US2321091A - Article of apparel - Google Patents

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Patented June 8, 1943 ARTICLE OF APPAREL Elizabeth Kertesz and Ilonka K. Lorant, New York, N. Y.

Application December 13, 1939, Serial No. 309,046

2 Claims.

Our present invention relates to articles of ladies apparel and, more particularly, to coverings for the hands and to be worn over the forearms, of the type generally known as mufis.

Mufis of the type to which the present invention relates have heretofore been made as substantially open ended cylinders, of multiple layers of material, consisting of an outer face material, an inner lining, and intermediate layer of fabric in the form of padding or stiffening interlining. The outer face material is, generally of a decorative nature, preferably harmonizing, by matching or by contrast, with the wearers outer garment, and consisting usually of fur skins. Such muifs are made of a width and length sulficient to accommodate both of the hands and wrists of the wearer and are, necessarily, of considerable size and weight and, therefore, relatively clumsy, and in many respects, inconvenient. They continuously and exclusively occupy at least one of the wearers hand and make it diiiioult, if not impossible, to perform any acts that require the use of both hands, such as the extracting of a key or change from a purse, the application of cosmetics, and the like. Furthermore, the frequent necessity for using both hands requires the frequent removal of the muff, sometimes in most inconvenient places, with resultant wear and tear, soiling and frequent loss.

It is the object of the present invention to provide muff like articles of apparel for use in lieu of a muff, which possess all of the desirable characteristics of muffs, namely, warmth, comfort and pleasing appearance, but possess none of their foregoing disadvantages, and which possess, in addition, many advantages and superiorities over the conventional muffs.

It is the object of the present invention to provide articles of apparel of the character described which do not constantly and exclusively occupy any of the wearers hands and, consequently, do not require removal from the hand for the performance of any act, but which, on the contrary, leave both'of the hands of the wearer free, at all times.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide articles of apparel of the character described which may be worn for warmth and comfort, over the hands, in muff-like fashion, but which, when no longer desired for such use, may still be conveniently and decoratively and ornamentally retained upon the arm, as a cuff over the forearm, without interfering in any way, with the wearers comfort or ability to use her hands.

Broadly speaking, the invention consists in the provision of hand covering apparel comprising two complementary muif-like parts or garment members, each adapted to be worn upon one of the hands and to receive therewithin the opposed hand, in one position, and to be folded back to serve as an ornamental cuiffor the arm, in another position.

More comprehensively stated, each of the muff-like parts or garment members is of a hollow frustro conical form with both of its faces of a decorative fabric or material which is suitable for outer wear, and is preferably padded or stiffened by an interlining, and is provided, at its narrowed opening, with an unstiifened flexible portion whereby it is adapted to be held about the wrist and along which it may be folded to cover either the hand or the fore-arm.

Several embodiments of the garments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawing. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiments are shown by way of illustration only, to make the principles and practice of the present invention more readily comprehensible, and that it is not intended that the invention be in any way limited to the structural details thereof, but that, on the contrary, the broadestscope for the invention is intended that is consistent with the state of the art and with the claims which are hereinafter appended.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a complementary pair of garment-members forming the article of apparel of the present invention associated, integrally, with a pair of gloves, and shown as worn in muff position, covering the hands;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation and partly in section showing one of such garment members disposed in position to cover the fore-arm;

' Fig. 3 is a view in elevation and partly in crosssection showing the same garment member when worn in muff position;

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation and partly in section of a. second embodiment of the present invention, showing a garment member of such embodiment worn in mufi position;

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the same in cuff position; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view of the same illustrating 1another arrangement for wearing it in cuff posiion.

