Abstract: An adjustable neckline garment has a stretchable neckline and a plurality of adjustment devices spaced along the neckline to permit configuring the neckline to a plurality of different shapes.

Abstract: A hood is provided to be worn over the head to protect against smoke and gas. The hood is hermetically sealed on all sides and is provided with an opening into which said head can be introduced. A closure is provided at the opening, so that the hood may be secured substantially airtight about the neck of the wearer.

Abstract: An aggregate floor length gown including an upper section which forms a knee length gown with an ornamental lower border and a lower section with an ornamental upper border, the two sections ornamental borders releasably interconnecting to become an integral part of the gown's design and ornamental appearance.

Abstract: A solar look dress is provided and consists of regular cloth material forming a skirt, lower bodice and cuffs of the sleeves. A netting material is for forming a hem, upper bodice and the sleeves to permit ventilation of air therethrough thus affording comfort to a wearer of the dress particularly during warm periods of the year.

Abstract: A dignity gown having a minimum number of parts including a fully closed back portion as well as overlapping lower front portion and a top front portion that is capable of being detached temporarily via fastening means devoid any snap fasteners at all and provided as hook-loop fasteners known by the name "VELCRO.TM." as well plastic breakaway zipper means and adhesive strips to assure keeping the back side closed for warmth of a patient or individual although permitting medical examination and treatment to occur via the areas of the fastening means subject to being released or opened for limited access to upper body areas and/or lower body areas as necessary as opposed to whole body exposure previously encountered with hospital gowns.

Abstract: Piece of material for an article of clothing (2) and use of the piece of material for production of a garment. The article of clothing is intended to cover at least the upper body and is provided with a front and a back which are finished with a lower edge, a shoulder section with a neck opening (13) and arms. The piece of material (1) has a first edge (3) which is intended to form the lower edge, a second edge (4, 5) opposite this, two side edges (6, 10 and 7, 11) opposite each other and two cuts (8, 9) which extend inwards from the side edges and which are finished at a distance from each other which corresponds approximately to the size across the chest. The piece of material is symmetrical about a center axis (16) on which the neck opening is located, the cuts (8, 9) form an angle, to the center axis (16), which, measured in the direction of the first edge (3), is less than 90.degree..

Abstract: An article of wearing apparel is constructed having a full conical skirt, a close fitting waist and bodice, and a wide neck strap section, enclosed within a pair of moveable cloth shaping rings. The dress is constructed in three sewn panels of four-way stretchable fabric. The stretch of the fabric, the combination of close fitting bodice and waist and full skirt section, and the manipulation of the strap gathering rings permits the dress to be worn as a strap or strapless dress, as a dress having a crisscross neck or a keyhole neck, with wide or narrow shoulder straps, as a strapless dress or as a pantsuit form. The dress is capable of achieving a multiplicity of appearances.

Abstract: A dress formed of two sheets of material joined in a back to back relationship. Each sheet has a differential design or color combination and is joinable at one side edge and the top which allows several styles to be attained for the dress. A series of side and top edge closures secures the dress in each of its selected positions.

Abstract: A pattern for an article of clothing such as a jacket which can be cut from a generally rectangular piece of cloth which includes a pair of foldable identical sections; each section having a lower part and an upper part, the upper part being adapted to form a sleeve and part of a collar for the article; each section being separated from the other beyond its upper end by a neck opening; the narrower lower parts being integral with the upper parts to form the body of the article except for a single cut extending across the breast area of the lower parts of the pattern to the outer end thereof; and an article of clothing made following the pattern, the article being made by folding the upper sections and sewing their extremities to the upper end of the cuts by a single seam. Cloth left over after cutting above and below the upper parts can be used to make one or more pockets, collar facing and the like.

Abstract: A birthing gown of the front overlapping variety for expectant mothers in birthing clinics. Separate blouse panels and skirt panels are configured so that when sewn into the gown and without expansion gussets or gathering darts, they permit billowing to accommodate the enlarged breasts and abdomen of the pregnant woman. The skirt panel is sheared along its top edge and connected to the corresponding blouse panel. The left and right front side portions of the gown each comprising interconnected blouse and skirt panels, are releasably fastened together in overlapping relationship with the interconnected edges forming a "waist line" positioned between the breasts and abdomen of the patient.

Abstract: A garment (30) formed from two rectangular elongated panels (32 and 34) of identical shape and dimensions. The panels are superimposed in a face-to-face manner at an angle. Their upper portions are folded so that the edge of each upper portion adjoins a part of the corresponding edge of the other panel, thereby to form triangularly-shaped sleeve portions (50 and 50'). The latter are turned over towards the adjacent edges (46 and 46') to form sleeve openings (38 and 38'). The lower portions of the panels are folded so that the inner edge of one of panels adjoins and is attached to the outer edge of the other panel on both sides of the panels. The formation of the garment is completed by attaching coincident inner edges of the overlapped portions of the panels to leave a neck opening. Various modifications are possible so that dress-type, blouse-type, or coat-type garments can be formed. The garment is attractive and economical to produce.

