US3605118A - Garment - Google Patents

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A CLOSE-FITTING, NEAT, ATTRACTIVE AND WARM GARMENT FOR USE AS A WORK SUIT, SKI SUIT, HUNTING SUIT, SPORTS SUIT, BOBSLEDDING SUIT, SNOWMOBILE SUIT, AND THE LIKE, WHICH IN CLUDES A BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION AND A TROUSERS PORTION. THE BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION AND THE TROUSERS PORTION OF THE GARMENT EACH INCLUDE A FLEXIBLE FABRIC OUTER LINER COMPONENT AND FLEXIBLE, WARM, HEAT-INSULATING INNER LINER COMPONENT. A FIRST FLEXIBLE ELASTIC MEANS IS PROVIDED FOR INTERCONNECTING THE BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION TO THE TROUSERS PORTION OF THE FLEXIBLE, WARM, HEAT-INSULATING INNER LINER COMPONENT OF THE GARMENT AND A SECOND FLEXIBLE, ELASTIC MEANS IS PROVIDED FOR INTERCONNECTING THE BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION AND THE TROUSERS PORTION OF THE FLEXIBLE ELASTIC OUTER LINER COMPONENT OF THE GARMENT SO THAT IN USE BOTH THE FLEXIBLE, WARM, HEAT-INSULATING INNER LINER COMPONENT AND THE FLEXIBLE, FABRIC OUTER LINER COMPONENT OF THE GARMENT WILL EXPAND OR YIELD TO CONFORM TO THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE WEARER WHEN THE WEARER MOVES FORWARDLY OR SIDEWISE FROM A NORMAL UPRIGHT POSITION AND WITHOUT BINDING OF THE GARMENT OR DISCOMFORT TO THE WEARER.

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H15 EH Sept. 20, 1971 J. A. ELIN GARMENT 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 11, 1969 vl/VVE/VTOR JACOB A. ELI/V Q) riianldinil 0: I!!! ..l i I4 United States Patent 3,605,118 GARMENT Jacob A. Elin, 400 E. Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. 60601 Filed July 11, 1969, Ser. No. 841,089 Int. Cl. A41d 13/02 US. Cl. 2--79 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A close-fitting, neat, attractive and warm garment for use as a work suit, ski suit, hunting suit, sports suit, bobsledding suit, snowmobile suit, and the like, which includes a blouse or jacket portion and a trousers portion. The blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion of the garment each include a flexible fabric outer liner component and flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner liner component. A first flexible elastic means is provided for interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion to the trousers portion of the flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner liner component of the garment and a second flexible, elastic means is provided for interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion of the flexible elastic outer liner component of the garment sothat in use both the flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner liner component and the flexible, fabric outer liner component of the garment will expand or yield to conform to the needs and requirements of the wearer when the wearer moves forwardly or sidewise from a normal upright position and without binding of the garment or discomfort to the wearer.

OBJECTS An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved close-fitting, neat, attractive and warm garment which may be used as a work suit, ski suit, hunting suit, sports suit, bob-sledding suit, snowmobile suit, and for like purposes, which embodies a flexible, fabric outer liner component and flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner liner component, each of which components includes a blouse or jacket portion and a trousers portion, and a first flexible, elastic means interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion of the flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner liner component, and a second flexible, elastic means interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion of the flexible, fabric outer liner component of the garment so that in use both the inner liner component and the flexible, fabric outer liner component of the new garment will expand and readily conform to the body position and needs requirements of the wearer and without binding of the garment or discomfort to the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved close-fitting, neat, attractive and warm garment for the uses specified hereinbefore, and for similar uses, and which includes a blouse or jacket portion and a trousers portion and a plurality of novel flexible, elastic interconnecting means for yieldably interconnecting the several parts and sections of the inner and outer liner components of the garment so that in use the blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion will yieldably move to conform to the body position and the needs, requirements and comfort of the wearer of the garment when the wearer bends or moves from a normal upright position, without binding or discomfort.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a novel arrangement of four (4) flexible, elastic interconnecting means for yieldably interconnecting the several parts and sections of the inner and outer liner components of the new garment to enable the blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion of the garment to yieldabl move "ice to conform to the position, needs, requirements and comfort of the wearer of the garment when the wearer bends from a normal, upright position.

