U.S. patent number 3,725,959 [Application Number 05/085,025] was granted by the patent office on 1973-04-10 for piped opening for use in garments and method of making same.
Invention is credited to John L. Cruden.
United States Patent |
3,725,959 |
Cruden |
April 10, 1973 |
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PIPED OPENING FOR USE IN GARMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to the piped or bound garment
opening and a method of making the opening; and to a welt
construction for use in making such openings. The disclosure
describes the forming of an opening in a portion of a garment
substantially free of raw edges, and backing such opening with an
improved welt construction. The welt construction comprises
essentially of a pair of complementary reversely folded welt strips
suitably secured to the back side of the opening so that the
reverse folds of the welt strips are contiguously disposed and
extend along a medial portion of the formed opening.
Inventors: |
Cruden; John L. (Walton,
NY) |
Family
ID: |
22188986 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/085,025 |
Filed: |
October 29, 1970 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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747632 |
Jul 25, 1968 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/247; 2/266;
112/475.25 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41H
25/00 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A41H
25/00 (20060101); A41d 027/20 (); A41f
001/02 () |
Field of
Search: |
;2/247,266,243
;112/264,65,68,405-408,417,418,419,422,423,424,425,426,428,431,434,437 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Hunter; H. Hampton
Parent Case Text
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of my
application, Ser. No. 747,632 filed July 25, 1968 for Piped Opening
for Use In Garments and Method of Making Same, and now abandoned.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A garment with a finished opening construction comprising: a
front garment defining portion having an opening therein, the edges
of said opening including means defining marginal portions adapted
to be reversely folded to define an enlarged opening free of raw
edges,
a garment facing means connected to said front garment portion
along adjacent edges thereof,
said facing means including a plurality of strips having reversely
folded marginal edge portions whereby the reversed folds of
adjacent strips are disposed in contiguous abutting
relationship,
means for securing said adjacent strips to one another to define a
slit type opening therebetween,
said facing means being reversely folded relative to said front
portion along said connected edge thereof so that the facing means
underlies said front garment portion and the contiguously disposed
reversed folds of said strips defining said slit type opening
extend along a medial portion of said enlarged opening in said
front portion,
and means for securing said facing means to the undersurface of the
front garment portion.
2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the reverse folds
defining the enlarged opening in said front garment portion and the
reversely folded marginal end portions of said strips are
contiguously disposed between said front portion and said facing
portion.
3. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said means for
securing said adjacent strips comprises spaced sewn connections to
define therewith a slit type opening.
4. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said means for
securing said adjacent strips comprise a tape extending
transversely along the ends of the connected strips.
5. The invention as defined in claim 4 wherein said tape is
reversely folded to define a double ply strip and means for
securing said tape to said strips including a sewn seam.
6. The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein said sewn seam is
disposed intermediate the width of said double ply tape.
7. The invention as defined in claim 6 wherein said double ply tape
is reversely folded onto itself along a foldline extending along
said sewn seam.
8. A method of forming a garment with a piped opening comprising
the steps of:
forming a slit type opening in the front portion of a garment,
reversely folding the marginal edges of said slit to define an
enlarged opening free of raw edges,
forming a combined facing and welt portion from a plurality of
strips, each strip being reversely folded about a transversely
extending fold line,
connecting said reversely folded strips together so as to dispose
the reverse fold of adjacent strips in contiguous abutting
relationship,
securing the combined facing and welt portion to the front portion
along their adjacent edges,
reversely folding the combined facing and welt portions against the
back surface of the front portion so that the contiguous folded
edges of the combined facing and welt portion extend along a medial
portion of said enlarged opening,
and securing said combined facing and welt portion to the back
surface of said front portion over said enlarged opening.
9. The invention as defined in claim 8 wherein the step of securing
said welt strips includes sewing said welt material directly to
each other along the contiguous edges thereof at opposite ends of
said slit opening defined therebetween.
