Hook assembly used for waist-adjusing mechanism of garment and garment having waist-adjusting mechanism

Abstract

A front center opening can be opened and closed by a zip fastener. A hook assembly joins upper ends of the front center opening in a separable way and adjusts a waist size of pants within a fixed range. An adjusting cloth is sewed between one of fastener tapes of the zip fastener and an outer cloth of the front center opening. The adjusting cloth has an overlap to provide an extra length on the waist size of the pants. The hook assembly adjusts the waist size of the pants so as to fit a waist size of a user. The overlap of the adjusting cloth is extended in a specified manner so as to adjust a size of the pants corresponding to a portion lower than the waist of the user.

1 . In a hook assembly in which a hook of a hook element is caught and fitted on a socket of a socket element: 
 the hook assembly comprising a hook element made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin and a socket element made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the hook element comprising,  
 a hook body having a plurality of hooks formed on a specific first side thereof at fixed intervals in the hooking direction,  
 three or more bendable hook claws formed on a second side that is opposite to the first side, and  
 a hook attachment plate of a sheet shape facing the second side, the hook attachment plate having through holes in which the hook claws are inserted, respectively;  
 the socket element comprising,  
 a socket body having a plurality of sockets formed at fixed intervals in the hooking direction,  
 three or more bendable socket claws formed on the socket body, and  
 a socket attachment plate of a sheet shape facing a side of the socket body on which the socket claws are formed, the socket attachment plate having through holes in which the socket claws are inserted, respectively.  
   
     
     
         2 . A hook element used in a hook assembly in which a hook of a hook element is caught and fitted on a socket of a socket element: 
 the hook element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the hook element comprising,  
 a hook body having a plurality of hooks formed on a specific first side thereof at fixed intervals in the hooking direction,  
 three or more bendable hook claws formed on a second side that is opposite to the first side, and  
 a hook attachment plate of a sheet shape facing the second side, the hook attachment plate having through holes in which the hook claws are inserted, respectively.  
   
     
     
         3 . A socket element used in a hook assembly in which a hook of a hook element is caught and fitted on a socket of a socket element: 
 the socket element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the socket element comprising,  
 a socket body having a plurality of sockets formed at fixed intervals in the hooking direction,  
 three or more bendable socket claws formed on the socket body, and  
 a socket attachment plate of a sheet shape facing a side of the socket body on which the socket claws are formed, the socket attachment plate having through holes in which the socket claws are inserted, respectively.  
   
     
     
         4 . A hook assembly comprising the hook element of    claim 2    and a socket element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the socket element comprising,  
 a socket body having a single socket that hooks the hook of the hook body,  
 two bendable socket claws formed on the socket body, and  
 a socket attachment plate of a sheet shape facing the socket body, the socket attachment plate having through holes in which the socket claws are inserted, respectively.  
 
     
     
         5 . A hook assembly comprising the socket element of    claim 3    and a hook element: 
 the hook element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the hook element comprising,  
 a hook body having a single hook formed on a specific first side thereof,  
 three or more bendable hook claws formed on a second side that is opposite to the first side, and  
 a hook attachment plate of a sheet shape facing the second side, the hook attachment plate having through holes in which the hook claws are inserted, respectively.  
 
 
     
     
         6 . In a hook assembly in which a hook of a hook element is caught and fitted on a socket of a socket element: 
 the hook assembly comprising a hook element made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin and a socket element made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the hook element comprising,  
 a hook body having a plurality of hooks formed on a specific first side thereof at fixed intervals in the hooking direction, and  
 four or more hook fitting holes formed on the hook body at positions located on imaginary lines that are perpendicular to the hooking direction;  
 the socket element comprising,  
 a socket body having a plurality of sockets formed at fixed intervals in the hooking direction, and  
 four or more socket fitting holes formed on the socket body at positions located on imaginary lines that are perpendicular to the hooking direction.  
   
