US2638900A - Baby panty structure or the like - Google Patents

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y 1953 GRUENBERG EI'AL ,638,900

BABY PANTY STRUCTURE OR THE LIKE Filed May 24, 19:50- 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR5 15a awe/vane By BERN/1E0 IZETfl/fk ATTORNEY May 19, 1953 GRUENBERG ET AL 2,638,900

BABY PANTY STRUCTURE OR THE LIKE Filed May 24, 1950 s Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR5 LEO Gfib'E/VBERG BERN/W0 FLETCHER ATTORNEY y 1953 L. GRUENBERG EI'AL 2,638,900

' BABY PANTY STRUCTURE OR THE LIKE Filed May 24, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORS -L0 GRUEA/BEKG BY BERMfiiZEIZl/Ek Patented May 19, 1953 OFFICE BABY TY iSiDRUCTURE OR THE LIKE "Leo Gruenberg and Bernard "Fletcher, Ne'wYork,N."Y.

nplicationMar 24, 1950, Sl3riailiNo. 16x81!) 1 v v 7 Our invention relates .to childrenis garments, and more particularly garments comprising the structure of panties to .be Worn by infants.

Heretofore, when constructing infants or babies panties. a plastic or rubber sheet was employed in combination with the garment, .in order to provide waterproof properties .Ior the panties or bloomers. The addition of such sheet to apantie or hloomernecessitated intricate and complex structure, besides providing a garment which was burdensome in weight and unhealth- .ful due to its non-porous plastic or rubber surafiace, and which garment was .diflicnlt to launder.

It is an object of our invention to construct a garment having bloomers or panties which will he moisture repellent and which at the same time will provide healthful mutilation.

Another object is to construct an infants sar- 'ment of the class described comprising bloomers or panties without the employment of sheets of rubber or sheets of plastic.

Another object is to construct infants panties which can be easily laundered.

Still another object is to construct infants garments having waterproofin material pressed into their fibrous content. and .yet .still have the garments retain their flexible and washabl properties.

Yet another object is to provide a garment simple in construction l ght in wei t, durable in utility and at a reduced! cost of manufacture other objects of .the invention and the nature "of {advantages in same will he made apparent from the following description.

The preferred embodiment of our invention Fig. 6 is a view of another alternate :lfiorm of the panties;

Fig. 7 is the blank from which same is conotruc'ted; v Fig. 8 illustrates 'a modification "of the'gartment shown in'l ig's. 6 and "L having drawstri-ngs 5.

to tighten the leg hole portions and also drawstrings for waist band closure;

Fig. 9 is still another alternate "view of the nanties having inside 'seams, and stripsiot detachable elastic hands for eathering the garment 2 into form, and having the seat member sewed thereto;

Fig. 10 shows the-blanks-from which the panties shown in Fig. 9 are-constructed; and

Fig. 11 shows panties with leg extensions tan-d halter, waist and/or Suspender member.

Referring to the drawings:

In Figs. 1 and '2 there is illustrated a pair-of panties embodying the invention, and in Fig. 3 there is shown blanks "H andvl'z from which these panties are made. The blanks il and 1'2 are made of knitted material treated for water 're polling properties in accordance with Formulas Nos. *1, 2 or3 describe'd'herein. The blank H coris'tftut'es the front of the garment and the blank I"! constitutes the rear of the garment, Blank H has side edges ['9 and 213 and an end edge 21 forming anupper end iorthe garment. fit the lower .end oi the blank H is a central concave edge is and on opposite sides of said concave edge I98 are concave edges ttmthelatter forming part of the leg openings It o'i-the garment. The edges 16a. extend to the side edges i9 and *2-9. Attached to the oiank H, all around the concave edge 1%,?116 snap fastener members in.

