Placket truss and garment incorporating the same

Abstract

A garment incorporating a placket truss. The garment includes an inner placket including a flap of material folded over onto itself and a plurality of buttons sewn thereto with thread. An outer placket overlaps the inner placket and includes a plurality of button holes. Each button hole is positioned to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of buttons. A placket truss including an elongate member is positioned within a space formed by the flap of material folded over onto itself.

1 . A garment, comprising:
 an inner placket comprising a flap of material folded over onto itself and a plurality of buttons sewn thereto with thread;   an outer placket overlapping the inner placket and comprising a plurality of button holes, each positioned to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of buttons; and   a placket truss comprising an elongate member positioned within a space formed by the flap of material folded over onto itself.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the elongate member includes one or more apertures each corresponding to an associated one of the plurality of buttons through which the thread extends. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said elongate member comprises a strip of resilient material. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 3 , wherein said elongate member is substantially flat. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein said elongate member is entirely planar. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said elongate member extends between only two buttons. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said elongate member extends between only three buttons. 
     
     
         8 . A garment, comprising:
 an inner placket comprising a flap of material folded over onto itself and a plurality of buttons sewn thereto with thread;   an outer placket overlapping the inner placket and comprising a plurality of button holes, each positioned to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of buttons; and   a placket truss comprising an entirely planar elongate member positioned within a space formed by the flap of material folded over onto itself; and   wherein the threads corresponding to at least one of the plurality of buttons extends through the elongate member.   
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 8 , wherein the elongate member includes at least one aperture corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of buttons. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 8 , wherein said elongate member comprises a strip of resilient material. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 8 , wherein said elongate member extends between only two buttons. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 8 , wherein said elongate member extends between only three buttons. 
     
     
         13 . A garment, comprising:
 an inner placket comprising a flap of material folded over onto itself and a plurality of buttons attached thereto;   an outer placket overlapping the inner placket and comprising a plurality of button holes, each positioned to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of buttons; and   a placket truss comprising an entirely planar elongate member positioned along the inner placket between at least two of the plurality of buttons.   
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 13 , wherein the elongate member is positioned within a space formed by the flap of material folded over onto itself. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 13 , wherein said elongate member comprises a strip of resilient material.