US2227751A - Combination infant's garment and blanket - Google Patents

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Jan. 7, 1941. a .DELMAN 2,227,751

,COMBINATION INFANTS GARMENT AND BLANKET Filed Feb. 13, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 7, 1941. B. IDELMAN COMBINATION INFANT S GARMENT AND BLANKET Filed Feb. 15, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 )155211 efea;

Patented Janv, 1941 PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION INFANTS GARMENT AND BLANKET Bernard Idelman, Chicago, lll.

Application February 13, 1939, Serial No. 256,036

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination infants or babys garment and blanket, adapted to be used for warmth and outdoor wear as well as indoors and for sleeping or carrying purposes or in a crib or vbed as a blanket.

The object of the invention is to provide in` a new article of manufacture, a combination garment of the kind referred to which embodies a novel and extremely simple form of blank and construction adapted to be used as a blanket or covering for an infant or child reposed in a crib or carriage or on a bed with lspecial facility for anchoring or tying the same down to keep the child from kicking the blanket off and while so usedhaving special provision for giving extra protection and covering for the head, chest and feet in addition to the rest of the body, and also adapted to `be folded to include a hood for the 2u special provision for closing or sealing the same to protect the entire body of the infant or child either while sleeping or as reposed and enclosed therein while being carried about and especially outdoors, and adapted for changes in climate and weather conditions, including collar adjustf ments for a high or low collar, the former providing protection for the neck and face of the Further objects and advantages will appear and be brought out more fully in the following speciw' iication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of the combination infants garment and blanket applied for use as a bag or sack;

45 Fig. 2 is a side elevation; v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation withk the collar up;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear elevation with the collar up;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5--5 of Fig.l 1;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank;

Fig. '1 is a plan -view of the blank, partly folded;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of the garment and blanket looking at the back;

head and an enclosed covering or sack with- Fig. 9 is a fragmentary/front elevation with the hood tied:

Fig. 10 is a side view of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a view of the'garment applied to a crib, and 6 Fig. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary View of the separable fastener. Referring lmore vparticularly to the drawings, I show the combination lnfants or babys garment bag or sack and blanket, which embodies 10 a blank I5 of substantially rectangular form and madefrom suitable cloth material such as wool, iiannel, annelette, or the like, or even of waterproof material for use in inclement weather,

as desired. The blank I5 includes a central or 15 back portion or body part I6 applied tothe back of the infant when used as a sack or bundled therein or at the front or top when used as a blanket,but provided with side portions, ilaps or extensions I1 and IB foldable inwardly along parallel lines at the side margins of a bottom or foot portion, iiap or extension I9 produced by angular or arcuate cut-outs at the lower corners of the lblank with the vertical lower leg portions or edges thereof preferably shorter than the up wardly and outwardly inclined lower edges of the bottom or substantially horizontal leg portions or edges thereof.

The blank is also cut or formed with a central upwardly extending top extension orportion 20 of reduced width corresponding substantially to the width of the bottom portion I9 with downwardly extending cut-outs, recesses, kerfs or darts 2| of substantially V-shape at the lines 35 where the side'fiaps I1 and I8 fold over the body part I6 producing upward extensions at the sides outwardly thereof formingside collar portions 22 which lie at the front of the neck above the shoulders when the side portions of the blank are turned over and folded inwardly over the main body part or central portion of the blank. Also, it shouldv be noted that the main body part below the cuts 2| is of a length to extend to the neck of the wearer. Thetop extension 20 45 preferably has itsopposite side edges 23 c'onverging upwardly or diverging downwardly, being inclined in opposite directions on opposite sides to form theextension 20 tapered whereby the same is adapted to form ahood 24 for cover- 50 ing the head and for other purposes as will be later described. In order to best accomplish this, theextension 20 is recessed centrally at the top as at 25 in substantially V-formation with convexly curved edges substantially parabolic and v j air, or rain or snow in inclement weather.

sloping or curving downwardly at the outside toward theouter edges 23 of the extension or bifurcations thus formed. These edges of the recess are turned toward each other in overlapping abutting relation to form aseam 26 and stitched together as at 2l in spaced relation to the raw edges of the material and the folds of the seam opened up with the edges finished, stitched or hemmed and a finishing strip of ribbon or the like stitched thereover to the front edge. A ribbon binding'28 corresponding to the color of the blanket is also folded over the entire surrounding edge of the blank including the edge of the hood at the open front side as distinguished from the pocket or closed back side thereof and stitched together to the blanket material along or adjacent and parallel to said edge.

