COMPOSITE ELASTIC BANDS AND GARMENTS INCORPORATING SUCH BANDS

• US 3,868,729 A
• Filed: 01/08/1973
• Issued: 03/04/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Automatic Braiding Limited
• Original Assignee: John Edward Lynam
• Inventors: Lynam, John Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Dier, Philip
• Application Number:
  US05/321,834
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• Field of Search: 161/50-52,76,99,104-105,107 156/164 2/221,237
• US Class Current: 2/237
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 9/02 Expansible or adjustable belts or girdles ; Adjustable fasteners comprising a track and a slide member A41F1/008, A41F9/002 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 70/00 Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24033 including stitching and discrete fastener[s], coating or bond
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24256 Abutted or lapped seam
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24826 Spot bonds connect components

Abstract

Composite elastic band comprising at least one elastic ribbon to which stretch-limiting, flexible, non-woven strip material e.g., bonded fibre or a plastics strip is secured by adhesive or stitching to be compressed when the band is relaxed and to limit the stretch, said strip material being at one or both sides of the ribbon with or without folding over edges of the ribbon, the band being subsequently incorporated in a cover of knitted or woven fabric in strip form or of a garment folded over the band and secured by stitching in alternative ways. Reference is made to British Pat. application No. 00580/70 of 6th Jan., 1970. Automatic Braiding Company (Nottingham) Limited from which priority is claimed.

Claims

1. A composite elastic band, for use as a waistband of a garment, comprising in combination:

a core having a first width, composed of flat elastic ribbon material in a normally unstretched condition;

at least one strip having a second width, composed of flexible stretch-limiting non-woven material connected to said core in a normally compressed state, said second width being at least the size of said first width and said strip being normally flat throughout its width; and

connecting means for connecting said core to said strip, whereby said second width extends substantially throughout said first width.

2. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 1, said connecting means including an adhesive.

3. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 1, said connecting means including stitches.

4. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 1, said core including at least two ribbons of flat elastic material, disposed edge to edge with a gap between, them and said second width is sufficiently wide to accOmmodate both of said ribbons.

5. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strip material extends over both sides of the core.

6. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a cover of a folded piece of fabric, and stitching securing the cover to said strip and said core whereby said band has said cover covering it.

7. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 6, further including a garment wherein said cover forms a marginal part of said garment and is disposed folded over the outer edges of the core and strip material.

8. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 1, further including a garment wherein said band is adapted to be secured to said garment by spaced longitudinally extending rows of stitches.

9. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 8, further comprising stitches extending through the core and the strip and through the garment.

10. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adhesive is disposed as transverse stripes thereof closely spaced longitudinally to the band.

11. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adhesive is disposed as longitudinal stripes closely spaced transversely to the band.

12. A composite elastic band, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adhesive is disposed as spaced areas.