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`NECK GARMENT;
`APPLICATION FILED DEC.27. 1916.
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`SAMUEL s. SAMPLINER,’ or CLEVELAND, OHIO, 'ASSIGNOR TO THE momsmmm
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`Patented Feb. 7, 1922.
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`I Application filed December 27, 1916." Serial No. 139,159.
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`'Be it known that SAMUEL S. SAMP‘LINER,
`a citizen of the United States, residing at
`Cleveland, in the county Of Cuyahoga- and
`State of Ohio,,has invented certain new and
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`Improvements in Neck. Garments,
`of which the following is aspecification.
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`My invention relates to improvements 1n
`neck garment and has for its ObJBCt the pro-
`vision of means forreadily fastening the
`’ same so that the ends may be used as a chest
`protector and shoulder drape.
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`The improvement of my invention is em—
`bodied in a continuously knitted neck scarf
`of such length as to depend along the chest
`of the wearer and pass over the shoulder
`respectively; the fastening means compris-
`ing a longitudinal slot in the knitted fabric
`of which the garment is made. This slot
`may be reinforced by means of a suitable
`clip, if found necessary, for positively fas-
`tening the garment upon the wearer’s neck.
`Moreover,
`the ends preferably are folded
`back upon themselves to form a pointed ter-
`minal of augmented body, better adapting
`the same to be passed throughthe slot.
`I am aware that neck garments such as
`scarfs and ties have previously been devised,
`wherein a transverse slot was formed in the
`substantially inextensible neck portion there-
`of, through which one end was adapted to
`be passed. However, my improvement dif-
`fers therefrom in providing a garment en-
`tirely of knitted fabric, preferably longi—
`tudinally ribbed or chain knitted, wherein
`a longitudinal slot is provided between ad—
`jacent ribs or chains thereof. These border-
`ing ribs tend to close upon an inserted end
`portion, under strain, while a transverse
`slot tends to open under similar conditions.
`Moreover, my improved garment preferably
`.is knitted of fleecy-clinging yarns and, as
`stated, the slot may be augmented by a suit-
`able metallic or other clip. A longitudinal
`slot will be found to present little tendency
`to cause unravelling of the fabric and this
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`tendency is easily overcome by an
`elastic stitching or overcasting, which does
`not impair the clinging tendency of the lon-
`gitudinally positioned slot.
`The features of my invention may best
`be described in connection With the accom-
`panying drawings, wherein,
`Fig. 1 is a View of my improved neck
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`garment as positioned‘for use upon the neck
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`Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof partially
`broken away with a detail showing one form
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`Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan View of one end,
`diagrammatically indicating the
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`I Throughout the different figures, I have
`employed the same character of reference
`to indicate similar parts. My ' improved
`neck garment may advantageously be made
`Of continuous lengths rofknitted fabric or
`material cut to the d'eSired length, suitably
`slotted longitudinally adjacent to the neck
`portion proper, and preferably stitched ter-
`minally to form pointed ends both for struc-
`tural and ornamental purposes, The neck
`garment a is shown of longitudinally striped
`material, wherein a slot 5 is cut intermedi-
`ately of its sides and adjacent to the'neck
`portion thereof. This material is knitted
`with longitudinally extending ribs a”, indi-
`cated upon the white stripes by the parallel
`lines of dashes, and on the colored stripes
`by the interrupted diagonal lines, as conven-
`tional showing of this ribbon material,
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`though the striping is merely
`choice. Preferably, the knitted fabric from -
`which the garment is made has lohgitudi:
`nal ribs a” or is chain knitted of soft fleecy
`yarns, so that the slot 6 tends to close and
`there. is very little unravelling. However,
`this may be entirely overcome by elastic
`stitches b’ about the slot, which in some cases
`may be used to overcast a small V-shaped
`metallic clip 0 at the inner end of the slot,
`as indicated in Fig. 2. Ordinarily, this is,
`not necessary unless the garment is to be
`very .firmly held about the wearer’s neck.
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`vantageously be folded back upon the body ,
`and stitched together to formla pointed re-
`inforced terminal, which is better adapted
`to be passed through the slot, and optionally
`tassels e or other ornamentation may be sup-
`pliedto the neck garment.
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`As shown in Fig. 1, the right hand end
`of the garment is passed through the slot,
`thereby causing said slot to elasticall grip
`the same intermediately of a pleate
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`tion a’, and thereby holding the garment
`easily in place about
`the wearer’s neck.
`This right hand end may be draped over
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`2. A neck garment of the class described,
`comprising a length ofloosely knitted fab-
`ric adapted togencircle the wearer’s neck
`and terminally extend along the; wearer’s
`chest and shoulder; said fabric having a
`slit formed intermediately thereOf, through
`which an end is adapted to be passed, and a
`closed V-shaped clip associated with said
`slit at
`its retaining terminal for holding
`the inserted end portion in adjusted posi-
`tion7 substantially as set forth.
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`_ 3. A neck and chest covering, comprising
`a length of longitudinally ribbed fabric of
`uniform width ;, Said fabric having acon- “
`stricting slot between two adjacent ribsfi.
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`shorter. than the width of the fabric, posi-
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`its middle portion,’ through
`which an end. is adapted to be passed and
`held in adjusted position, andanend folded
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`down to afford a covering for the chest im—
`mediately above-theeollar opening of the
`wearer’s coat. This securing means ordi-
`narily is sufficient to insure a snug fit With—
`out other adjuncts or fastening means which
`might become broken or lost. The clip 0,
`however, may be resorted'to for gripping
`the edge of the inserted end and holding it
`securely against displacement. The gar-
`ment as thus constructed is both simple,
`cheap, and affords adequate protection for
`the neck and chest.
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`Having now described my invention, I
`claim as new and desire to secure by Let-
`ters Patent, the following :—
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`1. A'neck scarf, comprising alength of
`longitudinally ribbed fabric adaptedto en-
`circle the wearer’s neck» and terminallyplie
`along his chest; said fabric having a longi
`tudinal slit between adjacent ribs of t e
`knitting,’through which an end is adapted _
`to ‘be passed and closely held in adjusted po—
`sitions about the neck.
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