     
     
         7 . A hook element used in a hook assembly in which a hook of a hook element is caught and fitted on a socket of a socket element: 
 the hook element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the hook element comprising,  
 a hook body having a plurality of hooks formed on a specific first side thereof at fixed intervals in the hooking direction, and  
 four or more hook fitting holes formed on the hook body at positions located on imaginary lines that are perpendicular to the hooking direction.  
   
     
     
         8 . A socket element used in a hook assembly in which a hook of a hook element is caught and fitted on a socket of a socket element: 
 the socket element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the socket element comprising,  
 a socket body having a plurality of sockets formed at fixed intervals in the hooking direction, and  
 four or more socket fitting holes formed on the socket body at positions located on imaginary lines that are perpendicular to the hooking direction.  
   
     
     
         9 . A hook assembly comprising the hook element of    claim 7    and a socket element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the socket element comprising,  
 a socket body having a single socket that hooks the hook of the hook body, and 
 two socket fitting holes formed on the socket body at positions located on an imaginary line that is perpendicular to the hooking direction.  
 
 
     
     
         10 . A hook assembly comprising the socket element of    claim 8    and a hook element: 
 the hook element being made of one of a metal and a synthetic resin: 
 the hook element comprising,  
 a hook body having a single hook formed on a specific first side thereof, and  
 three or more hook fitting holes formed on the hook body at a position located on an imaginary line extending in the hooking direction as well as at positions located on an imaginary line that is perpendicular to the hooking direction.  
 
 
     
     
         11 . A hook assembly according to    claim 1   , in which positions of the plural hooks and positions of the plural sockets are set such that a hooking position between the hook and the socket is changeable within a range of 10 to 30 mm.  
     
     
         12 . A hook assembly according to    claim 6   , in which positions of the plural hooks and positions of the plural sockets are set such that a hooking position between the hook and the socket is changeable within a range of 10 to 30 mm.  
     
     
         13 . A hook assembly according to    claim 1   , in which the socket body further comprises connecting bridges formed at longitudinal end portions of the sockets, the connecting bridges connecting the plural sockets with each other.  
     
     
         14 . A hook assembly according to    claim 6   , in which the socket body further comprises connecting bridges formed at longitudinal end portions of the sockets, the connecting bridges connecting the plural sockets with each other.  
     
     
         15 . A hook assembly according to    claim 1   , in which the hook body and/or the socket body further comprises a bulged portion formed in part.  
     
     
         16 . A hook assembly according to    claim 1   , in which the hook body and/or the socket body further comprises accommodating dents, part of the hook claw and/or part of the socket claw being accommodated in the accommodating dent.  
     
     
         17 . A waist adjustable garment comprising: 
 a hook assembly joining one and another parts of the garment in a separable way and adjusting a waist size of the garment within a predetermined range;    an adjusting cloth of substantially a tubular shape that extends substantially in a vertical direction, the adjusting cloth being sewed on the one part of the garment and being capable of changing its shape within such a range as the hook assembly adjusts the waist size of the garment; and    a zip fastener having one and another fastener tapes, the one fastener tape to be a seam allowance being stitched to the adjusting cloth, the other fastener tape to be a seam allowance being stitched to the other part of the garment.    
     
     
         18 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 17   , further comprising a shape keeper provided on the adjusting cloth, the shape keeper urging the adjusting cloth so as to keep a fixed shape of the adjusting cloth.  
     
     
         19 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 17   , in which an upper end portion of the fastener tape is stitched to the garment while inclined in an outside direction toward a front center opening of the garment.  
     
     
         20 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 17   , in which the fastener tape is stitched only to the adjusting cloth while an upper end of the fastener tape being located at a same position as an upper end of the adjusting cloth.  
     
     
         21 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 17   , further comprising a slit formed on a lining of the garment at a position where a lateral end portion of the adjusting cloth is stitched, the lateral end portion of the adjusting cloth being inserted into the slit and stitched to a rear side of the lining.  
     
     
         22 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 17   , in which the fastener tape is stitched to the adjusting cloth at such an inclination as the fastener tape has an upper portion opened toward the hook assembly in relation to the adjusting cloth.  
     
