U.S. patent number 3,846,844 [Application Number 05/380,367] was granted by the patent office on 1974-11-12 for reversible fur garment.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Ben Kahn Furs Corp.. Invention is credited to Ernest Graf.
United States Patent |
3,846,844 |
Graf |
November 12, 1974 |
REVERSIBLE FUR GARMENT
Abstract
A reversible fur garment formed of animal fur skins having a
soft animal fur on one side and a dressed or tanned surface on the
reverse side. The skins are pre-cut to a predetermined
configuration and are secured together to provide a garment having
a continuous fur surface on one side and an aesthetically pleasing
pattern of welt seams on the reverse side. The welt seams are
covered with elongated strips of finished material, preferably of
animal fur strips, with the fur side facing outwardly to seal and
conceal the welt seams. Alternately, simulated fur sections each
having on the reverse side a plastic material adapted to resemble a
dressed or tanned animal fur skin may also be provided to form the
garment.
Inventors: |
Graf; Ernest (Beechhurst
Queens, NY) |
Assignee: |
Ben Kahn Furs Corp. (New York,
NY)
|
Family
ID: |
23500892 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/380,367 |
Filed: |
July 18, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/93; 2/DIG.2;
2/65; 112/418; 112/475.09 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D
5/00 (20130101); Y10S 2/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A41D
5/00 (20060101); A41d 005/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;2/65,84,85,87,88,91,93,108,115,243B,DIG.2 ;69/22 ;112/262,418 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Schroeder; Werner H.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Pennie & Edmonds
Claims
I claim:
1. A reversible garment having on one side a surface predominantly
of natural animal fur and on the reverse side thereof a dressed or
tanned surface, said garment being comprised of:
a. pre-cut sections of natural fur skins having on one side a
surface of natural animal fur and on the reverse side thereof a
dressed or tanned surface;
b. means to secure said sections together along marginal portions
thereof to form finished seams on the fur side; and
c. elongated cover sections positioned over the seams on the
dressed or tanned side of the garment in a manner which conceals
and protects the seams on said tanned side while providing an
aesthetically pleasing appearance corresponding to the
configurations of said sections.
2. A reversible garment having on one side a surface of upstanding
pile such as natural animal fur and on the reverse side a
predominantly relatively smooth surface such as dressed or tanned
animal skin, said garment being formed of a plurality of pre-cut
sections secured together along marginal joinder portions, wherein
each joinder portion comprises:
a. at least one marginal portion of a first pre-cut section bent
upwardly with the pile surface on the outer side of the bend;
b. at least one marginal portion of a second pre-cut section bent
upwardly with the pile surface on the outer side of the bend;
c. means to secure said pre-cut sections in end to end abutting
relation with the welt of the seam protruding upwardly and the pile
surfaces of the marginal portion in face-to-face relation; and
d. an elongated cover section having on the outer side a synthetic
or natural pile or fur surface securely positioned over the seams
formed by said marginal portions on the relatively predominantly
smooth side of the garment with the pile surface facing upwardly
from the relatively predominantly smooth surface in a manner which
conceals and protects the seam.
3. The reversible garment according to claim 2 wherein said pre-cut
sections and said elongated seam cover sections are comprised of
natural animal fur skins having fur on one side and a dressed or
tanned surface on the other side such that said reversible garment
has a substantially continuous fur covered surface on one side and
on the reverse side a predominantly dressed or tanned surface such
that said seam cover sections provide an aesthetically pleasing
appearance corresponding to the configuration of said pre-cut
sections while they simultaneously conceal and protect said seams
thereby rendering said seams weather-proof.
4. The reversible garment according to claim 3 wherein said dressed
or tanned surface of said pre-cut sections are treated to prevent
water absorption,
5. The reversible garment according to claim 4 wherein said seams
formed by said pre-cut sections and one longitudinal edge portion
of said elongated cover sections are secured by a single series of
stitches to form a triple-welt seam and the remaining longitudinal
edge portion of said cover section is independently secured over
said triple-welt seam by a single series of stitches.
6. The reversible garment according to claim 5 wherein said garment
comprises a lady's coat having on one side a continuous fur surface
and on the reverse side a series of similarly configured
substantially rectangular sections of dressed or tanned leather
sections secured along seams and separated by elongated strips of
natural fur skins which are positioned over said seams to conceal
and seal said seams.
