Apparel – Body garments – Union type
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-22
2001-09-04
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Body garments
Union type
C002S115000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06282717
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to clothing, and in particular to a shirt that can be adapted to fit different body sizes having separate front and rear quarter panels that connect together by tie laces that pass through tie holes.
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART
Various garments have been proposed over the years that have sections for ventilation and for cooling. See for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,720,044 to Robinson; 5,727,256 to Rudman; and 5,398,343 to Kuracina. However, these patents are restricted to fixed ventilation panels that can have removable sections. The patents do not allow for a single garment shirt to be easily used on different body sizes.
Other patents have been proposed over the years for garments that have removable sections. See for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,088,116 to Gould; and 5,628,064 to Chung. However, these patents are limited to only allow for the removal of panel sections, such as removing a sleeve to make a long sleeve shirt into a short sleeve shirt. These patents do not allow for a single garment shirt to be easily used on different body sizes.
Other patents of interest include U.S. Pat. Nos. Des. 396,339 to Ramsey; 253,256 to Barker; 256,747 to Shedaker; 877,416 to Fanta; 879,685 to Siewers; 901,046 to Stiles 1,233,156 to Zies; 2,470,031 to Harris; 2,470,678 to Auslender; 2,591,513 to Cormier; and 2,685,740 to Augustin. Again, none of these patents allow for a single garment to be easily adapted to be used on different body sizes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The first objective of the present invention is to provide a one size fits all garment shirt that can fit a range of people having different body sizes.
The second object of this invention is to provide a one size fits all garment shirt that allows the user to reveal parts of their body at expansion areas or cover the expansion areas.
The third object of this invention is to provide a one size fits all garment shirt that can be ventilated when needed.
The fourth object of this invention is to provide a one size fits all garment shirt that reduces manufacturer production costs, simplifies stock control, and eliminates the over production of certain sizes as compared to producing various size garment shirts for different body types.
The invention relates to high fashion summer clothing. A preferred embodiment comprises an upper body shirt with short sleeves having front and rear quarter panels of fabric that are connected together by tie strings passing through lace holes. The panels expand away from one another and are pulled toward one another by loosening and tightening the tie strings. The shirt can be quickly and easily converted from small sizes to large sizes and vice versa as needed. Thus, the same person can wear the shirt as they grow, as well as various persons having different body sizes. Between each of the panels, an extendible fabric can be lowered to cover the expansion joint area allowing modest individuals to not be revealed. The loose exposed ends of the tie strings can be attached to the body of the shirt by hook and loop fasteners (i.e. Velcro®), and the like.
Further objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of a presently preferred embodiment which is illustrated schematically in the accompanying drawings.
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Calvert John J.
Hoey Alissa L.
Law Offices of Brian S. Steinberger
Steinberger Brian S.
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