Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component comprising the steps:
- (a) providing a first collar component, having a first surface and a second surface;
- (b) providing a second collar component, having a first surface and a second surface extending generally coextensively with said first collar component and where the second surface of the first collar component contacts the first surface of the second collar component at an edge seam;
- (c) providing an interlining, having a first and a second surface and at least one edge, in an adjacent relationship with the first surface of the first collar component;
- (d) placing a bonding strip along the edge seam and said bonding strip having a first surface and a second surface and having a thermal adhesive component, said bonding strip being placed along the edge seam such that the second surface of the bonding element abuts the first surface of the first collar component;
- (e) sewing the first and second collar components and the bonding element together by a set stitch that extends through the bonding strip, beyond an edge of the interlining, through the first collar component, and through the second collar component;
- (f) reverse folding the second collar component beneath the set stitch such that the second surface of the second collar component folds onto itself at an edge seam;
- (g) reverse folding the first collar component and the bonding element about the set stitch such that the bonding element folds back upon itself and the first surface of said first collar component folds around said bonding strip at an edge seam and abuts the second surface of the interlining;
- (h) sewing said first and second collar components, said bonding element, and said interlining together by a top stitch running along said seam and extending through the reverse folded first collar component, the interlining, the reverse folded bonding strip, the unfolded bonding strip, the unfolded first collar component, the unfolded second collar component, and the reverse folded second collar component; and
- (i) applying sufficient heat and pressure to said bonding element to cause said thermal adhesive to melt such that said adhesive flows onto said surfaces of at least the first collar component, said interlining and said top stitch to provide a bond along the edge seam such that the bonded component will effectively reduce a tendency of the seam to pucker during laundering operations.
- 2. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- said adhesive is composed of thermoplastic material.
- 3. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- said adhesive is composed of a thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyester, olefinic, polyurethane, and ethylene vinylacetate copolymer materials.
- 4. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- said thermal adhesive has a melting point ranging from approximately 60 to 160 degrees Celsius.
- 5. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- said bonding strip is a thermal adhesive net having a density of approximately 8 to 80 grams per square meter.
- 6. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- the application of heat and pressure of step (i) is accomplished by ironing and pressing.
- 7. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 6, wherein:
- said ironing and pressing is carried out at a temperature up to 160 degrees Celsius for five to ten seconds.
- 8. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- said application of heat and pressure step (i) is followed by a step of applying a vacuum to cool and set the adhesive.
- 9. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- said bonding strip is a thermal adhesive web or net composed entirely of a thermal adhesive.
- 10. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 9, wherein:
- said thermal adhesive web is composed of a plurality of adhesive filaments having a diameter ranging approximately between 20 to 80 microns.
- 11. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 9, wherein:
- said thermal adhesive web has a density of approximately 10 to 100 grams per square meter.
- 12. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- said interlining has a quantity of thermal adhesive at least on the second surface of the interlining.
- 13. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 12, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from cotton.
- 14. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 12, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from polyester/cotton blend.
- 15. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as deemed in claim 12, wherein:
- said interlining is a nonwoven interlining fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and viscose and blends thereof.
- 16. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 12, wherein:
- said interlining is bonded to the first collar component prior to the manufacture of the garment.
- 17. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as deemed in claim 1, wherein:
- said bonding strip comprises an interlining having on first and second surfaces a quantity of thermal adhesive.
- 18. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 17, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from cotton.
- 19. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 17, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from polyester/cotton blend.
- 20. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 17, wherein:
- said interlining is a nonwoven interlining fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and viscose and blends thereof.
- 21. The method of manufacturing a pucker free seam at a junction of a first and a second shirt collar component as defined in claim 1, wherein:
- step (i) further comprises said heat and pressure being applied for at least five seconds.
