Garment collar assembly

Abstract

A collar assembly for a garment comprising a collar band, a fold, and a collar leaf. A fixing stitch affixes the collar leaf to the body of the garment. This prevents the collar assembly from rumpling and gives a neat and attractive appearance to the collar. The fixing stitch may be set back a prescribed distance from the front edge of the collar so that the collar is not too tight around the neck.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A collar assembly for a garment comprising:
 a garment body having a collar band disposed about a neck portion of a garment;   a collar leaf attached to the collar band, extending from a fold disposed between the collar band and the collar leaf, the collar leaf having a front edge and a bottom edge; and   a fixing stitch affixes the collar leaf to the garment body proximate to the fold and the front edge of the collar leaf.   
     
     
         2 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said fixing stitch has a first end proximate to the fold and a second end terminating a prescribed distance from the front edge of the collar leaf, wherein said fixing stitch is inclined at a prescribed angle relative to the fold. 
     
     
         3 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said fixing stitch terminates at least one half inch from the front edge of the collar leaf. 
     
     
         4 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said fixing stitch is between one quarter inch and five inches in length. 
     
     
         5 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said fixing stitch includes an accent design. 
     
     
         6 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the fixing stitch is substantially parallel to the front edge of the collar leaf. 
     
     
         7 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the fixing stitch is a zig-zag line, multiple parallel lines, or one or more bartacks. 
     
     
         8 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the fixing stitch is visible on the outside of the shirt collar assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the fixing stitch is not visible on the outside of the shirt collar assembly. 
     
     
         10 . The collar assembly of  claim 1 , embodied in an athletic shirt, a dress shirt, or a dress. 
     
     
         11 . A collar assembly for a garment comprising:
 a garment body having a collar band disposed about a neck portion of a garment;   a collar leaf attached to the collar band, extending from a fold disposed between the collar band and the collar leaf, the collar leaf having a front edge and a bottom edge;   a fixing stitch region disposed in the front one-third portion of the collar leaf; and   a fixing stitch disposed within the fixing stitch region;
 said fixing stitch affixes the collar leaf to the garment body. 
   
     
     
         12 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said fixing stitch has a first end proximate to the fold and a second end terminating a prescribed distance from the front edge of the collar leaf, wherein said fixing stitch is inclined at a prescribed angle relative to the fold. 
     
     
         13 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said fixing stitch terminates at least one half inch from the front edge of the collar leaf. 
     
     
         14 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said fixing stitch is between one quarter inch and five inches in length. 
     
     
         15 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said fixing stitch includes an accent design. 
     
     
         16 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the fixing stitch is substantially parallel to the front edge of the collar leaf. 
     
     
         17 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the fixing stitch is a zig-zag line, multiple parallel lines, or one or more bartacks. 
     
     
         18 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the fixing stitch is visible on the outside of the shirt collar assembly. 
     
     
         19 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the fixing stitch is not visible on the outside of the shirt collar assembly. 
     
     
         20 . The collar assembly of  claim 11 , embodied in an athletic shirt, a dress shirt, or a dress.