Feb. 17, 1953 |_. T. SHALDA I 2,628,359 ' GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 11, 1950 2 .$HEEIS——SHEET 2
Lou/5E FEM/w SHALDA, - IN VEN TOR. Mae/v52, BEEHLE/Z, T’Véeeez. and HERZ/G, ArTo/ewEYs. Patented Feb. 17, 1953 2,628,359
UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 2,628,359 GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Louise Tieman Shalda, Los Angeles, Calif. Application September 11, 1950, Serial No. 184,146 3 Claims. (01. 2-71) 1 2 The invention relates to the construction of piece of material which can be out while ?at as garments for children and adults, both male and to all of its parts and thereafter folded and pro female. The invention is chiefly concerned with vided with fastening means to the end that it the simpli?cation of garment construction so can be folded and fastened to fit the wearer and. that the garment can be made economically, so thereafter unfastened and unfolded so as to be that it can be laundered and ironed conveniently readily laundered and ultimately ironed as a and moreover so that it can be attractively de single ?at piece. signed and tailored. Still another object of the invention is to pro The layout of patterns for the cutting of goods vide a new and improved garment construction to be made into dresses, suits and under gar 10 equally Well adapted to garments for children ments, is an art long practiced and has long en . and adults of either sex, wherein the pattern for gaged the ingenuity of clothing manufacturers. the garment may provide for cutting all portions More recent trends have tended somewhat to the of the garment as a single piece and from a single standardization of patterns in the interest of strip of material, the surplus cutting providing simpli?ed cuts. Even with this trend, however, trim and accessory elements, thereby minimizing substantially all garments require a great deal of wastage and scrap, and wherein the cutting may hand sewing before the pieces de?ned by the be such that permanent stitching is reduced to pattern are brought together, ?rst in what might substantially a minimum and separable fasten be termed sub-assemblies, and ?nally into the ing means substituted for most of the stitching completed garment. Moreover, even with the 20 so that the separable fastening means can be un trend toward simpli?cation the predominating made and remade at will, both for the purpose theme in the construction of garments has been of adjusting the garment upon the wearer and permanency in the stitching and forming of the for opening up the garment upon removal so garments so that once completed in a form de that it can be conveniently and readily laundered signed to ?t the wearer, no quick or convenient 25 or cleaned and ironed. alteration can be made Without ripping and re With these and other objects in view, the in sewing seams. Because of the tendency toward vention consists of the construction, arrange styling and decoration, laundering and ironing of ment and combination of the various parts of garments has remained considerable of a prob the device whereby the objects contemplated are lem. of apparent little interest to the garment 30 attained, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in manufacturer is the fact that once the garment the appended claims, and illustrated in the ac is sold the problem of laundering and ironing companying drawings. becomes entirely one for the customer. . Fig. 1 is a ?at pattern layout for one form of Various trends in the pattern of modern liv the invention wherein the material is cut and ing have impressed customers and housewives 35 ready for folding into the form of a simulated more and more with the fact that much time three-piece garment for; children’s wear. can be saved for other things where problems Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the garment of washing and ironing dresses, trousers, blouses, shown in Fig. 1, partially folded into a form ready under-things and other clothing are simpli?ed for dress. and minimized. Fig. 3 is a perspective View depicting a girl Some attempts have been made to modify the dressed in the garment of Figures 1 and 2, show character of materials by providing such ma ing the front View. terial as “nylon,” to the end that garments made Fig. 4 is a somewhat similar perspective view of such materials can be hand-washed and hung showing the rear view of the girl dressed in the up to dry without the necessity of spending time garment. in ironing. The tendency to minimize the house Fig. 5 is another form of the invention showing wife’s effort and time involved in caring for cloth the garment cut from a single piece of material ing in reality applies as much to the garments of in a form adapted to simulate a two-piece man’s adults as to the more frequently soiled garments garment adapted for sportswear, to which may of children. loe added as accessory, quarter length sleeves and It is, therefore, among the objects of the in 50 egs. vention to provide a new and improved garment Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the garment of construction wherein a one-piece garment may Fig. 5 initially folded prior to application