modified pattern.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of co-pending U.S.
application Ser. No. 11/886,591, filed on Oct. 19, 2007 and for
which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.120. U.S.
application Ser. No. 11/886,591 is a national phase of
International Application No. PCT/JP2005/006471, filed on Apr. 1,
2005. The entirety of each of the above-identified applications is
incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a freely cuttable garment
that is designed to be capable of being, after purchased, freely
cut by a purchaser into any design shape so that the purchaser can
wear the garment.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] Conventionally, typical commercially available garments are
commercialized and marketed after going through manufacturing
processes, such as fabric cutting, sewing, and finish processing,
in accordance with predetermined design, shape, and size. A
consumer, from among marketed products (garments), selects a
product that fits his or her favorite design shape and his or her
own size, and purchases and directly wears the product.
[0004] Conventionally proposed for a formal dress, such as a
wedding dress, a cocktail dress, an evening dress, or the like, is
the one which is marketed in a set of cloth parts left cut (not
sewn) for different parts of one garment so that a purchaser can
select his or her desired design from among several predetermined
combination designs of the different cloth parts and then perform
sewing on the different cloth parts to tailor the garment (see
Patent Document 1). [0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined
Patent Publication No. HEI08-209424
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0006] In recent years, due to increasingly diversified and
personalized fashions, there has been an increasing demand for a
variable garment that can be, after purchased, freely cut by a
purchaser into any design shape so that the purchaser can modify
the garment in accordance with his or her own preference and then
wear the garment.
[0007] However, the garment of Patent Document 1 only permits the
purchaser to select his or her desired design from among the
several combination designs after the product purchase and cannot
be freely cut and modified into any design by the purchaser.
Moreover, the garment of Patent Document 1 causes a problem that
the purchaser is required to sew the different cloth parts to
finish the garment after the product purchase, which requires a
high level of sewing processing techniques for this sewing and
finishing. On the other hand, a conventional garment as a ready
made product, which is worn directly after purchased, is not
designed to be cut freely and cannot be freely modified into a
preferred design, thus failing to satisfy the demand described
above.
[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a
garment which can be, after purchased, freely cut by a purchaser
into any design shape so that the purchaser can wear it and which
has a cut-off part requiring no high level cutting and sewing
processing techniques.
Means Adapted to Solve the Problems
[0009] To solve the problem described above, the present invention
refers to a garment capable of being cut by a consumer into any
design shape for use. The garment is formed of a fray-preventing
knitted fabric woven with heat-welding elastic yarn and has an
original pattern, in which sizes of opening parts of a neck, a
side, a bottom, and the like of the garment are smaller than sizes
of opening parts of a neck, a side, a bottom, and the like of a
standard product; a total length and a sleeve length of the garment
are larger than those of the standard product; and a body width, a
cuff, a waist, and a lower bottom edge of the garment are equal to
those of the standard product. The standard product described above
means a garment whose individual parts are fabricated in dimension
suitable for a standard body type by each model number (for
example, S, M, L, and the like) or each size number (for example,
13, 15, or the like) representing measure and shape of each garment
type.
[0010] A standard cut line may be displayed on either of back and
front sides of the garment by printing or otherwise, and also or
instead thereof, a cuttable design model may be displayed on
wrapping paper or a board of the garment by printing or otherwise
and wrapped together with the garment as a set. The standard cut
line means an illustration of a cut position and a cut shape.
[0011] The original pattern of the garment is selected from among a
long-sleeve shirt type, a non-sleeve shirt type, a long-length
panty type, and a half-length panty type.
[0012] The fray-preventing knitted fabric is circular knitted
fabric woven with heat-welding polyurethane elastic yarn and other
spun yarn or filament yarn by plating stitch.
[0013] The cuttable design model displayed on the wrapping paper or
the board is expressed in transition from the long-sleeve shirt
type to a half-sleeve shirt type and further to the non-sleeve
shirt type and the like, and also from the long-length panty type
to a short panty type and further to a shorts type and the
like.
