Apparel – Body garments
Patent
1988-06-29
1989-08-01
Hunter, H. Hampton
Apparel
Body garments
2 74, 2102, 2108, 2114, 2113, 2243B, A41B 108, A41B 906, A41D 102
Patent
active
048521876
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a piece of material for an article of clothing or part of such and produced from a thin, web-like material, which article of clothing or part is intended to cover at least the upper body of a wearer and thus to be provided with a front and a back which are finished with a lower edge, and, opposite this, a shoulder section with a neck opening and, moreover, arms which are finished with wrists wherein the piece of material comprises a first edge, which is intended to form the said lower edge, a second edge opposite this, two side edges opposite each other which connect the two first-mentioned edges, and two cuts which extend inwards from the side edges and which are finished at a distance from each other which corresponds approximately to the size across the chest between the armpits for the body side for which the garment is intended, wherein the piece of material is essentially symmetrical about a centre axis along which a neck opening is to be located close to the second edge and use of the piece of material for production of an article of clothing or part of such, which article of clothing or part is intended to cover at least the upper body of a wearer and thus to be provided with a front and a back which are finished with a lower edge, and, opposite this, a shoulder section with a neck opening and, moreover arms which are finished with wrists, wherein the piece of material is produced from a thin, web-like material and comprises a first edge which is intended to form the said lower edge, a second edge opposite this, two side edges opposite each other which connect the two firstmentioned edges, and two cuts which extend inwards from the side edges and which are finished at a distance from each other which corresponds approximately to the size across the chest between the armpits for the body size for which the garment is intended, wherein the piece of material is essentially symmetrical about a centre axis along which a neck opening is to be located close to the second edge, with the said cuts forming an angle to the centre axis, which measured in the direction of the first edge, is less than 90.degree., and with the second edge divided into two parts each projecting from a side edge, which parts each have an angle, to the centre axis, which, measured in the direction of the first edge, is less than the corresponding angle for the cuts.
As is known, production of an article of clothing consists of cutting a piece of material in one or several parts out of a web-like material, which piece of material can be described as two-dimensional, and thereafter joining together certain edge lines of the piece of material to form the garment which is to enclose the wearer and which can be described as three-dimensional.
With certain use forms of garments, economy of production is of first importance, whereas factors such as fit and a certain decorative appearance of the garment are dispensed with. Typical of these are protective clothes intended to be used once or a few times. Such a garment is largely justified only if it can be manufactured at a cost so low that the replacement cost is lower than the cost for washing a more permanent garment and returning it to usable condition after occasions of use. Examples of articles of clothing which are of value if they can be produced in a one-use form are surgeons' gowns which it is desired should be sterile on use, a requirement which is difficult to satisfy with garments which are to be washed.
PRIOR ART
To achieve production at as low a cost as possible, the problem of material has to be tackled (in this connection non-woven fibre fabric has proved to be an excellent material for use and at a relatively low cost) as well as the problems of cutting and sewing.
An example of how an attempt was made to produce an efficient cutting and sewing process emerges from U.S. Pat. No. 3,911,499; Benevento; Hinsch. A piece of material for a surgeon's gown is produced according to this specification in a single material-piece by
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