US2343124A - Garment - Google Patents

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C. LARISON Feb. 29, 1944.v

GARMENT Filed July 25, 1941 Patented Feb. 29, 1944 GARMENT Carmen Laisonflhoenlx, Arzi; now by marriag lCarme'n L. Graham nppneatmnJulyas, 1941.,.'se1-iarNo. 404,087

(ci. z -211) 4 Claims.

The present invention relates generally to the manufacture ofwomens garments such as skirts, Ydresses or. the ,like and relates more particularly ato the manufacture of a pleated, wrinkled or .crinkled skirt or dress and also to .the packaging of the garment for transportation Aand display.

More specifically the presentinv-ention relates to ,the manufacture of a skirt or dress having more or -less irregular pleats or Vwrinkles lengthwise of the garment; the invention having for one of .its objects a `method which greatly facilitates the production of closely spaced numerous and irregular pleats or wrinkles disposed generally lengthwise of the `garment. and which .impart to the garmenta particularly attractive .appearance byvirtue of the :great number of such pleats, wrinkles or creases, and also by virtue of their irregularity.

Another object of the linvention is to provide a garment of this type in which the creases, A

:though extending generally lengthwiseof the garment, do not each necessarily extend the full length of the garment. By the present method lsome creases may stop short of the length of the lgarment at Airregular points, but other creases also extending generally lengthwise of Athe agarment then proceed from thesepoints at lperhaps :a slight angle to the first mentioned creases. This arrangement of creases,v pleats or wrinkles imparts to the garment a fulness 4of a highlydis- -tinctive quality. The present process isfparticularly applicable to garments made of .cotton prints by reason of the vattractive ornamental. appeara-nce obtained by the interplay ofthe print design with the irregular crease, wrinkles vor."

pleat-s; moreover, the garment of the present method by reason' of the multiplicityfand irregularity of the lengthwise creases minimizes vthe effects -of the creases had during wear of cotton wprints, and the garment vtherefore retains 'itsattra-cti-ve and fresh appearance for a muchvlonger period than other cotton garments.

Another object of the present invention is lto provide an attractive and vcompact package including the ,garment of the present manufacture,

which `prevents the introduction of undesirable creases in the garment, which greatly facilitates -the storing and transportation of the :garment and which in addition also forms a novel :and

attractive display of the garment in the store and ready for delivery to the customer.

Under the present inventionthe full gathered skirt is soaked in watel` and while still wet it is wrapped tightly around a stick, tied with several cords and permitted to dry. In the wrapping operation care is taken that the garment is Acreased -so as to have .each portion of the gatheredmaterial extendlengthwise of the stick and 'below the corresponding portionv of the waist band. By means of this step the creases,though irregular in length and direction, nevertheless-all extend in a general direction substantially parallel to the stick, and in the garment when worn the creases rextend, downwardly from the Waist band. When the wrapping operation is completed, the exposed folded edge extends substantiallyparallel to the stick.

The wet wrapped skirt may be dried in any suitable manner as by exposure to the atmosphere or by exposure to warm xair. When dry, the skirtwra-pped and tied on the stick .is ready for storage, transportation and display to ythe trade and consumer, and .for delivery to ,the

Atrade and consumer.

It forms its own package which constitutes a highly attractive display of the gar-ment. Moreover the garment can be -`delivered to the-purchaser in this form without-unwrapping it from the sstick. Thus the vproblem of packaging and delivery of the garment to the purchaser is simplified. v

Other advantages 'of the present invention' will lbecome apparent to Ipersons skilled in @the .artt from fthe accompanying drawing and thefollowing specification.

vIn the drawing:

Fig; 1 vshows the `customaryfull gathered skirt;

Fig. f2 lshows 'the Ltirst -step of the wrapping `operation;

.Figa 3 fshows the "completed wrapped skirt;

Fig. 4 shows a .modification in which a :wrapping of any suitable material is employed in 'lieu of thecords shown'in Fig. 3;- and Fig, 5 illustrates the :appearance of the :skirt when vunwrapped for wear.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. ,:l ,shows a full 'gathered skirt made "in the customary'manner. This comprises the waist :band LI Il :and the :'-main 'body portion II. Thelength ofthe waist, .line of :the `portion II before it is gathered andlattached to the waist band should preferably -be approximately twice the length of the waist band. :The -skirt I I is vfully gathered -as it is sewed, to Athe -waist band to form a multiplicity of closely `spaced gathers I2. -These'cau'se the formation of a rela tively small number of uncre'ased folds VI3 which extendxdownwardly to the hem'of the skirt.

