US3060446A - Adjustable slips and other garments and method of making them - Google Patents

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Oct. 30, 1962 R. K. HORNE 3,060,446

ADJUSTABLE SLIPS AND OTHER GARMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING THEM Filed April 4, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR @0556 K. Hog/vs BY ATTORNEY R. K. HORNE Oct. 30, 1962 ADJUSTABLE SL IPS AND OTHER GARMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING THEM 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 4, 1960 I I I I I I I I I In 4 I I 'IIIIIIr-T). u: 0,11,111...

INVENTOR ((15862. A. #09116 Uh fi ATTORNEY States I hire This invention relates to slips or other garments which have incorporated therein provision for increasing the length of the garment.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an article of wearing apparel and method of making the same, said article having means for increasing the length thereof without altering the decorative trim at the lower edge of the garment.

Another object is to provide an article of wearing apparel and method of making the same, said article having means for increasing the length thereof without displacement of the position of the Waist portion of the article, whereby the article of increased size fits properly on the wearer.

A further object is to provide an article of wearing apparel or garment of the type referred to and a method of making the same, said aticle having means for increasing the length thereof by one or more sizes, as desired, without any sewing operation required, and without alteration of the decorative trim at the bottom of the garment.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of this invention will be fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings of the presently preferred embodiment of this invention.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a rear perspective view of a garment embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of a portion of the lower part of the garment, viewing said garment from the outside thereof, and showing the decorative trim along the lower edge thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the portion of the garment shown in FIG. 2 but showing the inner side thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view illustrating the inner side after it has been lengthened;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view showing the outside of the portion of the garment of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view, on a larger scale, taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view, on a larger scale, taken on line 7-7 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a top plan View of the lower part or ruffle of the garment in open position before it is secured to the garment;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of part of the shoulder strap of the garment of FIG. 1, illustrating the buckles thereof;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view, on a larger scale, taken on line 10-10 of FIG. 9';

FIG. 11 is an elevational view of a portion of the lower part of the garment of FIG. 1, illustrating a modification thereof; and

FIG. 12 is a sectional View, on a larger scale, taken on line 1212 of FIG. 11.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, FIG. 1 illustrates a garment 10, here shown as a slip, having a circumferentially continuous or endless trim member of any suitable type, here shown as a ruffie 12, said ruffle being secured to the body or skirt portion 13, of the garment along the circumferentially extending lower edge 14 thereof. The garment has the usual waist portion 16 and is provided with a pair of adjustable shoulder straps 18.

3,069,446 Patented Oct. 30, 1962 Referring to FIGS. 2, 3 and 6, it is seen that ruffle 12 includes a U-shaped or folded member 20 having an outside layer or ply 22 of material and an inner layer or ply 24 of material. Layers 22 and 24 are in face-to-face relation. Garment 10 is provided with an upturned portion 26 which extends along the lower edge 14 of the garment and is secured to the upper ends 19 and 21, respectively, of layers 22 and 24 by a row of stitching 28.

Layer 24 of folded member 20 consists of two sections or parts, an upper section 30 and a lower section 32, and each of these sections is secured to the other along their confronting edges by a row of cross-stitching 34. As illustrated, this row of cross-stitching is constituted preferably by a double needle ladder stitch, but it will be understood that other types of stitching may be used, for example, a double needle hem stitch or a fagot ting seam stitch, etc. The lower edge of upper section 30 is provided with an upturned portion 36, and the up per edge of lower section 32 is provided with a downturned portion 38, each of said portions being stitched to its corresponding section by a two-needle chain stitch row 40 of stitching, so that said edges are finished. The rows 40 of stitching are separated vertically from each other by the loops or ladders 42 of the double needle ladder stitch and it will be noted that the lower edge of section 30 and the upper edge of section 32 are separated from each other by the width of the ladders 42.

The above described double needle ladder stitch is formed in the following manner. Sections 30 and 32 are placed in superimposed position with the surfaces thereof in face to face contact and with portions 36 and 38 lying in unfolded condition in the same plane as its and 38 are then folded into their respective positions, shown in FIG. 6, and are secured to their corresponding sections 30 and 32, respectively, by the rows of twoneedle chain stitches 40, respectively. p

A strip 44 of decorative material, for example lace, is

secured to the lower edge of layer 22 along the outer surface thereof by rows of stitching 46 and 43, and it is seen that said rows of stitching do not pass through lower section 32. An identical decorative strip 44- is secured to the inner surface of lower section 32 along the upper edge thereof by rows of stitching 50 and 52.