Another object of the invention is to provide in the new garment a novel construction and arrangement of the sections of the blouse or jacket portion and of the trousers portion of the garment, and a novel flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section in the flexible outer liner component of the garment.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective side and rear view of the new garment as it appears when the wearer is in normal upright position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective side and rear view showing the new garment as it appears when the wearer bends forward ly from a normal upright position;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view on line 3-3 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevational View on line 44 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view, on line 55 in FIG. 1, showing the relative positions of the constituent parts or sections of the flexible outer fabric liner component and the constituent parts of sections of the flexible inner liner component of the blouse or jacket portion and of the trousers portion of the new garment, and the relative positions of the several flexible elastic means interconnecting the said constituent parts or sections as they appear when the wearer of the garment is in normal upright position;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, on line 6-6 in FIG. 2, turned ninety degrees clockwise from the position in which the garment is shown in FIG. 2, showing the relative positions of the constituent parts or sections of the blouse or jacket portions of the inner and outer liner components and the constituent parts or sections of the trousers portion of the inner and outer liner components of the garment, and the relative positions of the several flexible elastic interconnecting means interconnecting the said constituent parts or sections as they appear when the wearer bends forwardly into a position as shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 7 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 77 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 88 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 99 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 10-10 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary elevational view on line 11-11 in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary elevational view on line 1212 in FIG. 5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A preferred embodiment of the new garment is illustrated in the drawings, wherein it is generally indicated at 15, and includes a blouse or jacket portion 16 and a trousers portion 1.7. The blouse or jacket portion 16 and the trousers portion 17 embody an outer fabric liner component 18 which may be made of twill, nylon, sateen, or other suitable fabric material, and an inner liner component 19 which may be made of any suitable warm, heat-insulating material, such as quilting, laminated foam rubber or other relatively warm. and heat-insulating materials which is suitable for use in making the new garment for use as a work suit, ski suit, hunting suit, sports suit, bob-sledding suit, snowmobile suit, and the like.

The blouse or jacket portion of the inner liner component 19 of the garment includes an inner and upper part or section 20 and an outer and lower part or section 21, as 'best shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The inner and upper blouse or jacket section 20 of the inner liner component 19 of the garment 15 includes a pair of spaced fabric layers 22 which may be made of any suitable fabric material such, for example, as twill nylon, sateen, or the like, and an intermediate body layer 23 of quilting or laminated foam rubber, or like suitable heat-insulating and relatively warm-in-use material. Similarly, the lower and outer part of section 21 of the blouse or jacket portion of the inner liner component 19 of the garment 15 is composed of a pair of spaced fabric layers 24, such as twill, nylon, sateen, or the like, and an intermediate body 25 of quilting, laminated foam rubber, pile material, fur, or like suitable heat-insulating and relatively warm-in-use material.

As best shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the inner and lower blouse or jacket part or section 21 of the inner liner component 19 of the blouse or jacket portion 16 has an upper end portion which is folded over on itself, and is attached, as by stitching, to the main body thereof, as at 26. A first flexible and yieldable elastic interconnecting means, in the form of a flexible rubber band member 27, or the like, has a lower end portion 28 which is attached, as by stitching 29, to the upper end portion 26 of the lower and inner liner Mouse or jacket part or section 21 of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the blouse or jacket portion 16, and the flexible elastic band member 27 has an upper end portion 30 which is attached, as by stitching '31, to the upper and outer blouse or jacket part or section 20 of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the blouse or jacket portion 16 of the garment 15.

The upper and inner liner part or section 20 of the blouse or jacket portion of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15 has an infolded lower end portion 32, and a second flexible elastic interconnecting means, in the form of a flexible rub-ber band member 33, has an upper end portion which is attached, as by stitching 34, to the infolded lower end portion 32 of the upper and inner liner part or section 20 of the blouse or jacket portion of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15 (FIGS. 5 and 6). The flexible elastic band member 33 has a depending lower end portion 36 which is inserted through and is slidably movable in an angularly but generally transversely extending slot or opening 35 in the body 24-25 of the upper and inner liner blouse or jacket section 21 of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15, and this lower end portion 36 of the flexible elastic band member 33 is attached, as by stitching 37, to the upper end portion of the inner liner section 38 of the trousers portion of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the trousers portion 38 of i the inner liner component 19 and the lower and outer blouse section 21 of the inner liner component 19 are disposed in vertically spaced generally parallel coplanar relationship, and the lower end portion 36 of the flexible elastic band member 33 extends downwardly over the inner side of an inner flexible belt or waist band member 41 which extends between and bridges the space between the lower end portion of the upper and outer liner part or section 20 of the blouse or jacket portion of the flexible inner liner component 19 and the upper end portion of the inner liner part or section 383940 of the trousers portion of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15.