10. The invention as defined in claim 8 wherein the step of
securing said welt strips together includes the step extending a
tape along the opposed marginal portion thereof extending normal to
the reverse folds, and attaching the tape directly to said welt
material.
11. A garment having a piped opening construction comprising:
a front garment portion, and
a facing garment portion connected to said front garment portion
along adjacent edges thereof,
one of said portions having an opening therein,
the edges of said opening including means defining marginal
portions adapted to be reversely folded to define an enlarged
opening free of raw edges,
and the other of said portions including a plurality of strips
having reversely folded marginal edge portions whereby the reverse
folds of adjacent strips are disposed in contiguous abutting
relationship,
means for securing said adjacent strips to one another to define a
slit type opening therebetween,
said other of said portions being reversely folded relative to said
one portion along said connected edge thereof so that said portions
are contiguously disposed with the folds of said strips being
sandwiched between said facing portion and front portion so that
the abutting edges of said reverse folds defining said slit type
opening extend along a medial portion of said opening of said one
portion, and means for securing said garment portions together.
12. The invention as defined in claim 11 wherein said opening
includes marginal flap portions reversely folded to define an
opening free of raw edges so that in the folded position of said
front portion and said facing portion said flaps are contiguous to
the reverse folds of said strips sandwiched between said front
portion and facing portion.
13. The invention as defined in claim 11 wherein said securing
means includes adhesives.
14. The invention as defined in claim 11 wherein said securing
means includes stitching.
15. The invention as defined in claim 11 wherein said opening is
rectangular in shape.
16. The invention as defined in claim 11 wherein said opening is
non-rectangular in shape.
17. A method of forming a finished opening in a garment comprising
the steps of:
forming an opening of predetermined shape in a front portion of a
garment,
forming a combined facing and welt portion from a plurality of
strips, each strip being reversely folded about a transversely
extending fold line, said combined facing and welt portions being
connected to the front portion along their adjacent edges,
connecting said reversely folded strips together so as to dispose
the reverse folds of adjacent strips in contiguous abutting
relationship,
reversely folding the combined facing and welt portions against the
back surface of the front portion so that the contiguous folded
edges of the combined facing and welt portion extends along a
medial portion of said opening,
and securing said combined facing and welt portion to the back
surface of said front portion over said opening.
Description
PROBLEM AND PRIOR ART
Heretofore, the piped openings used in garments included relatively
complex structures which required a considerable amount of skill to
make. Generally such piped openings required a relatively
complicated welt construction which had to be sewn to the main
portion of the garment in a particular manner, and thereafter a
slit formed in both the welt and the garment to define the opening.
With the opening so formed the welt construction had to then be
reversely folded through the slit opening. Generally this was
performed by a manual operation. Thereafter additional stitching
adjacent the ends of the slit or opening was required to reinforce
the ends. U. S. Pat. No. 1,945,104 illustrates generally a piped
opening construction of the type heretofore used or known.
Because of the complexity and cost of making such piped openings,
the use thereof was generally limited to the more expensive type
garments. Also the known piped openings described proved to be
objectionable for the reason that the inherent construction thereof
resulted in a relatively bulky piped opening. This becomes readily
apparent when the number of folds required to make such piped
openings is noted. The bulk of such openings becomes even more
aggravated when such openings are formed in garments made of
relatively heavy materials such as woolens, tweeds and/or knitted
fabrics and the like.
OBJECTS
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a piped
opening and welt construction therefore; and a method of forming
the same which can be readily made and performed in a relatively
simple and inexpensive manner.
Another object is to provide a piped opening and method of forming
the same which will substantially minimize the bulk of the finished
opening.
