Fitting curve and ruler
AssigneeButterick Company, Inc.
InventorPatricia Perry
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Abstract
A fitting curve and ruler is provided to aid in the measuring and marking of patterns and fabric for the making of clothing at home. The ruler is formed as a one-piece flat panel having straight and curved edges. The upper edge has reverse curves, to mark curved lines, and the lower edge is a straight edge having metric and inch rule markings. The panel has cut-out pattern symbols and three series of slots which permit markings to be made. A first series of slots is parallel to the straight edge, a second series of slots is parallel to the curved edge, and a third series of slots is perpendicular to the straight edge.
Claims7
A fitting curve and rule to measure and mark patterns and fabric comprising:
- a flat unitary panel member having first and second opposite side edges;
- said first edge having a segment of a curve and said second edge being a straight edge;
- ruler indicia on said panel along said straight edge;
- a first series, in tandem, of elongated slots through said panel, parallel to said curve and spaced therefrom to locate a seam allowance;
- a second series, in tandem, of elongated slots through said panel, parallel to said straight edge and spaced therefrom to locate a seam allowance;
- a third series of slots through said panel to mark buttonhole lengths, the slots of said third series having different lengths;
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- printed indicia on said panel associated with each of said third slots to indicate the length of each of said third slots.
A fitting curve and rule to measure and mark patterns and fabric comprising:
- a flat unitary panel member having first and second opposite side edges;
- said first edge being a segment of reverse curves and said second edge being straight;
- a first series, in tandem, of elongated slots through said panel, parallel to said curves and spaced therefrom to locate a seam allowance;
- ruler indicia printed in Metric and Imperial units on said panel along said straight edge;
- a second series, in tandem, of elongated slots through said panel, parallel to said straight edge and spaced therefrom to locate a seam allowance;
- a third series of slots through said panel to mark buttonhole lengths, the slots of said third series having different lengths, arranged perpendicular to said straight edge and positioned between said first and said second series of slots;
- printed indicia on said panel associated with each of said third slots to indicate the length of each of said third slots;
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- a series of cut-out holes through the panel which are located between said first and third series of slots and which are used as pattern symbols.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.