US2393259A - Garment - Google Patents

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Jan.. 22, 1946. l H. B. NORTHRUP 2,393,259

I GARMENT v v i Filed Oct. 19, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4Patented Jan. 22, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l 2,393,259 f GARMENT Harold BrnafnraNnrtm-un, Johnstown, N. Y. Application October 19, 1944, Serial No. 559,444v

11 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in knitted garments such as infants shirts, nightgowns and the like. While not so limited, it is particularly directed to. that type of garment in which the upper portion of the front section consists of two overlapping pieces which extend, respectively, from the shoulders downwardly and diagonally across vthe garment to the opposite side edges thereof, whereby overlapping portions Among other objects of the invention are theV provision of a. knitted garment which will drape better on the wearer, provide a minimum of resistance to his normal movements, and in which" the neck opening and the sleeves will better retain their original shape.

In accordance with the above objects I provide a garment in which the entire back, the top front sections and the sleeves are of one piece of material, thereby making it necessary to use only, additionally, a lower front section in order to complete the garment. v

In forming the garment, the single pieceto form the back, the overlapping sections and the sleeves is cut from knitted material so that the wales in the back section run vertically. When that piece is so cut and subsequently folded, as

on the wearer and give greater freedom of movement of the shoulders and the arms. l As the wales in the overlapping front sections run diagonally towards the shoulders,there is relatively little if any stretch to the free edges of those sections. Hence, the neck opening re-l tains its original shape and does not stretch and become baggy to present an unsightly appearfl ance. Also, as the end of the sleeves lie in planes more nearly parallel than normal tothe direction of the Wales inthe sleeves, there is practin* cally no stretch to them, particularlyif they are over-stitched to prevent fraying of the material,

as is customary in such garments. Y

The invention will be' further described in connection with the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understood that such further description is by Way of'exemplication and thatY the invention is not limited thereto except to the extent dened in the appended claims.

In the drawings: i

Fig. 1 is a front view of a garment embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2`is a back view thereof;

Fig. 3 is n longitudinal sectinnai view on une Y 3--3 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 4 is aview of the piece of material which forms the back, the sleeves and the overlapping front sections, with one of the front sections being folded Lto the position which it assumes in the completed garment; j.

Fig. 5 is a front view of a piece vof material which forms the lower front portion of the garment; and

will hereinafter more fully be described, the

wales in each upper front section will extend in a direction diagonally towards the shoulders from which the respective sections extend, and the wales in the sleeves will extend in a direction parallel to those in its adjoined front section, with the result that the open end of the sleeves will lie in planes more nearly parallel than normal to the direction of the wales in the sleeves.

By having the overlapping front sections and the adjoined rsleeves formed from a single piece with the wales running in a direction generally normal to the top of the sleeves and the shoulder portions, the garment is readily stretchable in a direction along the shoulders and the upper portions of the arms, so vthat it will drape better Fig. 6 is a View showing how a series of the pieces to form the back, sleeves and overlapping front sections of the garment may be cut from a piece of tubular knitted material.

Referring now to the drawings, and rst to Figs. 1-3 inclusive, the garment comprises a back I, a front including a lower section 2 and f overlapping upper sections 3 and 4, and sleeves 5 and 6. The upper portions` of the free edges of the overlapping- front sections 3 and 4 coop-4 erate with the upper free edge portion 1 of the back to form a closed neck opening 8. All parts of the garment are made of knitted material which, if desired, may be napped or brushed.

' The entire garmentY except for the lower .front section 2 is made from a single piece of material of the shape of the blank shown in Fig. 4.

The blanks may be cut fromtubular knitted material in the manner shown in Fig. 6. As shown in that iig'ure patterns for the blank of Fig. 4 are folded along a, line extending longitudi-l material folded and sewed so that the wales in the back section run vertically and the wales in the overlapping front sections run diagonally toward the shoulders from which said sections, respectively, extend.

