US1967369A - Combination apron - Google Patents

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Filed Feb. 27, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR MJFGIJAE 7' F51 1 rJK 7.

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July 24, 1934. M, REP|T$KY 1,967,369

COMBINATION APRON Filed Feb. 27, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR NH 1767?)?57 licpl TsKY ATTORNEY 5.

Patented July 24, 1934 UNITED STATES;

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oo BINATIoNAPjRoN Margaret Repit'sky, Cleveland Heights; ohm

Application February 27,

1939; Serial No. 658,73?

N -in different =position1of relative adjustment.

9 A further object consists in devising an improved: form of. means for conveniently. and efficiently attaching the body member and panel 7 member ofthei apron together.

A still further object consists in devising such awiccmbination apron which can be conveniently and-effectivelyconverted into a single compartmentfibag or a double compartment bag and'in which wth'erei may -be-utilizedzthe same means of liattachment as provided for use when employed as-an;apron.-

Other objects will appear from the following i specification and claims when-considered togather; with I the 5' accompanying drawings. 9

25.23 Fig glillustratesiin'a general way the; maniner-gofqusing the; combination apron;

Ei s2, is a -front, elevation of: the' body portion:

of the apron; I

Fig-i; 3 iscamelevation of i the panel :member; an Fig. 4=-is afront elevation-of the combination:

Fig.5 isna front elevation ofthe same with thei-panelvmember in raised position of adj ustme 35515 Fig-ed issa front elevation of the same-with: the pa-nel: member in lowered position of adjust-a ment;

Fig. ,-7 illustrates the "form of belt employed;

401-. Fig; 9=shjows in elevation the device-when converted into a single compartment bag;

FigaIO. is an end elevation of the samegq Fig. ll -is a view taken-on line 11-11 of Fig-9;

Fig; 12 shows in'elevation the device when efiiconverted into a: double compartment bagf Fig; .13 "is an'end elevation of the same;

Ei'gl 14f is aview taken on line 14-14 of FigQ Figzl5 is 'a partialdetailview illustrating- The body member 1 consistsz ofz fabric, as for instancegcotton on the like; and-is :iofittapeid:

form with the-larger endl at the bottom sothat' the bcdyameniber may :bei "regarc1ed as havingfia-p portions 1a at: the two lsidesthereofi as will-- later more clearly appear. a a

The panel member 2 -isofreg1i1an rectangular form of thesame-rheight as the body niember and. consists ofirubbervon'rubberized material of a waterprooffinature; 9

Both the body inembenand the panel'm'em her are provided withapertures oributtoni-holes i which? are adaptedto registerz with each otherwhen 1 the panel member overlies thefbodylmem ber in the' :rnanner indicated: in Fig.1? 4. The apertures in these -two members are indicated;

by: i'efierence numeralsfi antic-4; respectively 1 divisiom between thewmain; part of the *bodyfifi member 1 i and ithe flap portions: :1; It is-noted= also that the apertures 3i and i in each case" are "spaced at :equall-intergvalsa fort *purposes& to"- be -later explained; a

The *means for 'attaching the panel member.

2 to-the body member -l consists of tape'tieszor tie mem'bers 5 which are sewedeuponv-the rear" side of =thevbody= member; that is, upon =the' side" next to the: body of- 1 the user when-worn: 1 These? tie membersare: fastened'ati their middlev-points In this manner; 'the pa'nel: memberis' effectively;

attachedfltorither bodymember and; there is pro-' ducedz'an attractivedappearanee; i 1 v As an auxiliary: means 'of attachingthe panel member-xfl'z to' the body 'member- 1,; I khaverprovided :the button :61 upon" one part on eachot the: tiers members, these: buttons be'i'ng located a sufiicient distance-from the point ofwattachmente v Ofwilhe' tie? members i to; the .'body member so that: the buttons 1 may be-extended 'thIOUgI'LTthG aper== tur'es s 3; and employed-for but-toning): the panel member; on to -the body member in lieu-20f! the bowknots; as above %=referred tos That isi'z the buttons :may" be employed assa l quicker fmeanssof i 165 attachment;

I Thecbeltfl fon the-iapron consists ofca itapeion other:suitable formw ofe material; the entice-@013- whichi are adaptedvito be tiedrin :the: form: 10!; a: bow-with the ends or sthes'tie memberss a at the- =35 an apron.

top of the apron, as indicated in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. It is to be understood that the belt extends about the waist of the user. If so, desired, button-holes may be provided in the ends of the belt member 7 for quicker attachment to the buttons on the uppermost tape members 5.

When it is desired to have the panel member 2 serve as a bib or means of protection for the upper part of the garment of the user, this .may be accomplished by positioning the panel member 2 upon the body member 1 in the manner indicated in Fig. 5. That is, the two lower tiers of apertures 4 of the panel member 2 will register with the two upper tiers of apertures 3 of the body member 1 and the same means of attaching these two members together, as heretofore explained, will be employed. The upper part of the panel member may then be fastened to the wearing apparel of the user by extending a portion of the garment through the uppermost apertures 4 of the panel member and then applying a pin to the garment upon the outer Sidef-the panel member 2; or any other suitable form of fastening means may be employed.

