Garment

Nov. 15, 1938. e. w. nelson 2,136,393

GARMENT

Filed March 20, 1937

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Patented Nov. 15, 1938

2,136,393

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,136,393

GARMENT

Elias W. Nelsen, Belmont, Mass., assignor to Η. B. Glover Company, Dubuque, Iowa, a corporation of Iowa

Application March 20, 4 Claims. ., ^¹³ invention relates to hooded garments of the type in which the hood is split part way down the middle and arranged to be closed over the B®^{ad Wlth a} hookless or slide fastener, whereby ⁵ i ,θΛ^{00ά when} opened will lie flat and may be folded against the inside or outside of the back of the garment.

Garments of this kind have invariably been constructed with a special view to. mere accom10 modation of the hood when the same is not in use and is folded down. In some garments, the hood under those conditions was actually in the way and created sales resistance by reason of its awkwardness or unsightliness under those 15 conditions. It is, therefore, the principal object of my invention to provide a garment having a hood of new and improved design, one which is split down the middle all the way to the on p⁶,? the two halves are adapted when ^zu folded to serve as a muffler or vestee. In other words, the aim is to provide a three-purpose garment wherein the hood portion may be folded inside against the back in a concealed out-of-theway position to give added warmth on the back 25 or may be used in the regular way as a hood over the head when the fastener is run out its full length, and, when the fastener is run back all the way, the two halves of the hood serv^p as a muffler.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which—

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hooded garment made in accordance with. my invention, showing the hood with the fastener run out all 35 the yay to close the same over the wearer’s head;

Fig. 2 is a view looking at the inside of the coat showing the hood with the fastener run back half way so that the hood lies flat against the back, and _ Figs. 3 and 4 are two fragmentary perspective views along the lines of Figure 1 but showing the hood with the fastener run all the way back, and the hood halves folded and extended around the neck as a vestee in Fig. 3, and more closely around the neck as a muffler in Fig. 4.

The same reference numerals are applied to corresponding parts throughout the views.

The invention is herein illustrated as applied to a mackinaw coat 5, but it is obvious that it 50 may be used in connection with a full length overcoat, as well as on other styles of garments for cold weather wear, as, for example, one-piece ski garments, which in smaller sizes are sometimes referred to as snow suits. The hood 6 56 of my invention may be made of any suitable

1937, Serial No. 131,984 (Cl. 2—84) material either to match the material of the garment 5 or give a desired contrasting effect. The kind of materials ordinarily used in the hoods of other hooded garments is suitable for the present invention and when folded to double thickness 5 will afford ample warmth as a vestee or muffler. The hood 6 as here shown is fastened to the inside of the neck 7 of the coat by means of a hookless or slide fastener 8, commonly referred to as a zipper , the purpose being to permit removal 10 of the hood from the garment whenever desired.

. However, it should be understood that I may provide button holes in the neck portion of the hood to receive buttons fastened in the neck portion of the coat to provide a detachable connec- 15 tion, or I may provide snap fasteners. Where a permanently attached hood is desired, it will have its neck portion sewed to the coat at the neck. The hood is made in two pieces 9 and 10 _ which are cut straight at the neck line, as indi- 20 cated at 11, and also straight down the middle of the back to the neck, as at 12. The curved edge 13 is profiled so that when the two halves of the hood are closed edge to edge over the head, a reasonably snug fit is secured and a good ap- ²⁵pearance also. The other edge 14 of each half is curved and profiled to enclose just enough of the forehead and cheeks for comfort and good appearance. Incidentally, the edges 13 and 14 meet just below the armpits when the hood is ³⁰folded flat against the back of the coat, so that there is no interference with entering the arms in the coat sleeves 15.

Hookless or slide fasteners, known as zippers will also be used between the halves of the hood’ ³⁵as indicated at 16 in Figs. 1 and 2. The fastener 16 extends the full length of the straight edges 12 and curved edges 13 previously mentioned, the sliding cam 17 being arranged to be run out along the locking members 18 all the way from the ⁴⁰neck, as indicated by the dotted line position in Fig 2, to the outer end of the fastener, as shown in Figure 1. The cam 17 is shown in about its middle or half way position in Fig. 2. The lock- firing members 18 are attached to stringers 19 which, in turn, are sewed to the hood on the inside or outside thereof—in this case they are shown sewed to the outside, because it is considered advantageous from the standpoint of avoiding as 50 much likelihood of entanglement of hair in the. zipper, and also from the standpoint of being less conspicuous when the hood halves are folded to form a vestee or muffler, the halves being preferably folded so that the inside is outermost, 55

2,136,393 which, therefore, throws the zipper between the folds under those conditions.

In operation, when the hood is to be out of the way and fully concealed, the cam 17 is slid in5 wardly or outwardly, as the case may be, to the mid position shown in Fig. 2, or thereabouts. Under these conditions, the hood provides an extra covering over the back for additional warmth and, as previously indicated, it does not interfere at all with the convenience of the garment because it does not obstruct the sleeve openings, but instead is purposely profiled to avoid such obstruction. Conversion of the hood from the form shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in

Figure 1 requires merely moving the cam 11 outwardly all the way, whereas, to convert the hood to the form shown in either Fig. 3 or 4 requires merely sliding the cam i 7 back all the way to the neck, whereupon, the hood halves 9 and 10 can 90 be folded outwardly to double thickness for use either as a vestee (Fig. 3) or muffler (Fig. 4). It is obvious that this convertible hood that can be made into a muffler in a moment and with such simplicity that any child should have no dim95 culty in performing the operation, will add a great deal to the salability of a garment of this kind because the prospective purchaser will, at a glance, appreciate the fact that this double or triple purpose hood will make the purchase and 30 carrying of a separate muffler unnecessary. Parents who may have had the experience that their children cannot be induced to wear a muffler for health protection in inclement weather should also be quick to appreciate the ^advantages of 35 this garment in which the muffler might be said to be “built in” so that it will be available at all times and there will accordingly be increased likelihood, of the child wearing it and thus gaming the health protection which it might not otherwise have. In conclusion, it will be noticed ‘'° that a tab 20 on the one half 10 at the neck line has snap , fastener buttons 2i to· cooperate with snap fastener studs 22 on the other half of the hood at the neck line when the hood is closed . over the head, as in Figure 1, whereby to keep the hood closed snugly around the face and at the same time afford covering for the front of the neck. , .

It is believed the foregoing description conveys a good understanding of my invention. The ⁵⁰ appended claims have been drawn with a view to covering all legitimate modifications and adaptations.