Coat construction
AssigneeHart Schaffner & Marx
InventorB. Lennart Bjorklund
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a coat having a shell piece, a fusible interlining, a lapel support component, and a separate chest support component. The shell piece includes body and lapel portions. The body portion has a curved upper edge for attachment to a sleeve. The fusible interlining is attached to only the body portion of the shell piece. The lapel support component is attached to only the lapel portion of the shell piece. The separate chest support component is attached to the body portion of the body piece. The lapel support component and the chest support component are formed from first and second materials having different average weights.
Claims29
A suit coat having first and second sleeves and a collar, the suit coat comprising:
- a shell piece having outer and inner surfaces and including a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to the first sleeve;
- an interlining attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
- a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at only the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first canvas material having a first average weight;
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- a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, and being formed from a second canvas material having a second average weight distinct from the first average weight.
A coat construction comprising:
- a shell piece having a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to a sleeve;
- an interlining attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
- a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first material;
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- a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof, and formed from a second material having an average weight different from that of the first material.
A suit coat having first and second sleeves and a collar, the suit coat comprising:
- a shell piece having outer and inner surfaces and including a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to the first sleeve, the shell piece being formed from one of a wool material, a wool blended material, a cotton material or a cotton blended material;
- an interlining attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
- a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at only the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first canvas material having a first average weight, the lapel support component being sewn to the lapel portion of the shell piece using a felling stitch and fused to a curved upper edge of the interlining;
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- a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the shell piece at only the body portion thereof, the chest support component being formed from a second canvas material having a second average weight greater than that of the first canvas material.
A coat construction comprising:
- a shell piece having a body portion and a lapel portion, the body portion having a curved upper edge for attachment to a sleeve;
- an interlining attached to the shell piece at the body portion thereof, the interlining being formed from a fusible material;
- a lapel support component attached to the shell piece at the lapel portion thereof, the lapel support component being formed from a first material;
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- a chest support component separate from the lapel support component, the chest support component attached to the interlining, and formed from a second material having an average weight different from that of the first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.