BACKGROUND
The present disclosure relates to a garment, and particularly to an adjustable garment.
SUMMARY
An adjustable garment in accordance with the present disclosure includes a garment body. In illustrative embodiments, the garment body has a front panel and a back panel joined with the front panel. The front panel and the back panel cooperate to form a collar and a hem spaced apart from the collage. The front panel includes a first panel, a second panel, and a panel coupler. The panel coupler selectively couples at least some of the first panel with at least some of the second panel.
In illustrative embodiments, the adjustable garment further includes a deformable band. The deformable band has a first end joined with the hem and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The deformable band provides means for adjusting the adjustable garment between an untucked configuration and a tucked configuration. In the untucked configuration, the second end of the deformable band is spaced a first distance from the collar. In the tucked configuration, the second end of the deformable band is spaced a second, shorter distance from the collar.
In the illustrative embodiments, the second end is arranged between the front panel and the back panel when the adjustable garment is in the tucked configuration to hide at least a portion of the deformable band inside the garment body when the adjustable garment is worn by a person so that the adjustable garment has a tucked-in appearance. The deformable band is only coupled to the garment body at the hem via the first end when the adjustable garment is in the tucked configuration.
In illustrative embodiments, the deformable band further provides means for securing the first panel and the second panel at the hem to block the first panel from separating from the second panel at the hem. Accordingly, removal of the adjustable garment from a person requires moving the deformable band over the person's head or the person's hips.
Additional features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of illustrative embodiments exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the disclosure as presently perceived.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS
The detailed description particularly refers to the accompanying figures in which:
FIG. 1A is a front elevation view and diagrammatic view of an adjustable garment worn on a person, the adjustable garment including a garment body and a deformable band coupled to the garment body that allows the adjustable garment to change between an untucked configuration in which the deformable band is visible relative to the garment body and a tucked configuration in which the deformable band is hidden relative to the garment body;
FIG. 1B is a detailed cutaway view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 1A showing the deformable band when the adjustable garment is in the tucked configuration;
FIG. 1C is a front elevation view and diagrammatic view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 1A showing the adjustable garment in the untucked configuration and suggesting that the deformable band helps secure portions of the garment body relative to each other so that removal of the garment from the person requires moving the adjustable garment over the person's head or the person's hips;
FIG. 1D is a front elevation view and diagrammatic view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 1A showing the adjustable garment in the tucked configuration so that the adjustable garment has a tucked-in appearance;
FIG. 2A is a view similar to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1C with the adjustable garment in the untucked configuration;
FIG. 2B is a rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 2A;
FIG. 3A is a front elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 2A in the tucked configuration;
FIG. 3B is a rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 3A in the tucked configuration;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 3A and 3B;
FIG. 5A is a top view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 4;
FIG. 5B is a bottom view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4, and 5A;
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4, 5A, and 5B;
FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4, 5A, 5B, and 6;
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 3A;
FIG. 9A is a sectional view taken along line 9A-9A of FIG. 4;
FIG. 9B is a sectional view taken along line 9B-9B of FIG. 6;
FIG. 10A is a front elevation view of another embodiment of the adjustable garment in the untucked configuration;
FIG. 10B is a rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 10A;
FIG. 11A is a front elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 10A in the tucked configuration;
FIG. 11B is a rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 11A in the tucked configuration;
FIG. 12 is right side elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 11A and 11B;
FIG. 13A is a top view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 12;
FIG. 13B is a bottom view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 11A, 11B, 12, and 13A;
FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 11A, 11B, 12, 13A, and 13B
FIG. 15 is a bottom perspective view of the adjustable garment of FIGS. 11A, 11B, 12, 13A, 13B, and 14;
FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line 16-16 of FIG. 11A;
FIG. 17A is a sectional view taken along line 17A-17A of FIG. 12;
FIG. 17B is sectional view taken along line 17B-17B of FIG. 14;
FIG. 18A is a front elevation view of another embodiment of the adjustable garment in the untucked configuration;
FIG. 18B is a rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 18A;
FIG. 19A is a front elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 18A in the tucked configuration;
FIG. 19B is a rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 19A in the tucked configuration;
FIG. 20A is a front elevation view of another embodiment of the adjustable garment in the untucked configuration;
FIG. 20B is a rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 20A;
FIG. 21A is a front elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 20A in the tucked configuration; and
FIG. 21B is rear elevation view of the adjustable garment of FIG. 21A in the tucked configuration.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
A first embodiment of an adjustable garment 10 is shown in FIGS. 1A-9B. A second embodiment of an adjustable garment 210 is shown in FIGS. 10A-17B. A third embodiment of an adjustable garment 310 is shown in FIGS. 18A-19B. A fourth embodiment of an adjustable garment 410 is shown in FIGS. 20A-21B.