When it is desired to increase the length of garment l0, ladders 4-2 of the row 34 of double needle ladder stitching are out along the entire peripheral extent of the garment so that lower section 32 falls downwardly into the positions shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7. In said positions it is seen that decorative trim 44' of lower section 32 has moved from its position inside the garment and behind outside layer 22 to a position in vertical line with and below trim 44 so that garment 10 still has the same decorative trim along its lower edge as it had previously, before it was lengthened. It will be apparent that the length of garment 10 has been increased in an amount canal to the len th of lower section 32.

Referring now to FIGS. 11 and 12, there is shown a modification of the invention wherein the garment may be lengthened a different amount depending upon the choice or desire of the one who is lengthening the garment. More particularly, lower section 32 is provided with a similar section 32' beneath it, and layer 22 of memof lower section 32 by cutting stitching 34 wherein lower section 32' will fall downwardly into alignment with layer 22 and decorative strip 44" will be positioned along the lower edge of the garment. If it is desired to increase the length of the garment by an amount equal to twice the length of lower section 32, then stitching 34 would be cut so lower sections 32 and 32 would fall downwardly into alignment with layer 22 and decorative strip 44' would be positioned along the lower edge of the garment. Thus it is seen that the length of garment may be increased below its waistline 16 by amounts equal to the length of lower section 32 or by additional amounts depending upon the number of sections provided in member and the length of each of said sections.

Referring now to FIGS. 9 and 10, it is seen that shoulder strap 18 includes double apertured buckles 54 and 56. Strap 18 is in two sections, the upper section having a loop 58 at one end thereof which is connected to crossbar 60 of buckle 54, as shown, and the other end of this section of the strap is sewed to the upper edge of the garment, at the front thereof. One end of the lower section of strap 18 is sewed to the upper edge of garment 10, at the rear thereof, by rows of stitching 62, and the other end of this section of the strap is looped through buckle 56, as best seen in FIG. 10. More particularly, the strap first passes through aperture 64 of buckle 56, then over crossbar 66, through aperture 68, loops over crossbar 70 of buckle 54, and passes downwardly and then upwardly through apertures 64 and 68, respectively, of buckle 56, and the end of this section of the strap is folded over, as shown at 72. It is apparent that by pulling the strap at fold 72 the length of strap 18 may be shortened and by pulling leg 74 of the loop, the length of the strap may be increased.

Thus by adjusting the length of strap 18 and increasing the size thereof by one, which increase in size takes place above the waist portion 16 of the garment, and by utilizing member 20, as previously described, to increase the length of the garment one size below the waist portion thereof, the garment has been increased in length of two sizes and the waist portion thereof remains stationary so the fit of said garment is still correct even though the length of the garment has been increased by two sizes.

Referring now to FIG. 8, member 20 is shown in an unfolded condition before it is secured to the lower edge of the garment along line 14 thereof. Before being secured to the garment, ends 76 and 78 of member 20 are secured to each other, by a row of stitching, to form a seam 80, said seam being shown in FIG. 1, so that the member is a circumferentially continuous single ply of material. Member 20 is then folded into the form of a U along fold line 82 so that layers 22 and 24 are in confronting face-to-face relation. Layers 22 and 24 are then secured to folded-over portion 26 of garment 10 along their upper edges 19 and 21, respectively, by the previously mentioned row of stitching 28. Thus it is seen that before member 20 is secured to garment 10, ends 76 and 78 are first sewed together to form seam 80. If this were not done first and member 20 was secured to garment 10 and then ends 76 and 78 sewed together to form seam 80, upon the cutting of the ladders of stitching 34 to increase the length of the garment, seam 80 would also be cut and member 20 would open. This would also occur if member 20 were first folded along fold line 82 and then ends 76 and 78 were sewed together.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that various other specific embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art in View of the present disclosure. Accordingly, I do not wish to be limited specifically to the described embodiments except to the extent which may be required by the scope of the appended claims. Further, it will be understood that the invention is not only applicable to garments having skirt portions but is also applicable to other types of garments, for example, petticoats, half-slips and skirts, etc.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an article of wearing apparel including a main body portion having a lower circumferentially endless edge, means for increasing the length of said body portion comprising a circumferentially endless member having an upper marginal edge portion, said member comprising inner and outer layers, a row of stitching securing said upper marginal edge portion of said member to said body portion along said lower edge thereof, said inner layer of material having separably connected upper and lower parts, another row of stitching passing through said upper and lower parts only for said separable connection of said upper and lower parts to each other, said lower part having an upper edge, and a decorative trim member secured to the inner side of said lower part and eXtending upwardly to said upper edge of said lower part, said lower part being movable to a position below said outer layer of material upon the cutting of said other row of stitching to increase the length of said body portion and display said decorative trim member.

