US 5,208,920 AGranted

Adjustment system for garments

OwnerAaron Schaefer, James Ranneyinventors

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Abstract

The present discloses an adjustment system for forming a repeatedly adjustable hem on a garment. There is provided an adjustment mechanism consisting of a cord with one end that is attached to the garment's inside hem while the other end is looped threaded through a holding pocket or channel that is secured to the garment's inside seam. The loop of cord above the holding pocket or channel is then preferably knotted. A fabric lining piece containing one or two lining windows is attached to the garment over the adjustment mechanism. Adjustment is made by opening the lining window, grasping the adjustment mechanism's loop and pulling it until the hem has turned up the prescribed amount. The loop is then placed back inside the lining window. The bloused lining is smoothed, the garment is pressed, and the adjustment is complete and undetectable.

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Dependent claims

A garment having at least one limb covering portion having an inside and an outside and having a generally tubular shape for covering a limb in which the length of the limb portion is desired to be adjusted without sewing, and wherein said limb covering portion is of a length at least as long as the greatest length desired;

said limb portion having at least one longitudinal seam and having an upper end attached to a body portion of said garment and a lower end, in combination with a means for adjusting the length of the limb portion, said means comprising:
i. elongated flexible means having a first end, an intermediate portion and a second end wherein the first end of the elongated flexible means is attached to the inside lower end of the limb portion;
ii. means attached to the inside of the limb portion above the point of attachment of the said elongated flexible means to the limb portion for locating said intermediate portion of said elongated flexible means spaced from said first end;
iii. said elongated flexible means manually movable through said locating means;
iv. said elongated flexible men sand said locating means being in sufficient frictional engagement to maintain the lower end region of the limb portion in fixed length after manual adjustment;
and including at least a partial lining for said garment limb portion, said lining covering said locating means and said elongated flexible means when the garment is worn and said lining having an opening therein to provide access to said elongated flexible means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.