Placket stiffener arrangement for a garment such as a shirt
AssigneeMillion Collar Collar, LLC
InventorRobert R. Kessler, III
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Abstract
A garment, such as a shirt, adapted to be worn on the upper body of a user includes a pair of adjacent front panels. Each panel terminates in an edge area and defines an upper neck area positioned in front of the neck of the user when the garment is worn. A closed passage is provided in each front panel adjacent the edge area of the front panel, and extends downwardly from the upper edge area of the front panel. A stiffener member is contained within each passage, and extends into the upper neck area of the front panel and downwardly therefrom within the closed passage so as not to be removable from within the passage. The stiffener members are configured and arranged so as to maintain the upper neck areas of the adjacent front panels apart from each other when the garment is worn.
Claims16
A garment adapted to be worn on the upper body of a user, comprising:
- a pair of adjacent front panels, wherein each front panel terminates in an edge area defining an upper end positioned in front of the neck of the user when the garment is worn by the user;
- a closed front passage in each front panel adjacent the edge area of the front panel, wherein each front passage extends downwardly from the upper end of the edge area;
- a collar having an internal collar passage, wherein the collar is secured to each front panel by a series of stitches located at the upper end of each front panel below the collar passage;
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- a stiffener member contained within each front passage, wherein each stiffener member includes a lower portion disposed within one of the front passages and an upper portion that extends upwardly from the upper end of the front panel edge area and that is positioned within the collar passage, wherein the stitches extend through the stiffener member, and wherein the stiffener member is fixed in position by the stitches and is not removable from the passage, and wherein the stiffener members are configured and arranged so as to maintain the front panels apart from each other in front of the neck of the user.
A method of fabricating a garment adapted to be worn on the upper body of a user, comprising:
- providing a pair of adjacent front panels, wherein each front panel terminates in an edge area that defines an upper end positioned in front of the neck of the user when the garment is worn by the user;
- wherein each front panel includes a closed front passage adjacent the edge area of the front panel, wherein each front passage extends downwardly from the upper end of the edge area;
- providing a collar having an internal collar passage;
- providing a pair of stiffener members, wherein each stiffener member includes a lower portion and an upper portion;
- positioning each stiffener member such that the lower portion is disposed within one of the front passages and the upper portion extends upwardly from the upper end of the front panel edge area and is positioned within the collar passage;
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- securing the collar to the front panels and securing each stiffener member within the front passage via stitches that secure the collar to the front panels and that extend through each stiffener member, wherein each stiffener member is fixed in position by the stitches within the front passage and within the collar passage so as not to be removable therefrom, and wherein the stiffener members are configured and arranged so as to maintain the front panels apart from each other in front of the neck of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.