US2462553A - Maternity dress - Google Patents

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H. E. RENO MATERNITY DRESS Feb. 22, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 15, 1946 INVENTOR. @mwm RIF/v0 H. E. RENO MATERNITY QRESS Feb. 22,1 49.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 15, 1946 Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MATERNITY DRESS Hannah E. Reno, Grafton, Pa.

Application November 15, 1946, Serial No. 710,192

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-46) This invention relates generally to wearing apparel and more particularly to an adjustably fitting garment such as a maternity dress.

This invention is an improvement of U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,261,662, for Maternity dress, issued November 4, 1941.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a one-piece dress, for wear during pregnancy, which is adjustable to maintain the front of the dress uniformly straight regardless of the waistline measurement.

Another object is the provision of a one-piece maternity dress that is adjustable to maintain the front hem at a uniform height.

Another object is the provision of a one-piece maternity dress arranged to fit the figure and yet mask the person of the wearer.

' Another object is the provision of an adjustable one-piece maternity dress that may be designed to follow any vogue, pattern or style.

Another object is the provision of an adjustable one-piece maternity dress arranged to conceal the person of the wearer by suspending the front of the skirt vertically from the waistline.

Other objects and advantages appear hereinafter in the following description and claims.

A practical embodiment illustrating the principles of this invention is shown wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of the dress comprising this invention but showing the skirt severed at the back and extending outwardly a the sides.

' Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the dress comprising this invention showing the side pleats open.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the dress comprising this invention with a bib-section secured under the waist front flaps which are altered from that shown in Fig. 1 and with the skirt pleats open.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the dress comprising this invention with the bib secured over the waist and the dress fastened in its normal wearing position.

'Fig. 5- is a rear elevational view of the dress showing the skirt pleats tied in wearing position.

Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation of the dress.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the dress partially expanded.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. '7 showing the dress further expanded.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, l0 represents the waist of the one-piece dress which comprises a plane back ll illustrated as a single piece of material and the front waist portions or flaps I 2 and 13, which are secured to the back II along the shoulder seams l4 and I5 and the underarm seams I6 and I1 and providing the right and left arm openings l8 and I 9 together with the neck opening 20. The waist 10 may of course be designed to follow any mode in vogue and it may be provided with full, half or quarter-length sleeves or other styles without varying or otherwise changing the fundamental principles of this invention.

The front of the waist may be plain and closed or it may be cut with surplus as indicated in Fig. 1 and provided with the adjustable buttonholes 2! and 22 to receive the buttons 23. On the other hand the front of the waist may be constructed in the form of an Eton such as illustrated by the front waist sections or flaps 24 and 25 in Fig. 3. Again the back ll of the waist may be made up of panels or any other design but it is preferable that a design be chosen which is suitable to the back of the wearer.

The skirt 26 is continuous, preferably being made with two pieces of material 21 and 28 sewed together along the extended underarm seams l6 and I! from the waistline 29 to the bottom hem of the skirt. Although it is preferable to form the skirt with two pieces of material, the design of the dress may demand that the skirt be made up of more than two pieces sewed together to form a continuous skirt. As shown the rear portion 21 of the skirt extends between the underarm seams l6 and I l and the front skirt portion 28 extends from the seam l6 rearwardly across the inner face 30 to the fold 3| of the right pleat and then around the front of the dress to the fold 32 of the left pleat and returns across the inner face 33 of this pleat to the seam ll. The top of each of the pleats are sewed along the waistline of the skirt for approximately three inches as indicated in Fig. 1 at 34 and 35 respectively. The sewing of the top of the pleats in this manner insures the correct fold and hang of the pleat.

A bib 36 is preferably formed integral with the front section of the skirt 28 between the folds 3i and 32 of the right and left pleats and is arranged to extend upwardly over the bust of the wearer. The top of the bib is provided at its upper end with a neck or yoke opening 31, disposed between the bib shoulder sections '38 and 39. The sides of the bib section 36 are provided with arcuate marginal edges All and 4| extending from their respective bib shoulder sections 38 and 39 to adjacent the top of the skirt. A suitable fastening means such as snaps or button holes are placed on the bib as indicated at 42 and 43 adjacent shoulder sections 38 and 39 for securing the bib adjacent the shoulder of thewaist ID on which the counterpart of said fastening means are attached as indicated at 44 and 65. The fastening means may provide for increment adjustment of the bib to the waist.

