Apparel – General structure – Sleeves or legs
Patent
1989-06-19
1991-07-23
Schroeder, Werner H.
Apparel
General structure
Sleeves or legs
2125, A41B 2710
Patent
active
050331272
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a transformable article of clothing, such as trouser, jacket, glove, etc.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Transformable articles of clothing are already known, which may in particular be lengthend to adapt to various conditions of use or to growth of the wearer. Such a transformable article is for example described in German Patent No. DE-A-2 153 187. In this Patent, it is indicated that a sleeve of a coat may comprise two parts joined to each other via a zipper and an inner linking piece which may be unfolded in order to show a reflecting element.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to improvements made to this type of article for the purpose of increasing the domains of use of the article and of altering its appearance very substantially in accordance with the desirata of the wearer of the article of clothing.
To that end, this transformable article of clothing, such as trouser, jacket, etc., comprises a tubular element such as a trouser leg, sleeve, terminating in an opening, comprises, inside the end part of the tubular element which is close to its opening, an extensible tubular member comprising an upper, a lower and an intermediate sleeve member, the upper sleeve member being fixed to the interior of the outer tubular element, particularly by sewing, solely along an upper edge of the upper sleeve member so that the tubular member extends freely from the inside of the tubular element and with a lower edge of the lower sleeve member projecting outside of the tubular element, depending, or course, on the length of the tubular member, and the three sleeves are joined together, by a first rapid-fastening device, such as a zipper. The intermediate sleeve itself comprises two tubular sections joined to each other in a separable manner by a second rapid-fastening device, such as a zipper, the first section of the intermediate sleeve having an upper edge joined to a lower edge of the upper sleeve whilst the second section of the intermediate sleeve has a lower edge joined to an upper edge of the lower sleeve,
The extensible tubular member of the transformable article of clothing according to the invention may thus be in two different states, namely a non-extended state in which the extensible tubular member having its smallest length, projects slightly from the opening of the outer tubular element, and a lengthened or extended state in which the lower sleeve projects virtually completely outside of the tubular element. In the extended or lengthened state, the tubular element gives the appearance of being extended over a certain length by the lower sleeve which extends below the bottom edge of the tubular element and may present an appearance and/or different colour to give the assembly of the article of clothing a different appearance.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a view in elevation, with parts torn away, of a trouser leg transformable according to the invention, in the non-extended state.
FIG. 2 is a view in section taken along line II--II of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a partial view in vertical section, on a larger scale, of the trouser leg, in the non-extended state.
FIG. 4 is a view in elevation of the trouser leg in the lengthened state with parts removed or torn away.
FIG. 5 is a view in vertical section taken along line V--V of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is another view in elevation, with parts torn away, of the trouser leg, illustrating the replacement of the outer sleeve of the extensible tubular element.
In the drawings, there is shown a tubular element, or member 1 of a transformable article of clothing constituted, in the present case, by trouser. In this case, the tubular element or member 1 constitutes or exemplities a trouser leg, and the trouser leg has a length determined once and for all during manufacture thereof.
According to the
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