Patent Publication Number: US-11382361-B2

Title: Garment with convertible sleeve cuffs

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 15/248,040 filed on Aug. 26, 2016. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention is directed to a garment having a sleeve cuff, and more particularly to a garment having a sleeve cuff where the cuff can be converted into a plurality of styles. 
     Related Art 
     The present invention provides a stylish garment with convertible sleeve cuffs. Distinct from other garments with convertible sleeve cuffs which are solely for allowing varying sleeve lengths as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,641,765A for example, the convertible sleeve cuff in the present invention comprises of connectors specifically and discreetly placed such that the sleeve cuff can be converted into a plurality of styles. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     The present invention is directed to a garment having convertible sleeve cuffs for providing the wearer with a number of versatile looks. The invention comprising of a garment with sleeves wherein each sleeve has a sleeve cuff attached to its wrist end. The sleeve cuff comprising of a wrist portion, a first extension extending longitudinally from one end of the wrist portion, a second extension extending longitudinally from the opposite end of the wrist portion, and a connector comprising of two or more corresponding parts for securing the first extension to the second extension when the sleeve cuff is manipulated into a particular style. These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the specification and drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example only, and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of a sewing pattern for a convertible sleeve cuff according to an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIGS. 3-10  are perspective views of a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs arranged in a variety of styles. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Referring now to the figures, where similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout,  FIG. 1  shows a perspective view of a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  according to an embodiment of the present invention, each sleeve cuff comprising of a first extension  102  and a second extension  104 . The first extension  102  and the second extension  104  each having a connector  106 , the connector  106  comprising of two or more corresponding parts. The connector  106  preferably comprising of magnets but may comprise of male and female connectors and fasteners, hook and eye fasteners, hook and loop fasteners, buttons, or other similar connectors typically known in the art for securing the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  to one another or to other areas on the convertible sleeve cuff  100  when the convertible sleeve cuff  100  is manipulated into different styles. One or more parts of the connector  106  are on the tip  107  of the first extension  102  and one or more parts of the connector  106  are on the base  105  of the first extension  102 . The connector may be secured to, detachable from, or removable from the convertible sleeve cuff  100 . 
       FIG. 2  shows a front view of a sewing pattern for a convertible sleeve cuff according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pattern comprising of a first extension  102  longitudinally extending from one end of a wrist portion  110  and a second extension  104  longitudinally extending from the opposite end of the wrist portion  110  wherein the first extension  102  and second extension  104  are mirror images. The first extension  102  and the second extension  104  each having a tip  107  and a base  105  wherein the base  105  is an area where the wrist portion  110  meets the extension  102 ,  104  and the tip  107  is at the end of the respective extension  102 ,  104  distal from the base  105 . Each extension  102 ,  104  comprising of two triangles  116 ,  117  one or more parts of the connector  106  at the tip  107 , and one or more parts of the connector  106  at the base  105 . The one or more parts of the connector  106  at the base  105  are located proximal to the base  118  of first triangle  116  at a distance away from the first triangle  116  that is between 0 to ¾ of the length of the side of the first triangle  116 . In a size medium garment with standard measurements of the typical size medium wearer, the triangles  116 ,  117  preferably have a base width of approximately 2¾ inches. The sewing pattern, as shown in  FIG. 2  is graded up and down according to grading techniques typically known in the art. 
     In some embodiments of the present invention the convertible sleeve cuffs  100  are detachable from the garment. Attachment/detachment means may comprise of zip fasteners, hook and eye fasteners, hook and loop fasteners, buttons, magnets, or other similar attachment means generally known in the art. In some embodiments the connectors  106  are detachable from the sleeve cuffs  100 . 
       FIGS. 3-10  show perspective views of a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  according to the present invention where the cuffs are converted into a variety of styles. By way of example only,  FIG. 3  is a perspective view of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  where the style shown is formed by folding each of the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  backwards onto the wrist portion  110  and connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tips  107  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the bases  105 . 
       FIGS. 4 a  and 4 b    are perspective views of a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuff  100  where the connectors  106  are magnets and the style shown is formed by folding each of the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  backwards onto the wrist portion, thereafter taking the tip  107  of each of the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  and folding it forward such that the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tips  107  connect to the one or more parts of the connector on the bases  105 . 
       FIGS. 5 a  and 5 b    are perspective views of a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  where the style shown is formed by folding the second extension  104  backwards toward the wrist portion  110  and connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  of the second extension  104  with the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the base  105 . Thereafter, extending the first extension  102  over the second extension  104  and connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  of the first extension  102  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the base  105 . 
       FIG. 6  shows a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  where the style shown is formed by folding the second extension  104  backwards onto the wrist portion, thereafter taking the tip  107  of the second extension  104  and folding it forward such that the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  connect to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the corresponding base  105 . Folding the first extension  102  backwards onto the wrist portion, curling it underneath itself to form a cone shape and connecting the one or more parts of the connector on the tip  107  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the corresponding base  105 . 
       FIG. 7  shows a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  where the style shown is formed by folding the second extension  104  backwards onto the wrist portion, thereafter taking the tip  107  of the second extension  104  and folding it forward to connect the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the corresponding base  105 . Thereafter, extending the first extension  102  over the second extension  104  and connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  of the first extension  102  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  of the second extension  104 . 
       FIG. 8  shows a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  where the style shown is formed by folding each of the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  inwards towards a wearers wrist, curling each of the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  into themselves to create a cone shape, and connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tips  107  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the corresponding bases  105 . 
       FIG. 9  shows a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  where the style shown is formed by connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tips  107  of each of the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  to one another. 
       FIGS. 10 a  and 10 b    show a sleeve of a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs  100  where the style shown is formed by folding each of the first extension  102  and the second extension  104  upwards towards the wearers head, extending the first extension  102  towards the second extension  104 , extending the second extension  104  over the first extension  102 , connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  of the first extension  102  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the base  105  of the second extension  104 , and connecting the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the tip  107  of the second extension  104  to the one or more parts of the connector  106  on the base  105  of the first extension  102 . 
     It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.