Patent Publication Number: US-2019174842-A1

Title: Jacket, tie and shirt combination

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to clothing and more particularly to a jacket, tie and shirt combination. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Clothing has been popular for a number of years. More particularly, dress clothing has been popular but due to the number of different clothing items necessary to achieve a proper dress with clothing, people have been looking for a way of achieving dress clothing with a minimum of effort. 
     SUMMARY 
     A jacket, tie and shirt combination may include a front jacket panel; a back jacket panel integrally connected to the front jacket panel; a front shirt panel connected to front jacket panel to cooperate with the front jacket panel and a back shirt panel to cooperate with the back jacket panel; and an adjustable tie to cooperate with the front shirt panel and the front jacket panel and the front shirt aperture and collar to expand and contract in length. Tie is attached to shirt under collar via a “hook and loop” and or permanently sewn. Invention may be a one-piece clothing item to allow user to slip the combination over user&#39;s head for easy dress and undress. 
     The front jacket panel may include opposing sleeves, with or without cuffs. 
     The front jacket panel may include opposing pockets. 
     The front jacket panel may include apertures for buttons. 
     The front shirt may include apertures for buttons and may include a zipper or hook and loop under tie for easy dressing access to person wearing attire.    
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The invention may be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which, like reference numerals identify like elements, and in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a front view of a shirt, tie and jacket combination of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a front view of the front jacket panel and combination with the shirt, shirt collar, cuffs from shirt of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a portion of the front of the shirt to be attached within front jacket combination of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a back view of the back shirt panel which may be located within the jacket combination of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a back view of the back jacket panel with the shirt collar extended, shirt tail and jacket combination of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a front view of the front shirt panel of the shirt and tie of the present invention.  FIG. 6  is also additional detail of  FIG. 3 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       FIG. 1  illustrates the shirt, tie and jacket combination  100  which may include a front jacket panel  102  which may be integrally connected to the back jacket panel  104 . The front jacket panel  102  may include a lapel section  118  which may extend around the periphery of the upper jacket aperture  106  which may cooperate with the front shirt panel  108  and which may underlay the front jacket panel  102 . The front jacket panel  102  may be connected to another portion of the front jacket panel  102  by buttons  110  which may cooperate with button apertures  112  to connect to sections of the front jacket panel  102 . The front jacket panel  102  and the back jacket panel  104  may define a cavity for the user of the shirt and jacket combination  100 . The bottom and the top of the front jacket panel  102  and the back jacket panel  104  may be open at the top and bottom to allow access to the cavity. The front jacket panel  102  may include a pair of opposing pockets  114  to allow the storage of objects. In addition, the front jacket panel  102  and the back jacket panel  104  may be connected to a pair of opposing jackets sleeves  116 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates the front jacket panel  102  which may be integrally connected to the back jacket panel  104 . The front jacket panel  102  may include the lapel section  118  which may extend around the periphery of the upper jacket aperture  106  which may cooperate with the front shirt panel  108 . The front jacket panel  102  may be detachably connected to another portion of the front jacket panel  102  by or with buttons  110  which may cooperate with button apertures  112  to connect to sections of the front jacket panel  102 . The collar of the shirt  107  may be connected within the jacket aperture  106  to the inside of the lapel  118 . The front jacket panel  102  and the back jacket panel  104  may define a cavity for the user of the shirt, tie and jacket combination  100 . The bottom and the top of the front jacket panel  102  and the back jacket panel  104  may be open to allow access to the cavity. The front jacket panel  102  may include a pair of opposing pockets  114  to allow the storage of objects. In addition, the front jacket panel  102  and the back jacket panel  104  may be connected to a pair of opposing jackets sleeves  116 . A part of the shirt  111  may be attached to inside of jacket sleeves  116  to form cuffs protruding out  111  from jacket sleeves  116 . The cuffs can be with a button or with an aperture to allow for cuff links.  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 5  may connect at shoulders, sides and elsewhere to form one jacket. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a portion of the front shirt panel  108  attached inside or coordinated inside the front jacket panel  102  and illustrates the expandable tie  132 , the shirt buttons  117  and the shirt button apertures  113 .  FIG. 3  additionally illustrates the front shirt panel  108  may have a tail  115  to allow user to tuck shirt into user&#39;s pants. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates the back shirt panel  134  which may be integrally connected to the front shirt panel  108  and may also be integrally connected to the inside of the back of jacket  104 ,  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 4  additionally illustrates the back tail of the part of a shirt  140  which can be tucked into the pants of the wearer/user. Further, the back shirt panel  134  may define a bottom shirt opening  138 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates the back jacket panel  104  which may be connected to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , front jacket panel  100 ,  102  and which may be connected to the jackets sleeves  116 .  FIG. 5  additionally illustrates the upper jacket aperture  106  and the lower jacket aperture  130  to provide access to the user of the jacket.  FIG. 5  also shows the back of the shirt collar  107  and the shirt cuffs  111 . 
       FIG. 6  further illustrates the front shirt panel  108   a  which may be connected to an integral back shirt panel  134  which may include the expandable tie  132  which may have an expandable collar on shirt  136  to allow the user to access a shirt cavity and for user to wear invention by placing over wear&#39;s head, which may be defined by the front shirt panel  108  and the back shirt panel  134  by expanding and contracting in length of the expandable tie  132 . The front shirt panel  108  and the back shirt panel  134  may define a bottom shirt opening  138  and a top shirt opening  131  to allow access to the shirt cavity. Also, under the tie the invention may have a zipper or “hook and loop” on the shirt  142  to allow wearer of invention easier access to pull over the neck of wearer. 
     The shirt, tie and jacket combination may be formed in many ways including the following. 
     1) Using fabric preferably with a small amount of spandex the first shirt panel  108  and the back shirt panel  134  being formed into the width a spread collar, full front, and full yoke. Also, the sleeve of the shirt is formed in one embodiment above placket to a full, functioning cuff. 
     The fabric may be polyester/spandex or other appropriate fabric in one embodiment. 
     2) Make working buttonhole(s) in the front shirt panel  108  in the top button position at or near top to below the collar stand. Secure the front placket of the front shirt panel  108  by sewing buttons over the center placket below this button position, spacing the buttons appropriately apart in one embodiment. 
     3) Attach a small square of hook and loop tape to the front of the shirt where the top button would be located. Use the soft (loop) side on the inside of the left side of the collar stand and use the hook side on the outside of the right side of the collar stand. 
     4) Using an appropriate jacket-weight blend fabric to construct the jacket front to front side and to the back at the shoulder seam. The fabric may be in one embodiment a wool/polyester/spandex blend to stretch in the crosswise direction and substantially none in the lengthwise direction. 
     5) Secure the shirt front to the side front seam of the jacket front. Sew the jacket sides to the jacket back at the side seams. 
     6) Attach the partial front lining to the inside jacket front panel  102  facing, and then completely attach the collar of the shirt to the jacket inside the jacket lapel  107  area, as part of the under collar/lapel to the jacket  107 . Also connect the front shirt panel  108  to inside of front jacket  102 . On the jacket assembly, the sleeve lining is attached within the jacket sleeves at an appropriate location  116  within the jacket sleeve with an appropriate seam. Also the shirt cuff  111  is secured within the jacket sleeve  116  at an appropriate location. The goal is to have the shirt cuff  111  show an appropriate amount protruding below the jacket sleeve hem. 
     While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed.