Apparel – Head coverings – Scarfs and veils
Patent
1995-09-28
1998-02-24
Biefeld, Diana
Apparel
Head coverings
Scarfs and veils
D2500, D2600, D2609, 2171, A41D 2300
Patent
active
057200491
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to an article of clothing for wearing, particularly, but not exclusively, about the neck of an individual.
Articles of clothing, and particularly accessories, such as scarfs, shawls, neckerchiefs, cravats and the like, typically comprise a single piece of generally elongate and typically rectangular material which is worn draped or tied around a wearer's neck.
FR-2297577 discloses for example a loosely knitted cylindrical muff which is gathered at its outer most ends and provided at these ends with a pompon. The muff can be worn as a scarf, hat or belt. When used as a hat the cylindrical muff is folded in on itself, so that an opening is formed for affixing the muff to an individual's head. When used as a belt, the muff is tied by a knot or other special attachment.
In the instance where an article is draped around a wearer's neck the wearer suffers the inconvenience of having the draped article alter in position or even fall off as the individual moves around. In the instance where the article is held in place by fastening or tying or the like, one typically finds that the article becomes creased or even possibly damaged at the site where a knot is tied, and in any event the article is still likely to be altered in position although it is less likely to fall off.
There is therefore a need to provide such an article of clothing which can be worn more reliably and further, which is so innovatively designed and held in position that it can be worn in a number of ways and so to a number of advantages.
According to the invention there is therefore provided an article of clothing for wearing about an individuals neck or middle comprising: at least one elongate piece of fabric having provided at either end thereof at least one drawing member into which at least part of an end of the fabric is drawn; and an attachment member for bringing said drawings members releasably theretogether wherein at least one of said drawing members or attachment member is weighted.
It follows from the above that the article of the invention is fashioned, by the drawing-in members and attachment member, into a loop structure which can be worn to advantage about a user's neck.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention said drawing members and attachment member comprise aesthetically designed pieces which are appealing to a wearer, for example, such pieces may be fashioned in accordance with items of modern jewellery.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention and in particular, where only one piece of fabric is used, said fabric is printed such that an appealing pattern, colour or texture is provided on both sides of the fabric.
In yet a further embodiment of the invention said fabric comprises one elongate piece of fabric which is fashioned in tubular form so that what is commonly known as the right side of the fabric only is viewable when the article is worn.
According to a yet further aspect of the invention there is provided an article of clothing for wearing about an individual comprising a plurality of the aforedescribed articles releasably joined theretogether by way of the provision of a common and complementary attachment member provided on each article.
According to this further aspect of the invention the said attachment member may comprise a screw barrel arrangement. That is to say a two part member which has the outward appearance of a barrel when the two parts are joined theretogether and which comprises a first part having at the attachment end thereof a projecting member including an outer threaded portion and the other part having at the attachment end thereof an inner recess portion which includes a screw thread complementary to said thread on said other portion.
It will be evident that, using the aforementioned arrangement, a number of articles can be joined theretogether by simply mating the appropriate ends of said screw barrel arrangement. Thus, a number of articles can be joined together to form a sash which will be appropriately Weighted at pre-determined intervals.
It is to be understood
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patent: 1897333 (1933-02-01), Resseguie
patent: 5440787 (1995-08-01), Figueroa et al.
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