The adjustable garment 10 configured to be worn by a person 11 is shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. The adjustable garment 10 includes means for adjusting the adjustable garment 10 between an untucked configuration, shown in phantom in FIG. 1A, and shown in FIGS. 1C and 2A-2B, in which an end of the adjustable garment 10 is spaced a first distance D1 from a top end of the adjustable garment 10 and a tucked configuration, shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1D and 3A-3B, in which the end of the adjustable garment is spaced a second, shorter distance D2 from the top end of the adjustable garment 10 to hide at least a portion of the adjustable garment 10 when the adjustable garment 10 is worn by a person 11 so that the adjustable garment 10 has a tucked-in appearance. The adjustable garment 10 also provides means for securing portions of the adjustable garment 10 in fixed positions relative to each other so that removal of the adjustable garment 10 from a person 11 requires moving the adjustable garment 10 over the person's head or the person's hips.
The adjustable garment 10 is configured to cover at least a portion of a person's torso as shown in FIGS. 1A-D. The adjustable garment 10 includes a garment body 12 and a deformable band 14 coupled to the garment body 12 as shown in FIGS. 2A-3B. The garment body 12 is configured to be worn by a person 11 to cover at least a portion of the person's torso. The deformable band 14 provides means for adjusting the adjustable garment 10 between the untucked configuration, shown in FIGS. 2A-2B, and the tucked configuration, shown in FIGS. 3A-3B to provide a tucked-in appearance of the adjustable garment 10 when the adjustable garment 10 is in the tucked configuration. In other words, in the untucked configuration the deformable band 14 is visible relative to the garment body 12 and in the tucked configuration the deformable band 14 is hidden relative to the garment body 12. The adjustable garment 10 also includes a central axis A that coincides with a midline M of a person 11 when the adjustable garment 10 is worn by a person 11.
The garment body 12, when worn by a person 11, covers at least a portion of the person's torso, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. The garment body 12 includes a front panel 16, a back panel 18, a hem 20, and a collar 22 spaced axially from the hem 20 relative to the central axis A as shown in FIGS. 2A-3B. The front panel 16 is configured to cover at least a portion of the front of a person's torso, and the back panel 18 is configured to cover at least a portion of the back of a person's torso. The front panel 16 and the back panel 18 cooperate to form the hem 20 and the collar 22. When worn by a person 11, the hem 20 is configured to enclose at least a portion of the person's torso and the collar 22 is configured to enclose at least a portion of the person's neck. The collar 22 of the present embodiment is a standard buttoned shirt collar. However, in other embodiments, the collar 22 may be any design or instead of a collar 22, the garment body 12 may have a neck hole as shown in FIGS. 10A-17B.
The deformable band 14 provides means for adjusting the adjustable garment 10 between the untucked configuration, shown in FIGS. 2A-2B, and the tucked configuration, shown in FIGS. 3A-3B, to provide a tucked-in appearance of the adjustable garment 10 when the adjustable garment 10 is in the tucked configuration. The deformable band 14 is coupled to the hem 20 of the garment body 12 and extends axially away from the hem 20 relative to the central axis A. The deformable band 14 includes a first end 24 joined with the hem 20 and a second end 26 spaced axially apart from the first end 24.
In the untucked configuration, the second end 26 is spaced a first axial distance D1 from the collar 22 relative to the central axis A, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. In the tucked configuration, the second end 26 is spaced a second axial distance D2 from the collar 22 relative to the central axis A, where D2 is smaller than D1, as shown in FIGS. 7-9B. In the tucked configuration, as shown in FIGS. 7-9B, the second end 26 is also arranged between the front panel 16 and the back panel 18 to hide at least a portion of the deformable band 14 inside the garment body 12 when the adjustable garment 10 is worn by a person 11 so that the adjustable garment 10 has a tucked-in appearance. In other words, relative to the central axis A, at least the second end 26 is radially inward of at least some of the front panel 16 and the back panel 18, as shown in FIG. 7.
The first axial distance D1 is between about 24 inches and about 25 inches in some embodiments. In some embodiments, the first axial distance D1 is less than about 24 inches or greater than about 25 inches. In some embodiments, the axial distance D1 is about 24 inches. In some embodiments, the axial distance D1 is about 25 inches.