to the be so constructed as to simulate a two-piece gar wearer. ment or a three-piece garment, as the case may 55 Fig. 7 shows the garment of Figure 6 adapted be. in size and styling for a simulated two-piece gar Another object of the invention is to provide ment for a child. ‘ a new and improved garment construction where Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the gen by the pattern for a simulated one, two or three eral arrangement of the garment of Fig. 6 to piece garment may lie in a single continuous 60 which quarter length sleeves and legs have been 2,628,359 4 attached, the garment being styled and sized as tions being separated by a transverse fold line 32. For this end section V-shaped cuts form edges 33, a garment for a man. In the ?gures above described and in the fol 33', 34, 34’, which are more pronounced and much lowing description the scheme of the dress con more greatly divergent than the'cuts 20; 21. The struction will be set forth directed to‘ substan-» edges thereof form' the edges or hems of leg open tially simplify styling, while at the same time ings 35 when the garment is folded in the position having in mind that the basic garment in some . assumed for wearing. To fasten the under-pants there are provided one or another of the modi?cations set forth may. be constructed of innumerable kinds of materials,‘ buttons 36forming a row at one side adapted to including light cottons or silks andalso materials engage button holes 31 located in the portion 30. of stiff texture, whether natural or synthetic, de Buttons 38 on the opposite side of the under pending upon the particular garment‘- desired; pants engage corresponding button holes 39. When-the garment is to be placed upon the The basic garment, as shown and described,,is wearer the neck aperture 26 may be applied over also sought tobe presented as one to which in the head, allowing the end section II to hang at numerable - trimmings, lace and other conven the ‘front,'and the end section 12‘ to hang at‘th'e tionalaccessories may be added to suit the indi vidual :taste, while at thesame time taking ad rear. The portion 30~is then brought-between vantage ofa simpli?ed. basic garment'construc the legs of the wearer andthe- buttons 36 and 33' connected to the appropriatebutton holes31$ tion. ,As shown in Figures 1.through _4, inclusive, This is su?icient to dress the end ‘section I 2 upon there is’ suggested'a one-piece garment pattern the wearer in the ,form of’ under-pants, a~ front which when ?nallyfolded and fastened in place waist band appearing at 40,'and a- rear waist band simulates athree-piece garment consisting of a appearing at the imaginary transverse edge 15:1 blouse, a skirt and under-pants. As there shown When desired,‘_of course, reinforcing maybe ap the garment is designed to be cut from a single 25 plied atthe location of the waist‘ band. Such strip ofcloth ID, the outline of which is shown other individual reinforcing’ facing and stiffen- by the dotted lines. The portion of the material ing may also be applied‘in ‘the initial fabrication‘ cut may be said to comprise One end section II, of the garment, as is most appropriate‘: another'endsection l2, and'an intermediate sec When the under-pants have "been designed as: tion l3. For‘ the purpose of description the end 30 suggested, the‘ skirt which is formed of-the'end? section I I maybe considered as joined to the in section H may be folded'around the "sidesof the‘ termediate section l3 at an imaginary transverse wearer and buttoned at the back by ‘closing ‘the edge l4, whereas the end section l2 may be con button holes l1 around the buttons £6: sidered‘as joined'to the intermediate section at The garmentwhen worn by the wearer‘ is as an imaginary transverse edge Hi. In this par illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. As *there'shown; ticular form of the invention the end section II' darts 4i and 42 have also been formed at the back; willb’ecome a skirt, the intermediate section I3 in . order ‘to gather the bottom of the" blouse-and willbecome a blouse, and the end’ section l2 will the topgof‘the skirt in theisame fashion‘asethe‘ darts l8 and [9 of the front; It vwill be appreci- become a pair of under pants. ' For the skirt there is illustrated by way of 'ex ated, of course-that additional darts and-‘gather ample buttons l6 ‘adapted to engage button holes ing may be provided‘as desired. Also a~belt~'431 [1 "in a manner such that therow of ‘buttons and may be applied at the - dividing line between-'vthe-‘i button holes lie vertically in the position the gar-v skirt and the‘ blouse; Inthe'interest ofisimw ment vvvill'h'ave when worn.. Darts l8 and'l9‘of' plicity the tops of -the~'shoulders maybe left iopeni somewhat conventional'desig’n maybe provided as ‘in‘a playsuitsuch‘as that depicted in‘Figsrl3i to assist in ?tting'th'e" g'arment‘in a‘ desired‘stylé' and 4 where the foundation or; basic *form-liof ‘the garment has been‘preserved. If-=desired,- how-‘ to the wearer. ' ' ' ' v ' The intermediatese'ction although“ continuous ever, some form-‘of removablecfasteningmeans? with the skirt section is individually cut so as to may ‘be 'installedr-to- close the?seamiat' theitop" of provide for the formation. of "a blouse; One cut‘ the shoulders‘temporarily. ' '7 20 extends inwardly from the right-hand side as‘ In. the initial forming of th'eY~pattern1-some=ace shown in Fig. 1; and ‘another*cut*2 l‘ ex'te'n-ds'in cepted practices should be taken into’ considera» wardly'from) the opposite side‘ and lies‘ opposite" tion as; for-examplegproviding‘a>~%‘P seam a11ow~ - the cut 20. As here shown the cuts are somewhat‘ ance‘ on all ‘edges and'alsc» allowing 1 1/; "forhemsi V-‘shaped‘with the points of'the V’s"spaced‘sub-. at edges where hems would normally-occur;v stantially one from'another'. As suggested'in'Fig'ij Although the garment‘ of ‘Figure 3iis