The upper end portion of the belt or waist band member 36 is infolded upon itself and is attached, as by stitching 42, to the lower end portion of the inner and lower part or section 21 of the blouse or jacket portion of the flexible inner liner component 19 and the lower end portion of the belt or waist band member 41 is attached, as by stitching 43, to the upper end portion of the inner 4 liner part or section 38 of the trousers portions of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15.

As is also shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the flexible outer fabric liner component 18 of the garment 15 includes an upper flexible fabric blouse or jacket section 44 having. a lower end ortion 45 which is infolded upon itself and attached together as by stitching 46.

The outer fabric liner component 18 of the new garment 15 includes a flexible, foldable and extensible fabric intermediate section, in the form of a flexible fabric member 47, which is normally disposed in an extended position, as in FIG. 5, but is adapted to be moved into a folded position, as in FIG. 6, when the wearer of the new garment bends forwardly from a normal upright position, as in FIG. 5, into a forwardly bent-over position, as in FIG. 6. This flexible fabric intermediate member or section 47 has an outer and normally lower end portion which is attached, as by the stitching 46, to the lower end portion of the flexible fabric outer liner section 44 of the blouse or jacket portion 16 of the garment 15, and the flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate fabric member or section 47 has an inner and normally upper end portion which is infolded upon itself and is attached, as by stitching 49, to the upper end portion 60 of a lower part or section 52 of the outer fabric liner component 18 of the garment 15. The lower portion of the part or section 52 forms the flexible outer fabric liner for the trousers portion 17 of the garment 15.

The new garment 15 includes a third flexible elastic interconnecting means, in the form of a flexible, elastic rubber or like band member which is arranged inwardly of the flexible fabric upper and outer blouse or jacket portion part or section of the flexible outer liner component 18 of the garment 15. This flexible elastic band member 50 has an upper end portion which is attached, as by stitching 51, to the flexible fabric upper and outer liner part or section 44 of the flexible outer liner component 18, and the flexible elastic band member 50 has a lower end portion which is attached, as by stitching 49, to the inner and normally upper flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section 47 of the flexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15.

The new garment 15 also includes a fourth flexible elastic interconnecting means, in the form of a flexible elastic rubber or like band member 53, which has an upper end portion which is attached, as by the stitching 46, to the infolded lower end portion 45 of the upper and outer blouse or jacket portion of the flexible outer liner component 18 of the garment 15. This flexible elastic band member 53 is extended through and is slidably movable in an angularly extending slot or opening 59 which is formed in and extends through the section 60-52 of the flexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15, and the lower end portion of the flexible elastic band member 53 is attached, as by stitching 54, to the trousers portion of the section 52 of the flexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15.

The new garment 15 also includes a multi-ply or composite fabric layer belt or waist band member 55 which includes a plurality of fabric layers 57 having upper and lower end portions which are infolded upon themselves and stitched together, as at 57. This belt or waist band section 55 is also attached, at its inner surface, as at 58, to the lower section 52-60 of the flexible outer fabric liner component 18 of the garment 15.

USE AND OPERATION In the use of the new garment 15, as when it is used as a work suit, ski suit, hunting suit, sports suit, bobsledding suit, snowmobile suit, or for like purposes, the parts thereof are normally disposed in the relative positions in which they are shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, when the wearer is in upright position, as in FIG. 1. However, when the wearer bends forwardly, as, for example, into the forwardly bent-over position illustrated in FIG. 2,

the parts or sections of the new garment 15 assume generally the relative positions in which they are shown in FIG. 6, with such variations as are caused by the degree of bend and the exact position into which the body of the wearer bends or turns from a normal upright position, as in FIG. 1; it being noted, in this connection, that the parts and sections of the new garment 15 are shown in FIG. 6 turned ninety degrees (90) clockwise from the position in which they are shown in FIG. 2 so as better to compare the relative positions of the parts or sections, as shown in FIG. 6, with the relative positions in which the same parts or sections, as shown in FIG. 5, when the wearer of the new garment 15 is in a normal upright position as in FIG. 1.