[0014] A portion cut across each seaming part of components of the
garment is provided as a seam by heat welding means.
[0015] The garment has a part or all of a circumferential edge of
at least one of opening parts provided with cut-off design formed
in a curved line, and is formed of fray-preventing knitted
fabric.
[0016] The present invention is applied to an undershirt whose
opening part provided with the cut-off design is at least one of a
neckline part, an armhole part, a cuff part, and a bottom
circumference part.
[0017] The present invention is applied to pants whose opening part
provided with the cut-off design is at least one of a waistline
part and a bottom circumference part.
Effectiveness of the Invention
[0018] According to the present invention, a garment is formed of a
fray-preventing knitted fabric woven with heat-welding elastic
yarn, so that the garment does not fray even when cut anywhere;
therefore, the garment can be used while left cut-off. Moreover,
sizes of opening parts of the neck, side, bottom, and the like of
this garment are smaller than those of a standard product; a total
length and a sleeve length of the garment are larger than those of
the standard product; and a body width, a cuff, a waist, and a
bottom edge of the garment are equal to those of the standard
product. Thus, a purchaser can freely cut the purchased garment
into any design shape and then wear the garment. Moreover, since
the cut portions can be used while left cut-off, high-level cutting
and sewing processing techniques are not required, thus permitting
providing a garment adapted to diversification and personalization
of fashions.
[0019] Moreover, displaying a standard cut line on either of the
back and front sides of the garment by printing or otherwise
permits even a beginner to easily perform cutting with reference
thereto. Further, displaying a cuttable design model on a wrapping
paper or a board by printing or otherwise and wrapping the wrapping
paper or the board together with the garment as a set permits
cutting into various modes with reference thereto. Furthermore,
providing a portion cut across each seaming part of components of
the garment as a seam by heat-welding means permits preventing the
portion cut at the seaming part from fraying.
[0020] Moreover, the garment formed of fray-preventing knitted
fabric and having opening parts with cut-off design requires no
fray-stopping after treatment (sewing or the like) on the
circumferential edges of the opening parts, and can realize no
outlet seam and improve a wear feeling; therefore, this garment is
suitable for thin garments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] FIG. 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D are schematic elevation views of
original patterns for four types of garments according to the
present invention.
[0022] FIG. 2 is an illustrative diagram showing a display example
of cuttable design models for a long-sleeve shirt type.
[0023] FIG. 3 is a similar illustrative diagram for a non-sleeve
shirt type.
[0024] FIG. 4 is a similar illustrative diagram for a long-length
panty type.
[0025] FIG. 5 is a similar illustrative diagram for a half-length
panty type.
[0026] FIG. 6 is a chart showing one example of dimensions and
sizes of different parts with respect to original patterns and
standard products for the respective garments according to the
present invention.
[0027] FIG. 7 is a schematic elevation view of another embodiment
of the garment according to the present invention.
[0028] FIG. 8 is a schematic elevation view of another embodiment
of the garment according to the present invention.
[0029] FIG. 9 is a schematic elevation view of still another
embodiment of the garment according to the present invention.
[0030] FIG. 10 is a schematic elevation view of another embodiment
of the garment according to the present invention.
[0031] FIG. 11 is a schematic elevation view of still another
embodiment of the garment according to the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0032] Original pattern for a long-sleeve shirt type garment
[0033] A1-A8. Modified modes thereof.
[0034] B. Original pattern for a non-sleeve shirt type garment
[0035] B1-B3. Modified modes thereof.
[0036] C. Original pattern for a long-length panty type garment
[0037] C1-C7. Modified modes thereof.
[0038] D. Original pattern for a half-length panty type garment
[0039] D1-D4. Modified modes thereof.