- 22. A smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar comprising:
- (a) a bonding strip having at least a thermal adhesive component and having a first and a second surface, the bonding strip being folded such that a portion of the first surface of the bonding strip is bonded with the remaining portion of said first surface such that an edge seam is created;
- (b) an interlining having a first and a second surface, the second surface of the interlining is bonded to a reverse folded portion of a first surface of a first collar component, and a portion of the first surface of the interlining, extending from the outer edge of the seam inward, is bonded to a portion of the second surface of the reverse folded bonding strip;
- (c) a first collar component having a first and a second surface folded such that a portion of said second surface of the first collar component abuts a first surface of said second collar component and that a portion of the first surface of the first collar component is bonded to the bonding strip along the seam and the reverse folded portion of the first collar component is bonded to the second surface of the interlining adjacent to said bonding strip along the seam;
- (d) a second collar component having a first and a second surface, the second collar component being reverse folded away from the bonding strip and the interlining such that a portion of the second surface of the second collar component is adjacent to, and in contact with, a length of the remaining portion of the second surface of the second collar component;
- (e) a set stitch running along the edge of the seam and traversing through the bonding element, beyond said interlining, through said first collar component adjacent to the interlining, and through said second collar component which abuts said second surface of the first collar component;
- (f) a top stitch running along the seam and traversing through the reverse folded first collar component, the interlining, the reverse folded bonding strip, the unfolded bonding strip, the unfolded first collar component, the unfolded second collar component, and the reverse folded second collar component; and
- (g) said bonding strip, having been subjected to a sufficient amount of heat and pressure to cause the thermal adhesive to bond to the first surface of the first collar component, the first surface of the interlining, and a portion of the first surface of the bonding strip itself, such that a bond is formed by the bonding strip along the seam to reduce a tendency of the seam to pucker following laundering.
- 23. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said adhesive is composed of a thermoplastic material.
- 24. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 23, wherein:
- said adhesive is composed of a thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyester, olefinic, polyurethane, and ethylene vinylacetate copolymer materials.
- 25. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said adhesive has a melting point ranging from approximately 60 to 160 degrees Celsius.
- 26. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said first collar component comprises a top of a collar, and
- said second collar component comprises a bottom of a collar.
- 27. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said edge seam is an edge seam of a dress shirt.
- 28. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said smooth, edge seam is the seam for a collar of a dress shirt.
- 29. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said bonding element is a thermal adhesive web composed entirely of a thermal adhesive.
- 30. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said interlining has a quantity of thermal adhesive at least on the second surface of the interlining.
- 31. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 30, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from cotton.
- 32. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 30, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from polyester/cotton blend.
- 33. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 30, wherein:
- said interlining is a nonwoven interlining fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and viscose and blends thereof.
- 34. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 30, wherein:
- said interlining is bonded to the first collar component prior to the manufacture of the garment.
- 35. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 30, wherein:
- said interlining is bonded to the first collar component during step (g) of claim 22.
- 36. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 22, wherein:
- said bonding strip comprises an interlining having on first and second surfaces a quantity of thermal adhesive.
- 37. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 36, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from cotton.
- 38. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 36, wherein:
- said interlining is a woven interlining fabricated from a polyester/cotton blend.
- 39. The smooth, edge seam in a shirt collar as defined in claim 35, wherein:
- said interlining is a nonwoven interlining fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and viscose and blends thereof.
RELATED INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of applicant's prior application Ser. No. 08/613,656 filed Mar. 11, 1996, entitled "Pucker Free Garment Seam and Method of Manufacture" now U.S. Pat. No. 5,590,615 which is a continuation of applicant's prior application. Ser. No. 08/245,122, filed May 17, 1994 entitled "Pucker Free Garment Seam and Method of Manufacture" now U.S. Pat. No. 5,568,779, as well as applicant's previously filed continuation-in-part applications Ser. No. 08/782,005, filed Jan. 6, 1997, entitled "Pucker Free Right Front Hem Garment Seam and Method for Manufacture" now U.S. Pat. No. 5,782,191, Ser. No. 08/782,003, filed Jan. 6, 1997, entitled "Pucker Free Sleeve Placket Garment Seam and Method for Production" now U.S. Pat. No. 5,775,394, Ser. No. 08/779,096, filed Jan. 6, 1997, entitled "Pucker Free Pocket Garment Seam and Method for Production" now U.S. Pat. No. 5,713,292 and applicant's continuation-in-part applications, Ser. No. 08/782,004, filed Jan. 6, 1997, entitled "Pucker Free Yoke-to-Front and Yoke-to-Back Garment Seam and Method for Manufacture" now U.S. Pat. No. 5,950,554 and Ser. No. 08/782,002, filed Jan. 6, 1997, entitled "Pucker Free Garment Side Seam and Method for Production", which are similarly entitled to the benefit of the filing date of the first application. All patents and applications are of identical inventorship and of common assignment herewith.
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