US3769635A
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Method of laying accessory parts onto the neck portion of garments
Assignee: APPLIC IND VOSGIENNES SAPIVOG
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Filing: 1971-09-02
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Granted: 1973-11-06
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Expires: 1991-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A jacket or like garment made up from a continuous strip of yielding sheet material by folding, cutting and gluing is provided adjacent to its neck portion with an accessory part such as a collar or hood, made from an auxiliary strip and glued onto the right or wrong side of the neck line of the garment.
Inventors
- 👤 C Pierron
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:25
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D1/00; A41D1/02; A41D2200/00; A41D2200/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
Method of laying accessory parts onto the neck line portion of garments in the course of the fashioning of said garments from at least one strip of yielding foldable sheet material, wherein said strip is moved longitudinally along an assembly line including a working table and several successive fashioning stations, whereby said strip is progressively shaped into a row of longitudinally aligned, interconnected garments each of which includes a back portion lying flat over said working table, opposed front portions folded over said back portion and provided along their longitudinal free edge with respective inturned facings which locally overlap each other substantially over the longitudinal centre line of said garment, and a pair of sleeves disposed between and assembled to said back and front portions along respective oblique lines extending up to the neck line of said garment, characterized by the steps of folding back said front portions outwardly along longitudinal folding lines parallel to the free edges thereof, to thereby spread out the top portions of said sleeves over a predetermined length to form a flattened, opened neck portion, then laying said accessory part onto said flattened, opened neck portion, and finally cutting away the surplus portions adjacent to said neck portion and severing the thus finished garment from the aforesaid row of garments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
Method of laying accessory parts onto the neck line portion of garments in the course of the fashioning of said garments from at least one strip of yielding foldable sheet material, wherein said strip is moved longitudinally along an assembly line including a working table and several successive fashioning stations, whereby said strip is progressively shaped into a row of longitudinally aligned, interconnected garments each of which includes a back portion lying flat over said working table, opposed front portions folded over said back portion and provided along their longitudinal free edge with respective inturned facings which locally overlap each other substantially over the longitudinal centre line of said garment, and a pair of sleeves disposed between and assembled to said back and front portions along respective oblique lines extending up to the neck line of said garment, characterized by the steps of folding back said front portions outwardly along longitudinal folding lines parallel to the free edges thereof, to thereby spread out the top portions of said sleeves over a predetermined length to form a flattened, opened neck portion, then laying said accessory part onto said flattened, opened neck portion, and finally cutting away the surplus portions adjacent to said neck portion and severing the thus finished garment from the aforesaid row of garments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said accessory part is made separately from at least one auxiliary strip of yielding foldable sheet material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
Method according to claim 2, characterized in that said accessory part consists of a collar, hood, cape, yoke or like article pertaining to the class of fittings to be assembled to the neck line portion of a garment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
Method according to claim 3, characterized in that said accessory part is laid onto the right side of said garment neck portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
Method according to claim 3, characterized in that said accessory part is laid onto the wrong side of said garment neck portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
Method according to claim 3, characterized by the additional step of providing means for reinforcing the assembly of said accessory part with said neck portion of said garment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
Method according to claim 3, characterized in that several accessory parts are assembled to said neck portion of said garment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
207 words
Garment comprising a back portion, front portions, a pair of sleeves, a neck portion and a collar part affixed to said neck portion, said pair of sleeves assembled to said front and back portions along respective oblique lines extending up to the neck portion of said garment, wherein, in a predetermined folded condition, said sleeves are disposed between said front and back portions, said front portions lying over said back portions and folded outwardly along predetermined longitudinal folding lines parallel to the free edges of said front portions, the top portions of said sleeves spread out and a fLattened opened neck portion being formed, characterized in that said collar part, which is constituted by a central section extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the garment and by two oblique sections encompassing said central section, lies flat on said flattened opened neck portion of said back portion in the said predetermined folded condition of said garment and is affixed to the said neck portion along a central straight line extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the garment and along two oblique straight lines encompassing said central straight line and forming with the latter a collar at the upper edge of the garment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
207 words
Garment comprising a back portion, front portions, a pair of sleeves, a neck portion and a collar part affixed to said neck portion, said pair of sleeves assembled to said front and back portions along respective oblique lines extending up to the neck portion of said garment, wherein, in a predetermined folded condition, said sleeves are disposed between said front and back portions, said front portions lying over said back portions and folded outwardly along predetermined longitudinal folding lines parallel to the free edges of said front portions, the top portions of said sleeves spread out and a fLattened opened neck portion being formed, characterized in that said collar part, which is constituted by a central section extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the garment and by two oblique sections encompassing said central section, lies flat on said flattened opened neck portion of said back portion in the said predetermined folded condition of said garment and is affixed to the said neck portion along a central straight line extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the garment and along two oblique straight lines encompassing said central straight line and forming with the latter a collar at the upper edge of the garment.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-11-05 | 1977-05-07 | 1977-11-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-11-05 | 1981-05-07 | 1981-11-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-11-05 | 1985-05-07 | 1985-11-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |