US2753564A - Breast pockets for foundation garments - Google Patents

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July 10, 1956 J. VERREAULT 2,753,564

BREAST POCKETS FOR FOUNDATION GARMENT-S Filed April 14, 1954 United States Patent BREAST POCKETS FOR FOUNDATION GARMENTS Joseph Verreault, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, assignor to Dominion Corset Company Limited, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Application April 14, 1954, Serial No. 423,167

10 Claims. (Cl. 2-42) This invention relates to improvements in breast pocket or cup sections for foundation garments and particularly to improvements in spiral stitching of the cup sections from the centre to the periphery of the cup sections.

A particular object of the invention is to provide triple lines of spiral stitching in which each line is in the form of a continuous series of reversely arranged surface loops having substantially the shape of the script letter r, with the loop forming stitches of one line parallel to the corresponding loop forming stitches of the remainder of the triple lines so as to conjointly form a relatively wide, flexible, reinforcing band of triple con toured, parallel, spiral stitching from the centre to the periphery of the breast pocket cups.

The triple line of parallel, r-shaped stitching which spirals around each of the cup sections provides a wide spiral band of reinforcement which permits substantial contraction and expansion of the material forming the breast pocket cups at a minimum amount of stress to the stitching threads. The triple line of contour stitching gives an improved circumferential flexibility to the material which affords a most effective distribution and moulding of the flesh therebeneath so as to impart an improved silhouette to the wearer.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved spiral stitching arrangement for the breast pocket cups which comprises triple lines of needle stitching pro viding parallel, r-shaped, alternate contour loops on one face which are interlocked on the reverse face of the material by a single bobbin thread through loops formed by said triple lines of needle stitching beyond said reverse face of the material.

The above and other objects, advantages and characteristic features of this invention will be understood more readily from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a brassiere embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in plan of a breast pocket shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a fragment of the breast pocket detailing the manner in which the spiral stitching is applied to the breast pocket material in parallel triple lines.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 and 6 indicate the front and side panels of a brassiere and 7 cup-shaped breast pockets secured to the front panels 5 by lines of stitching 8. Each cup-shaped pocket is preformed of a double thickness of material 10 and 11 (see Fig. 3), which materials are stitched together by triple lines of stitching, generally indicated at 12, which spirals from the centre to the periphery of the pocket or cup.

As will be seen, particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, the spiral stitching operation on the cup is efiected by means of three upper needle threads 31, 32 and 33 which parallel each other on the surface of material 10 and a single bobbin thread 34 which is interlocked with loops from each of the needle threads on the surface of material 11. As

each needle thread 31, 32 and 33 pierces the materials 10 and 11 between stitches on the surface: of material 10, the bobbin thread 34 successively passes through loops formed by said needle threads beyond the surface of material 11, beginning with the loop formed by thread 31, before said needle threads are withdrawn to the surface of material 10. The triple lines of stitching on the surface of material 10 are parallel to one another, each being in the form of a multiplicity of closely spaced convolutions composed of stitches arranged to form continuous, reversely arranged surface loops 35 and 36, open ends of certain of which are directed inwardly, as indicated at 35, in the direction of the centre of the cup and the remainder of which are directed outwardly, as indicated at 36, in the direction of the peripheral portion of the cup.

Each of the triple lines of surface loops 35 and 36 comprises a straight closed end 37 defined by a single long stitch of the needle threads 31, 32 and 33 and sides 38 and 39, each defined by two shorter stitches of said needle threads which extend at loop-forming angles with respect to the closed end of a surface loop. The stitches defining the side 38 of one surface loop 35 also define the side 39 of the preceding reversely arranged surface loop 36, while the stitches defining the side 39 of surface loop 35 define the adjacent side 38 of the succeeding reversely arranged loop 36.

The reversely arranged loops 35 and 36 are formed in the triple lines of stitching in the manner shown in Fig. 3 as follows: At the end of each long stitch forming a closed end 37 of a loop 36, each needle thread 31, 32 and 33 pierces the materials 10 and 11 forming three parallel loops 40, 41 and 42 beyond the surface of material 11 which are locked on the surface of material 11 by bobbin thread 34 which passes successively through loops 40, 41 and 42 to provide a retaining loop 44. The three needle threads are then withdrawn to define the first of the parallel short side-forming stitches 45, 46 and 47, then pierce the material to form three more loops 48, 49 and 50 beyond the surface of material 11 to be locked by bobbin thread 34 which passes successively through loops 48, 49 and 50 in a second retaining loop 51. The needle threads are again withdrawn to define the second of the short side-forming stitches 52, 53 and 54. This is followed by a third piercing of the materials by the needle threads 31, 32 and 33 to form loops 55, 56 and 57 which are secured to the surface of material 11 by looping the bobbin thread 34 successively therethrough, as indicated at 58. Then the needle threads are withdrawn to the surface of material 10 to define the parallel long stitches forming the closed end 37 of surface loop 35 while the bobbin thread 34 extends diagonally across the surface of material 11 from the last needle thread loop 57 of the finished surface loop forming side 38 to the first needle thread loop 40 of the succeeding side 39. The stitching operation for the side 38 is then repeated substantially as above described but in a direction opposed to the direction of stitching the side 38 of surface loop 35.

The stitches forming the closed end 37 of each surface loop 35 and 36 are inclined with reference to the centre line of spiral stitching with the stitches defining the side 38 forming an angle with reference to its closed end 37 and the stitches defining the side 39 forming another angle with reference to the closed end 37 so that each loop as viewed presents substantially the contour of the small letter r as written in script form.

The arrangement of the triple spiral lines of stitching around each of the cup sections in a continuous series of parallel reversely arranged rshaped surface loops affords a wide range of contraction and expansion of the spiral stitching. This makes it possible to employ a wide variation in the type of fabric for the breast pocket cups providing a broad triple line of spiral reinforcing to the breast pocket cups. It also gives a substantial range of circumferential flexibility to. the breast pocket cups between. the. triple. lines. of spiral; stitchingv while: ensuring that the. cups will. retain their. original shapeand contour, as; Well as. affording adegree. of. protection against brealo age of. the. stitches. even,- under the stress and, strain encountered when subjecting v the materials.torepeatedwasln lngS;

Thevv triple lines. of stitching;. instead of being: rt-shaped, could be V.sl'1ap ,ed-or zig-zag,.substantially as shown in my. co-pending. application filed in the United States Patent Office under Serial No.. 3.48-,1:56-on.April'1'3,.1-9155.

What: I-- claim is:

1.. A. foundation garment including cup sha-pedbreast pocket. sectionsz-havingiouter facingand inner lining plies, said pliestbeing secured. together. by three separate needle stitching-threads overlying the. outer. facing ply. and inter.- locked with a common bobbin thread overlying the-inner lining ply, eachof said needle threadszspiralling; from the centre to the periphery of the cup section in the. form of a. multiplicity of convolutions andcomposed of. a series of. angular-1y related. stitches. forming; a: continuous series:

of surface. loops having, straight, closed, ends formed by certain. of the stitches'and sidesformedby other stitches. extendinga at. a loop'forming angle' with respect to the closedendsof the.loops, the loop-forming stitches of each: needlethread being also. ar-rangedz'sothatthe openends of certain. of the surface loops face towardsthe: centre of the cup section while the open ends of the-remaining loops face towards the: outer peripheral edge of; the cup section;

2..A. foundation garment as sct.forth in.claim 1, in which each,needle threadpierces said doubleply. of material. at the, end of each of saidrl'oop-forming stitches to form retaining loops. beyond the surface of said lining. ply andreceiving. the said. bobbin threadtherethrough.

foundation garment as set forth in claim. 1, in- Wliich each of: said closed. ends. of the surface formingloopsis. composed of a single longstitch and each of the loop forming. sides iscomposed, of two successive shortstitches, said longstitchesof each. of said needle threadsbeing. parallel. to. the. corresponding stitches of the remaining, needle threads and said short stitches of each of said. needle. threads being; alsoparallel to the corresurface. loop? are arranged substantially: alongthe' outline:

contour of the:smalli1etterr" as written in script form.

5. A foundation garment including cup-shaped breast pocket sections having outer facing and inner lining plies, said plies being secured together by a plurality of separate parallel lines of needle threads overlying the outer facing ply and interlocked with a common bobbin thread overlying the inner liningply said lines of needle threads each spiralling from the centre to the periphery of the cup' 1 section in. the forum of: a multiplicity of' closely spaced convolutions and composed of a series of angularly relatedsti'tches forming a continuous series of surfaceloops straight, closed ends of. said surface loops and certain other stitchesare. disposed at a loop-forming angle with; respectto the. closed. endsof the-loops to form the sides of said. loops.

8:.v Al foundation garment as. set forth in. claim 5, in which the loop-forming stitches: are" disposed at an.

oblique angle to. the centralprojection of the spirallines.

9.. A cup-shaped breast pocket for. foundation garments comprising, facing and lining plies unitedv by stitching;

including three separate needle stitches overlying. the facing.ply-andinterlcckedwith a single common bobbin thread overlyingthe lining ply, each. of said needlestitches. spiralling. from. the. centre to the periphery of;the br.east pocket.

10. A. cup-shaped breast: pocket for foundation. gar-- mentscomprising facingand lining pliesunited by. stitch.

ing. including. at: least two separate needle. stitchesfover lying the; facing, ply and. interlocked with a: single; com mon' bobbin: thread. overlying: the: lining: ply; each: of said; needle stitches spirallingfrom the centre; to: the: peripha any of the breast pocket.

References: Citedzin' the fileof this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS.

432,449: Stewart July 15-, v 1890. 1,994,703- Hawes- Mar. 19;,- 19.35: 2,555,177 Wilson et al; ,.4 May29; 19,551 2,65,33557 Gasas Robert'etzala Sept. 29,1953

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