USRE38031EExpiredUtility

Coat construction

Assignee: HART SCHAFFNER & MARXPriority: Jul 23, 1996Filed: Nov 4, 1998Granted: Mar 18, 2003

Est. expiryJul 23, 2016(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:B. Lennart Bjorklund

A41D 1/02

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a coat having a shell piece, a fusible interlining, a lapel support component, and a separate chest support component. The shell piece includes body and lapel portions. The body portion has a curved upper edge for attachment to a sleeve. The fusible interlining is attached to only the body portion of the shell piece. The lapel support component is attached to only the lapel portion of the shell piece. The separate chest support component is attached to the body portion of the body piece. The lapel support component and the chest support component are formed from first and second materials having different average weights.

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1. A suit coat having first and second sleeves and a collar, the suit coat comprising:
a shell piece having outer and inner surfaces and including a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to the first sleeve;
an interlining attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at only the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first canvas material having a first average weight; and
a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, and bring formed from a second canvas material having a second average weight distinct from the first average weight.

2. The suit coat construction of claim 1 wherein the second canvas material has an average weight greater than that of the first canvas material.

3. The suit coat construction of claim 2 wherein the chest support component is attached to the shell piece by direct attachment to the interlining.

4. The suit coat construction of claim 3 further comprising a shoulder reinforcement component attached between a felt layer and the chest support component.

5. The suit coat construction of claim 4 wherein the chest support component comprises multiple layers.

6. The suit coat construction of claim 4 wherein the lapel support component is sewn to the lapel portion of the shell piece using a felling stitch.

7. The suit coat construction of claim 4 wherein the interlining has a curved upper edge that extends over and is fused onto a curved interior edge of the lapel support component.

8. The suit coat construction of claim 7 further comprising a piece of tape attached over the curved upper edge of the interlining.

9. The suit coat construction of claim 8 wherein the tape is sewn to the interlining and the lapel support component.

10. A coat construction comprising:
a shell piece having a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to a sleeve;
an interlining attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first material; and
a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof, and formed from a second material having an average weight different from that of the first material.

11. The coat construction of claim 10 wherein the second material has an average weight greater than that of the first material.

12. The coat construction of claim 11 wherein the chest support component is attached to the shell piece by direct attachment to the interlining.

13. The coat construction of claim 12 further comprising a shoulder reinforcement component attached between a felt component and the chest support component.

14. The coat construction of claim 13 wherein the shoulder reinforcement component and the chest support component are formed from the same type of material.

15. The coat construction of claim 14 wherein the lapel support component is sewn to the lapel portion of the shell piece using a felling stitch.

16. The coat construction of claim 15 wherein the chest support component comprises multiple layers.

17. The coat construction of claim 16 further comprising a piece of tape attached over the curved upper edge of the interlining.

18. The coat construction of claim 17 wherein the tape comprises an adhesive tape.

19. A suit coat having first and second sleeves and a collar, the suit coat comprising:
a shell piece having outer and inner surfaces and including a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to the first sleeve, the shell piece being formed from one of a wool material, a wool blended material, a cotton material or a cotton blended material;
an interlining attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at only the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first canvas material having a first average weight, the lapel support component being sewn to the lapel portion of the shell piece using a felling stitch and fused to a curved upper edge of the interlining; and
a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, the chest support component being formed from a second canvas material having a second average weight greater than that of the first canvas material.

20. The suit coat construction of claim 19 wherein the chest support component is attached to the shell piece by direct attachment to the interlining.

21. A coat construction comprising:
a shell piece having a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to a sleeve;
an interlining attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first material; and
a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the interlining, and formed from a second material having an average weight different from that of the first material.

22. The coat construction of claim 21 wherein the second material has an average weight greater than that of the first material.

23. The coat construction of claim 22 further comprising a felt component attached to the chest support component.

24. The coat construction of claim 23 further comprising a shoulder reinforcement component attached between the felt component and the chest support component.

25. The coat construction of claim 24 wherein the shoulder reinforcement component and the chest support component are formed from the same type of material.

26. The coat construction of claim 25 wherein the lapel support component is sewn to the lapel portion of the shell piece using a felling stitch.

27. The coat construction of claim 26 wherein the chest support component comprises multiple layers.

28. The coat construction of claim 27 further comprising a piece of tape attached over the curved upper edge of the interlining.

29. The coat construction of claim 28 wherein the tape comprises an adhesive tape.

30. A suit coat having first and second sleeves and a collar, the suit coat comprising:

a shell piece having outer and inner surfaces and including a body portion and a lapel portion;

an interlining attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;

a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at the lapel portion thereof and located primarily over the lapel portion of the shell piece, the lapel support component being formed from a first canvas material having a first average weight: and

a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof and located primarily over the body portion of the shell piece, and the chest support component being formed from a second canvas material having a second and distinct average weight.

31. The suit coat construction of claim 30 wherein the second canvas material has an average weight greater than that of the first canvas material.

32. The suit coat construction of claim 31 wherein the chest support component comprises multiple layers.

33. The suit cost construction of claim 31 wherein the chest support component is attached to the shell piece by direct attachment to the interlining.

34. The suit coat construction claim 33 further comprising a shoulder reinforcement component attached between a felt layer and the chest support component.

35. The suit coat construction claim 34 wherein the lapel support component is sewn to the lapel portion of the shell piece using a felling stitch.

36. The suit coat construction of claim 34 wherein the interlining has a curved upper edge that extends over and is fused onto a curved interior edge of the lapel support component.

37. The suit coat construction of claim 36 further comprising a piece of tape attached to the felt layer.

38. The suit coat construction of claim 37 wherein said tape is sewn to the felt layer.

39. A coat construction comprising:

a shell piece having a body portion and a lapel portion;

an interlining attached to the shell piece and located primarily over the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material:

a label support component attached to the shell piece and located primarily over the lapel portion of the shell piece, the lapel support component being formed from a first material; and

a chest support component separate from the label support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece and located primarily over the body portion of the shell piece, the chest support component formed from a second material having an average weight different from that of the first material.

40. The coat construction of claim 39 wherein the second material has an average weight greater than that of the first material.

41. The coat construction of claim 40 wherein the chest support component is attached to the shell piece by direct attachment to the interlining.

42. The coat construction of claim 41 further comprising a shoulder reinforcement component attached between a felt component and the chest support component.

43. The coat construction of claim 42 wherein the felt component is sewn to the chest support component.

44. The coat construction of claim 43 wherein the lapel support component is sewn to the lapel portion of the shell piece using a felling stitch.

45. The coat construction of claim 44 wherein the lapel support component includes a curved outer edge.

46. The coat construction of claim 45 wherein the chest support component is larger than the shoulder reinforcement component.

47. The coat construction of claim 46 wherein the chest support component includes a substantially straight side edge adjacent the lapel support component.

48. The coat construction of claim 47 wherein the first and second materials are different types of canvas.

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