[0040] 1. Front body
[0041] 2. Back body
[0042] 3. Armhole part
[0043] 4. Neckline part
[0044] 5. Bottom circumference part
[0045] 6. Flank part
[0046] 7. Shoulder part
[0047] 8. Seaming part
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0048] Hereinafter, embodiments of a garment according to the
present invention will be described with reference to the
accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows original patterns A to D for
garments: (A) a long-sleeve shirt type, (B) a non-sleeve shirt type
(C), a long-length panty type, and (D) a half-length panty type,
respectively. Fabric forming the original patterns A to D for these
garments is a fray-preventing knitted fabric woven from the
heat-welding elastic yarn. This fray-preventing knitted fabric is
circular knitted fabric woven with heat-welding polyurethane
elastic yarn and other spun yarn or filament yarn by plating
stitch.
[0049] The plating stitch described above is a method of feeding a
plurality of types of yarn to a knitting needle through mutually
different yarn-feeding openings, and serves to stably define
arrangement of the yarn of each knitted loop. Therefore, the
plating-knitted fabric woven by feeding the heat-welding elastic
yarn and a different type of yarn to the knitting needle through
the different yarn-feeding openings, due to its stable arrangement
of the heat-welding elastic yarn and the different type of yarn in
each knitted loop, can locate the heat-welding elastic yarn
adjacent to all the loops. Thus, additionally providing
fray-preventing function by melting the heat-welding elastic yarn
through heat setting processing or the like provides complete
fray-prevention for all the loops of the knitted fabric, so that
the plating-knitted fabric advantageously does not fray even when
cut anywhere.
[0050] The original patterns for the garments formed of the knitted
fabric described above are fabricated in the following manner.
[0051] First, as shown in FIG. 1 (A), by using the circular knitted
fabric described above, the original pattern A for the long-sleeve
shirt type garment is made in a manner such that the size of an
opening part of a neckline a is smaller, a total length b and a
sleeve length c are larger, and a body width d, a cuff f', and a
bottom edge o are equal, all with respect to those of a standard
product. In this case, front and back bodies e are formed with the
circular knitted fabric corresponding to the body width d, and a
sleeve part f is formed of a sleeve part f prepared by welding a
sleeve part cut from circular knitted fabric or one piece of fabric
by heat-welding means and forming this sleeve part into a
cylindrical shape. A seaming part for shoulder parts g of the front
and back bodies e is a seam formed by the heat-welding means. A
seaming part between an armhole part h and an end part of the
sleeve part f is sewed in a normal manner. The heat-welding means
is the one which achieves seaming by placing a heat-welding tape at
the seaming part and hot-pressing it with an iron or the like. Then
standard cut lines i, j, and k for the neckline a, the total length
b, and the sleeve length c, respectively, are displayed on the
front or back sides of the garment by printing or the like. One or
a plurality of each of the standard cut lines i, j, and k for the
neckline a, the total length b, and the sleeve length c,
respectively, are displayed at different positions, in different
shapes, and the like.
[0052] Next, by using the circular knitted fabric described above,
as shown in FIG. 1 (B), the original pattern B for the non-sleeve
shirt type garment is made in a manner such that sizes of opening
parts of a neckline a and an armhole part h are smaller, a total
length b is larger, and a body width d and a bottom edge o are
equal, all with respect to those of a standard product. In this
case, front and back bodies e are formed with the circular knitted
fabric corresponding to the body width d, and a seeming part for
shoulder parts g of the front and back bodies e is a seam formed by
the same heat-welding means as described above. Then standard cut
lines i, j, and k' for the neckline a, the armhole part h, and the
total length b, respectively are displayed on the front or back
sides of the garment by printing or the like. One or a plurality of
each of the standard cut lines i, j, and k' for the neckline a, the
armhole part h, and the total length b, respectively, are displayed
at different positions, in different shapes, and the like.