The rear blank 22 has side edges we and Elia and an end edge 21a. The end edge 24a forms an upper end of the garment. Edges t9 and 19a are sea-med together and edges 26 and 280. are seamed together to form sin-e seams for the garment. At the lower end of the bianl: i2 is adownwardly and iom ardly proiecting searniess crotohportion i'la having sirontoonvex edge i The crotch portion Ila overlapsthe concave edge 18-. Adjacent theconvex edge t! aresnan tastoners 9 complementary to the snan fastening members It. nt thesides-ofthe crotch pe'irtion Ha are concave edges filth eornpleinentaryto the edges Him and together with themiorming the foot openings t6.

It iwill be noted the edges '2 l, 2% a. together the upper portion M of the garment. An elastic band it may be to said upper "portion t4 for constricting the garment at the waist.

IiiWill new ice observed that there "is srovided'a knitted Water remit-int pant y formed with a seamless crotch and nrovided with elastic tight- ;or constricting means on waistline. if desired the armentniay be from "tllbillhl knitted fabric, thereby eliminating the side seams. "5312c upper @llClSi-G'f the blanks ii and !2 may lee folded hack and stitched as at "22o; to form a *foldedwaistbanii 22 at the upper end 14 of garment.

Fig. 4 shows an alternate pantie made of a single blank, the closure by snap fasteners 3E3 is at sides 23 and 24, and the waist band 25 and leg opening 26 are combined with elastic bands 21, to tighten conformingly these member portions. Since the crotch portion 23 is of one piece, it is seamless and furthermore the escape of downward flowing moisture is prevented.

Fig. 5 is the blank from which the garment shown in Fig. 4 is made. The closure is made by snap fasteners or other fastening means 39 at sides 23 and 24 of said blank and the edges 25 forming the waist band and leg openings as shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is another pantie made of a single blank.

In said pantie no elastic is employed. This gives the garment substantial advantages for laundering. Plastic easily wears in the course of washing. The use of the single blank, Fig. 7, from which the garment 6 is formed, makes the donning and doffing easy since by the simple means of wrapping same around the baby, or unwrap ping, we avoid placing the baby in an awkward and uncomfortable position while dressing or undressing the baby. Fig. 6 illustrates the tied and fastened blank of Fig. 7. r

Fig. '7 is edged, the sides 34 are wrapped around the baby and the drawstring 36 is tied at waistline, forming thereby the waist band; the section 38 is pulled over and closed by respective snap.

fasteners 49, 4|, 42, 53.

Fig. 8 shows the manner by which the sides 34 are tied by strings 56 only. The folded fronts are closed by drawstrings 5|; thereafter the overlapping portion 52 is folded upward and tied by drawstrings 5G, and the leg openings 53 are tightened by drawstrings 54.

Fig. 9 shows panties made of a singletubular blank, wherein the sides 6| of the garment are seamless, and the crotch member 62 is joined to the upper body member of the pantie by a closed seam made by the overlook stitch to prevent these soft finished water-repellent goods to gather or wrinkle at the seam. The waist band portion 63 and leg openings 65 are tightened by short elastic strips 64 which are detachably attached to said waist band 63 and leg openings 65 by snap fastening means. The object for detachably securing short elastic strips to waist band and leg openings is to provide means for laundering the garment without laundering an elastic tape (it being removably attached), and also to adjustably obtain a more comfortable fit conforming to wearer.

Fig. 10 illustrates the tubular blank and the crotch member from which the pantie is made; the upper portion 60 is joined to 62 and forms by these simple means the garment.

Fig. 11 illustrates a garment wherein the-leg members 10 have extensions H added to the leg openings Ma. The extension surrounding the leg openings prevents the escaping of moisture through the leg openings. The moisture-repellent soft elastic knit is easily yieldable, and therefore tightly hugs the leg openings. To this garment may be added halter or Suspender 12 which is detachably secured by fasteners or buttons to front and rear of waist band 116.

And excellent results have been found to be obtained when the following proportions are used:

Formula No. 1.--This formula is very effective and involves considerably less labor in preparation and use than any of the other formulas.

A mixture of equal volume of denatured alco- 4 hol and acetone in a covered vessel equipped with an efiicient stirrer is allowed to stand overnight in contact with five pounds of finely powdered light colored manila resin. Stirring is then carried out for three hours, after which two pounds of American tung oil are thoroughly stirred in. After allowing to settle for a few minutes, the mixture is strained through cheesecloth.