Another object is to provide an improved piped or bound opening in
a garment whereby the facing of the garment comprises a combination
welt and facing.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION
The foregoing objects and other features and advantages are
attained by a piped or bound opening which is defined by an opening
formed in a portion of a garment, e.g., the front. The opening is
formed free, or substantially free, of raw edges. A welt
construction is specifically constructed of welt strips which are
reversely folded along transverse fold lines to define a finished
edge, and the finished edge of adjacent welt strips are
contiguously disposed along the back side of the garment in which
the opening is formed so that the contiguously disposed finished
edges of the adjacent welt strips extend along a medial portion of
the formed opening. The welt strips so disposed relative to the
formed opening are then suitably secured to the garment
portion.
The welt strips may comprise individual strips which may be
individually secured in pairs adjacent a given formed opening, or
in a modified form of the invention may comprise a series of
preconnected strips to define a continuous welt construction
containing a plurality of spaced apart slit openings for use in a
garment in which a plurality of spaced openings are
contemplated.
This invention further contemplates that the welt strips may be
formed of a material similar to that of the garment and/or of the
facing material adapted for use with a given garment to define a
combination welt and facing construction.
FEATURES OF INVENTION
A feature of this invention resides in the provision of a
relatively simple piped opening construction comprising of an
opening formed in a portion of a garment and an improved welt
construction connected to the back side of the garment adjacent the
opening to complete the piped opening.
Another feature resides in the provision that the piped opening of
this invention may be used to define button holes, pockets, blind
openings and the like commonly used in garments of various kinds
and style.
Another feature resides in the provision of an improved preformed
welt construction for use in making piped garment openings.
Another feature resides in the provision of an improved preformed
welt construction that has been sufficiently secured at the ends of
the defined slit openings formed therein so that additional tacking
or securing thereof is not necessary.
Another feature resides in the provision of a piped opening
comprising of spaced preformed openings being formed in a portion
of a garment and a continuous preformed welt construction attached
thereto to define multiple, piped openings.
Another feature resides in the provision of a garment having
preformed openings formed in a portion thereof and a preformed welt
construction in which the welt construction functions to replace
the traditional facing piece of the garment.
Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent
when considered in view of the drawings and specifications in
which:
In the Drawings:
FIG. 1 illustrates an expanded front view of a fragmentary portion
of a garment illustrating an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a welt construction of this
invention taken along line 1A--1A on FIG. 1.
FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of the garment of FIG. 1 in a
folded position.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3--3 on FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 illustrates a fragmentary front view of a modified welt
construction.
FIG. 5 is an end view of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 illustrated a partial prospective view of the welt
construction taken along line 6-6 in a partially assembled
form.
FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the welt construction of
FIG. 4 in the finished form.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a fragmentary portion of a garment
embodying the welt constructions of FIGS. 4 to 7.
FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9--9 on FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 is a front view of a fragmentary portion of a garment
illustrating a modified construction wherein the phantom line
showing illustrates the garment in expanded position, and the solid
line showing, in the folded position. FIG. 10A is a sectional view
taken along line 10A--10A on FIG. 10.
FIG. 11 is a front view of a modified construction.
FIG. 11A is a sectional view taken along line 11A--11A on FIG.
11.
FIG. 12 is a front view of another modified construction.
FIG. 12A is a perspective view of FIG. 12.
FIG. 13 is a front view of another modified construction wherein
the solid line showing illustrates the folded position of the
garment portion and the phantom line showing, the expanded
position.
FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B are sectional views taken along lines
13A--13A and 13B--13B respectively on FIG. 13.
FIG. 14 is a front view of a garment shown in the folded position
illustrating another modified construction.
FIG. 14A is a sectional view taken along line 14A--14A on FIG.
14.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
The method of forming piped or bound openings such as for use as
button holes, pockets, blind openings and the like in garments
comprises the step of forming an opening 28 in a portion of a
garment, e.g., in the front thereof, and attaching thereto an
improved welt construction 29 and 129. The opening 28 is preformed
so as to be free of raw edges. This is readily attained by first
forming a slit or cut 20 in the front of the garment as evidenced
in FIG. 1. As illustrated the slit or cut 20 is defined as a
horizontal cut 21 terminating into diverging end cuts 22--22. With
a cut 20 thus formed the marginal flaps 23, 24, 25 and 26 defined
thereby are reversely folded out of the plane of the fabric or
front 27 to define a rectangular formed opening 28. While the
described steps define the formation of a rectangular opening 28,
it will be understood that the shape of the opening may be varied
depending upon the configuration of the cut 20 originally formed.