Strips, sections or lengths of tape or stringere 29 and 30 of flexible separable fasteners are also secured along the greater intermediate portions of the lengths of the edges of the side portions l1 and I8 at the inner faces thereof by the same or additional rows of stitching, preferably to the binding strips or ribbon only to lie free at the fold therebeneath and bearing the usual separable or detachable fastener members as used in this type of fastener although buttons, snaps, hooks and eyes or other fasteners may be employed if desired for separably joining the edges at the center and front of the garment or sack when folded on the infant as described. The advantage of the separable fasteners is that the joint is entirely closed against the entrance of cold The fasteners include a terminal socket starting member or key 3l on one strip 29 at the bottom and aterminal shank 32 on the bottom of theother strip 30. Aslide 33 is also provided on the strip or section 29 retained from displacement by the terminal 3l, the slide having the` usual finger pieceor gripping means at the outside beneath the flexible folds or edge portions of the blanket material or binding thereon and covered thereby whereby the fasteners may be manipulated to connect or separate the edges of the folds forming the front of the garment or sack. Total disconnection or separation of these edges may be effected so that the same may be laid flat in blanket form as agarment, for facility in laying a child thereon in applying the garment or in removing the same, as it is thought will be readily appreciated and well understood.

The bottom reduced portion or downward extension constitutes a closure flap for the bottom of the garment or sack and foot covering and when the sides are folded in, it is adapted to be folded up over the front to keep the garment from slipping up as with ordinary garments or blankets and may be attached to the front of the folded side portions by spacedsuitable fasteners 34 such as snap fasteners, buttonholes and buttons or otherwise, there being one or more rows of fasteners on the exposed faces of the folded side portions Il and iB, normally the reverse or back portions of the blank or blanket when opened out but constituting the front or top portions when the blanket is in use, so that only one side of the article or material is maintained toward the body of the child. This series of rows of fasteners is for adjustment as the child grows, although the article is ordinarily made sufliciently large to accommodate the child throughout the period of use. However, where wardly. A pocket 3l is provided around or acrossl the outside of thehood 24 at the neck portion slightly above the crotch portions of the cut-outs 2l, the same being of ribbon "or the like to form a reenforcing strip inaddition to a pocket within as stitched along its edges to the blanket material and the pocket havingopen ends 38 receiving draw strings orribbons 39 which are anchored in spaced relation to each other at their inner ends toward the sides of the hood neck portion and pocket as at 4U at spaced points by stitching or otherwise so that the hood may be gathered or drawn in -at the sides to tighten the same around the neck without choking or binding, as well as giving fullness at the sides for attractive appearance but leaving the intermediate back portion smooth and ungathered but flat and straight to give support and smoothness at the back of the hood and collar portion of the garment, when thestrings 39 are tied at the front of the neck into a bow 4I as seen in Figs. 9 and 10 and gathered at the sides as at 42. The co1-lar portions 22 are adapted to be folded over and down outwardly as seen in Figs. 1 and 2 at 53. The sides of the garment may be folded back as shown at 44 in Figs. 3 and 4 over the shoulders and the strings orribbons 36 tied in a bow at the back below or at the neck as shown at Q5. Also, thehood 24 may be folded back and down inside or outside when not in use, or when the article is used as a blanket the same is reversed to bring the inside toward the body as seen in Fig. 11 and spread over the child reposed in the crib or bed, thestrings 36 being tied to the crib or bed rungs, sides or posts as shown in Fig. 1l to keep the blanket cover in position over the child and keep it covered and from being kicked or pulled off, and the hood being folded back inside as at 46 to cause the hood to give double protection over the chest within the crib bil. In

this use, the bottom extension or flap I9 is tucked I in and back under the feet to give extra warmth and protection at such point. In Figs. 3 and 4, thecollar portions 22 are shown unfolded and extended from the folded positions as in Figs. l and 2 and extended straight up to form a straight or standing collar to cover the face, except perhaps `spaced at the mouth, nose and eyes, while the neck, ears and head are covered and protected by the hood and drawn under the chin.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a novel and attractive yet simple and ingenious combination infants or childs garment or sack for warmly wrapping the child up when taken out or when sleeping outdoors in a carriage or in a cold, airy room, or when used as a crib or bed cover. or blanket. The device may be quickly and easily interchanged inits uses and put on or removed, it being only necessary to spread out the blanket and lay the chiid in it to be dressed With thev hood pulled over the head and tied at the front, the sides folded inwardly and fastened and then lwith the collar up or down, folded over the shoulders and tied at the back, before or after which the bottom flap or fold is turned up and fastened at the front over the folded in front portions from-the sides. the garment produce a combination capable of efciently taking care of all climatic and weather conditions with the material used governed accordingly.