In the next step in the process, the skirt is dipped in cold water so that it is thoroughly wet. After permitting the excess water to drip off, it is 55 Wrapped on a stick I4. For this Wrapping operation one end of the waist band I is fixed to the stick by a tack I5. The folded edge I6 is then made to lie lengthwise of the stick I4 and extend downwardly substantially in line with the tacked edge of the waist band I0. As the wrapping proceeds care is always taken that the gathered portions and drapes I3 should extend substantially parallel to the stick and that the drapes should be in approximate alinement with the gathers I2 from which they flow. Thus in this process of wrapping, the material between the drapes I3 is bunched together closely and tightly compacted and made to lie closely to the stick or to the layer of material immediately beneath. In this proc- '"3 ess of wrapping, the uncreased drapes I3 tendu to disappear and are replaced by a great multiplicity of irregular, closely spaced and generally longitudinal creases which are approximately parallel to the stick. Such creases are indicated-at II in Figs. 3 and 5. It should be particularly noted that the number of such creases is many times greater than the number of drapes or uncreased 'folds that normally occur in a gathered-skirt and that the creases greatly exceed the number of gathers at the waist band.

Many of the creases originate with the gathers and many more creases are also disposed in the material between the gathers. Many creases appear to terminate at irregularly disposed points as at I8 and I9 while other creases that may have originated above these points continue from the points I8 and I9 downwardly. VSome of the creases commence at irregular points below the waist line;

are tied around the skirt as shown, these being, preferably, four such cords, one near the waist band, another near or about the hem of the skirt, and two more about evenly 'spaced over the main body portion of the skirt II. These hold the creased wet skirt closely wrapped to they stick. The skirt thus wrapped and tied on the stick will cause the creases to be accentuatedduring the drying operation. For drying the skirt thus Wrapped and tied, it is merely exposed to the atmosphere or to the ow of warm air.

When dried, the skirt wrapped and tied to the stick is ready for the market, is displayed in this form to the trade and to the public and is also transported and delivered in this form to the trade and to the public.

If desired, the wrapped skirt may be enclosed in a protective covering 23, which has its edges held together by pins Z4. In this form the cords 22 vmay or may not be employed under the covering 23 as desired.

Fig. 5 illustrates the appearance of the skirt when worn by the purchaser, and it will be obthe effect of the creases ordinarily had when such skirts are worn and that therefore the neat and fresh appearance of the garment is lengthened and its life is enhanced.

When both the cords 22 and a covering 23 are employed, the skirt should preferably be dried before the covering 23 is applied. If desired, the cords 22 may be eliminated and the covering 23 applied and its edges secured together by pins 24 while the skirt is still wet and the package thus formed is then dried by exposure to the atmosphere or to warm air.

I claim:

1. A method for the simultaneous creasing and packaging of a skirt or the like having a fully lgathered waist line, and having downwardly diserved that the irregular and closely spaced creases impart to the skirt the desired fullness and a particularly distinctive appearance. In addition these irregular creases serveto minimize rected uncreased drape-like folds, comprising wetting the skirt, tightly forming a multiplicity of downwardly extending creases in substantial alinement with the corresponding gathered por- "tions and simultaneously wrapping said wet skirt exclusively on a stick'with the'creases extending substantially parallel to the stick, encircling at least portions of the skirt so that the stick and wrapped skirt form a compact package, and drying the skirt.

2. A method for the simultaneous creasing and packaging `of a skirt or the like having a fully vgathered waist line, and having downwardly directed uncreased drape-like folds, comprising wetting the skirt, tightly forming a, multiplicity of downwardly extending creases in substantial `alinement with the corresponding gathered portions and simultaneously wrapping said wet skirt exclusively on a stick with the creases extending substantially parallel to the stick, tying the creased wet skirt to the stick circumferentially at several points along the length of the skirt, so that'the stick and wrapped skirt form a compact package, and drying the skirt.

l3. A method for the simultaneous creasing and .packaging of a skirt or the like having a fully gathered waist line, and having downwardly directed uncreased drape-like folds, comprising wetting the skirt, tightly forming a multiplicity of downwardly extending creases in substantial alinement with the corresponding gathered p0rtions and simultaneously wrapping said wet skirt exclusively on a' stick with the creases extending substantially parallel to the stick, tying the creased wet skirt to the stick circumferentially at several points along the length of the skirt,

y-s o;that the stick and wrapped skirt form a compact package, wrapping the dried skirt in a piece of fabric and securing the edges of the fabric together.

4. A method for the simultaneous creasing and packaging of a skirt or the like having a fully gathered waist line, and having downwardly directed uncreased drape-like folds, comprising wetting the skirt, forming a multiplicity of down-

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