This bib section may extend up over the front of the waist and be secured to the outer side thereof as illustrated in Fig. 1 or 4 or it may extend up under the front waist sections 24 and and secured to adjacent the shoulder thereof as illustrated in Fig. 3.

tend down the front of the waist to permit the bib 36 to be adjustably secured to the waist at different positions relative to the top of the shoulders depending upon the waist measure of the wearer for the purpose of providing auni form hem length at thefront of the dress.

It; is also preferable to secure a fastening Ineanssuch as the ties tfi and 4'3 at the underarm seams lfi and l! where the underiaces and 33 o' f't'h'e skirtpleats, Or the sides of the rear skirt 21.j0inthe waist at waistline 29 as indicated at the points 48 and 49 in Fig. 2. The tie members @Bjandflt'l may then be brought across the front of theperson of the wearer and tied for the purpose of drawing the back of the skirt 2? closely to the figure to make a neat and properly fitting garment at the back. The ties 45 and 41 are shown. to. bese'cured in Figs. 3 and 4. This permits the wearer to draw the rear skirt section in a'ffi ttin'g relation and the ties are concealed by the bib portion when the latter is secured adjacent the top of the waist.

The skirt is provided with the tie members 5 0.

and 5, the rear skirt section 27 snugly fits the.

person ofthe wearer and the ties 5B and 5t draw the arcuate marginal edges of the bib into fittin relation with the figure from the shoulders down iii/front of the arms to the rear of the dress, and the fronts ection 2 8: of the skirt hangs straight from the waistlinezil as illustrated in Fig. 6'thus providing an attractive and well-fitting garment with a'uniformly even hem.

In Figs. 6 7 and 8 the dress is shown to be ad;- justed to figures of different girth measurements.

InFigQ 6, the dress is fitted to the normal waist-' line'of the wearer causing the folds 3| and 32 of ghepleats' to substantially meet in the back of'the ress as shown in Fig. 5.- However to illustrate the different adjustments in these figures, the tie til is drawn rearwardly, and in Fig. 6, the fold 321 of the left pleat extends beyondthe rear ofthe skirt 2! and the bib is attached to the uppermost fastening members 45. In Fig. '7, the girth of the figure is increased and the normal waistline is indicated by the dotted line 52. In order to properly fitthe dressto the figure, it is then necessary to drop the top of the bib to the next consecutive fastening members 53 and the fold 32 of the left pleat is in line with the rear skirt sec tion. 21 .in' order to accommodate the increased The counterpart of the, fastening means illustrated at M and may exgirth and prevent the front of the dress from hiking upwardly out of'alignment with the back hem of the skirt.

In Fig. 8, the girth has been increased over that 5 of Fig. 7 illustrating that it is necessary to empoy the next consecutive fastening means 54 for attaching the upper end of the bib to the waist and the fold 32 of the left pleat does not extend rearwardly as far as the back of the skirt 21 yet the front hemhangs uniformly w ith thegbalance of the skirt owing to the fact that the bib has permitted the skirt to be lowered as the front waistline of the skirt 28 is permitted to come forward but is maintained at the largest girth meas- 15 urement. Thus the dress is capable of adjustment for difierent sizes of girth and at the same time will properlymask the figure.

I claim: l maternity dress consisting of a circumferentially continuous lower body covering skirt the back panel of said waist beitig atta the skirt back centrally .thereor, eansltg a ustably drawand retain. theback, portion of theskirtatthe waistline to, fit the-body, a bib attach d skirt ront betw h rmat orm and means to adjustablyretain the; b 'underor overthe waistfiapsladiacent theshonlde waistto drop the. frontfportionof ski increase of girthand maintain an eve risk' hernt 2.. A maternity'dres's. consisting at a ferentially continuous lower. body coveringiskirt loosely fitting the,body. andproyidedfwitli. cal pleatsfolded totheback; a'j wa' t trally, thereof, ineans jto adius retain the back portion-of. theiskir at the w t linelto fit the body, a bib attaheti to front between. the'pleat 'forifiin Q having .n arginal edges fit front of the shoulders toth adjustably retain the bib-under o flapsadjacent the 's'houl r the ar-1it 1eit t! girth and maintain an even sk e ps mean i e s d-i ham r ea e ge i e li liyi fl ear v hea e ue eline pleats to the back adjacent the waistline.

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