The above mixture is padded into the cloth, which is then dried in an air current and finally passed between heated rollers. Thorough ventilation and great care as to fire precautions are required in all states of the manufacture and use of this formula.

Formula No. 2.Another method involves the use of a chemical combination between a chloride of a fatty acid derivative and pyridine. This material is padded into the fabric which is then dried and cured at a temperature of about 250 degrees Fahrenheit. A chemical decomposition takes place by means of which the fatty acid derivative enters into the combination with the fibres and the by-products are put into such a condition that they can evaporate out of the cloth.

Because of the fact that the combination occurs, the water-repellent material cannot be washed out of the cloth, provided that conditions are such that the combination takes place.

The process is most successful in application to cellulose fibres such as cotton, linen and rayon.

As compared with other water-repellent methods, it obviates many objectionable consequences of improper application and treatment and will not ruin the product.

In order to understand the merits of this treatment a brief discussion of the chemical properties of the ingredients and products is in order.

The fatty acid chosen is usually made into cetyl alcohol, which may be derived from spermacetti, and with known methods of getting it into combination with the fibre, this material is fre from any objections.

Formula No. 3.A plastic composition free from irritating effects, is based on the incorporation of a methyl meth-acrylate such as Lucite into the fibres. This is accomplished by making a solution of two pounds of finely powdered Lucite in five pounds of methylene chloride in a tightly closed vessel, such as a bottle. This is allowed to soak for twenty-four hours and the mixture added to one hundred pounds of acetone.

The mixture is applied in the same manner as the above. It is free from any objectionable features when properly applied.

As will be seen, we have by these simple means formed panties, seamless, water-repellent, and so arranged as to prevent the escape of moisture through any open portions of the garment. By combination of the moisture-repellent knitted cloth and the herein described simple and inexpensive structures, we have accomplished the construction of economical moisture-repellent baby panties, which are comfortable, healthful, more durable, and which in their construction, in combination with the water-repellent cloth, prevent the escape of moisture. By eliminating the heretofore employed rubber sheets or plastic sheets we avoid such irritating results to the infant's skin which the lack of free circulation of air causes.

While we have illustrated the preferred embodiment of our invention, we are not limited to any such particular construction as shown nor to any such particular details whereby this doout departing from the spirit of the present invention.

What we claim is:

1. A baby garment comprising panties made of a porous fabric having a front portion'and a rear portion stitched together at their side edges,

.the fibers of which fabric are treated witha material which forms a combination with said fibers to form a fabric that is porous and water repellent, said material comprising methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride.

2. A baby panty made of knitted fabric, having all the fibers thereof completely treated with a water repellent compound, said compound including methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride which has entered into combination with the fibers of the fabric.

3. A garment comprising panties made of knitted fabric, the fibers of which are impregnated with a water repellent substance comprising substantially methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride. I

4. A garment comprising panties made of knitted fabric, and provided with a seamless crotch portion, said garment being impregnated with a composition comprising methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride.

5. A garment comprising panties made of knitted fabric, and provided with a seamless crotch portion, said garment being impregnated with a composition comprising methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride, said garment having a waist portion and leg portions, and means for constricting said waist portion.

6. A garment comprising panties having a crotch portion made of knitted fabric, the fibers of which are impregnated with a water repellent substance comprising methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride.

7. A garment comprising panties made of knitted fabric, the fibers of which are impregnated with a water repellent substance comprising substantially methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride, and said garment being provided with a seamless crotch.

8. A baby garment comprising panties having a front portion and a rear portion, stitched together at their side edges and made of a fabric that is porous, the fibers of which are treated with a material in solution form which enters into combination with said fibers to form a fabric that is porous and water repellent, and said front and rear portions of the garment being interconnected at their bottom edges by a detachable seamless, knitted, crotch portion, said treating material including finely powdered methyl methacrylate and methylene chloride.

LEO GRUENBERG. BERNARD FLETCHER.

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