Geometrical instruments – Apparel – Laying out
Reexamination Certificate
2001-12-21
2003-04-01
Bennett, G. Bradley (Department: 2859)
Geometrical instruments
Apparel
Laying out
C033S563000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06539636
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a garment pattern sizing template system and more particularly pertains to increasing and/or decreasing the size of garment patterns in a simplified manner.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of pattern sizing tools of known designs and configurations is known in the prior art. More specifically, pattern sizing tools of known designs and configurations previously devised and utilized for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the size of garment patterns through known methods and apparatuses are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 1,214,296 to Gorton discloses an instrument for drafting patterns for garments. U.S. Pat. No. 4,672,748 to Perazzolo discloses a pair of tailoring set-squares for sketching the component parts of clothing especially for constructing garments of any size or model. U.S. Pat. No. 5,444,920 to Nelson discloses tools for use in dressmaking. Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 5,570,533 to Vouyouka discloses an industrial pattern grading template.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements., the aforementioned patents do not describe a garment pattern sizing template system that allows increasing and/or decreasing the size of garment patterns in a simplified manner.
In this respect, the garment pattern sizing template system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of increasing and/or decreasing the size of garment patterns in a simplified manner.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved garment pattern sizing template system which can be used for increasing and/or decreasing the size of garment patterns in a simplified manner. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of pattern sizing tools of known designs and configurations now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved garment pattern sizing template system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved garment pattern sizing template system which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a sheet of transparent plastic having limited flexibility. The sheet is in a circular configuration with a diameter of about 11 inches. The sheet has a center point with an aperture and a periphery. A plurality of radial construction lines extend from about the center point to about the periphery. A plurality of grids each have a center line with nine holes equally spaced along the center line for marking a pattern piece there beneath. Nine spaced lateral marking lines extend in alternating points from the holes with sequential marking numbers from a smaller number of size 6 to a larger number of size 14. A central hole is located on a radial construction line. A plurality of parenthetical primary positioning numbers on the sheet are located adjacent to the grids. A plurality of paper patterns each with a plurality of circled secondary positioning numbers correlate to the primary positioning numbers on the sheet for assisting a user in the proper positioning of the sheet on a pattern during operation and use. The radial construction lines include: a first line marked “(
2
) back neck point” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
1
) center back neck” with a transverse grid; a second line marked “(
4
)
a
back waist & bottom” with a radial grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
3
)
a
back & side panel shoulder” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery; a third line marked “(
6
) back sleeve balance notch” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
5
) back shoulder end” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery; a fourth line marked “(
8
) back waist & bottom” with a radial grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
7
) back top of side seam” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery; a fifth line marked “(
9
) under arm seam top”, “(
9
)
a
under arm seam waist” and “(
9
)
b
underarm seam bottom” with a radial grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery; a sixth line marked “front s/p (
12
) waist” and “(
12
)
a
bottom” with a radial grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
11
) front s/p shoulder” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
10
) front s/p shoulder end” with a transverse grid; a seventh line marked “(
14
) front waist” and “(
14
)
a
front bottom” with a radial grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
13
) front mid shoulder” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery; an eighth line marked “(
16
) lapel break @ neck ” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
15
) front neck point” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery; a ninth line marked “(
18
) front bottom of lapel” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
17
) lapel @ collar notch” with an angled grid having the smaller number adjacent to the periphery; a tenth line marked “(
19
) front bottom” with a radial grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery; an eleventh line marked “(
22
) cuff t/sl” and “(
22
)
a
cuff u/sl” with a radial grid with a larger number closer to the periphery and “(
21
) sleeve head crown” with an angled grid having the larger number closer to the periphery and “(
20
) hind arm top & (
20
)
a
under sleeve” with an angled grid having the larger number closer to the periphery; a twelfth line marked “(
23
) collar step end left” with an angled grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
24
) collar step end right” with an angled grid having the larger number closer to the periphery; a thirteenth line marked “(
25
) collar lapel break notch left” with a radial grid having the smaller number closer to the periphery and “(
25
)
a
lapel break notch right” with a radial grid having the larger number adjacent to the periphery; and a fourteenth line marked “(
26
) collar neck point notch left” with a radial grid having the larger number closer to the periphery and “(
26
)
a
collar neck point notch right” with a radial grid having the larger number adjacent to the periphery.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate
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