US4137634A
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Universal custom fit garment patterns and method of using the same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-01-21
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Granted: 1979-02-06
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Expires: 1997-01-21
Abstract
Abstract A universal size woman's garment pattern and the method of customizing and shaping the pattern to the individual figure dimensions of a woman is disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 John Klamar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:44
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41H; A41H3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
The method of customizing a universal garment pattern to exact figure measurements comprising the steps of: providing a front and back master pattern which together form a complete pattern of a garment and include a series of graduated size lines about the periphery thereof and a series of reference points on the size lines of said master patterns, each series of size lines and reference points corresponding to a different figure measurement, determining each of said different figure measurements, marking said figure measurements on said front and back master patterns at predetermined points on said series of graduated size lines and on the interior of said master patterns corresponding to the different figure measurements to obtain a plurality of reference points, and shaping said patterns by drawing a line between the selected reference points whenever said reference points are on different size lines, and cutting said pattern along said shaped lines and graduated size lines corresponding to the different figure measurements.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
The method of customizing a universal garment pattern to exact figure measurements comprising the steps of: providing a front and back master pattern which together form a complete pattern of a garment and include a series of graduated size lines about the periphery thereof and a series of reference points on the size lines of said master patterns, each series of size lines and reference points corresponding to a different figure measurement, determining each of said different figure measurements, marking said figure measurements on said front and back master patterns at predetermined points on said series of graduated size lines and on the interior of said master patterns corresponding to the different figure measurements to obtain a plurality of reference points, and shaping said patterns by drawing a line between the selected reference points whenever said reference points are on different size lines, and cutting said pattern along said shaped lines and graduated size lines corresponding to the different figure measurements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 including the further step of cutting said pattern along a second series of shaping lines provided between a plurality of secondary reference points, and closing the spaced portions provided by the cutting of one of said series of shaping lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 2 including the further step of: cutting a third line between a pair of reference points on said pattern, and closing the spaced portion provided by the cutting of said first and second series of shaping lines on said pattern.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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