7. The reversible lady's fur coat according to claim 6 further
comprises predominantly dressed or tanned lapel portions exposed on
the fur side with fur lapel portions exposed on the dressed or
tanned side, said coat further comprising fur trim marginal
portions on the dressed or tanned side.
8. The reversible lady's fur garment according to claim 7 wherein
said dressed or tanned sections have a square configuration.
9. The reversible garment according to claim 2 wherein said pre-cut
sections and said elongated seam cover sections have on one side a
synthetic material such as simulated leather, and on the reverse
side a surface having a plurality of synthetic upstanding pile
members such as simulated animal fur.
10. A method of securing together at least one of synthetic and
natural animal fur sections having on the reverse side at least one
of synthetic and natural relatively smooth dressed or tanned animal
skin to manufacture a reversible garment comprising the steps
of:
a. pre-cutting at least two principal sections;
b. positioning said principal sections in adjacent relation;
c. bending marginal portions of each section upwardly toward said
reverse side and positioning them in end to end abutting relation
such that the fur surfaces are in face-to-face contact;
d. trimming the adjacent edges of said principal sections to form a
substantially straight line;
e. positioning an elongated strip section having at least one
finished surface on one side of the seam formed by said principal
sections, with the finished surface facing upwardly away from the
synthetic or dressed or tanned surface;
f. simultaneously securing the marginal edge portions of the
pre-cut sections and the elongated strip section together to form a
triple-welt seam;
g. folding said elongated strip section over said seam; and
h. securing the remaining marginal longitudinal free end portion of
said elongated strip section to the other side of said seam such
that said joined sections have on one side a continuous fur surface
and on the other side a predominantly synthetic or natural dressed
or tanned surface having a protective and decorative seam covered
with a said elongated cover strip.
11. The method of securing synthetic and natural fur sections
together according to claim 10 further comprising sealing and
concealing the seams formed by said fur sections by securing
thereto elongated cover sections comprised of fur strips of the
same material as the principal sections by positioning and securing
said strips over each seam formed by said principal sections on the
relatively smooth side with the fur side of said cover sections
facing outwardly to conceal and protect the seams formed by the
marginal portions of the principal sections.
12. A method of producing a reversible coat having fur on one side
and having on the reverse side a surface of predominantly natural
dressed or tanned animal skin, said garment being formed
substantially of sections of material separated by natural fur seam
covers comprising:
a. cutting natural fur skins having on one side a fur surface and
on the reverse side a dressed or tanned animal skin surface into
sections having predetermined configurations;
b. positioning two of said sections in end-to-end adjacent
relation;
c. bending marginal edge portions of said skins upwardly toward
said reversed side and positioning them together with the fur
surfaces in face-to-face contact;
d. positioning an elongated cover strip section having on one side
a natural fur surface and on the reverse side a dressed or tanned
animal skin along with said joinder portion with the fur surface
facing outwardly away from said dressed or tanned surface;
e. simultaneously stitching the principal sections and the
elongated sections together to form a triple-welt seam;
f. folding the elongated fur section over the seam thus formed;
g. hand stitching the remaining elongated edge portion of said
elongated trim strip to the other side of said seam; and
h. similarly securing sufficient additional fur sections to produce
reversible fur coat.
13. The method according to claim 12 further comprising the step of
forming a natural fur collar having a dressed or tanned lapel
portion on one side and a fur surface on the reverse side and
securing said collar to said coat such that the dressed or tanned
lapel surface portion is exposed when the fur side of the coat
faces outwardly and the fur surface of the lapel surface portion is
exposed when the dressed or tanned side of the coat faces
outwardly.
14. The method according to claim 13 further comprising the step of
treating the dressed or tanned surface portions with a
water-proofing agent capable of providing said surface portions
with water repellent properties prior to assembling them to form
said reversible garment.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to improvements in fur garments. In
particular, the invention relates to a reversible fur garment and a
method of producing the garment.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Fur garments of the prior art are generally constructed of animal
fur sections which are secured to each other along marginal edge
portions in a manner which provides a substantially continuous fur
surface on the outer side of the garment. Since it was only
necessary to secure the fur sections so as to produce a continuous
fur surface on the outer side of the garment, it was thus
unimportant to pre-cut the fur sections so as to provide a specific
seam pattern on the reverse, or inner side. Linings, pads, and
seaming tapes are provided to cover the inner side of the garment.
