Abstract: A cuff measuring device for tailors, including a thumb cap, an elongated portion and a slide, the thumb cap sized to receive the tip of a person's thumb, the elongated portion including indicia for measuring and being joined to the thumb cap and the slide providing a cuff rest and a chalk carriage, the slide being slidably mounted to the elongated portion to adjust the cuff rest against a garment cuff, the chalk carriage, including chalk providing a sliding mechanism for marking the garment for folding or cutting.

Abstract: A gathering gauge for assisting in the fabrication of a gather in a sewn article of manufacture. The gathering gauge is used to evenly distribute a given length of a fabric over a selected gather length, thereby eliminating guess work normally associated with such task. The gathering gauge is an elongated member defining a first slit for receiving and holding one end of a thread used to gather the fabric. A plurality of second slits is provided for receiving and holding a further portion of the thread. The second slits are disposed along the length of the gathering gauge at pre-selected distances from the first slit. A measuring guide is provided for determining the distance between the first slit and each individual second slit. Thus, depending upon the length of the fabric to be gathered, and either the length of the gather or the amount of gather desired, a particular second slit is selected.

Abstract: A set of two templates for use in cutting patches, each patch having first and second straight sides that in general are not parallel, whereby the patches can be arranged in a sequence with the first straight side of each patch except the first patch collinear with the second straight side of the previous patch, and with the second straight side of each patch except the last patch collinear with the first straight side of the next patch. The shape of the first template is the shape of the sequence of patches. The second template includes a sheet of a transparent material having a straight edge and bearing markings showing the successive patches in the sequence arranged along the straight edge and oriented so that the second straight side of each patch, except the last patch, is collinear with the straight edge.

Abstract: A new tape measure system and a new combination collar-and-tape measuring tool, actually worn by the user, is described. The collar-and-tape measuring tool allows for adjustments to the fitting that befits individual preferences and natural fit selection. The collar-and-tape measuring tool has a front portion of a fake collar (i.e., a half portion of a regular collar). To this front portion is attached a tape measure. Ground zero of the tape begins at the edge portion of the fake half collar, where the measurement point of the loose tape end is attached. The tape has graduated measurement markings disposed on the outside, as is standard with ordinary tape measures. On the inside of the tape is disposed a lining of Velcro.RTM. material, or another type of attaching material forming an adhesive surface. The loose end of the tape is drawn around the neck, meeting the ground zero edge of the half collar. The collar-and-tape tool is then secured by a mating adhesive surface (e.g.

Abstract: A fabric covered cushioned board includes a collar pattern on the one side. The opposite side includes a plurality of special design patterns. A set of Bishop-collar patterns are formed on the one side. The neck patterns are formed with the front neck section having a slightly flat shape and connected by side sections, which may be round, to a back section. The back section includes a central opening and is formed by tangential essentially straight lines extending from the side sections. A plurality of parallel special collar patterns are provided for different sizes. Angled lines are identified to indicate the front, center and back as well as various other locating seams. A cartesian grid pattern is on both sides. The patterns on the opposite side each includes a plurality of different sizes in a set selection of a desired size. The designs include a heart-shape, a diamond-shape, a tear drop shape, a loop shape and a scallop shape.

Abstract: A football helmet sizing card is described which permits convenient, rapid and efficient sizing and adjustment of football helmets on a football player's head. The card includes indicia which may be used to quickly and efficiently measure spacing of the football helmet from the player's eyebrows to the front rim of the helmet. The card is also sized in width so as to correspond to the manufacturer's recommended spacing distance from the nose to the face mask of the helmet. In this way, the card can be used quickly and efficiently over the course of the season to test for helmet sizing and adjustment, and this is particularly useful with helmets which have adjustable air bladder inflation systems so that appropriate inflation of the bladders can be made during the course of the season as atmospheric conditions warrant.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring apparel, having an elongated member with a surface, a first reference point on the surface and a second marking on said surface such that the distance between said first reference point and the second marking is equal to the distance from the neck to the crotch of an average person at a particular age and a third marking on the surface such that the distance between the first reference point and the third marking is equal to the distance from the neck to the crotch of an average person at a second particular age.

Abstract: An apparatus for fine processing includes a support for supporting a material to be processed, an active layer forming device for forming an active layer on the surface of the material by irradiating the material with light in a reaction gas, a latent image forming device for selectively irradiating the active layer with energy in the reaction gas to form a latent image, a shield mask forming device for removing either the latent image layer or the active layer to form a shield mask and an etching device for etching the portion other than the mask portion using the portion left unetched as the shield mask.

Abstract: The invention is a card-shaped, foldable kit that includes apparatus that enables a person to determine and record another person's body dimensions and apparel sizes. The information is recorded on a data card that can be referred to at a later date by the user to facilitate the purchase of a gift of the correct size.

Abstract: A generally L-shaped gauge is provided including short and long legs disposed at 90 degrees relative to each other with the width of the short leg being generally two-thirds the width of the long leg and with each of the legs having a V-shaped slot formed therein and extending longitudinally thereof, the major width end of each slot opening through the free end of the corresponding leg. The exterior angle side of the long leg includes length indicating indicia extending therealong from the excluded angle side edge of the short leg, the included angle side edge of the long leg includes length indicating indicia spaced therealong from the included angle side edge of the short leg and each of the legs having indicia spaced along the corresponding notch indicating the circumference of a finger digit joint transversely seated in the notch.

