US2909785A - Pocket show kerchief - Google Patents

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Oct. 27, 1959 L.'MYSELS 2,90

POCKET SHOW KERCHIEF Filed July 2a, 1958 i p I INVENTOR. Lours MYsELs,

United States Patent POCKET SHOW KERCHIEF Louis Mysels,.New York, N. Application July 23, 1958, Serial No. 750,465

1 Claim.- (Cl. 2--279) v This invention relates to pocket kerchiefs, and more particularly has reference to a simulated kerchief adapted to be inserted in the breast pocket of a suit coat, with a portion of the kerchief projecting out of the pocket to provide a neat, attractive appearance.

One important object of the present invention is to provide an improved simulated kerchief of the type stated, which can be manufactured at relatively low cost, as compared to previous simulated kerchiefs already devised.

Another object of importance is to provide, in a kerchief as stated, a pair of cooperating end portions folded along horizontal lines, with said lines being parallel to one another to provide a straight, fiat fold, rather than the peaked folds hitherto used.

Still another object is to provide a simulated kerchief which will require a minimum of layers of material, thus to prevent bulging of the pocket.

Still another object is to provide, in at least one form of the invention, means stiffening the kerchief so as to permit it to be swiftly inserted in or removed from the pocket, without the necessity of stufling the same downwardly under circumstances which might cause the kerchief to compact within the pocket into an undesirably bulky object.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a fragmentary perspective view of a coat breast pocket, portions being broken away, a simulated ornamental kerchief formed according to one form of the invention being illustrated in its inserted position in the pocket.

Fig. 2 is a reduced perspective view showing the kerchief at an intermediate stage of manufacture.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the completed kerchief, per se.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, detail sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a kerchief before being folded embodying a modification of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the kerchief folded, parts being broken away.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another modified form of kerchief.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1-4, there has been illustrated, in association with the pocket 8 of a mans suit coat 10, a simulated kerchief 12 formed according to the invention.

The kerchief 12 can be formed of any suitable fabric material, and said fabric material, in an initial stage of the manufacture, is in the shape of a rectangular body pattern. The body pattern is of elongated formation and the opposite, longitudinal side portions 14, 16 thereof are folded inwardly over the body along parallel, longitudinalfold lines 17 into overlapping relation with the body as at 14, 16 (Fig. 2). The overlapped side portions 14, 16 double the thickness of the body of the kerchief while reducing the same to an overall width slightly less than the width of a conventional coat breast pocket 8.

The ends of the partly folded kerchief are folded in:

; wardly upon the kerchief body along transverse fold lines 18', 18", after the kerchief body has been partly folded midway its ends along a transverse fold line 18. The folded ends have been designated 20, 22, the end 22 being folded along the line 18' which is spaced from 7 fold line 18 a distance less than the distance between the fold line 18 and the line 18" along which the portion 20 is folded. As a result, when the kerchief is fully folded as in Fig. 1, the front part 12' thereof rises to a slightly lesser extent than the back part 12", so that the upper end of the folded back part 12" is visible above the front portion 12'. This will be apparent from Figs. 1 and 3, and after the kerchief has been folded in this manner, the adjacent folds 20 and 22 are stitched by a single stitch 23 at their centers, and the kerchief is tacked at opposite sides by stitching 24 passing through the body of the kerchief as well as through the portions 20, 22. The stitching holds the body portions in flat condition and the kerchief will now appear as a flat article in simulation of a folded kerchief, capable of being ironed and inserted in a conventional coat breast pocket 8. When inserted to its maximum extent, the kerchief is disposed as in Fig. l, with the vertically offset, horizontally extending folds 20, 22 appearing above the top of the pocket.

The modification of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 differs from the form shown in Fig. 1 in that a stiffening member in the form of a strip of stiff fabric 28 is loosely laid on each of the surfaces of front portion 12 and back portion 12 adapted to be the inner surfaces when the kerchief is folded. When the kerchief is folded, the strips 28 are disposed between the front and back portions 12 and 12*, respectively, thereby reinforcing and adding body to the folded kerchief so that it will not collapse, become deformed or flexed out of its flat condition, yet may be readily inserted into the pocket.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 7, the front portion 30 of the kerchief is folded once upon itself intermediate its ends to form a fold 31 and again folded upon itself inwardly of fold 31 to form a second fold 32. The back portion 12" is folded once to form a fold 20. The folds 20, 31 and 32 are stitched together by stitching 33. When thus stitched, the kerchief will appear as a flat article in simulation of a folded kerchief, and when inserted in a pocket, the three vertically, offset, horizontally extending folds 20, 31 and 32 appear above the top of the pocket, similar to the kerchief of Fig. l.

The kerchief may, of course, have two, three or more folds.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

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

An ornamental, simulated pocket kerchief comprising a rectangular fabn'c body folded upon itself along a plurality of fold lines extending transversely thereof to form back and front portions disposed flat against one another substantially in parallel planes, the front portion being slightly shorter in length than the back portion, stitching passing through the front and back portions at both side edges thereof for holding said portions against movement out of said fold lines, one of said planes being disposed intermediate the ends of the body with the front portion being disposed at one side of said one fold line and the back portion being disposed at the other side of said one fold line, the remaining fold lines respectively extending transversely of the back and front portions, to define end portions on the back and front portions, the folded end 15 2,349,722

ll portions being turned inwardly for disposition between said planes and for contact with one another, strips of stiff fabric material disposed loosely between the folded back and front portions of the body for stiffening the body and a stitch through the center of the folded end portions and the body.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,060,729 Gilgenbach Nov. 10, 1936 2,511,242 Brown June 13, 1950 2,735,098 Gindi Feb. 21, 1956 2,813,320 Krimbel Nov. 19, 1957 Cohen Sept. 2, 1958

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