Apparel – Body garments – Union type
Patent
1996-06-07
1998-04-21
Nerbun, Peter
Apparel
Body garments
Union type
11247509, A41D 122
Patent
active
057405530
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to garments having sew lines. More specifically, the present invention relates to garments having a curved sew line between a center front fabric and a side front fabric.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Women's outer garments, such as dresses, blouses and the like, are designed to properly fit the woman's body including the bust portion. To accomplish this, it has been proposed to use a curved sew line adjacent to the bust line to attach two or more panels of material. Examples of prior types of garments having curved sew lines are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,523,304 to Nobles and U.S. Pat. No. 3,255,459 to Way.
Nobles discloses a pre-cut garment construction for women's outer garments, such as dresses, blouses, etc. The stitching line S has a curved shape from cut-outs, 1, 2 for the arm holes down to the hemline of the garment. Bust darts 5 and 6 are used to adjust the size of the garment. Way discloses a pattern for an expanded elastomer suit. FIG. 4 shows the completed suit which includes a seam 320, 322 that includes a vest cut 400, 402 that curves inward toward the bust line.
Notwithstanding the foregoing garments, there are still major problems involved. The use of these garments often require the use of a tuck or dart line near the bust and/or include a concave sew line adjacent to the bust line that does not accentuate or flatter the female figure.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a garment that includes a curved sew line adjacent to the bust line that accentuates and flatters the female figure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the preferred embodiment demonstrating further objects, features and advantages of the present invention, a garment includes a curved sew line between a center front fabric and a side front fabric adjacent to the bust line to flatter the female figure. The curved sew line has a first section, a second convex section and a third section. The second convex section is disposed between the first and third sections. The second convex section points away from the center front fabric and skirts the bust line of the female figure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other objects, advantages and embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description in conjunction with a review of the appended drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a garment having a curved sew line according the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of a pre-cut front center panel and side front panel prior to being sewn together;
FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of the center front panel and the side front panel being sewn together;
FIG. 4A is a sectional view taken along line 4A--4A of FIG. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows;
FIGS. 4B and 4C are sectional views showing alternate methods of sewing the center front panel and the side front panel together;
FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing the center front fabric and the side front fabric sewn together in an overlapping manner; and
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 5 and looking the direction of the arrows.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to FIG. 1, a garment 10, according to the present invention, is illustrated. The garment 10 includes a center front fabric 12 and a pair of side front fabrics 14, 16 that are sewn together by any conventional method such as, for example, a flat-felt seam, an overedged-stitch seam, a french seam, etc.
Referring now to FIG. 2, the center front fabric 12 and side front fabric 16 are shown as preferably being pre-cut sections prior to being sewn together. Center front fabric panel 12 is sewn to side front fabric panel 16 along sew line S (see FIG. 3). Sew line S is preferably curved preferably and includes at least three sections, a first concave section 18, a second convex section 20, and a third concave section 22. The first concave section 18 points towards the center front fabric. A
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