[0053] In addition, the original pattern C for the long-length
panty type garment is formed by cutting the circular knitted fabric
described above or one piece of fabric open into left and right
separate portions or front and back separate portions and then
seaming together the left and right portions or the front and back
portions. Then as shown in FIG. 1 (C), the pattern C is made in a
manner such that sizes of opening parts of a body width m, a waist
girth n, and a bottom edge o' are equal and a total length p and a
rise length q are larger, all with respect to those of a standard
product. In this case, front and back bodies r are formed with
circular knitted fabric corresponding to the body width m and the
waist girth n or one piece of open fabric, and the total length p
and the rise length q are cut larger than those of the standard
product, and seaming parts for both sides s, crotch parts t, and
the like are seams formed by the same heat-welding means as
described above. Then standard cut lines u and v for the waist
girth n and a leg part w, respectively, are displayed on the front
or back side of the garment by printing or the like. One or a
plurality of each of the standard cut lines u and v for the waist
girth n and the leg part w, respectively, are displayed at
different positions, in different shapes, and the like.
[0054] In addition, the original pattern D for the half-length
panty type garment is formed by cutting the circular knitted fabric
described above or one piece of open fabric into left and right
separate portions or front and back separate portions and then
seaming together the left and right portions or the front and back
portions. Then as shown in FIG. 1 (D), the original pattern D is
made in a manner such that sizes of opening parts of a body width
m, a waist girth n, and a bottom edge o'' are equal and a total
length p' and a rise length q' are larger, all with respect to
those of a standard product. Also in this case, as is the case with
the long-length panty type, front and back bodies r' are formed
with circular knitted fabric corresponding to the body width m and
the waist girth n or one piece of open fabric, the total length p'
and the rise length q' are cut larger than those of the standard
product, and seaming parts for both sides s, crotch parts t, and
the like are seams formed by the same heat-welding means as
described above. Then standard cut lines u' and v' for the waist
girth n and a leg part w', respectively, are displayed on the front
or back side of the garment by printing or the like. One or a
plurality of each of the standard cut lines u' and v' for the waist
girth n and the leg part w', respectively, are displayed at
different positions, in different shapes, and the like.
[0055] A method of displaying the cut lines of the respective
original patterns for the garments is performed by a transfer
method or a hand printing method. The transfer method is a method
in which cut lines are previously printed on a transfer paper and
then this transfer paper is laid on the fabric surface, to which
heat is added to thereby transfer the cut lines printed on the
transfer paper onto the fabric. The hand printing method is a
method in which, with dye-containing paste (colored paste) placed
on a screen (gauze woven with nylon or the like), the cut lines are
dyed into the fabric surface by rubbing the colored paste there
against through the screen cells with a spatula. In this case, used
as the screen is the one whose cells are previously closed by a
film or the like with the cells of the printed portion opened to
form a pattern.
[0056] Moreover, the present invention displays standard cut lines
on the back or front side of the garment as described above, and
also displays cuttable design models on wrapping paper or board of
each garment by printing or the like.
[0057] FIG. 2 shows cuttable design models displayed on the
wrapping paper or board of the long-sleeve shirt type garment by
printing or the like, expressing possible transition from the
original pattern A to modified patterns A1 and A2, further to
modified patterns A3, A4, and A5, and further to modified patterns
A6, A7, and A8. The pattern A1 refers to a long-sleeve shirt
provided by cutting the sleeve length and total length of the
original pattern A short, cutting the neckline thereof into a
V-neck shape, and cutting the bottom of the V-neck vertically short
and folding it over to the both sides to thereby form collars. The
pattern A2 refers to a case where the original pattern A is
deformed into a round-neck half-sleeve shirt. The pattern A3 refers
to a case where a V-cut is provided in the bottom of the pattern
A2, a U-cut is provided in the sleeve thereof, and a round cut is
provided in the front body thereof. The patterns A4 and A5 refer to
a case where the sleeves and bottom of the pattern A2 are cut in a
curved line. The pattern A6 refers to a case where the neckline of
the pattern A5 is cut into a U-shape, the sleeves thereof are cut
into a non-sleeve form, and the bottom thereof is cut in a straight
line. The pattern A7 refers to a case where the neckline of the
pattern A6 is cut into a modified U-shape, an arc-shaped cut is
provided in one side of the bodies thereof, and the bottom thereof
is cut short in a straight line. The pattern A8 refers to a case
where the neckline of the pattern A7 is cut even deeper and the
total length thereof is cut short to the bottom of the bust.