The side portions or folds I1 and I8 at the binding 28 and top or neck portion above the zipper or slide 33 of the separable fastener at the front, are provided with tie strings orribbons 48 which may be sewn down with and beneath the ribbon or likebindings 28 and tied to produce a bow above theslide 33 to keep the collar tight or closed around the neck and prevent the fastener from accidentally opening.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank having foldable side and b'ottom iiaps, said blank having a central top extension with a top recess and folded intermediately, the opposed edges being secured together to form a hood, said blank being provided with vertical cuts near the top at the line where the side flaps fold to provide collar portions adapted to be folded, meansvto connect the collar portions and means to tie the hood at the front.

2. A combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank having foldable side and bottom flaps, said blank having a central top extension with a top recess and folded intermediateiy, the opposed edges. being secured together'to form a hood, said side flaps being provided with inward cuts at the top at the line where the side aps fold inwardly over the central portion of the blank to provide collar portions adapted to be folded, draw strings atthe sides of the hood, tie strings at the inner corners of the collar porf tions adapted to connect the side portions in folded relation toward the back, means to separably connect the edges of the side flaps at the front and means to anchor the bottom fiap in upwardly folded relation.

3. An infants garment comprising a body part with a bottom extension, side extensions with longitudinal recesses extending inwardly from their top edges, said side extensions adapted to be folded inwardly over the body part substantially in line with said recesses and the side edges of the bottom extension, ties at the upper inner corners of the side extensions, a hood at the top of the central portion, and tie strings The dual functions of at the sides of the hood spaced from the back.

4. An infants garment comprising a at centrai portion with a bottom extension, vertical side extensions with vertical recesses at: their topv edges, said side extensions adapted to be folded 5 inwardly over the central portion substantially in line with said recesses and the`\side edges of the bottom extension, separable fasteners along the side edges of said side flaps, detachable fasteners to connect the bottom extension when folded upwardly over and' onto the side extensions, a hood formed as atop extension on the central portion adapted tobe connected at the front, the side portions being adapted to be foldedat the top corners over the shoulders and' means to connect said folded portions.

5. A combination garment and blanket,` comprising a blank having foldable sideaps and a bottom flap, said side naps having 'continuous outer edges, a top hood extension, collarportions 20 at the top of thev blank, said side naps being provided with downwardly extending cut-outs at the top edges thereof adjacent the side edges of the top hood extension forming said collar portions,` separable fasteners connecting the side aps at 25 their outer edges when folded, means to connect the collar portions, said means serving to anchor the blank to the sides of a crib, and adjustable means to connect the bottom flap tothe side flaps when folded thereon.

6. A combination garment and blanket comprising a body portion having foldable side flaps and a bottom flap, foldable inwardly and upwardly respectively, said side iiaps having unbroken outer edges and top extensions formed by 35 vertical recesses extending downwardly from the top of the body portion spaced from the outer edges of the side flaps forming foldable collar portions, a central top hood extension, the recesses being contiguous to the side edges of said 40 top hood extension, said collar portions adapted to be disposed in an upstanding position or folded downwardly when the side flaps are folded inwardly over the body portion, means to connect said collar portions at the back when folded rear- 5 wardly, means to connect the side flaps and means to connect the bottom flap to the side aps when folded. Y

7. A combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank having foldable side :daps and top extensions on the side flaps, said top extensions being formed by downwardly extending c'ut outs at the top edges of the blank at the lines where the side flaps fold inwardly.

8. A` combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank having foldable side and bottom flaps and top extensionsv on the side flaps formed by downward cuts at the lines where the side flaps fold, the body part of the blank below the cut outs being of a length to extend to the 60 neck of the wearer and said top extensions adapted to form a folded or upstanding collar.

BERNARD IDELMAN.

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