2. In an article of wearing apparel including a main body portion having a lower circumferentially endless edge, means for increasing the length of said body portion comprising a circumferentially endless member having an upper marginal edge portion, said member comprising inner and outer layers, a row of stitching securing said upper marginal edge portion of said member to said body portion along said lower edge thereof, said inner layer of material having at least two pairs of parts, each pair of parts having separably connected upper and lower portions and another row of stitching passing through said upper and lower portions only for said separable connection of said upper and lower portions to each other, each of said lower portions being movable to a position below said outer layer of material upon the cutting of the corresponding row of said other stitching, whereby the length of said body portion may be increased by different amounts.

3. In an article of wearing apparel including a main body portion having a lower circumferentially endless edge, means for increasing the length of said body portion comprising a circumferentially endless folded member having an upper marginal edge portion, said member comprising inner and outer layers, a row of stitching securing said upper marginal edge portion of said member to said body portion along said lower edge thereof, a decorative trim member secured to the outer surface of said outer layer and extending along the folded edge of said folded member, said inner layer of material having separably connected upper and lower parts, each of said parts having an edge in spaced confronting relation with the edge of the other part, a row of double needle ladder stitching passing through said upper and lower parts only for said separable connection of said upper and lower parts to each other, said lower part having an upper edge, and another decorative trim member secured to the inner side of said lower part and extending upwardly to said upper edge of said lower part, said lower part being movable to a position below said outer layer of material upon the cutting of said row of ladder stitching to increase the length of said body portion and display said decorative trim member.

4. Means adapted to be secured to the lower circumferentially endless edge of an article of wearing apparel for increasing the length thereof, comprising a circumferentially endless member having an upper marginal edge portion adapted to be secured to said lower edge of said article of wearing apparel by a row of stitching, said member comprising inner and outer layers, said inner layer of material having separably connected upper and lower parts, another row of stitching passing through said upper and lower parts only for said separable connection of said upper and lower parts to each other, said lower part having an upper edge and a decorative trim member secured to the inner side of said lower part and extending upwardly to said upper edge of said lower part, said lower part being movable to a position below said outer layer of material upon the cutting of said other row of stitching to increase the length of said body portion of said Wearing apparel.

5. Means adapted to be secured to the lower circumferentially endless edge of an article of wearing apparel for increasing the length thereof, comprising a circumferentially endless folded member having an upper marginal edge portion adapted to be secured to said lower edge of said article of wearing apparel by a row of stitching, said member comprising inner and outer layers, a decorative trim member secured to the outer surface of said outer layer and extending along the folded edge of said folded member, said inner layer of material having separably connected upper and lower parts, each of said parts having an edge in spaced confronting relation With the edge of the other part, a row of double needle ladder stitching passing through said upper and lower parts only for said separable connection of said upper and lower parts to each other, said lower part having an upper edge, and another decorative trim member secured to the inner side of said lower part and extending upwardly to said upper edge of said lower part, said lower part being movable to a position below said outer layer of material upon the cutting of said row of ladder stitching to increase the length of said body portion and display said decorative trim member.

6. A method of making an article of wearing apparel having a skirt provided with means for increasing the length thereof, said method comprising providing two strips of material of different widths, placing said strips in superimposed relation with the surfaces thereof in face to face contact, securing said strips of material to each other along a common edge by a row of loose lock stitching, separating said strips from each other to form separate strips of material extending in the same plane and connected to each other in spaced relation along their confronting edges by the resulting ladders of the loose lock stitch and thereby forming a strip of material having an upper part and a lower part secured to each other by said resulting ladders, joining the ends of said layer of material to each other to form a circurnferentially continuous member, folding said member to form inner and outer layers, respectively, of material with said upper part and a portion of said lower part forming said inner layer of material, and the remaining portion of said lower part forming said outer layer, and securing the upper free edges of said inner and outer layers, respectively, to the lower edge of said skirt circumferentially thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,274,382 Richman Feb. 24, 1942 2,598,622 Tolkin May 27, 1952 2,602,163 Davenport July 8, 1952 2,717,395 Holshouser Sept. 13, 1955 2,724,120 Biern Nov. 22, 1955 2,883,667 Kraus Apr. 28, 1959

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