This resulted in additional cost and additional weight.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,224,704 to Berger relates to a reversible garment
having differences of surface pattern and also having differences
of ornamentation on its respective sides such as plain or strap
seams, belts, cuffs, collars, etc. The coat is adapted to be worn
with either side exposed and made of a single double-faced fabric
and comprising parts having split and inturned edges and seams
joining said inturned edges whereby a finished appearance on both
sides of the coat is maintained. U.S. Pat. No. 2,225,126 to Nasher
relates to a Reversible Coat constructed of several different types
of cloth. U.S. Pat. No. 2,316,351 relates to an Ornamental Sheet
Leather for use in the manufacture of shoes, belts, ladies'
handbags, travelling bags, wallets, brief cases, and numerous other
leather articles. U.S. Pat. No. 2,765,400 to Scherer relates to a
Method of Making a Lamp Shade wherein panels of the lamp shade are
tightly secured against ribs which define the shape of the shade
and narrow strips are secured to the seams to enclose them. U.S.
Patent No. Des. 95,237 to Forsch relates to a Lady's Suit. U.S.
Pat. No. Des. 111,619 to Silverman relates to a Coat. U.S. Pat. No.
Des. 65,902 to Davis relates to a Coat. My U.S. application Ser.
No. 229,538, filed Feb. 25, 1972 which issued as U.S. Pat. No.
3,735,421, dated May 29, 1973, relates to a Fur Skin Hand Mitten
comprised entirely of fur skins having a fur surface on the outside
of the back portion and a fur surface on the inside of the front
portion. None of these patents relate to a reversible fur coat such
as the coat which I have invented, having a substantially
continuous surface of fur on one side and a predominantly smooth
dressed or tanned surface on the reverse side wherein the sections
of fur skins which are secured to form the coat have a
predetermined configuration and the welt seams are covered with
elongated finished strips to seal and conceal the seams on that
side of the boat so as to provide it with reversible
capability.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Broadly stated, the invention relates to a reversible garment
having on one side a surface predominantly of natural animal fur
and on the reverse side thereof a predominantly dressed or tanned
surface of animal skin. The garment is comprised of pre-cut
sections of natural fur skins having on one side a surface of
natural animal fur and on the reverse side a dressed or tanned
surface. Means are provided to secure the sections together along
marginal portions thereof to form finished seams on the fur side.
Elongated cover sections are positioned over the seams on the
dressed or tanned side of the garment in a manner which conceals
and protects the seams on the tanned side while at the same time
providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance which corresponds to
the configurations of the sections.
In the preferred embodiment natural animal skins are pre-cut in the
form of substantially similarly configured sections and are sewn
together either by a machine or hand-made stiches to form a lady's
coat. The elongated seam cover sections are preferably of the same
animal skin material as is used for the body of the coat and the
cover sections are secured on one side of the welt seam formed
between adjacent pre-cut sections by the same stitches which are
used to secure the sections together. The cover section is secured
over the welt seam with the fur side facing outwardly and thus
providing a contrasting aesthetically pleasing appearance. It is
noted that any elongated cover sections may be used to protect and
conceal the welt seams on the dressed or tanned side of the
garment. However, it is desirable that the outer surface of the
elongated cover sections seal and conseal the welt seams and blend
with the dressed or tanned surface to provide an aesthetically
pleasing appearance.
The garment may be produced of pre-cut sections which are similarly
configured as rectangles, squares, triangles, circles and the like.
While it is preferred that the garment be comprised of such
similarly configured sections, any combination of configurations
which complement each other to form an entire garment is
accordingly contemplated herein. It is only preferred that the
pre-cut sections be so configured that upon assembling them to form
an entire garment, the elongated cover sections which are secured
over the seams formed by adjacent sections provide a pleasing
appearance when the predominantly smooth dressed or tanned surface
is exposed. This appearance, of course, is partially determined by
the configurations of the pre-cut sections.