In any event the cut 20 is formed so that the marginal flaps
defined thereby are reversely folded as indicated to form an
opening free of raw edges.
A welt strip is then preformed by taking a strip of material 29 and
folding a marginal portion thereof 29A along a transversely
extending foldline F1, as shown in FIG. 1A. To define a given piped
or bound opening 28A, a pair of welt strips 29 are formed and are
contiguously disposed so that the adjacent folded edges 30 are
disposed contiguous to each other as shown in FIG. 3 adjacent the
formed opening. The contiguously folded edges 30 extend along a
medial portion of the opening 28.
The adjacent welt strips 29 are then suitably secured to the back
surface of the front 27 by any suitable means, e.g., by stitching,
cementing, or fusing, as in the case of garments made of plastic
fabric or material.
A continuous welt construction 34 is contemplated by securing a
plurality of such strips 29 in end to end relationship as seen in
FIG. 1. This is attained by tacking or securing a series of folded
welt strips 29 by sewing adjacent strips 29 at opposed end portions
thereof as indicated by stitchings 31-32. Thus between stitchings
31-32 there is defined a slit opening 33 bounded by the contiguous
edges 30, 30 of adjacent strips 29 which can be readily parted.
It will be noted that the welt strips 29 may be made of suitable
material which when connected as described defines a continuous
welt construction 34 which can be suitably secured to the front 27
along a seam 35 and which when reversely folded therealong as in
FIG. 2 will function as a combined welt and facing construction for
the front 27.
In a modified form of the invention, as seen in FIGS. 4 to 9, the
respective welt strips 129 are constructed in the manner described
with respect to FIGS. 1 and 1A. However the respective welt strips
129 are connected to define a continuous welt construction 130 by
securing adjacent strips 129 by extending a tape 131 along the
opposed marginal portions thereof.
In the illustrated form of the invention the tape 131 is defined as
a ribbon or strip of suitable lining material, web or means which
is reversely folded along a longitudinally extending foldline F2.
The reversely folded tape 131, as seen in FIGS. 4 to 6 is then
secured to the respective welt strips 129 by a longitudinally
extending sewn seam 132 in which the stitching thereof extended
through the respective folds 131A, 131B of tape 131 and the welt
strips 129. As shown seam 132 is disposed intermediate the width of
the reversely folded tape 131. If desired the reversely folded tape
131 thus secured to the welt strips 129 may be again reversely
folded along the sewn seam 132 as seen in FIG. 7. In this manner
the amount of reinforcing desired along the marginal portion of the
continuous welt construction 130 can be regulated depending upon
the number of folds imparted to tape 131. If desired the tape may
comprise simply of a strip of unfolded tape suitably secured to the
contiguously designed strips 129. Alternately the tape 131 may be
secured to the welt strips 129 by suitable adhesives.
With the welt construction 130 constructed as described, there is
provided at spaced intervals therealong slit openings 133 extending
between tapes 131--131 which are adapted to be placed opposite the
formed openings 134 formed in a garment front 135. As described the
welt construction 130 may also be formed of suitable facing
material so that when used in the garment, it may also function in
the nature of a traditional facing.
In the form of the invention shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 the tape 131 are
disposed between the front 135 and the reverse folds 129A of the
welt strips in the finished construction of the piped openings.