     
         23 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 17   , in which the adjusting cloth has a width becoming smaller gradually toward a lower end from an upper end or from a position that is lower than the upper end by a fixed length downward.  
     
     
         24 . A waist adjustable garment comprising: 
 a joint tool joining upper ends of a front center opening of the garment in a separable way and adjusting a waist size of the garment at a joined area within a predetermined range;    an adjusting cloth of substantially a tubular shape that extends substantially in a vertical direction, the adjusting cloth being sewed on one of separated portions of the front center opening, the adjusting cloth being capable of changing its shape between the upper end and a lower end of the front center opening within such a range as the joint tool adjusts the waist size of the garment; and    a zip fastener having one and another fastener tapes, the one fastener tape to be a seam allowance being stitched to the adjusting cloth, the other fastener tape to be a seam allowance being stitched to another separated portion of the front center opening.    
     
     
         25 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 24   , further comprising a shape keeper provided on the adjusting cloth, the shape keeper urging the adjusting cloth so as to keep a fixed shape of the adjusting cloth.  
     
     
         26 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 24   , further comprising a buttonhole piece protruding from a lateral edge of an inner cloth of the front center opening, the buttonhole piece having a buttonhole for catching a button provided on the outer cloth of the front center opening, the buttonhole being a slot having a component that extends in a direction of the waist within such a fixed range as to adjust the waist size of the garment.  
     
     
         27 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 24   , in which an upper end portion of the fastener tape is held and stitched inside a belt lining while inclined in an outside direction toward a lateral edge of the outer cloth.  
     
     
         28 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 24   , in which the fastener tape is stitched only to the adjusting cloth while an upper end of the fastener tape being located at a same position as an upper end of the adjusting cloth.  
     
     
         29 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 24   , further comprising a slit formed on a lining of the outer cloth at a position where a lateral end portion of the adjusting cloth is stitched, the lateral end portion of the adjusting cloth being inserted into the slit and stitched to a rear side of the lining.  
     
     
         30 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 24   , in which the adjusting cloth has a width becoming smaller gradually toward a lower end from an upper end or from a position that is lower than the upper end by a fixed length downward.  
     
     
         31 . A waist adjustable garment comprising: 
 a joint tool joining one and another parts of the garment in a separable way and adjusting a waist size of the garment within a predetermined range;    a tuck provided on the one part of the garment so as to extend substantially in a vertical direction, the tuck being capable of changing its shape within such a range as the joint tool adjusts the waist size of the garment; and    a zip fastener having one and another fastener tapes, the one fastener tape to be a seam allowance being stitched to the tuck, the other fastener tape to be a seam allowance being stitched to the other part of the garment.    
     
     
         32 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , further comprising a lining provided on a rear side of the one part of the garment over an area that is wider than a width of the tuck, the lining being stitched thereto at positions beyond lateral ends of the tuck.  
     
     
         33 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , in which a folded part of the one part of the garment is stuck by an adhesive double coated tape to a rear side of the one part of the garment near the tuck.  
     
     
         34 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , in which the one part of the garment is sewed in a vertical direction between a lateral end of the one part of the garment and the tuck.  
     
     
         35 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , in which an inner folded part of the tuck is pressed by an iron.  
     
     
         36 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , in which an inner folded part of the tuck is pleated.  
     
     
         37 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , in which an inner folded part of the tuck is stitched along a crease of the inner folded part of the tuck near the crease.  
     
     
         38 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , in which an upper end portion of the fastener tape is stitched to the garment while inclined in an outside direction toward a front center opening of the garment.  
     
     
         39 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , further comprising a sliding tape, an upper end of the one fastener tape being stitched to an upper end of the one part of the garment via the sliding tape, the sliding tape being stitched at an inclination in an outside direction toward a front center opening of the garment.  
     
     
         40 . A waist adjustable garment according to    claim 31   , further comprising two elastic tapes, an upper end of the one fastener tape being stitched to an upper end of the one part of the garment via the elastic tapes, the elastic tapes being stitched to the garment so as to define substantially a V-shape in combination.