US2550121A - Garment - Google Patents

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R. E. MEDD l pril 24, 1951 GARMENT Filed Nov, lO, 1948 4k A 4 n Md. im Ml A Patented Apr. 2 4, 951

. UNITED [STAT-Es@ PATENT OFFICE GARMENT Y Ruth. E. Medd, 1*)es Moines, Iowa Application November 10, 1948, Serial No. 59,245

The principal object of my invention is to 2 claims. (o1. 2-211) More specifically, the object of this invention is to provide a striped pleated skirt or like that permits the individual pleat placement to the right or left for changing the general appearance of the same.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a changeable pleated skirt that is economical in manufacture, durable in use, and refined in appearance.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of my skirt ready for use.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged upper portion of Y the skirt and showsv how the pleats are reversed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my skirt with Athe pleats reversed from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of the skirt showing the control means for reversing a pleat.

Pleated skirts and like are very old and are universally used. Their objection, however, is that they are not changeable as to either design or color. I have overcome such problems, by providing a readily reversible pleat skirt and which I will now describe in detail.

The numeral I generally designates my skirt. Preferably it is made of a material having longitudinal color or design stripes. I have also found that most plaid fabrics work well. In the drawings and for illustrative purposes, I haveV used a fabric having two vertical longitudinal and contrasting color stripes II and I2. For better effect the stripes II are wider than the stripes I2, but any width or combination of stripes may be used. The numeral I3 designates the plurality of vertical pleats formed by the^ usual stitching I 4 at their longitudinal bases. These pleats I3 are left loose to fold either to the left or right. In the drawings, these pleats have a width substantially one-half of the width of the stripes I2 and the stripes I2 start at the outer edge of each of the pleats.

By this arrangement, if the pleats are all folded toward the stripes I2, the dress will all be of the color of the stripes I I, as shown in Fig. 1. If on the Y other hand all the pleats are folded in the other direction,'all the stripes I2will show (with only parts of the stripes II showing) and a different skirt as shown in Fig. 3 will be produced. Obviously, if desired all kinds of effects may be produced.' If desired, only a few pleats, either to the front, or sides, or back may be turned one way and all the other pleats turned the opposite direction. Or if desired, only every other, or every other two or more pleats may be turned in one direction and the others left to extend inthe opposite direction. From this it will be seen that not only is the color change possible, but pattern design and panel arrangement are possible. To accomplish this manual pleat reversement, I secure a string, or like I5, to the outer left side of each pleat, and a string, or

like I6, to the outer left side of each pleat, as shown in Fig. 4. Each of these strings are first passed through the waist band of the skirt, then through the outer edge of the pleat, and then back through the waist band at a different location thanv where it rst pierced the waist band. The two ends of the string or yarn are then tied together as shown in Fig. 4, to prevent their removal.V If a string I5 is pulled, it will obviously pull the pleat to which it is secured over and to that direction and a color or design is affected On the other hand, if a string I6 is pulled, it will pull the pleat to which it is secured over and to that direction, and a different color or design will result. Thus it will be seen that a great variety of patterns, designs or colors may be had merely bythe selection of strings one pulls. The strings passing through the waist band will experience enough frictional contact with the waist band to hold the string taut and the pleat ilat.

If desired the outer marginal edge of each of the pleats may be stitched at I1 to better main- Y tain the pleat.

Another advantage of my skirt is that when it becomes soiled either by use or accident, it is merely necessary to reverse the pleats to give a new clean appearance to the garment.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my garment without departing from the real spirit and purpose of its longitudinal base; said pleats capable of being folded either to the left or to the right, a string means secured to the outer edge portion of each of said pleats and extending back through the fabric base portion to the right of the pleat to which it is secured, and a string means secured to the outer edge portion of each of said pleats and extending back through the fabric base portion to the left of the pleat to which it is secured.

2. In a device of the class described, a base fabric, a pleat formed in said base fabric capable of being folded either to the right or to the left onto the base fabric, a string means extending rst through the base fabric at one side of said 15 2,064,399

means extending rst through the base fabric 20 4 at the other side of said pleat, then through the outer edge portion of said pleat, then back through the base fabric at a point not common with the point it originally passed through the base fabric, and a tie knot for closing the two ends of each of said string means.

RUTH E. MEDD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Y Abrams Dec. 15, 1936 l2,413,906 Bono Jan. 7, 1947 2,457,309 Joyce- Dec. 28, 1948 2,470,031 Harris May 10, 1949 2,504,718 Nagel Apr. 18, 1950

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