Apparel – Body garments
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-28
2001-03-13
Hale, Gloria M. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Body garments
C002S108000, C002S244000, C002S246000, C002S272000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06199210
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention pertains to a garment, such as a jacket or a shirt, which has an outer layer and an inner layer, wherein the inner layer has a novel construction enabling a decoration, such as embroidery or a patch, to be stitched onto the outer layer only, as by a machine, after the inner layer has been attached to the outer layer, as by stitching.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Commonly, a garment worker is presented with a garment having an outer layer and an inner layer, which is attached to the outer layer by stitching or otherwise, and is called upon to stitch a decoration, such as embroidery or a patch, onto an outer surface of the outer layer without stitching through the inner layer. It may be then necessary for the garment worker to open stitching so as to detach the inner layer from the outer layer, at least partially, so that the garment worker can use a machine to stitch the decoration through the outer layer, but not through the inner layer, whereupon the garment worker may have to reattach the inner layer to the outer layer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides a garment comprising an outer layer and an inner layer, which is affixed to the outer layer, as by stitching. The inner layer has a novel slit, which is defined by two opposite margins. Further, the garment comprises a fastener of a type that is manipulatable to enable the opposite margins to be unfastened from each other and to be refastened to each other. The slit provides access to the inner surface of the outer layer, when the opposite margins are unfastened from each other, so that a decoration can be stitched onto the outer surface of the outer layer, through the inner surface of then outer layer, but not through the inner layer, without stitching through the inner layer. In one contemplated embodiment, the fastener comprises a zipper. In another contemplated embodiment, the fastener comprises a hook-and-loop fastener.
This invention enables a garment worker to manipulate the fastener so as to unfasten the opposite margins from each other, to separate the opposite margins, to stitch a decoration onto an outer surface of the outer layer, through an inner surface of the outer layer, but not through the inner layer. After the decoration has been stitched onto the outer surface of the outer layer, the garment worker can refasten the opposite margins to each other by the fastener.
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Hale Gloria M.
Logan Knitting Mills, Inc.
Rockey Milnamow & Katz Ltd.
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