[0058] FIG. 3 shows cuttable design models displayed on the
wrapping paper or board of the non-sleeve shirt type garment by
printing or the like, expressing possible transition from the
original pattern B to modified patterns B1, B2, and B3. The pattern
B1 refers to a case where the neckline of the original pattern B is
cut into a U-shape and the bottom thereof is cut short in a
straight line. The pattern B2 refers to a case where the neckline
of the pattern B1 is cut into a modified U-neck shape, an
arc-shaped cut is provided in one side of the bodies thereof, and
the bottom thereof is cut short in a straight line. The pattern B3
refers to a case where the neckline of the pattern B2 is cut even
deeper and the total length thereof is cut short to the bottom of
the bust.
[0059] FIG. 4 shows cuttable design models displayed on the
wrapping paper or board of the long-length panty type garment by
printing or the like, expressing possible transition from the
original pattern C to modified patterns C1, C2, and C3 and further
to modified patterns C4, C5, C6, and C7. The pattern C1 refers to a
case where an opening part of a waist girth of the original pattern
C is cut in a waved curve, the bottoms thereof is cut in a waved
curve, and an arc-shaped cut is provided in one side thereof. The
pattern C2 refers to a case where the opening part of the waist
girth of the original pattern C is cut into a gentle arc shape and
the bottoms thereof are cut in a waved curve. The pattern C3 refers
to a case where a floral-patterned cut is provided in one of leg
parts of the pattern C2. The pattern C4 refers to a case where the
bottoms of the pattern C2 are cut short into the shape of shorts
and a V-shaped cut is provided in one of the bottoms thereof. The
pattern C5 refers to a case where the bottoms of the pattern C4 are
cut even shorter and small-hole-patterned cuts are provided in the
bottom circumference thereof. The pattern C6 refers to a case where
an opening part of a waist girth of the pattern C5 on only the
front body side is cut into a U-shape and the bottoms thereof are
cut even shorter. The pattern C7 refers to a case where the opening
part of the waist girth of the pattern C5 and an opening part of
the bottom circumference thereof are largely cut into the shape of
shorts.
[0060] FIG. 5 shows cuttable design models displayed on the
wrapping paper or board of the half-length panty type garment by
printing or the like, expressing possible transition from the
original pattern D to modified patterns D1, D2, D3, and D4. The
pattern D1 refers to a case where an opening part of a waist girth
of the original pattern D is cut into a gentle arc shape, bottoms
thereof are cut short into the shape of short pants, and a V-shaped
cut is provided in one of the bottoms thereof. The pattern D2
refers to a case where the bottoms of the pattern D1 are cut even
shorter and small-hole-patterned cuts are provided in the bottom
circumference thereof. The pattern D3 refers to a case where an
opening part of a waist girth of the pattern D2 on the front body
side only is cut into a U-shape and the bottoms thereof are cut
even shorter. The pattern D4 refers to a case where the opening
part of the waist girth and opening parts of the bottom
circumference of the pattern D2 are largely cut into the shape of
shorts.
[0061] The wrapping paper or board on which the cuttable design
models are displayed by printing or the like is provided in a form
corresponding to the folded shape of each garment original pattern,
and is exemplified by a rectangular bag or a rectangular board. It
is preferable that the display is provided on the back side for the
wrapping paper and on the front side for the board, although not
limited thereto. The aforementioned display is provided on at least
one or both of the wrapping paper and board. Printing on these
wrapping paper and board may be achieved by normal printing.