Abstract: A patient's garment which is suitable for various medical procedures, which will give the patient a sense of dignity and well-being, and which is of relatively low cost, high durability and common sizing. The patient's garment has a body portion (10) and sleeves (14). The body portion includes a main panel (16) which can be positioned to either the front or rear side of the patient and a pair of adjacent side panels (18, 20) which would normally be positioned on the other side of the patient. The outer side edges (28, 30) of the side panels are joined together in overlapping relationship when the garment is worn by the patient by a plurality of vertically spaced apart fasteners (42, 44). The sleeves 14 are sewn to the body portion, and the top of each sleeve is provided with an openable seam having adjacent mating edges (34, 36) which extend from the neck of the patient over the patient's shoulder and down along the arms.

Abstract: Garments are made of sets 11-14 of loosely juxtaposed strands of yarn that are spread to a single layer and stitched to tapes 16,17 at each of their ends and are bundled together intermediate their ends and stitched to a central tape 15, with the sets of strands and tapes comprising a segment of a garment.

Abstract: A garment is formed with a body encircling portion which encircles and encloses the body, either temporarily or permanently, for about one-third or less the length of the garment, with two-thirds or more of the garment being open, and yet the garment gives the appearance of being fully closed along the sides or located areas of open section. The garment is formed with at least four distinct corners which may contain fringes. A novel bag or encasement for laundering the fringes is also provided. This garment is particularly designed and suited as a Jewish religious garment known as a "4-cornered garment" with "tzitzioth", wherein the observant requirements of the garment are provided for and yet the garment has the appearance and usefulness of unique and contemporary garment.

Abstract: The present invention entails a single piece garment having a two piece garment appearance. First, a dress type outer garment section is provided and includes shoulder areas as well as neck and arm openings. A lining or interfacing is secured interiorly of said outer garment section about said shoulder areas by stitching the lining or interfacing about said neck and arm opening. From the area where said lining is secured by stitching to said outer garment section, the lining or interfacing extends downwardly in an unsecured relationship to said outer garment section. This lower extending lining or interfacing is formed into a body suit that encloses a portion of a subject's mid-body area.

Abstract: A robe adapted for use by incontinent individuals having a front panel extending continuously from the neck downward to about the feet of the wearer and extending across the front of the body of the wearer; upper rear panel forming sections from either edge of the front panel around the sides and across the back of the wearer to the middle of the back, and including means for securing together the upper sections; sleeves having first ends secured between the front panel and the upper rear panel-forming sections with longitudinal openings extending throughout the length thereof and being shaped to cover at least the shoulders of the wearer; lower rear panel forming sections extending from either edge of the lower part of the front panel, the lower sections being adapted for wrapping around the legs of the wearer; and, the upper and the lower sections being spaced apart along the edges of the front panel such that the upper and lower rear panel forming sections separate when worn in a sitting position so as not

Abstract: A long dress is made up of a slip-like underdress which may be worn under a short overdress or alone, the overdress and the underdress, when worn together, providing the appearance of a long dress. The overdress and the underdress may be worn alone, however, if desired.

Abstract: An article of wearing apparel has a panel of readily-expansible material in the front upper half thereof to enable that article of wearing apparel to be worn by persons of different sizes and configurations; and it has a panel of less-expansible material overlying and concealing the panel of readily-expansible material. The panel of less-expansible material permits free expansion and contraction of the panel of readily-expansible material while effectively concealing the latter panel.

Abstract: An adjustable dress capable of fitting different size and shaped women. The dress is uniquely formed by front top portions and a front skirt joined by a midriff sash. Back yokes and a shoulder pattern are joined to the front. The back yokes provide the fullness of the back which adjusts to all sizes within a predetermined range. The arrangement and fullness of the patterns forming the dress allow for adjustment to the body within the garment. When the sash is tied by drawing it to the rear on each side, excessive fullness in the front is neatly and evenly draped in accordian fashion between the side seams at the rear by relocating excessive body fabric from the front to the rear where it is held neatly in place by the sash. The resultant dress forms an attractive garment on any size woman within the selected range of measurements.

Abstract: A jacket or similar garment is made from a single, main blank and two gusset blanks. The main blank has a neck opening and has a front panel, a back panel and two sleeve portions all extending from the neck opening. The gusset blanks are of square, diamond or kite-like form and each has four sides. A first side of each gusset blank is secured to one of two lateral edges of the front panel of the main blank, a second side of each gusset blank is secured to one of two lateral edges of the back panel, and the third and fourth sides of each gusset blank are secured to the lateral edges of the sleeve portions. The lateral edges of each sleeve portion are secured together from the corner between the third and fourth sides of the gusset blank to the cuff edge, and each lateral edge of the front panel is secured to a corresponding lateral edge of the rear panel from the corner between the first and second sides of the gusset blank to the bottom edges of the front and back panels.