The second axial distance D2 is less than the first axial distance D1 in some embodiments. The second axial distance is between about 22.25 inches and about 23.25 inches in some embodiments. In some embodiments, the second axial distance D2 is less than about 22.25 inches or greater than about 23.25 inches. In some embodiments, the second axial distance D2 is about 22.25 inches. In some embodiments, the second axial distance D2 is about 23.25 inches.
An axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 of the deformable band 14 when the adjustable garment 10 is in the untucked configuration is between about 7% and about 7.5% of the first axial distance D1. In some embodiments, the axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 is less than 7% or greater than 7.5% of the first axial distance D1. In some embodiments, the axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 is about 7% of the first axial distance D1. In some embodiments, the axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 is about 7.3% of the first axial distance D1.
In some embodiments, the axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 is about 1.75 inches. In some embodiments, the axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 is between about 1 inch and about 2 inches. In some embodiments, the axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 is less than about 1 inch and greater than about 2 inches. In some embodiments, the axial distance between the first end 24 and the second end 26 is less than 1.75 inches or greater than 1.75 inches.
The deformable band 14 of the present embodiment is formed to include shirring between the first end 24 and the second end 26 to allow the deformable band 14 to deform when adjusting the adjustable garment 10 between the untucked configuration and the tucked configuration, as shown in FIGS. 2A-9B. However, in other embodiments, the deformable band 14 may be formed to include any stitching which allows the deformable band 14 to deform. Alternatively or additionally, the deformable band 14 may be made of any fabric which allows the deformable band 14 to deform between the untucked configuration and the tucked configuration.
In addition, the deformable band 14 may be formed to include any stitching or may be made of any fabric which allows the adjustable garment 10 to remain in the tucked configuration when the adjustable garment 10 is worn by a person 11. For example, the shirring shown in the present embodiment allows for the deformable band 14 to stay in place when the adjustable garment 10 is in the tucked configuration because the shirring forms to at least a portion of a torso of the person 11. In other words, the deformable band 14 only couples to the garment body 12 at the hem 20 via the first end 24. The deformable band 14 of the present disclosure does not couple to other portions of the garment body 12 in order to stay in place when the adjustable garment 10 is in the tucked configuration.
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A-9B, the front panel 16 includes a first panel 28 and a second panel 30 coupled to the back panel 18 and a button stand 32 configured to selectively separate the first panel 28 from the second panel 30 between a joined arrangement and a separated arrangement. In both the joined arrangement and the separated arrangement, the hem 20 remains joined to the deformable band 14 such that the first panel 28 and the second panel 30 are not separable at the hem 20. With a traditional collared shirt, the front of the shirt can be fully unbuttoned to put on and remove the collared shirt circumferentially relative to a person's midline M. To put on and remove the adjustable garment 10, a person 11 must move the deformable band 14 axially relative to the person's midline M either over the person's hips or the person's head. In other embodiments, the button stand 32 may be a panel coupler 32, and the panel coupler 32 may be a zipper, snaps, or any other closure used for garments.
The adjustable garment 10 may be provided as a long-sleeve collared shirt 10, 310 as suggested in FIGS. 1-9B and 18A-19B, a short-sleeve t-shirt 210 as suggested in FIGS. 10A-17B, a sleeveless collared shirt 410 as suggested in FIGS. 20A-21B, or any other shirt design, including but not limited to a long-sleeved t-shirt, a V-neck t-shirt, a crewneck t-shirt, a sleeveless shirt, a halter top, a blouse and/or a polo shirt. Likewise, the adjustable garments 10, 210, 310, and 410 may be made of any fabric suitable for garments, including but not limited to, any cotton blend. In addition, the components of the adjustable garments 10, 210, 310, and 410 may be integrally formed from one piece of fabric or joined with different pieces of fabric with any suitable seam(s).
The adjustable garments 210, 310, and 410 are substantially similar to the adjustable garment 10 described above. Accordingly, the disclosure of the adjustable garment 10 is incorporated by reference for the adjustable garments 210, 310, and 410 except for the differences explicitly described below.
For the adjustable garment 10, 310 shown in FIGS. 3A-9B and 18A-19B, respectively, the garment body 12, 312 further includes sleeves 34 coupled to the front panel 16 and the back panel 18. For the adjustable garment 210 shown in FIGS. 10A-17B, the garment body 212 also includes sleeves 234 coupled to the front panel 216 and the back panel 218. However, the front panel 216 does not include a first panel, a second panel, and a button stand or panel coupler and the garment body 212 is formed to include a neck hole 222 instead of a collar. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 20A-21B, the garment body 412 does not include sleeves. Sleeves 34, 234, and 334 may be any sleeve length.
Patent Application
20240324705