Thus, by reference to FIG. 6 it will be noted that when the wearer of the new garment 15 bends forwardly from a normal upright position, as shown in FIG. 1, into the forwardly bent-over position shown in FIG. 2, the upper and inner liner blouse or jacket section 20 of the inner liner component 19 of the garment 15 yields or moves lengthwise of the body of the wearer, with the movement of the wearers body, relative to the lower and inner blouse or jacket section 21 of the inner liner component 19 of the garment 15 while, at the same time, the lower and inner blouse or jacket section 21 of the inner liner component 19 and the inner liner trousers section 38 of the flexible inner liner component 19 and the inner belt or waistband section member 41 move downwardly from the positions in which they are shown in FIG. into the position in which they are shown in FIG. 6. This relative movement of the parts 20213841 is made possible by the conjoint action of the first flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible rubber band member 27, in conjunction with the second flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible rubber band member 33', and the aforesaid relative movement is facilitated by the slidable movement of the body 36 of the second flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic rubber band member 33 across the outer surface of the inner belt or waist bad member 41 and the slidable movement of the flexible elastic band member 33-36 in the diagonally extending slot or opening in the lower and outer blouse or jacket section 21 of the inner liner component 19 of the garment 15.

At the same time, that is, as the wearer of the new garment 15 bends forwardly from a normal upright position, as in FIG. 1, into a bent-over position, as in FIG. 2, the flexible fabric section 60-52 of the outer liner component 18 of the garment 15, and the attached outer belt or waist band member 55, yieldably move downwardly on and relative to the body of the wearer, relative to the upper section 44 of the flexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15 from the position in which the parts are shown in FIG. 5 into the position in which the parts are shown in FIG. 6. This relative movement of the section 60-52 of the flexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15, and attached outer belt or waist band member 55, is made possible by the conjoint action of the third flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic band member 50, and the fourth flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible rubber band member 53 which stretch or elongate during this operation, and the flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate fabric member 47 which folds downwardly upon itself during this operation from the position in which it is shown in FIG. 5 into the position in which it is shown in FIG. 6, while, at the same time, the fourth flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible rubber band member 53 slidably moves through the angularly extending slot or opening 59 in the section 60 of the flexible outer fabric component 18 of the garment 15.

When the wearer of the new garment 15 returns from a forwardly bent-over position, as in FIG. 2, into a normal upright position, as in FIG. 1, the then stretched and elongated first flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible rubber band member 27 returns the lower and inner blouse or jacket section 21 of the flexible inner linner component 19 of the garment 15 to its normal position of wear, as in FIGS. 1 and 5, and the then stretched and elongated second flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic band member 33-36 returns the inner liner section 38 of the trousers portion 17 of the garment 15, and the inner belt or waist band member 41, into their normal position of wear, as in FIGS. 1 and 5. During this movement, the body 36 of the flexible elastic band member 3336 slidably moves past the inner surface of the inner belt or waist band member 41 and moves slidably in and through the diagonally extending slot or opening 35 in the inner and lower blouse or jacket section 21 of the inner liner component of the garment 15.

At the same time, that is, as the wearer of the new garment 15 moves from a forwardly bent-over position, as in FIG. 2, into a normal upright position, as in FIG. 2, the then stretched and elongated third flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic band member 50 unfolds the flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section 47 from its downwardly and inwardly folded position, as in FIG. 6, into its normal extended position, as in FIG. 5, and the then stretched and elongated fourth flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic band member 53 returns the section 52-60 of the outer fabric liner component 18 and attached outer belt or waist band member 55 from the lowered position in which these parts are shown in FIG. 6 into their normal position of wear, as in FIG. 5. During this operation the flexible elastic band member slidably moves through the slot or opening 59 in the section 52-60 of the outer fabric liner component 19 of the garment 15.

It will be noted that the relative positions of the various parts and sections of the garment 15, as shown in FIG. 6, conform generally to the relative positions which the parts or sections assume when the wearer of the new garment bends forwardly from a normal upright position into a forwardly bent-over position, as in FIG. 2. However, the relative positions of the parts and sections, as shown in FIG. 6, are merely illustrative and the exact positions of the parts and sections of the new garment will vary somewhat depending upon the particular position which the wearer assumes in bending or turning forwardly or sidewise from a normal upright position as in FIG. 1, and the construction and arrangement of the parts and sections of the new garment are such that they enable the garment 15 to conform to the position, needs, comfort and requirements of the wearer, without binding or discomfort, in any and all positions which the wearer may assume bending forwardly or sidewise from a normal upright position of use as in FIG. 1. I

It will thus be noted that the present invention provides a new and improved close-fitting, neat, attractive and warm garment for its intended uses, as set forth hereinbefore, embodying a flexible, fabric outer liner component and flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner liner component; each of which components includes a blouse or jacket portion and a trousers portion; a first, flexible, elastic means interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and the rousers portion of the flexible, Warm, heat-insulating inner liner component; and a second flexible, elastic means interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion of the flexible, fabric outer liner component of the garment so that in use both the inner liner component and the flexible, fabric outer liner component of the new garment will expand and readily conform to the body position and needs requirements of the wearer and without binding of the garment or discomfort to the wearer.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, that the present invention provides a new and improved garment for its intended uses and purposes, and has the desirable advantages and characteristics and accomplishes its intended objects including those hereinbefore pointed out and others which are inherent in the invention.

