Feb. 15, 1966 ALVARO SAAD chUJF 3,234,564 REVERSIBLE JEAN Filed Dec. 20, 1962 2. Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 15, 1966 AVARO SAAD CHUJF 3 234,564 REVERSIBLE JEAN Filed Dec. 20, 1962 2. Sheets-Sheet 2 aaraasa e Raava.- 'raw - INVENTOR. 3,234,564 United States Patent Office Patented Feb. 15, 1966 2 3,234,564 FIG. 6 is a view of the completed pocket construction; REVERSIBLE EAN FIG. 7 is a view of the pocket construction of FIG. 6 Alvaro Saad Chujfi, Confecciones Saad, Calle 17 as viewed from the opposite side; Cra. 10 9-78, Pereira, Colombia FIG. 8 is an enlarged view taken along the section Filed Dec. 20, 1962, Ser. No. 246,167 8-8 of FIG. 6; and 3 Claims. (C. 2-227) FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the fabric em This invention relates generally to articles of clothing ployed in the construction of the garment of the invention. and more particularly to reversible garments. Referring now in detail to the drawings, specifically to In one specific aspect, the invention relates to reversible FIG. 1, a jean indicated generally by the numeral 10 trousers or jeans. 0 is seen to include a pair of front portions 12 of similar According to conventional practice, the underside of a shape, being substantially mirror images of each other. textile is considerably less attractive than its topside. As The jean 10 also includes a pair of back portions 14, one a consequence, reversible garments are commonly pro of which is shown in FIG. 3; and these front and back duced from two plies or layers of fabric, the undersides of portions define the main body of the garment, defining which are disposed in confronting relationship So as to 5 specifically a girdle 16 and legs 18 extending therefrom. be hidden from view. The resultant garments are in The front and back portions 12 and 14 are joined by in herently heavy and generally unsuitable for use in Warm seams 20 and sideseams 22 advantageously formed by weather. The seams are thick, especially where three or doubling back the edges of the fabric and stitching them more pieces of the pattern join; and this thickness makes down. The lower ends of the legs 18 terminate in straight the garment stiff and inflexible at such regions. More 20 cuffs, the edges of which are hemmed at 24. The jean over, the double layer of fabric and the unusual thickness 10 also includes a waistband 26 at the upper end thereof of the seams lead irresistibly to high costs. in compliance with conventional practice. Therefore, an important object of the present invention In order that the jean 10 may be a lightweight, flexible is to provide a reversible garment, the main body of garment of reversible character, it is constructed from a which includes but a single ply of fabric. 25 special fabric; and turning for the moment to FIG. 9, A more general object of the invention is to provide the fabric from which the jean 10 is made is seen to com a new and improved reversible garment. prise a textile material 28 having a finished woven sur Another object of the invention is to provide a light face 30 on one side and having the opposite side printed weight, flexible garment of reversible character. with a pattern 32. The material 28 is woven in any one Still another object of the invention is to provide a re 30 of a number of Solid colors, such as blue, khaki, yellow, versible garment that is easy and economical to produce. red or buckskin; and the ink or dye which is employed A further object of the invention is to provide a revers in the printing of the pattern 32 is selected to take a dif ible garment incorporating a novel front pocket construc ferent or contrasting color or a color of deeper or lighter tion. hue so that the printed pattern will be apparent on And a yet further object of the invention is to provide 35 even casual observation. By use of this material having a a reversible jean incorporating a novel fly front construc finished woven surface on one side and a printed pattern tion. on the other, the jean 10 may be made as a reversible, These and other objects and features of the invention substantially single ply garment. As shown in FIG. 1, will become more apparent from a consideration of the the printed pattern side of the material is turned out or following descriptions. exposed to view; and upon reversing the garment by turn A garment in accord with the invention includes main ing it inside out, the finished woven surface of the material front and back portions, each comprising a single layer is brought to the ouside as is shown in FIG. 2. of fabric having a finished woven surface on one side and The difference in appearance which is presented by the a printed pattern on the other side, and stitch means two sides of the jean 10 lends greater flexibility to the interconnecting adjacently disposed edges of these main 45 wardrobe of the wearer, and less storage space is required front and back portions. to be allotted to that portion thereof which consists of In order that the principle of the invention may be jeans because a desired degree of variety can be achieved readily understood, a single embodiment thereof applied with fewer pairs of jeans. The amount of luggage space to trousers or jeans, but to which the application is not required, particularly for informal traveling is similarly to be restricted, is shown in the accompanying drawings reduced. Moreover, should something be spilled or splat wherein: tered on the jeans when visiting or otherwise away from FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a pair of trousers home, it is easy to reverse the jean in a washroom or or jeans constructed in accordance with the principles of dressing room so as to turn the soiled portion of the gar the present invention; ment inside whereby to preserve a neat and tidy appear FIG. 2 is a view similar to the showing of FIG. 1 55 ance for the remainder of the visit or trip. but illustrating the garment reversed by being turned From a manufacturing standpoint, the use of a textile inside out; material having the character described reduces the total FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view of the amount of fabric required to produce a reversible garment jean of FIG. 1, the slide fastener used in closing the front since but a single ply of fabric is required throughout of the garment being illustrated in open condition and a 60 the main body of the garment. In addition, handling and portion of the garment being turned to one side for re sewing is materially facilitated by this reduction in the vealing the novel fly front construction incorporated in number of plies necessary to produce a reversible gar the garment; ment. The resultant ease of sewing also insures the pro FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the three principal duction of a garment of high quality. pieces employed in making the novel front pocket con Referring again to the drawings, specifically to FIGS. struction that is incorporated in the garment of the inven 1-3, the waistband 26 and the two front portions 12 in tion, the several pieces being shown in Staggered relation the girdle 16 of the garment are seen to terminate in a ship for purposes of better illustrating their shape; fly front closure 34. A snap fastener element 36 secures FIG. 5 is a view similar to the showing of FIG. 4 but the waistband 26 at the fly front closure 34, and a slide illustrating the several pieces in the process of being fitted fastener assembly 38 closes the front portions 12 in the together for assembly; girdle region, as is indicated in FIG. 3. 3,234,564 3 4. In order to facilitate attachment of the slide fastener cut-off corner 70 of the sheet 60 is capable of defining assembly 38, each of the front portions 12 is provided an access opening for the patch pocket 58. Three of with a hem 40 which defines a linear, fastener mounting the remaining sides of the sheet 60 are also folded over at location. The hems 40 are spaced laterally inwardly the edges or borders thereof, specifically at 74, 76 and from the folded-over marginal edges 42 of the respective 78, to form appropriately hemmed seams. front portions, and the slide fastener 38 includes, as is The sheet 62 is cut to generally rectangular shape as is well known, interlocking strips 44, these strips being Se shown in FIG. 4 and is fashioned with folded over edges cured to the fastener mounting locations by being sewn 80 and 82. As is shown in FIG. 8, the sideseam 22 is into the hems 40. The slide fastener assembly 38 also developed by folding the borders 64, 74 and 82 over includes a slide element 46 and a pair of operating tabs 10 each other with the border 82 being sandwiched between 48, which tabs are mounted respectively on the inner and the borders 64 and 74. An edge region of the back outer faces of the slide for ready manipulation thereof in portion 14 is thereupon folded into the root of these either of the reversible positions of the jean 10. Not folded borders, and stitching 84 is run through the sev only is the slide of the fastener assembly 38 readily ac eral thicknesses of material to form the sideSeam 22.