Pucker free garment seam and method of manufacture
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a pucker free garment seam between first and second garment components comprising the steps:
- (a) providing a first garment component having an upper surface and a lower surface;
(b) providing a second garment component in a juxtaposed relationship with respect to the first garment component to be joined at a seam to the first garment component;
(c) providing a bonding element having an upper and lower surface and at least a thermal adhesive component and placing the bonding element along the seam formed by the positioning of the first garment component and the second garment component such that the lower surface of the bonding element contacts at the seam the upper surface of the first garment component;
(d) sewing a first set stitch along a side of the seam such that the first stitch traverses through the bonding element, the first garment component, and the second garment component; and
(e) folding the first garment component over the bonding element such that the upper surface of the first garment component is folded over and abuts an upper surface of the bonding element along the seam, the folded over portion of the first garment component is positioned such that it covers portions of the first stitch that protrude through the bonding element along its upper surface;
(f) sewing a second stitch running along a side of the seam opposite the first stitch such that the second stitch traverses through at least the folded over portion of the first garment component and the second garment component; and
(g) applying sufficient heat and pressure to the bonding element to cause the thermal adhesive to melt such that the adhesive flows onto the surfaces of at least the upper surface of the first garment component to provide a bond along the seam such that the bonded components will effectively reduce a tendency of the seam to pucker during laundering.
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Abstract
A pucker free garment seam providing a garment with a tailored and wrinkle free appearance. The pucker free seam and method of manufacture utilizes a bonding element which contains at least a thermal adhesive component which is inserted between first and second garment components along the seam. A sufficient amount of heat and pressure is applied to the seam which causes the adhesive of the bonding element to flow onto the surfaces of the garment components thereby creating a compressed seam and permanently bonding the first and second garment components together along the seam to eliminate puckering associated with shrinkage of the sewing thread.
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1. A method of manufacturing a pucker free garment seam between first and second garment components comprising the steps:
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(a) providing a first garment component having an upper surface and a lower surface; (b) providing a second garment component in a juxtaposed relationship with respect to the first garment component to be joined at a seam to the first garment component; (c) providing a bonding element having an upper and lower surface and at least a thermal adhesive component and placing the bonding element along the seam formed by the positioning of the first garment component and the second garment component such that the lower surface of the bonding element contacts at the seam the upper surface of the first garment component; (d) sewing a first set stitch along a side of the seam such that the first stitch traverses through the bonding element, the first garment component, and the second garment component; and (e) folding the first garment component over the bonding element such that the upper surface of the first garment component is folded over and abuts an upper surface of the bonding element along the seam, the folded over portion of the first garment component is positioned such that it covers portions of the first stitch that protrude through the bonding element along its upper surface; (f) sewing a second stitch running along a side of the seam opposite the first stitch such that the second stitch traverses through at least the folded over portion of the first garment component and the second garment component; and (g) applying sufficient heat and pressure to the bonding element to cause the thermal adhesive to melt such that the adhesive flows onto the surfaces of at least the upper surface of the first garment component to provide a bond along the seam such that the bonded components will effectively reduce a tendency of the seam to pucker during laundering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a clothing garment, a pucker free seam comprising:
- a bonding element having at least a thermal adhesive component and having an upper and lower surface;
a first garment component having an upper and lower surface, the first garment component being folded over the bonding element such that a portion of the upper surface of the first garment component is bonded to the lower surface of the bonding element and another portion of the upper surface of the first garment component is bonded to the upper surface of the bonding element; a second garment component having an upper and lower surface positioned such that a portion of the upper surface of the second garment component abuts at least a portion of the lower surface of the first garment component along the seam; a first set stitch running along a first side of the seam and traversing through the bonding element, the portion of the first garment component bonded to the lower surface of the bonding element, and the portion of the second garment component which abuts the lower surface of the first garment component; a second stitch running along a second side of the seam and traversing at least through the folded over portion of the first garment component and the second garment component; the bonding element of the seam being subjected to a sufficient amount of heat and pressure to cause the thermal adhesive to bond to at least the upper surface of the first garment component to provide a bond along the seam such that the bonded components will effectively reduce a tendency of the seam to pucker during laundering. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- a bonding element having at least a thermal adhesive component and having an upper and lower surface;
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