Abstract: A girth measuring device for making simultaneous multiple measurements of the girth of an elongate portion of a body along its length has a generally rectangular base member adapted to be placed along the elongate portion of the body being measured and has index marks along one longitudinal side. A series of longitudinally spaced spring wound flexible measuring tapes on the base member extend and retract relative to the base member. A drawbar at the outer ends of the measuring tapes allow them to be simultaneously extended from their retracted position and placed in encircling relation about the body portion being measured. The drawbar is removably engaged on the base member to position the calibrations of the measuring tapes over the index marks. The girth measuring device allows measurements to be taken of each tape to determine the girth of the body portion being measured at longitudinally spaced locations along its length.

Abstract: Apparatus for measuring dimensions of a human hand for use in making custom-sized gloves includes a plate for supporting the hand in outstretched position and movable markers extending through the plate for locating points on the perimeter of the hand. The position of the markers is recorded on a sheet. The maximum thickness of the hand may be measured by a scale extending from the apparatus.

Abstract: An anatomical measuring device for the convenient, quick, and accurate, measuring of the respective circumferences of portions of one's body is provided by attaching a measuring tape, so the zero dimension of the tape is at the zero dimension of an elongated planar finger held handle on the inside planar surface of the handle, then looping the tape about the circumference of a selected portion of one's body guiding the free end of the tape from the outside planar surface down through a transverse slot in the planar handle, guiding the free end of the tape from the inside planar surface back up through another transverse slot spaced from the first transverse slot in the planar handle, thereafter pulling the tape until the tape snugly fits around the selected portion of one's body, and remains frictionally positioned about the elongated planar finger held handle and then reading the circumferential dimension being sought, at the location where the measuring tape bears against the zero dimension of the elongated

Abstract: A tape measure device by which a salesperson can obtain a direct outseam measurement to be used by a tailor in shortening the legs of pants or slacks without having to take an inseam measurement. The device has a rigid tab at one end on which a standing customer being measured places her or his shoe heel. The salesperson then extends the tape to the customers waistband and reads the outseam measurement at that point which can be used to shorten the legs of the garment with the hems of the legs being at the desired predetermined height. By providing another rigid tab on the opposite end and placing additional indicia on the opposite side of the tape the utility of the device can be expanded to making other body measurements.

Abstract: A template for cutting and folding furs is disclosed. The template is symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal seam of the skins or furs. The template has a removable central portion defined laterally by two segments or sides that are parallel to each other and parallel to the longitudinal seam between the skins, and transversely by segments or sides, one of which faces the tail of the skin which is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the template, along a cutting line having a curvature. The barycentre of the removable central portion is almost aligned with the transverse seam lines of the skins.

Abstract: A device for measuring crotch-to-waist length especially useful for clothing patterns.

Abstract: A device for measuring the volume of a female breast.In one embodiment, a circular template or sheet of transparent, flexible material is capable of being formed into a hollow cone whose size can be adjusted. Calibrations are provided selectively for indicating a series of breast volume measurements directly. In use, the sheet is formed into a cone around the breast and adjusted in position to conform to the compressed configuration of the breast. The volume of the breast contained in the cone is then read directly from the calibrations on the sheet.In another embodiment, a rectangular template or sheet of transparent flexible material is capable of being formed into a hollow cylinder which can be adjusted in diameter selectively. Calibrations are provided on the sheet for indicating the inside volume of the cylinder at different locations along its length for different inside diameters of the cylinder. A plunger or disk is provided which is sized to move inside the cylinder.

Abstract: A laterally elongated plate is provided with anchors in a transversely elongated tape support area of the plate by which to secure the opposite ends of a length of pressure sensitive adhesive tape extended across the tape support area, with the adhesive side of the tape facing upward. A stitch indicator line is provided on the plate inwardly of and parallel to the tape support area to indicate an ultimate stitching line, and loop size guide lines also are provided on the plate spaced inwardly from and parallel to the stitch indicator line to orient cloth loop material according to the size of loops desired to be formed. Laterally spaced markings are provided on the plate adjacent the tape support area to aid in spacing loop units desired distances apart.

Abstract: A device for measuring a hand which is particularly useful for a surgeon in selecting a particular size of latex surgeon's glove. The device has structure for measuring the length of a finger and coordinating it with a width of a palm of the hand to select a glove size.

Abstract: An instrument for indicating proper racquet-handle grip circumference for a given human-hand-characteristic size comprises a plate having a plate-longitudinal-alignment pointer and a scale spaced from the pointer for indicating characteristic length, and between the pointer and scale a plate orienting and laterally aligning fin for insertion between third and fourth human digits; transparent-scale and offset-scale embodiments are described and method is disclosed.

Abstract: An improved sewing tape is formed of an unperforated strip of soft pliant paper having a textured surface for retaining the tape on a fabric. A seam locating line runs down the tape and normal to transverse measuring lines. Additional lines, parallel to the seam locating line, form a pattern of squares with the transverse lines for use in carrying out decorative stitching.