Referring more specifically to the accompanying drawing, and designating by the same reference characters the same or similar parts in each of the several figures; each of the complementary garment members, generally designated as I0, is of an open ended tubular, preferably frustro-conical form, and may be constructed of multiple fabric or material layers, to have a pair of faces, II and I2, each made of a fabric or material of a decorative or ornamental nature, suitable for outer wear. At least one of the faces, such as the face I I, may be formed of a fabric that matches or harmonizes with an outer garment. Thus, for example, face H, may be made of fur skins to match a fur coat or of cloth of a color harmonizing or contrasting with the color of a cloth coat. The faces II and l2 are joined to one another at the edges of the garment openings with one of the faces, such as H, partly overlying the edge of the face [2, at the wider end of the article as at l3. Each article I0, may also be provided with an intermediate layer, I4, of material or fabric for the purpose of stiffening or padding for warmth.

Each of the members I0, is ,provided, preferably at its narrower end, with .an unstiffened readily flexible sleeve-like "fabric portion, [5, adapted to fit about the wrist ,part of the arm.

When desired, each of the sleeve-like portions, l5, may be formed .to be continuous with another garment, either integrall-yor by attachment. One embodiment illustratingsuc'hconstruction .is shown in Figs. .1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawing, wherein the :garment member .IO and its sleeve, I5, are associated withaglove l6. The particular mode of .constructionshown consists in making the sleeve l5, and face I2,-of the garment continuous with and an extension of the glove l6, so that the entire .mem'ber l0, appears, when in position, .as in Fig. 2, as .an enlarged gauntlet portion of the .glove.

Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing illustrate the combined muff and glove garment worn in muff position with the glove in ,place on the wearer s hand and the muff-like portionYfolded over at .its base, along the unstiifened sleeve portion l5. :It will be noted thatthe muff-like part 10 .of the garment is of a length substantially sufiicient to cover the glove to the ends of the fingerswhen it is folded thereover. It will be :further noted that when the wearers hands are *brought together, the ends l3, of the members are juxtaposed and effectively close the interior of the members to the atmosphere, providing-the appearance, warmth and comfort of a muff.

Fig. 2 shows the garment member worn asa glove with the stiffened muff-like ,portion, 10, worn away from the glove l6, and serving as a cuff for the arm of thewearer.

While the glove I6 is shown as continuous and integral with the sleeve l5, and one of the faces of the muff-like garment in, it will be readily understood that such construction Jmay'be modilied to have a garment I0,'-stitched-by its :sleeve, 15, to the-edges of a glove 16, without making portion l5, which is joined to the narrower end of the muff-like garment i8, is provided with one or more elastic band l1, annularly arranged thereabout gather and restrict the sleeve-opening and resiliently clasp the sleeve-like portion 15,

about the wrist to keep the weather out and at the same time, render the sleeve-like portion I5, ornamental.

Of the three figures illustrating the construction and use of the second embodiment, .Fig. 4 shows the same when worn in muff positionflvith the sleeve-like portion [5, extending upon the wrist in the direction of the arm. Fig. 5 shows the same when worn as a cuff, with the sleevelike portion in the direction of the hand; and Fig. 6 shows the same worn as a mufi with the sleeve-like portion in the direction of the arm, with a garment sleeve fitting between the sleevelike portion l5 and the face l2, of the garment member I 6.

t will be readily seen that to change the garment member of the second embodiment from muff to cuff position, or vice-versa, the garment member may be folded over along the sleeve portion or it may be only necessary to remove the garment from the wrist, turn it, and insert the hand through the end opposite the one through which it was first inserted.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. .An article of apparel comprising, in combination with a glove, a muff portion consisting of multiple fabric layers arranged in tubular form said muff portion having a close fitting .wrist end whereby it is connected to, the glove anda wide open end. capable of receiving ahand, said mufi portion being sufficiently long to extend fromthe wrist'back over and cover at least a portion of the hand on which it is worn, so that when used with a similar device on the other-hand a complete muff will. be formed when the hands. are joined.

2. An article of apparel comprising .a mufi portion consisting of multiple fabric layers arranged intubular form said mufi portion having a close .fitting wrist endand a wide -.open .end capable of receivinga hand, said muff portion being sufficiently long to extend from the wrist back .over and cover at least a .portion of the hand on which it is worn, so'that when used with a similar device on the other .hand a complete muff will be formed when the hands are joined.

ELIZABETH KERTESZ. ILONKA K. L'ORANT.

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