[0062] The respective original patterns for the garments described
above are either folded on the board and then wrapped in the
wrapping paper or wrapped in the wrapping paper while omitting the
board to be sold as a set. The consumer can purchase this and, with
reference to the cut lines and the design models, for the
shirt-type garments, can cut the neckline into any size and shape
to form a desired neckline and collar circumference shape and can
cut the total length and the sleeve length in any shape, such as a
straight line, curved line, tilted line, or the like, at any
position to form a desired bottom shape (hem line) and sleeve shape
(for example, three-quarter sleeve, half-sleeve, non-sleeve, or the
like). Moreover, for the panty type garments, the consumer can cut
the total length and the rise length in any shape, such as straight
line, curved line, tilted line, or the like, at any height position
of the waist girth and any height position of the leg part to
thereby form a desired total length and waist line and also can cut
it in any shape, such as straight line, curved line, tilted line,
or the like, at any height position from the bottom to thereby form
a desired bottom shape ranging from short pants to shorts.
[0063] The cut lines provided on the garments and the cuttable
design models provided on the wrapping paper or the board may be
embodied by modification of those illustrated. Moreover, one or
both of the cut lines provided on the garment and the design models
provided on the wrapping paper or the board may be embodied. The
original pattern for the garment is applicable to underwear,
sweaters, trousers, pants, intermediate garments, upper garments,
and various ladies' and men's garments.
[0064] FIG. 6 shows one example of dimensions and sizes of the
different parts with respect to the original patterns and standard
products for the respective garments.
[0065] Next, FIG. 7 refers to a sleeveless undershirt to which the
present invention is applied, where a front body 1 and a back body
2 are formed of one cylindrical fabric cut along predetermined
cutting lines into a plurality of pieces (not shown), armhole parts
3, neckline parts 4, and lower end bottom circumference parts 5 are
formed, flank parts 6 are continuous, only shoulder parts 7 are
provided as fabric seaming parts 8.
[0066] Used as the fabric described above is knitted fabric having
a fray-preventing function. The knitted fabric provided with a
fray-preventing function is woven with heat-welding elastic yarn
and a different type of yarn by plating stitch. As the heat-welding
elastic yarn, low melting polyurethane elastic yarn is used.
[0067] The plating stitch is a method of feeding a plurality of
types of yarn to a knitting needle through different yarn-feeding
openings, and serves to stably define arrangement of the yarn of
each of the organized loops. Therefore, the plating-knitted fabric
woven by feeding the heat-welding elastic yarn and the different
type of yarn to the knitting needle through the different
yarn-feeding openings, due to its stable arrangement of the
heat-welding elastic yarn and the different type of yarn in each
knitted loop, can locate the heat-welding elastic yarn adjacent to
all the loops. Thus, additionally providing it with fray-preventing
function by melting the heat-welding elastic yarn through heat
setting processing or the like advantageously provides a complete
fray-prevention for all the loops of the knitted fabric.
[0068] The knitted fabric used in the present invention is, for
example, formed into thin, weft-knitted fabric as fraise (1.times.1
rib-knitted) or any of other stockinet by a circular knitting
machine or any of other types of knitting machines.
[0069] Upon forming cylindrical fabric by the circular knitting
machine described above, a portion as a lower end of undershirt for
the undershirt fabric and a portion as an upper end of pants for
the pants fabric may be cut in a straight line. Also, since a cut
position of the cylindrical fabric is previously determined for
each predetermined length, for each predetermined length of the
cylindrical fabric in a cylindrical direction (longitudinal
direction) thereof, the cylindrical fabric knitted and finished
with water-soluble nylon yarn inserted therein may be soaked in
water to elute and remove the water-soluble nylon yarn to be
thereby separated as a fray-preventing linearly cut-off hem.
[0070] FIG. 8 refers to a half-sleeve type undershirt to which the
present invention is applied, and differs from FIG. 7 in that
sleeve portions 15 are seamed together with armhole parts 3 by
sewing or bonding, while other portions of FIG. 8 have the same
configuration as those of FIG. 7. The portions with the same
configuration are numbered with the same numerals and omitted from
description.