Abstract: A dress garment for dressing a person over the torso and down the legs. The garment is fashioned simply from a rectangular length cut from a single bolt of cloth, i.e. the garment basically is composed of an elongated fabric panel having side edges and end edges, with a retroverted portion between its opposite end edges. This retroverted portion is adapted to be disposed below and spaced from the crotch. The front and back of the garment are thus typically one piece except for styling, i.e. like a bag. The garment features lower lateral leg openings made by terminating the lateral stitching of the side edges of the front segment of the panel to the side edges of the rear segment above the retroverted portion, to provide lateral openings extending upwardly from the retroverted portion of the panel.

Abstract: A woman's outer garment made from a single piece of fabric material. The garment has both the bodice and the lower garment portion integrally formed from a single piece of material. The bodice has a neck opening formed therein and a back panel with ties to be positioned around the wearer in various arrangements. The lower portion of the garment can be configured to provide either pants or a skirt.A pattern is also disclosed for a woman's outer garment to be made from one continuous piece of fabric which utilizes a sheet of pattern material of a generally rectangular shape having front and backside edges and upper and lower end edges. The pattern has a first cut line for defining a pair of ties for the bodice portion which are to be wrapped around the wearer and tied. A second cut line indicated on the sheet sets the length of the neckline. A third, irregular cut line defines the arm opening portions of the garment.

Abstract: A form for shaping a coat sleeve is a Plexiglass tube with a re-entrant, oval, elongated hoop having a pair of generally straight side portions that generally conform in shape with front and back crease lines of the sleeve. Between the side portions are semi-circular end portions; an end portion proximate the shoulder has a greater radius than the end portion proximate the wrist. The two semi-circular end portions are approximately tangent to the ends of the side portions abutting against them so that there is a smooth transition between each of the side and end portions. Because the tube is Plexiglass, it has spring properties that cause the hoop to return to its original configuration if the hoop is deformed less than the elastic limit of the Plexiglass. The outer edges of the side portions are spaced from each other by more than the separation between the front and back crease lines of the sleeve interior so that the side portions exert outwardly directed forces against the crease lines.

Abstract: A garment for wear by a person who is being fully immersed in a liquid, such as in a complete immersion baptism, has been provided which is lightweight, opaque and non-clinging to satisfy the requirements of comfort and modesty. The garment has a generalized shape with a bottom opening for the legs of the wearer, a top opening for the head and neck of the wearer, and armholes for the arms of the wearer. The bottom opening is restricted so as to bear against the legs of the wearer to prevent the bottom of the garment from rising as the wearer is immersed. A vent opening is formed near the top of the garment to permit air entrapped during the immersion to escape without causing the garment to expand or billow. A belt for fastening only around the front of the garment is provided for the desired cosmetic effect, without impeding the passage of air to the vent opening.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-purpose or multi-functional and multi-style garment which has a generally tubular structure or configuration, having in the upper section thereof at least two integral tie sections, the locus of the profiles of the tie sections being of generally triangular configuration and the length of the tie sections being greater than the radius of the tubular structure, whereby the garment is adapted to multiple functions and styles and modular coordination with accessories. A garment of this invention can be made from a tubular blank, a planar blank folded upon itself, or from a flat unfolded piece of textile material.

Abstract: A wrap-around jumper dress capable of neatly fitting a variety of shapes and sizes of female figures. The garment is formed of a separate bib and a separate wrap-around skirt. The lower edge of the bib is concave and joined to the concave edge of the front central portion of the skirt. A sash is attached to the opposite upper corners of the skirt and a sash-receiving opening is formed in one of the upper corners of the front central portion of the skirt. Preferably, the skirt is formed in three sections, a front central section and right and left hand sections. The invention is deemed an improvement over the garments shown in patents Nos. 1,209,018; 1,497,232; 2,136,983 and 2,507,602.

Abstract: A device adapted to be attached to and between a woman's skirt and slip adjacent lower edges thereof at spaced locations to prevent the slip from being displaced upwardly while being worn. The device is constructed of a strip of material having opposite surface portions, with adhesive means applied to the opposite surface portions, whereby one surface portion can be attached by the adhesive means to the slip and the other surface portion can be attached by the adhesive means to the skirt. Cover means is provided over the adhesive means to prevent unwanted contact with the adhesive means prior to use, with the cover means being provided with gripping portions to permit easy removal of the cover means when desired.

Abstract: A dress-type garment is formed of one or more strips of fabrics wound helically about the torso of the wearer and having contiguous edges of adjacent convolutions joined by helical seams. A pants-type garment is similarly formed by strips helically wound to form the legs, with upper end portions of the strips cut and joined by a central seam to form the upper portion of the pants. Another embodiment of a dress-type garment is made of first, second and third squares with two adjacent edges of the second square joined to two adjacent edges of the first square and the other two edges of the second square joined to two adjacent edges of the third square.