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Expandable garment closure

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-29
LIBERTY UNIFORM MFG
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[0008] The shirt is generally put on in a similar manner as a traditional shirt. The wearer buttons up all of the buttons, including the button located on the tab. The elastic portion of the tab allows for the collar ends to move with respect to each other, either to reduce the diameter or increase the diameter of the collar. Thus, if the user has gained weight or the shirt has shrunk, the diameter of the collar can expand to accommodate the wearer's neck.

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A problem encountered with a standard shirt is that if the shirt shrinks or the wearer has gained weight, the neck section 410 of the shirt becomes uncomfortable or the wearer cannot insert the collar button 22 through the collar buttonhole 12.
Thus, such shirts cannot be worn.
A problem with this button assembly is that it allows for a very limited expansion of the collar.
However, this design does not allow for continuous expansions of the collar.
Furthermore, the tab portion is visually unappealing.

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[0021] The preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 4-10. In lieu of a traditional button attached to a collar, the button 22 according to the invention is attached to a tab portion 500. The tab portion 500 is an elongated material extending from inside the neck section 410 through a tab hole 510 of the collar 40. The collar button 22 in a normal condition is generally located in a similar location as it would be on a traditional shirt. Compare FIGS. 3 and 4.

[0022] As shown in FIGS. 5-7, the tab portion comprises two sections, a first section 501 and a second section 502. The first section 501 is made of an elastic material which allows it to expand and contract. Any elastic material or webbing can be used for such purpose. The second section 502 is preferably made from the same material as the rest of the shirt. This allows the second section to blend in with the shirt, making the tab 500 less visible. However, the invention should not be limited as such, because an...

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Abstract

An expandable button assembly for a garment having a tab portion with a button mounted thereon. The tab portion is at least partially made of an elastic material to allow for the tab to expand or stretch during a pulling of the button. When the button is incorporated into a collar of a shirt, the design allows for the collar to be expanded as far as the elastic material in the tab will allow. Thus, if the collar is too small for the wearer in an un expanded condition, the collar will expand to allow the shirt to be worn without discomfort and without any additions to the shirt.

Description

[0001] This invention relates to garments that have opposing portions that use button and buttonhole combinations to attach the portions adjacent together. More specifically, this invention relates such a combination being expandable to allow for increase in the size the combination will allow. Such a combination can be used in standard shirt collars, jeans, shorts, and other places that use button and buttonhole combinations. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Various dress shirt designs are well known in the market. An example of such designs is shown in FIGS. 1-3. The shirt generally comprises a body portion 1, arm sections 2 and 3 extending at opposite sides and a collar portion. The body portion 1 is divided into a back portion (not shown) and a front portion, which is divided into two sides a left front 10 and a right front 20. An overlapping portion 11 of the left front 10 having a plurality of buttonholes 12 and 13 covers a respective portion 21 of the right front 20 which h...

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IPC IPC(8): A41B1/00A41B1/10
CPCA41B1/10
Inventor ROBINSON, STEVEN J.
Owner LIBERTY UNIFORM MFG
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