The invention also pertains to a garment made according to the
above description wherein the pre-cut sections are comprised of a
synthetic or simulated animal skin on one side and on the reversed
side a surface having upstanding therefrom a plurality of dense
synthetic fibers arranged to simulate an animal fur. Elongated
cover sections of the same material as the pre-cut sections are
positioned over the welt seams formed between adjacent secured
pre-cut sections with the simulated fur surface facing outwardly
and contrasting with the simulated animal skin surface. Such a
garment would be less expensive than a garment made of natural
animal skins.
The invention also pertains to a method of securing together
synthetic or natural animal fur sections having on one side a
synthetic or natural fur surface and on the reverse side a
synthetic or natural animal skin surface. The method comprises:
pre-cutting at least two principal sections; positioning said
principal sections in adjacent relation; bending marginal portions
of each section upwardly toward the reverse side and positioning
them in end to end abutting relation such that the fur surfaces are
in face-to-face contact; trimming the adjacent edges of said
principal sections to form a substantially straight line;
positioning an elongated strip section having at least one finished
surface on one side of the seam formed by said principal sections,
with the finished surface facing upwardly away from the synthetic
or dressed or tanned surface; simultaneously securing the marginal
edge portions of the pre-cut sections and the elongated strip
section together to form a triple-welt seam; and folding said
elongated strip section over said seam; and securing the remaining
marginal longitudinal free end portion of said elongated strip
section to the other side of said seam such that said joined
sections have on one side a continuous fur surface and on the other
side a predominantly synthetic or natural dressed or tanned surface
having a protective and decorative seam covered with a said
elongated cover strip.
The invention also pertains to a method of producing a reversible
garment according to the description herein comprising: cutting
natural fur skins having on one side a fur surface and on the
reverse side a dressed or tanned animal skin surface into sections
having predetermined configurations; Positioning two of said
section in end to end adjacent relation; bending marginal edge
portions of the skins upwardly toward the reverse side and
positioning them together with the fur surfaces in face-to-face
contact; positioning an elongated cover strip section having on one
side a natural fur surface and on the reverse side a dressed or
tanned animal skin along said joinder portion with the fur surface
facing outwardly away from said dressed or tanned surface;
simultaneously stitching the principal sections and the elongated
sections together to form a triple-welt seam; folding the elongated
fur section over the seam thus formed; hand stitching the remaining
elongated edge portion of the elongated trim strip to the other
side of the seam; and similarly securing sufficient additional fur
sections to produce a reversible fur coat.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Preferred embodiments of the invention are described hereinbelow
with reference to the drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front view of the garment of the present invention with
the predominantly smooth dressed or tanned side showing;
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the garment shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the reverse or fur side of the garment
shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is a view of a partially completed triple-welt seam used to
assemble the sections of the garment of the present invention
according to the method disclosed herein;
FIG. 5 is a view taken along sections 5--5 of the garment shown in
FIG. 1 illustrating the completed triple-welt seam;
FIG. 6 is a view taken along sections 6--6 of FIG. 1 illustrating
the edge trim portion positioned along the lower marginal portion
of the garment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to the drawings there is shown in FIG. 1 a reversible
lady's coat constructed according to the method of the present
invention. It should be understood that the lady's coat which is
illustrated is merely exemplary, and that other garments such as
men's garments are contemplated within the scope of the
invention.
The coat is comprised of sections 12 of natural animal fur skins
having on one side a surface of soft animal fur 14 and on the
reverse side thereof a finished dressed or tanned animal skin 16 as
is shown in FIG. 4. The sections of fur are secured together to
form a seam as is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
Referring to FIG. 4, fur sections 12, which are pre-cut to a
suitable size and configuration, are secured together along
marginal portions 18 which are bent upwardly with the fur surface
14 of each section being placed in face-to-face contacting relation
as shown. According to the method of producing the coat, the edge
of the upwardly bent marginal portions are trimmed to form a
substantially straight line. An elongated seam cover section 20
having on one side a surface of natural animal fur 22 and on the
reverse side a dressed or tanned animal skin 24, is positioned
along one side of the marginal bent portions 18 of the sections 12.
A series of stitches 16 secured the three members together to form
a triple-welt seam. The elongated cover section 20 is then folded
over the triple-welt seam and secured to the other side by hand
sewn stitches 28 to complete the seam in a manner which seals and
conceals the seam while simultaneously protecting it to prevent
penetration of water, cold air, etc.
