June 21, 1927.
A. M. H. BLISS
APRON
Filed Sept. 25, 1924
1,632,873
Patented June 21, 1927.
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
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' Application ?led September 25, 1924. Serial No. 788,841.
My invention relates generally to wearing straight side edges of the body 10 are but
apparel, and more particularly to an apron,
theprincipal objects of my invention being
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The apron yoke comprises a section 15 of
to p‘fovide a relatively simple and practical suitable fabric that is folded along its lon~
apron that may be easily and'cheaply pro gitudinal center line, thereby producing a
duced, readily laundered, and which pre
sents a neat, ?nished. and pleasing appear
ance.
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tonholes 14.
rear section 16 and a front section 17. Se 60
cured to the front face of the rear section 16
are buttons 18 that. are spaced so that they
A. further object of my invention is to may be engaged through the button holes
provide an apron that may be eas1ly and .13, and when so engaged the front section
quickly applied‘to or removed _from the 1? is folded downward over the upper front
body of the wearer, and to PI‘OVlde a. con— portion of the apron body. thereby conceal
struction that involves but two main parts, ing the buttons 18 and buttonholes 13. Se
namely, the apron body‘ and a removable cured to the end portions of the rear part
" yoke, the latter having straps that pass over 16 of the yoke are the ends of straps 19,
the shoulders of the wearer and serve to preferably formed of the same fabric from 70
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support the apron ‘in position upon the which the yoke is formed, and when the
wearer’s body.
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apron is worn these straps pass upward,
With the foregoing and other objects In thence rearwardly over the shoulders of the
view, my invention consists in certain novel wearer, across the wearer’s back, and the
features of construction and arrangement lower ends of said straps are provided with 76
of parts that will be hereinafter more fully buttons 20 that are adapted to engage the
described and claimed and illustrated in buttonholes l4.
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the accompanying drawing in which:
Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of an
apron of my improved construction.
Various pleasing and distinctive effects
may be produced by forming the apron body
10 from plain or uncolored material and
Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the ‘using colored or ‘decorated material in the
apron.
production of the yoke and straps 19. Inas
Fig. 3 is an elevational View of the sec much as the apron body 10 consists of a
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rectangular section of‘
the fabric, devoi
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hooks and
lug. 4 1s a detail perspective showing the eyes, snap fasteners,ofor buttons,
the like, it may be
yoke that is detachably connected to the readily laundered and passed through laun
upper portion of the apron body with one dry machinery, such as mangles, wringers
‘end of the yoke turned upward to show the and the like, and this is an economical ad
attaching means.
vantage, by the reason of the fact that plain
Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a pieces of material without buttons and the
modi?ed form of my improved apron.
like are laundered .at a lower rate than
Referring by numerals to the accompany articles having buttons, hooks and eyes, or
ing drawings, which illustrate a practical other similar fastening devices.
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embodiment of my invention, 10 designates
My improved construction enables the
the body of the apron which may be formed wearer to use an inde?nite number of apron
of any desired fabric and which has its bodies 10 with a single oke and supportino'
edges hemmed or ?nished in any desired .straps, for, by reason 0 the position of sai'
manner. The preferred form of apron body, yoke and stra s upon the wearer’s body,
as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is substan they will not ecome soiled as quickly as
tially rectangular in form, and has its upper the body portion 10 of said apron.
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corners cut away, thereby producing at the
In the modi?ed construction illustrated in
top of said apron body a centrally arranged Fig. 5, the a ron body 21 is in the form of
straight edge 11 and , inclined upper side a square of abric, one corner thereof being
edges 12. Formedalong the centrally ar turned downwardly so as to lie on the front.
ranged strai ht edge 11 is a series of button upper portion of the apron body, and the
holes 13, an formed adjacent to the corners‘ yoke 22 is applied _to said overturned u per
boda-
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between the inclined upper edges 12 and the corner. ThlS particular structure pro uoes
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an apron having a pointed lower end and ‘ I claimas my invention:
with the side points‘ disposed on the rearv 1. In an apron, the combination with an
. apron body formed of a one-piece section
portion of the wearer’s dress or skirt.
The construction of my improved apron
is such that it may be very easily and eco
nomically roduced as it is obvious that
short len s and “scraps” of materials that
would ot erwise be thrown away may be
utilized in its manufacture.
of plain smooth flexible material, provided
adjacent to‘ its upper edge with, a series of
buttonholes, of a one piece yoke folded on a
centrally disposed longitudinally extending
line to form front and rear portions, but~
tons secured on the inner face of the rear
portion of said ‘ yoke, which buttons are
The readily detachable connection be
tween the yoke and straps and the apron adapted to engage through certain of the iii)
bodyv enables the latter, when soiled, to be buttonholes in the apron body, the front
removed and replaced by a clean apron body portion of ‘said yoke depending and over
lying the front upper edge of the apron
member.
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While I have shown and described the body so as to cover the button and button
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oke and strap portions of the apron as be hole connections between said yoke and
mg detachably connected to the apron body apron body and straps secured to the ends
_ by means of buttons and buttonholes, it will of the rear portion of said yoke and adapted
be understood that other readily detachable to be detachably connected to the upper
20 fastening means such as hooks and eyes, portions of the sides of said apron body.
2. In an apron, the combination with an 70
snap fasteners, loops or eyelets may be used.
apron
body comprising a one-piece section
The yoke member 15 in my improved ‘
of
plain
smooth flexible material having a
apron is herein illustrated and described as
being formed from a substantially rectan plurality of button holes formed in its cen
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gular section of material, but if desired tral portion adjacent to ‘its upper edge, there
said yoke member, and articularl the being button holes formed in the upper por
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outer or overhanging portion thereo may tion of the apron body near its side edges,
be given any desired shape and trimmed or of a one-piece yoke folded on a longitudi
decorated as desired.
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In some instances, nally disposed medial line to form front and .
for the purpose of-economy of production, rear portions, buttons secured on the inner
the front overhanging portion of the yoke face of the rear portion of said yoke, which
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.buttons are adapted to pass through the
member may be entirely eliminated. _
The convenience and utility of an apron button holes in the u per central portion
of my improved construction is'materially of the apron body, t e front portion of
increased, due to the fact that, if a wearer which yoke depends andoverlies thelfront
about to put on the apron, ?nds that the upper edge of the apron body when said
yoke is secured to. said body, so as to cover
or has been mislaid, the apron body can be the button and button hole connections be
yoke and strap portion is being laundered
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readily ‘applied for use by running a suit tween said yoke and apron body, straps sc
able _cord or tape through buttonholes 13 oured to the ends of the rear portion of said
and 14 and passing said cord or tape over yoke and buttons carried by the free ends
of said straps, which buttons are adapted
the wearer’s shoulders.
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It will be readily understood that minor to engage through the button holes in tin
changes in the size, form and construction upper portions of the sides of the apron
of the various parts of my improved apron body when the apron is on the wearer’s
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may be made and substituted for those here body.
in described without departing from the ' In testimony whereof I a?ix my signature.
spirit of the inventiomthe scope of which
ANNA
H. BLISS.
is set forth inthe appended claims.
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