The invention relates to a pattern making system and method having adjustable height upper and lower sloper sections to change the height of the sloper, and interchangeable upper and lower sloper sections to adjust the width of the sloper, and adjustable length sleeve sections to change the length of the sleeve of the sloper.
When a person wants to create a garment, a pattern needs to be drafted first. This is done by either draping on a mannequin or flat patternmaking using measurements and lines drawn on paper. Draping is beyond the skill level of a home sewer and many do not have a mannequin to use.
Flat patternmaking is the choice method for the home sewer. First a well-fitting sloper, like a basic shell, is needed. After tracing the sloper, the person will proceed with design lines and manipulations on the traced sloper. An endless amount of designs can be constructed using a sloper.
There are many who want to create their own patterns with their original designs, but cannot do so. This is because creating the sloper requires a large amount of skill and expertise. A home sewer does not have this background.
Oftentimes a sewer is looking to create a pattern for a commonly used design. But due to their specific body measurements, they do not fit one size sloper for the upper and lower. Without a sloper that can fit their complex size, they do not have the means to make even a basic design.
When a sloper is not well balanced with a perfect fit, every design made using that sloper will not fit correctly. This system provides the user with a well-balanced sloper that can be adjusted for both height and width. The user can now use this sloper to create endless personal designs for garments.
Thus, there is a present need to provide a pattern making system that provides ready-made slopers used in pattern making to be easily adjustable in height and width, and also provides ready-made slopers for sleeves to be adjustable in length. In this manner, the slopers can accommodate persons having different heights and widths, including persons who are wider on the bottom, or taller in height, or persons having different length sleeves.
Although there are a number of prior art patents on pattern making, they do not teach the present invention of disclosing a method of providing ready-made upper and lower sloper sections, which are adjustable in height using adjustable parallel sliding rods. The invention also teaches providing ready-made interchangeable upper and lower sloper sections of different widths in order to adjust the width of the sloper sections. Also, the prior art patents do not teach providing ready-made slopers for sleeves using adjustable parallel sliding rods.
For example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,813,378, granted in 2014, discloses drafting garment patterns from body photographs and garment style drawings for creating adjustable pattern style drawings and for drafting garment patterns from the pattern style drawings.
Also, U.S. Pat. No. 9,456,647, granted in 2016, discloses designing garments from software templates and drafting garment patterns from body photograph.
In addition, Canadian Patent No. 2,492,358A1, discloses a garment pattern template (100) to be worn by a person including a plurality of detachably coupled sections, each having a plurality of flexible segments (110) which are coupled at pivot points. The adjustable segments include at least two strips which are longitudinally slidable such that the segments are adjustable in length and can be fixed in length. However, the problem is that the user can angle the adjustable segments incorrectly, and thereby the pattern will not fit well. In addition, the user also needs to try and accurately align the segments, which is a time consuming process and requires skill to do so. Further, it is necessary for the user to place the garment pattern template around the body of the user, and it cannot be used in a flat configuration.
It is an object of the present invention to provide ready-made upper and lower sloper sections, which are adjustable in height;
Another object of the present invention is to provide ready-made upper and lower sloper sections that have different widths, which are interchangeable to use a wider sloper bottom section with a narrower sloper top section, or vice versa;
Another object of the present invention is to provide connectors for upper and lower sloper sections to easily adjust the height of the sloper;
Another object of the present invention is to provide connectors for upper and lower sloper sections having measurements on them, so the sloper sections can be adjusted to the desired height;
Another object of the present invention is to provide front upper slopers and rear upper slopers, wherein each sloper is adjustable in height using adjustable connectors;
Another object of the present invention is to provide a sloper for a sleeve to adjust the length of the sleeves.
A pattern making system having upper and lower sloper sections that are connected together at different heights to adjust the overall height of the upper and lower sloper sections.
In order to connect the upper and lower sloper sections, two adjustable T-shaped elongated sliding connector rods are provided for sliding within respective guide paths on the upper sloper section. In addition, the connector rods also have lower sections for sliding within the guide paths on the lower sloper section. In this manner, the sliding connector rods are moved in the guide paths relative to the upper sloper section and lower sloper section to vary the distance between the upper and lower sloper sections in order to vary the height of the sloper.
The ready-made upper and lower sloper sections may have different widths, so that an upper section of a first width can be connected to a lower section of a second and different width. In this manner, the slopers have different widths, which can accommodate persons of different widths in the upper and lower sections.
In addition, the sliding connector rods on different upper and lower widths are interchangeable, so the sliding rods on one width can match up with the sliding rods on different widths, in order to balance the upper and lower sloper sections.
A pattern making system to make adjustable height slopers 10 and slopers of different widths.
Therefore, as shown in
a, and 11 show a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein the upper and lower sloper sections 20 and 30 may be connected by two or more connector rods 90 having extension members 92 for adjusting their height. The pegs 96 are mounted on the members 90 and 92. The receiving holes 94 for receiving pegs 96 are formed in the upper and lower sloper sections 20 and 30 to adjust the height of the connected upper and lower sloper sections 20 and 30 using this alternate construction.
In operation, the sliding connector rods 40 and 50 are moved in the guide paths relative to the upper sloper section 20 and lower sloper section 30 to vary the distance between the upper sloper section 20 and lower sloper section 30 to vary the height of the sloper 10, in order to accommodate persons of different heights.
In operation, the upper sloper section 20 can be made in all sizes, including such sizes as 0 to 22, and comparable European sizes. Also, the lower sloper section 30 can be made in all sizes, including such sizes as 0 to 22, and comparable European sizes. In this manner, the user can select an upper section of any size, such as a size 4, to be matched with a lower section of any size, such as a size 8, so that the upper sloper section and lower sloper section 30 accommodates all persons in different size ranges and different widths.
In operation, the upper sloper section 20 and lower sloper section 30 can also be used for all plus sizes and children's sizes.
In addition, in operation, the upper and lower sleeve sections 94 and 96 are separated to provide adjustable sleeves to accommodate different arm lengths and widths using the sliding connector rods 100 and 102 that are mounted on the upper sleeve section 94, and corresponding sliding guides 104 and 106 that are mounted on the lower sleeve section 96. In operation, the upper sleeve sloper section 20 can be made in all sizes, including such sizes as 0 to 22, and comparable European sizes. Also, in operation, the upper sleeve sloper section 20 and lower sleeve sloper section 30 can also be used for all plus sizes and children's sizes.
It is an advantage of the present invention to provide ready-made upper and lower sloper sections, which are adjustable in height;
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide ready-made upper and lower sloper sections that have different widths, which are interchangeable to use a wider sloper bottom section with a narrower sloper top section, or vice versa;
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide connectors for upper and lower sloper sections to easily adjust the height of the sloper;
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide connectors for upper and lower sloper sections having measurements on them, so the sloper sections can be adjusted to the desired height;
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide front upper slopers and rear upper slopers, wherein each sloper is adjustable in height using adjustable connectors;
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a sloper for a sleeve to adjust the length of the sleeves.
A latitude of modification, change and substitution is intended in the foregoing disclosure, and in some instances, some features of the invention will be employed without a corresponding use of other features. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the spirit and scope of the invention herein.
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556856 | Livingston | Mar 1896 | A |
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20210195977 A1 | Jul 2021 | US |