The resultant attachment provides a substantially continuous and
relatively inconspicuous connection on the fur side of the
reversible coat 10 as shown in FIG. 3. The reverse side is
comprised predominantly of the relatively smooth dressed or tanned
animal skin as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The elongated sections 20
have an exposed surface of natural animal fur 22 which, in addition
to concealing and sealing the seams formed by the animal skins,
also provide an aesthetically pleasing contrast with the dressed or
tanned surface.
In the preferred embodiment the dressed or tanned leather side of
fur sections which form the coat are treated with an agent which
renders the surface water-repellent. Such agents are applied to the
surface either by direct application or by spraying prior to
assembling the sections 12. An example of an agent which is
contemplated is "SCOTCHGARD," a product which is marketed by
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., St. Paul, Minn. Thus, it
can be seen that the resulting coat is substantially weather-proof
on both sides, while it retains substantial water-repellent
qualities on the dressed or tanned side. The lining and padding
used in garments of the prior art -- as well as the special seaming
tapes which were provided therewith -- are thus unnecessary since
both sides are finished so as to make it reversible. The coat is of
lightweight construction thereby providing advantages over the
coats of the prior art while avoiding the disadvantages of coats
produced in accordance therewith.
In the preferred embodiments, sections of natural animal skins are
provided and are pre-cut into similarly configured rectangular or
square configurations as is shown in the drawings. However, it can
be seen that a garment can be constructed according to the
invention using pre-cut sections of animal skins in any of a number
of alternate geometric configurations such as triangles and the
like (not shown). In addition, several configurations which are
dissimilar but complementary, may be joined in the manner disclosed
to form a completed garment. For example, several circular sections
may be provided to form a portion of the garment while connecting
sections having complementary shapes may be provided between the
circular sections to complete the portion of the garment.
There is also provided a reversible collar which is formed of
natural animal skins identical to those used to form the pre-cut
sections. The collar is configured and positioned such that when
the fur side of the coat is facing outwardly, the upper portion of
the collar 26 has an outwardly facing surface 25 of fur while the
outwardly facing surface 29 of the lapel portion 28 is a dressed or
tanned surface with an outwardly facing fur trim 32. When the coat
is reversed as is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the relatively
smooth, predominantly dressed or tanned surface is exposed, the
collar 26 is also reversed and the upper portion thereof has a
dressed or tanned surface 32 facing outwardly while the outwardly
acing surfaces 34 of the lapel portion 28 is comprised of natural
animal fur. In addition, the upper portion 32 of the collar 26 also
has a marginal fur portion 36 while the lower marginal portion of
the entire coat has fur on both sides as is shown at 38 in FIG.
6.
In the preferred embodiment such fur skins as mink, sable, nutria,
and all types of lamb skins, such as persian lamb, are contemplated
because of their warmth retention, their resistance to shedding and
their favorable resistance to cold weather penetration. However,
any fur skins which are suitable for use in such fur garments and
having reverse sides which can be finished are contemplated.
It should be emphasized that the invention is not limited to
garments which are comprised of natural animal skins alone. For
example, the sections 12 shown in the drawings may conveniently be
comprised of a first relatively smooth portion 18 such as a plastic
material which is treated to resemble a natural leather or animal
skin. The reverse portion may be comprised of a surface having a
plurality of upstanding synthetic pile members having sufficient
density to simulate a natural animal fur. The sections 12 may be
thus formed by securing the simulated leather portions to the
underside of the simulated fur portion in any known manner such as
by bonding, stitching, etc. These sections are then assembled to
form the reversible garment of the present invention according to
the method thus disclosed. In this embodiment -- as in the
preferred embodiment -- the elongated seam cover strips 20 are
preferably the same material as the sections which are assembled to
form the garment. However, it is only necessary that the seam cover
sections have at least one finished surface which can be utilized
to effectively cover and seal the seams as disclosed herein, while
effectively providing a contrast or blend with the natural or
synthetic animal skin surface. For example, in the preferred
embodiments the seam cover sections have outer surfaces of fur
which effectively seal and conceal the welt seams on the dressed or
tanned surface while also providing a blend and aesthetic contast
with the dressed or tanned surface. It is also possible to
construct the garment with other seam cover sections which have
alternate finished outer surfaces other than fur such as a dressed
or tanned surface.
The method of producing the fur garment is considered to be part of
the present invention and may be practical according to the above
disclosure.
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