' 1 Then, when it is desired to utilize the lower part of the panel member 2 for purposes of kneeling, this may be acomplished by arranging the panel member upon the body member of the apron in the manner indicated in Fig. 6, that is, the two uppertiers of apertures 4 of the panel member will register with the two lower tiers of apertures 3' of the body member andjthese two members will then be attached .together in the same manner as already explained and the belt will likewise be applied in the same manner.

It is to be understood also thatif so desired, the panel member 2 may be omitted entirely and the body member 1 may be employed alone In this case, the tie members may be retained entirely, upon the rear side, that is, the sidenext to the user, so as to be out of. sight; Likewise, when the panel member is employed in the adjusted positions illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the tie members which are not in use may be retained upon the rear side of the body member 1 so as to remain out of sight. Or, if desired, the idle tie members may be pulled through their apertures and tied in bowknots sofas to correspond with the other bows, merely for purposes of appearance.

When it is desired to employ my combination apron as a single compartment bag, the panel member is caused to overlie the body member in the usual manner, as indicated in Fig. 4, and then before fastening the body member and panel together, they. are folded together in half so as to bring the panel member upon the inside or upon the outside of the bag, as may be de sired. In either case, theflap portions 1 are first turned in so as to be upon the inside of-the bag when completed. Then, when the members have been folded together, they maybe se-- flap portions 1 inwardly, this fold is made substantially along the line of the'apertures 3 so that the. flap portions 1 will'not interfere withthe tying of the tape members 5' together. These tape'tie members which are then located upon the front and rear sides .of the bag may be extended about the folded edges of the fabric and thence through the apertures of the rubber panel and then tied together. The belt 7 of the apron may be employed as the handle for the bag by tying the two ends of the belt together with the tie members nearest the top of the bag.

In the form of single compartment bag illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, the rubber panel is shown upon the inside of the bag. As before explained, the reverse arrangement of bag may also be formed from the combination apron, that is, with the rubber panel upon the outside. In this case, also, the flap portions 1 will first be folded inwardly and when the apron has been folded in half into the form of a bag, it will be secured in such condition by meansof the tie members 5 in substantially the same manner as explained for the other form of bag. In this case, the tie members 5 will first be extended through the apertures 3 of the body member, prior to folding in the flaps l and then through the apertures 4 of the panel member and finally tied together.

When it is desired to convert the combination apron into a two-compartment bag, the body member 1 and the panel member 2 are folded separately in half after first having turned the flap portions 1 inwardly so as to be upon the inside of the bag when completed. Then the two folded members land 2 are placed together and are secured together in such position by means of the tie members 5. As above explained, here also the flap portions 1 are folded upon the line coresponding to that of the apertures 3 so that the tie members 5 may readily be extended about the folded edges of the body member 1 and thence extended through the apertures 4 of the panel member. In this case also, the belt member '7 may be employed as a handle for the bag by tying the ends of the belt together with the uppermost tie members.

It is to be understood that the manner of extending the tie members through the registering' apertures and tying the ends of the same together may be varied according to the desire of the user, and it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to any one specific manner of use of the tie members in attach ing the members together.

Needless to explain, the advantage of being able to form the single compartment bag with the water-proof panel member upon either the inside or the outside consists in the fact that in onecase the bag may be employed to contain a wet bathing suit or the like, while in the other case, it may be employed to prevent the entrance of moisture from the outside to the inside of the bag.

Likewise in the two compartment bag, one compartment may be employed to contain wet articles without interfering with the other com partment in which there may be placed other articles without being exposed to the Wet conditionof the articles in the water-proof compartment.

It should be explained also that the advantage of my particular arrangement of tiemembers and adjacent apertures, resides in the fact that the tie members may be sewed onto the body member of the apron and extended through the registering apertures so as to serve as a means of attaching the panel member to the body, member in a manner equally as efficient as if the tie members were; secured upon the rubber panel itself but without the difliculty of This same practice may be followed in connection with the present device when employed as a combination apron or when employed either as a single or double compartment bag.

Thus, I have devised a combination apron which is capable of various adjustments when used as an apron and which is also capable of being converted into different forms of bags while at the same time, there may be employed the same means of attachment throughout the various uses to which it may be put.

This device may be constructed at a comparatively small cost and is extremely simple in its several manipulations while at the same time it is extremely efficient in the several uses for which intended.

What I claim is:

1. A combination apron comprising a main body member, a panel member adapted to overlie the body member, said members being provided with registering apertures equi-spaced' along the opposite marginal portions thereof, and ties attached to one face of said body member in close proximity to said apertures and adapted to be extended through the registering apertures of said body and panel members and tied when the body and panel members are in folded condition so as to thereby convert the combination apron into a bag.

2. A combination apron comprising a main body member, a panel member adapted to overlie the body member, said members being of equal length and being provided with registering apertures equi-spaced along the opposite marginal portions thereof, and ties attached to one face of said body member in close proximity to said apertures and adapted to be'extended through the registering apertures of said body and panel members and tied when the body and panel members are in individually folded condition so as to thereby convert the combination apron into a two-part bag.

3. A combination apron comprising a main body member of fabric, a rubber panel member adapted to overlie said body member, said members being of equal length and said body member having side flaps beyond the edges of the panel member, said members being provided with registering apertures equi-spaced along the opposite marginal portions thereof, the apertures in said body member being located substantially MARGARET REPITSKY.

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