' To form the shirt or blouse, cuts 53 and‘54' provided for added effect a belt 9| at the ‘waist-‘I respectively, are made on opposite sides of'the band. pattern layout for the garment, the cuts being As depicted in Fig. 8 a neck aperture may have made so that the bottoms thereof lie on opposite applied thereto a collar 93 stitched around the sides of a neck aperture 55 and spaced there edge of the neck aperture. An exterior decora from. The neck aperture may be provided with tive hem portion 94 of contrasting color, if pre a slit 55 to enlarge it for application over the ferred, may be stitched along the edge of the head of a wearer. The cuts 53 and 54 have side slit 56 and provided‘ with button holes for en edges 5'! and 58 which, if desired, may include gaging buttons 95 on the opposite edgeof the. some closure means such as a row of snaps 59 10 slit. These accessories are suggested by way of, on one side and complementary snaps 60 on example, having in mind similar additions and the other. Lateral edges El and 62 form the accessories which can be readily applied to differ edges of armholes. Darts 63 and 63' may be pro ent portions of the garment as taste may dictate. vided adjacent a transverse line 64 forming the Regardless of the particular form the basic bottom edge of the shirt or blouse on one side. pattern of the construction may take, itis de Similar darts 65 and 66 on the opposite side may signed to be removed from the wearer by release be provided to gather the bottom of the blouse of the fastening means so that the garment when and also, if need be, to gather the top of the removed may be stretched out ?at, as suggested shorts or play pants. Darts 61 and 63 are for a in Figs. 1 and 5. In the case of the added quar corresponding purpose and are located along a 20 ter-length sleeves and quarter-legs as suggested transverse edge 69 forming the waist band of the in Fig. 8, the garment when spread out will not shorts or play pants on one side. be completely flat but such slight gathers» or The shorts or play pants, as the case may be, unevenness will be only modest so that such‘ identi?ed herein by the reference character 1!], slight variations from the ?at effect will .beof are formed by the provision of substantially deep 25 no material consequence either in laundering or shaping cuts ‘H and 12 oppositely disposed and dry cleaning, as the case may be, and subsequent de?ning edges ‘13 and ‘M which are the edges of ironing. ' I leg holes. The bottoms of the cuts in this in Garments constructed in the manner herein stance also are spaced from each other to leave described, being substantially ?at in form when material-for a crotch portion 15 of the shorts opened for laundering and ironing may readily or play pants. A cut-out portion or dart 16 be ironed by mechanical ironing devices, as for may also be provided at this point, as illustrated example, ironing machines, i without it being in Fig. 5; for drawing the crotch together in order necessary to manipulate a hand iron into cor to give it a more shapely eifect when worn. But ners to produce a neat-appearing effect. Formed tons ‘H’ on each side are adapted to engage but in this manner the garment may be quickly and ton holes 18 and which when buttoned form side easily cleaned with all parts readily reached by seams 80 of the shorts or play pants. the washing medium. Less wear should there In the simpler form to which this embodiment fore be experienced during successive launder lends itself, and as illustrated in Figs. 6 and '7, ing or cleaning operations and subsequent iron the garment is adapted to be applied to the 40 ings. The time saved in cleaning and iron wearer by first lowering the garment so that the ing will be readily apparent to those accustomed head of the wearer emerges through the neck to the care of such garments. aperture 55 and in this particular instance the Although the construction has been illustrat front of the garment is the portion which remains ed herein chie?y for conventional dress, it will intact and continuous between the shirt or blouse 45 readily be appreciated that the same basic con and the shorts or play pants. The endmost por struction may be highly advantageous for such tion indicated by the reference character 8| is use as uniforms in the various trades or else then carried back between the legs and brought where wherever a uniform type of dress is es up at the rear where button holes 82 may be pecially advantageous, both from