I claim:

1. A garment comprising (1) a blouse or jacket portion; and (2) a trousers portion;

(3) the said garment comprising (a) a flexible inner liner component; and

(b) a flexible fabric outer liner component;

(c) the said flexible inner liner component including (1) an upper and inner blouse or jacket liner section; and

(2) a lower and outer blouse or jacket liner section;

(d) the said flexible inner liner component also including (1) a trousers portion;

(e) a first flexible elastic means interconnecting the said upper and inner blouse or jacket liner section and the said lower and outer blouse or jacket liner section of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garment;

(f) a second flexible elastic means interconnecting the said upper and inner blouse or jacket liner section and the said inner trousers liner section of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garment;

(g) the said flexible fabric outer liner of the said garment comprising (1) an upper and outer fabric blouse or jacket liner section having (a) a lower end portion; and (b) a lower and inner section including (1) an upper end portion;

(h) a flexible foldable and extensible intermediate section disposed between the said upper and outer blouse or jacket section and the said lower and inner section of the said outer fabric liner component of the said garment and disposed inwardly of the said upper and outer blouse or jacket section of the said outer fabric liner component;

(i) the said flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section of the said outer fabric liner component of the said garment including l) a lower and outer end portion; and (2) an inner and upper end portion;

(j) a third flexible elastic means interconnecting the said lower end portion of the said upper blouse or jacket section of the said outer fabric liner component of the said garment and the said inner and upper end portion of the said flexible, foldable and extensible section of the said flexible fabric outer liner component; and

(k) a fourth, flexible elastic means interconnecting the said lower end portion of the said upper and outer blouse or jacket section of the said fabric outer liner component and the said lower end portion of the said flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section of the said flexible fabric outer liner component and the said lower and inner section of the said flexible, fabric outer liner component of the said garment.

2. A garment as defined in claim 1 in which the said lower and outer blouse or jacket section of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garment has (1) an inner surface; and (2) an outer surface; and in which (b) the said slot or opening extends angularly upwardly from its lower end on the said outer surface of the said lower and inner blouse or jacket section of the said inner liner component of the garment to its upper end on the said inner surface of the said section. 4. A garment as defined in claim 1 in which (a) the said outer and lower blouse section of the said inner liner component of the said garment and the said trousers section of the said inner liner component of the said garment are arranged in generally coplanar relationship with but spaced vertically from each other; and in which the said garment includes (b) an inner belt or waist band member having (1) an upper end portion attached to the said lower and outer blouse section of the said inner liner component of the said garment; and in which the belt or waist band section includes (2) a lower end portion attached to the said trousers portion of the said inner liner component of the said garment. 5. A garment as defined in claim 4 in which the said belt or waist band member includes (i) an inner surface; and in which (2) the first flexible, elastic interconnecting means extends from the said slot or opening downwardly past and is slidably movable over the said inner surface of the said inner belt or waist band section of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garment.

6. A garment as defined in claim 1 in which the said lower section of the said flexible outer liner component of the said garment has (1) a slot or opening extending generally transversely therethrough; and in which (2) the said fourth flexible, elastic interconnecting means extends through and is slidably movable in the said slot or opening in the said lower section of the said outer fabric liner component of the said garment.

7. A garment as defined in claim 6 which includes (1) an outer belt or waist band member attached to the said lower section of the said outer flexible, fabric liner component of the said garment; and in which (2) the said fourth flexible elastic interconnecting means extends from the said slot or opening in the said lower section of the said flexible fabric outer liner component of the garment inwardly of the said lower section of the said flexible fabric outer liner component of the said garment past the said outer belt or waist band member.

8. A garment comprising (1) a blouse or jacket portion; and

(2) a trousers portion; the said garment including (3) a flexible liner component including (a) a blouse or jacket section including (1) an upper and inner portion; and (2) a lower and outer portion (b) a trousers portion arranged below and in generally coplanar relationship with the said lower and outer portion of the said blouse or jacket section of the said liner component of the garment;

(4) a first flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said upper and inner portion and the said lower and outer portion of the said blouse or jacket section of the said liner component of the said garment; and

(5) a second, flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said upper and inner portion of the said blouse or jacket section and the said trousers portion of the said liner component of the said garment.