In either form of the invention it will be noted that the finished
opening as defined has the appearance of a piped or bound button
hole or opening heretofore formed in a much more complicated manner
and which was previously used primarily in the more expensively
formed garments only. With the construction described it is to be
also noted that the bulk of the finished bound or piped opening is
substantially minimized and that if desired the welt strips can be
utilized as a combined welt and facing. Of course it will be
understood, that if desired the welt strips 29 or 129 may be
interposed between the front portion and facing portion of a
conventionally made garment to define a piped opening therein. In
such event, a preformed opening is formed in both the front and
facing portion of such garment.
The preformed openings in the front and facing are preformed in a
manner herein described, and the welt strips 29 or 129 as herein
described are then interposed between the front and facing of the
conventional garment in the folded position thereof, and suitably
secured therebetween so that the contiguously disposed folded
edges, e.g., 30, are extended along a medial portion of the
complementary formed openings in the front and facing portions of a
conventionally made garment.
It will be further noted that the distance "X" defined by the slit
opening between the secured ends is substantially equal to the
length "Y" of the formed openings 28. Because the preformed welt
construction, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 are secured at the ends by
seams 31, 32 or tape 131, the additional tacking heretofore
required by the prior known bound or piped openings is
eliminated.
As shown in FIG. 9, a pocket patch may be suitably secured to the
facing portion so that the piped opening described may define the
pocket opening.
FIG. 10 illustrates a modified construction in which the invention
is embodied. In this embodiment 200 the front portion 201 of the
garment is initially formed with an enlarged opening 202 of any
desired shape. The opening 202 in this embodiment is formed simply
by blanking out or cutting out of the front 201, a patch conforming
to the shape of the opening 202 as desired. The illustrated opening
is shown rectangular. Thus an opening 202 is formed without the
reverse folding of marginal flaps as described with respect to FIG.
1. Opening 202 is thus free of any folded flaps.
In this construction the facing portion 203 comprises a combined
facing and welt portion similar to that described with respect to
FIGS. 1 and 1A. Accordingly, the combined facing and welt portion
203 includes a plurality of connected strips 203A having reversely
folded marginal portions 203B about a transversely extending fold
line as indicated. Strips 203A are connected in a manner
hereinbefore described.
To define a piped or finished opening, a pair of welt strips 203A
are contiguously disposed so that the adjacent folded edges thereof
are disposed contiguous to each other, and the combined facing and
welt portion 203 reversely folded relative to the front portion 201
as indicated in the solid line showing of FIG. 10. With the facing
and welt portion folded, the contiguous disposed edge portions
extend along a medial line of the enlarged opening 202 formed in
the facing. As previously described, the adjacent welt strips 203A
in the folded position thereof, as in FIG. 10, are suitably secured
to the front portion 201 by any suitable means as, for example, by
stitching, cementing, bonding or fusing.
As shown in FIG. 10, the combined facing and welt strips are
adhesively bonded or cemented to the back surface of the front
portion 201. As an alternate construction, (not shown) the front
portion 201 and the combined facing and welt portions may be
secured by a sewn seam.
FIGS. 11 and 11 A illustrate still another modified form of the
invention. This form of the invention is similar to that described
with respect to FIGS. 1 and 1A wherein the enlarged opening 210
formed in the facing portion 211 is similar to that described in
FIG. 1. The combined facing and welt portion 212 is similar to that
of FIGS. 10A so that in the folded position, the contiguous
disposed edge of the welts flap 212A extend along the medial line
of opening 210. The reverse folds 212A of the welt are contiguous
the reverse fold or flaps 211A defining opening 210. The respective
front portion 211 and combined facing and welt portion 212 are
suitably secured together by a row of stitching 213 extending
through the front 211, its flap 211A, and the combined facing and
welt 212, 212A and circumscribing the periphery of the enlarged
opening 210. Accordingly, as seen in FIGS. 11 and 11A, the row of
stitching 213 circumscribing the piped opening 210 forms the means
for securing the reversely folded marginal flaps 211A of the
enlarged opening 210 and the reverse folds 212A of the welt in
contiguous position between the front 211 and facing 212.