[0071] FIG. 9 refers to trunks-type pants to which the present
invention is applied, where a front body 16 and a back body 17 are
formed of one cylindrical fabric cut along predetermined cutting
lines at equal intervals in a longitudinal direction of the fabric,
a crotch part 18, a waist girth part 19, and leg circumference
parts 20 are formed, both side parts 21 are continuous, and only
the crotch part 18 is provided as a fabric seaming part 8. Also in
this case, the fabric seaming part 8 is sewn or bonded.
Configurations of other portions are the same as those of FIG. 7.
The waist girth part 19, in knitting process by the circular
knitting machine, by increasing the heat-welding elastic yarn for
knitting, may be knitted by inserting portions knitted with larger
stretch properties than the other portions at equal intervals in
the longitudinal direction of the fabric. This permits omitting the
labor of sewing a rubber tape, inserting a rubber string, or the
like for the waist girth part 19.
[0072] FIG. 10 refers to a ladies' non-sleeve undershirt to which
the present invention is applied. Also in this case, as is the case
with FIG. 7, the front body 1 and the back body 2 are cut from one
cylindrical fabric, the armhole parts 3, the neckline parts 4, and
the lower bottom end circumference parts 5 are formed, the flank
parts 6 are continuous, only shoulder parts 7 are provided as
fabric seaming parts 8 and sewn or bonded. The fabric used is the
same as that of FIG. 7.
[0073] FIG. 11 refers to ladies' shorts to which the present
invention is applied. In this case, a front body 22 and a back body
23 are continuous, but they are cut in a form such that they are
separated and spread at a central portion of the front back 22, a
crotch part 24 is separately cut, the right and left ends of the
front body 22 are first superposed on each other to form a vertical
seaming part 8, then a front end of the crotch part 24 and a lower
center end of the front body 22 are superposed on each other to
form a seaming part 8, and a back end of the crotch part 24 and a
lower center end of the back body 23 are superposed on each other
to form the seaming part 8, thereby forming an upper end waist
girth part 25 and leg circumference parts 26 as opening parts. Also
in this case, the seaming parts 8 are sewn or bonded respectively.
The fabric used is the one, as in FIG. 7, knitted with
plating-knitted fabric by the circular knitting machine.
[0074] In each of the embodiments of FIGS. 7 to 11, the present
invention is a garment which is made by providing plating-knitted
fabric, woven by the feeding heat-welding elastic yarn and a
different type of yarn to a knitting needle through different
yarn-feeding openings, with a fray-preventing function through heat
setting processing or the like and then cutting the plating-knitted
fabric into a shape and dimension in accordance with a
corresponding design, and which has cut-off opening parts. The
opening parts of the garment formed of the plating knitting fabric
provided with a fray-preventing function in this manner can
eliminates the need for troublesome fray-preventing after treatment
since edges of the opening parts do not fray even when left with
cut-off design. Moreover, seaming parts of the garment can be
seamed through heating and pressurization by an iron or the like
with a heat-welding tape or the like laid therebetween, which can
eliminates the need for sewing processing. Joining of the seaming
parts through such welding results in a larger joining area than is
provided by joining with stitches of sewing yarn, and thus can
improve a joining strength. Moreover, bulkiness of the seaming
parts can be reduced, thus permitting the seaming part to become
less outstanding through an outer garment. In this manner, the
garment of the present invention can have opening parts with
cut-off design and have thinner seaming parts; therefore, the
garment of the present invention can greatly improve wear feeling
of a conventional garment, which permits providing a garment also
excellent in fashionability.
[0075] The fabric used in the embodiments of FIGS. 7 to 11 may be
fabric knitted by the plain knitting machine and used with a front
body and a back body seamed together at the both side parts.
Moreover, this fabric is also applicable to various underwear and
other types of garments in a form other than that shown.
[0076] The embodiment of the present invention is described above,
although not limited thereto, and thus various modifications may be
made within a range described in the scope of the claims.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0077] The present invention is applicable to underwears, sweaters,
trousers, pants, intermediate garments, upper garments, various
types of ladies' and men's garments.
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