9. A garment as defined in claim 8 in which the said garment includes flexible inner and outer liner components, said flexible outer liner component including (a) an upper blouse or jacket section;

(b) a lower portion providing a trousers section;

(c) a flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section arranged between and attached to the said upper blouse or jacket section and to the said lower portion of the said flexible outer liner component of the said garment; and

(d) a third flexible elastic means interconnecting the said upper blouse or jacket section and the said flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section and the said lower section of the said flexible outer liner component of the said garment.

10. A garment comprising 1) a flexible, fabric outer liner component;

(2) a flexible, inner liner component;

(3) each of the said components including (a) a blouse or jacket portion; and

(h) a trousers portion;

(4) a first flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible inner liner component and the said flexible, inner liner component of the said trousers portion of the said garment;

(5) a second flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible fabric outer liner and the flexible, outer liner component of said trousers portion of the said garment;

(6) the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible, inner liner component of the said garment including (a) spaced inner and outer sections; and

(b) a third flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said spaced inner and outer sections of the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garment.

11. A garment comprising (1) a flexible, fabric outer liner component;

(2) a flexible, inner liner component composed of relatively heavy, warm, heat-insulating material;

(3) each of the said components including (a) a blouse or jacket portion; and

(b) a trousers portion;

(c) said blouse portion of said flexible, inner liner component including an upper, inner portion and a lower, outer portion;

(4) a first flexible, elastic strip member interconnecting the upper, inner portion and the lower, outer portion of said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible inner liner component at the back of the said garment;

(5) a second flexible, elastic strip member interconnecting the lower and outer portion of said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible inner liner compo nent and the said flexible, inner liner component of the said trousers portion of the said garment at the back of the said garment; and

(6) an additional flexible, elastic strip member interconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible outer liner component and the said trousers portion of said flexible outer liner component of said garment at the back of the said garment.

12. A garment comprising (1) a flexible fabric liner component;

(2) said component including (a) a blouse or jacket portion; and

(b) a trousers portion;

(0) an extensible portion joining said blouse or jacket portion and said trousers portion;

(3) flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said 'blouse or jacket portion of the said liner component and the said trousers portion of the said liner component of the said garment at the back of the said garment;

(4) the said flexible, elastic interconnecting means including (a) a flexible, elastic interconnecting member which is connected between the trousers portion and one side of said extensible portion and which projects through and is bodily movable in and relative to the said trousers portion of the said liner component of the said garment and is yieldable under the force of its own innate elasticity relative to the said trousers portion of the said liner component of the said garment; and

(b) an additional flexible, elastic member interconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion and the said trousers portion of the said flexible liner component of the said garment, said additional flexible elastic member being connected between said blouse or jacket portion and the other side of said extensible portion.

13. A one-piece garment comprising (a) a flexible, fabric outer liner component;

(b) a flexible, fabric inner liner component;

(c) each of the said flexible fabric components includ- (1) a blouse or jacket portion; and

(2) a trousers portion;

(3) an extensible portion joining said blouse or jacket portion and said trousers portion of said flexible, fabric outer liner component;

(d) a first flexible waist band portion in said flexible fabric outer liner component;

(e) a second flexible, waist band portion integrally interconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion and the said trousers portion of the said flexible fabric inner liner component;

(f) first flexible, elastic means having upper and lower end portions interconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion and the said trousers portion of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garment above and below the said second flexible waist band portion; and

(g) additional flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion and the said trousers portion of the said flexible fabric outer liner component of the said garment, said additional flexible, elastic means being connected across said extensible portion.

14. A one-piece garment as defined in claim 13 in which (a) the said additional flexible, elastic means extends inwardly of the said first waist band portion and is extensible relative thereto.

15. A one-piece garment as defined in claim 13 in which the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible, fabric inner liner component of the said garment includes (a) an upper portion; and

(b) a lower portion; and

(c) further flexible, elastic means having upper and lower end portions interconnecting the said upper portion and the said lower portion of the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible fabric inner liner component of said garment above the said second waist band portion.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 599,110 2/1898 Prescott 279 1,255,334 2/1918 Pease 279 1,293,280 2/1919 Williams 279 1,301,164 4/1919 Pease 279 1,896,183 2/1933 Manson 279 2,831,198 4/ 1958 Datlof 279X 2,966,155 12/1960 Krupp 22.1X

H. HAMPTON HUNTER, Primary Examiner

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