4. A body garment of knitted material comprising a back, a front, and sleeves, the back extending the full length of the garment, the front having a lower section and overlapping` upper sections which extend from the shoulders, said upper front sections having free edges, the upper portions of which cooperate with a free edge at the top of the back section to form a neck opening, the back, the upper front sections and the sleeves being of a single piece of material folded and sewed so that the wales in the back section run vertically, the wales inthe overlapping front sections run diagonally toward the shoulders from which said sections, respectively, extend, and the wales in the sleeves run more nearly parallel than normal to the outer ends of the sleeves.

5. A body garment of knitted material comprising a back, a front, and sleeves, the front including a lower section and overlapping upper sections which extend from the shoulders, the overlapping upper front sections having free edges, the upper portions of which cooperate with a free edge at the top of the back section to form a neck opening, the back, sleeves and overlapping front sections being of a single piece of material folded and sewed so that the wales in the back section run vertically and the wales in the overlapping front sections run diagonally toward the shoulder from which said sections, respectively extend.

6. The method of forming blanks for the manufacture of body garments which are symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal center line which comprises laying out one-half of the blank on knitted material having connected upper and lower folds in which the wales run substantially parallel to the line connecting the folds, with the longitudinal center of the blank `coinciding with the edge connecting the folds and with connected front and sleeve sections extendingr in directions diagonal to the direction in which the wales in the folds run, and cutting the superposed folds along the lines defining said one-half of the blank, other than the edge connecting the superposed folds.

7. The method of forming blanks for the manufacture of body garments which are symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal center line which comprises laying out one-half of the blank on flattened tubular knitted material, with the longitudinal center of the blank coinciding with the edge at one side of the tubular knitted material and with connected front and sleeve sections extending in directions diagonal to the direction in which the wales in the material run, and cutting the superposed folds along the lines defining said one-half of the blank, other than the edge coinciding with the longitudinal center of the blank.

8. The method of forming blanks for the manufacture of body garments which are symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal center line which comprises laying out a plurality of halves of such blanks on flattened tubular knitted material, with the longitudinal center of the blanks coinciding with the sides of the flattened material and with connected front and sleeve sections extending in directions diagonal to the length of the material, successive blanks having their longitudinal center lines coinciding with opposite side edges of the attened tubular material and with portions of the blanks to form parts of the garments below the sleeves lying opposite one another, and cutting the superposed folds along the lines defining said half blanks, other than the edge coinciding with the longitudinal center of the blank.

9. A one-piece blank for forming a knitted garment comprising a central section adapted to form the back, sleeve sections extending upwardly and outwardly from the opposite upper sides of said back section, and front sections extending upwardly and inwardly from the upper inner portions of the sleeve sections, the wales in all of said sections running in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center of the back section,

10. The method of making a garment of knitted material having a back section, overlapping front sections and sleeves which comprises forming a one-piece blank for the upper portion of the garment having a central back section, sleeve sections extending upwardly and outwardly from the opposite upper sides of said back sections and front sections extending upwardly and inwardly from the upper inner portions of the sleeve sections with the wales in all of said sections running in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center of the back section, folding each sleeve and connected front sections on a line extended inwardly from substantially the center of the outer end of the sleeve sections so that the front sections overlap one another and the sleeves are formed, sewing the over-folded sleeve sections together along their lower edges, and sewing together the bottom edges of the overlapping front sections.

ll. The method of making a garment of knitted material having a back section, overlapping front sections and sleeves which comprises forming a one-piece blank for the upper portion of the garment having a central back section, sleeve sections extending upwardly and outwardly from the opposite upper sides of said back section and front sections extending upwardly and inwardly from the upper inner portions of the sleeve sections with the wales in all of said sections running in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center of the back section, folding each sleeve and connected front sections onV a line extended inwardly from substantially the center of the outer end of the sleeve sections so that the connected front sections overlap one another and the sleeves are formed, sewing the over-folded sleeve sections together along their lower edges, and sewing a lower front section to the lower edge of the overlapping front sections and to the side edges of the lower portion of the back section.

HAROLD BRADFORD NORTHRUP.

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