FIGS. 12 and 12A illustrate another modified form of the invention.
In this form the opening 220 in the front portion 221 of the
garment may assume a shape other than rectangular. As shown, a
triangular shaped enlarged opening 20 is formed in the front
portion 221 of the garment. Such opening may be defined by cutting
the front portion of the garment with a Y-shaped slit. With a
Y-slit so formed, marginal flaps 220A thus defined are reversely
folded out of the plane in the front portion along respective fold
lines that define the sides of the enlarged opening 220 to overly
the back side of the front portion 221. By folding the marginal
flaps 220A, defined by the Y-slit, a substantially triangular
shaped enlarged opening 220 is formed in the front 221 of the
garment.
The combined facing and welt portion 222 is similar to that
described with respect to FIGS. 1 and 1A. Accordingly, the
arrangement is such that when the combined facing and welt portion
222 of the garment is reversely folded the contiguous edges 222A of
the welt strips are disposed along the medial portion of the
triangularly shaped enlarged opening 220 to form the finished
opening. It will be understood that the combined facing and welt
portion 222 of the garment is suitably secured to the back side of
the front portion 221 by any of the means hereinbefore described,
as for example, by stitching around the periphery of the enlarged
opening 220, or by suitably securing the reversely folded marginal
flaps 220A and the reverse folds of the welt portion together by
suitable adhesive and/or bonding or by fusing method if plastic
materials are employed. Thus with the structure described with
respect to FIGS. 12 and 12A, it will be understood that various
shaped piped openings may thus be formed in a garment.
FIGS. 13, 13A and 13B illustrate still another modified form of the
invention. In this form of the invention a finished opening 230
having an enlarged eye portion 230A may be formed in a garment. It
will be understood that such shaped opening may be desired for some
garments. Accordingly, the narrow, elongated portion 230B of the
opening 230 is formed by a slit or cut formed in the front portion
232 to define marginal flaps 231 which are reversely folded out of
the plane of the front portion to the rear thereof to define the
elongated opening portion 230B. The enlarged portion, or the eye
230A of the opening 230 is defined simply by blanking out the
portion of the front to the shape of the eye 230A. Consequently the
eye portion 230A of the opening 230 is free of marginal flaps.
The facing 233 is formed as a combined facing and welt of connected
reversely folded strips similar to that hereinbefore described. In
the folded position the reversely folded welts 233A are disposed
contiguous the back of the front portion as indicated in FIG. 13.
The arrangement is such that the contiguously disposed edges of the
reverse folds of the welts 333A extend along the medial line of the
opening 230 formed in the front portion. Again the combined facing
and welt portion 233 is suitably secured to the front portion 232
as hereinbefore described to define the finished opening.
FIGS 14 and 14A illustrate still another form of the invention. In
this form of the invention the front 240 is formed with a modified
eye opening 241 in which the outline of the opening 241 is angular,
with each edge being defined by the fold line of a reversely folded
marginal flap 241A as to define an enlarged opening completely free
of any raw edges. The facing portion 242, as hereinbefore described
is formed by connected strips of material reversely folded to
define a combined facing and welt portion. Accordingly, the
arrangement is such that the reverse folds of the welt 242A are
disposed contiguous to the folded marginal flaps 241A, which define
the enlarged opening, in the folded position as indicated in FIG.
14. The front 240 and combined facing and welt portions, 242 in the
folded position, are thus suitably secured together by ornamental
stitching 243 as indicated.
Thus the finished openings described, and the method by which they
are formed, renders the finished openings suitable for use in
various types of garments, made of various types of material. The
bound or finished opening is such that it can be formed in various
shapes to satisfy various style requirements. Also the arrangement
is such that the bound or finished opening can be readily made with
a minimum of effort with attendant minimum of cost in both labor
and material.
While the instant invention has been described with respect to
various embodiments thereof it will be readily understood and
appreciated that variations and modifications may be made without
departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.
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