the point of adapted to engage buttons 83 at the lower edge 50 view of wearability as Well as the care and main of the shirt or blouse. The waist portion of the tenance of the clothes. garment may then be drawn in by application of Having described my invention, what I claim a belt 84, as suggested in Fig. '7. Additional ast new and desire to secure by Letters Pat shaping cuts 85 are suggested as a means of en is: lending some styling and shaping to the portions 55 1. A single-element separable garment con of the blouse beneath the arms. struction comprising an initially ?at piece of This basic pattern may be somewhat enlarged garment material having two end sections and by applying quarter-length sleeves 86 to the arm an intermediate section joined to the respective holes, these quarter-length sleeves being folded end sections, one of said end sections compris around the arm and adapted to be joined by some 60 ing underpants and having opposite cuts ex releasable fastening means 81 which may com tending inwardly from opposite lateral edges prise buttons, snaps or comparable device. The forming edges of leg openings therein, comple quarter-length sleeves are designed to be stitched mentary fastening means along lateral edges to the edges GI, 62 of the armholes, forming of said first identi?ed end section comprising seams 81. 65 closures for outside edges of leg portions of said In a similar fashion quarter-length legs 83 underpants, the other end section being con may be applied to the edges 13, 14 by stitching, tinuous from one lateral edge to the other and forming seams 89. The quarter-length legs when comprising an exterior garment adapted to applied in this fashion need also have provided overlie said underpants, complementary fas some releasable closure device such as buttons 90 70 tening means on said last-identi?ed lateral applicable to suitable button holes. This form edges comprising a closure for said exterior of the basic construction having the added quar garment, said intermediate section being joined ter-length legs and sleeves as described may be to the end sections at transverse edges, said in adjusted to the wearer depicted in Fig. 8 in the termediate section comprising a separate ex same manner as depicted in Fig. 7, there being 75 terior portion of the garment and having shoul 25,628,359: 8', dos: portions ‘intermediate. transverse, “edges onerend section adapted to form a_wrap_.-around thereof, and said intermediate section havingtar skirt-.iastening- means at longitudinal ' and edges neck? aperture intermediate the shoulderv por comprising a‘ junctionfor endsiof theskirt'in tions: ~ direct or reverse position, an intermediate sec 2..A;single-e1ement three-piece separable gar tion comprising an exterior blouse permanently. ment- construction. comprising an initially flat. joined along. one lateral edge to an adjacent length; of: garment: material having , two . end. 7 sec lateral. edgeiof the skirt, shoulder portions for tions and,an:~intermediater section joined to the the b1ouse>and means. for joining sides of the respective-end: sections; one: of, said .end, sections blouseiin-either direct or reverse position, said havin'g,<.v opposite cuts. extendingv inwardly from! 10. blouseyhaving a,‘ neck opening intermediate. the opposite lateral;v edges forming edges of leg. shoulder portions, and another end section per openings"; complementary fastening means, alongv manently; joined along. one lateral edge to an lateral; edges of said ?rst: identi?ed end section adjacent lateralredge of the intermediate sec comprisingvrclosures-for outside edges of theleg tion and comprising a pair of underpants, said portions,‘ the: other end .section being continu 15 last‘ identi?ediend section having oppositely dis-» ouséfromronedateral ,edgeito the :other andcom posed. inwardly directed cuts. comprising leg. prising, aaskirt, t complementary fastening: means openings’ and complementary fastening means on said last-identi?ed‘. lateral edges comprising alongoutside vertical edges of said underpants a‘;- closureiorr: said skirt, said intermediate sec~ comprising outside edgesof said underpants. tionlbeingtjoined to‘ and continuous with. the‘ 20v and sections atetransversei edges, said interme LQUISE TIEMAN SHALDAH diatersectiom having" opposite cuts ‘extending in:— wardly fromiopp'ositelateral edgesv forming edges REFERENCES CITED‘ ob shouldenportions and armhole: edges: adjacent The: followingtreferences are of record in they saidashoulder;portions,’ the‘edges, of said shoul 25 ?le of this i patent: derr'portionsj having? complementary fastening UNITED STATES PA'I‘ENTSv means thereon having a junction at a seam at the'rshoulden.andssaidiintermediate section hav Number Name Date a neck aperturea intermediate: the. > opposite 593,175‘ Heyman ___. ______v_ Nov. 2,1897 OI'I‘liSii?iBl-Yéi?i 30 1,475,892 Sohn ___.______,__..__ Nov. 27,1923. '3. l A singleeelementthrees-piece; separable .- and 1,797,604 Burgdorfer ______Mar. 24, 1931 reversible , garment construction comprising an 2,412,502 Garrison ____ _,_____ Dec..l0, 1946 initiallyif?atilengtlnofw. garment; materialiliaying $439,128, De Oliensis ______Apr. 6,.1948