Fly shield for garment such as pair of jeans
A fly shield for a garment such as, for example, a pair of jeans. The fly shield includes a material folded and stitched to form a mitered corner. The mitered corner is defined by a fly shield seam and the fly shield has an approximate trapezoid shape defining two approximate right angles, a first acute angle, and an obtuse angle. The fly shield seam extends towards a vertex of the obtuse angle; and the fly shield defines a bottom folded edge that extends between the vertex of the obtuse angle and a vertex of the first acute angle. The fly shield seam and the bottom folded edge intersect to form a second acute angle, which is a portion of the obtuse angle.
1. A garment, comprising:
a first front panel;
a second front panel;
wherein a first side portion of the first front panel is coupled to a first side portion of the second front panel via a crotch seam;
a waistband coupled to an upper portion of the first front panel and an upper portion of the second front panel;
a zipper coupled to a second side portion of the first front panel and a second side portion of the second front panel;
and
a fly shield comprising a material folded to create a first fold and a second fold, and stitched to create a fly shield seam;
wherein the fly shield seam is positioned between the first fold and the second fold to form a mitered corner;
wherein a bottom portion of the fly shield is formed by the first fold in the material such that the bottom portion of the fly shield consists of a first material layer and a second material layer; and
wherein the only portion of the fly shield that extends over the crotch seam is the bottom portion.
2. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the zipper comprises a zipper stop; and wherein the fly shield seam is stitched to the second side portion of the first front panel at a location between the zipper stop and the waistband.
3. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the garment is a pair of pants or a pair of shorts.
4. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the fly shield has an approximate trapezoid shape defining two approximate right angles, a first acute angle, and an obtuse angle; wherein the fly shield seam of the mitered corner extends towards a vertex of the obtuse angle; and wherein the first fold extends between the vertex of the obtuse angle and a vertex of the first acute angle.
5. The garment of claim 4 , wherein the fly shield seam and the first fold intersect to form a second acute angle, which is a portion of the obtuse angle.
6. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the fly shield seam is spaced from the crotch seam.
7. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a bartack formed through a portion of the fly shield and the crotch seam; and wherein the fly shield seam is stitched to the second side portion of the first front panel at a location between the bartack and the waistband.
8. A garment comprising:
a first front panel;
a second front panel;
wherein a first side portion of the first front panel is coupled to a first side portion of the second front panel via a crotch seam;
a waistband coupled to an upper portion of the first front panel and an upper portion of the second front panel;
a zipper coupled to a second side portion of the first front panel and a second side portion of the second front panel;
and
a fly shield comprising a material folded to create a first fold and a second fold, and stitched to create a fly shield seam;
wherein the fly shield seam is positioned between the first fold and the second fold to form a mitered corner;
wherein the fly shield is stitched to the second side portion of the first front panel.
9. The garment of claim 8 , wherein the zipper comprises a zipper stop; and wherein the fly shield seam is stitched to the second side portion of the first front panel at a location between the zipper stop and the waistband.
10. The garment of claim 9 , wherein the garment is a pair of pants or a pair of shorts.
11. The garment of claim 9 , wherein the fly shield has an approximate trapezoid shape defining two approximate right angles, a first acute angle, and an obtuse angle; wherein the fly shield seam of the mitered corner extends towards a vertex of the obtuse angle; and wherein the first fold extends between the vertex of the obtuse angle and a vertex of the first acute angle.
12. The garment of claim 11 , wherein the fly shield seam and the first fold intersect to form a second acute angle, which is a portion of the obtuse angle.
13. The garment of claim 11 , wherein the first fold forms a bottom portion of the fly shield; and wherein the only portion of the fly shield that extends over the crotch seam is the bottom portion.
14. The garment of claim 13 , wherein the bottom portion of the fly shield consists of a first material layer and a second material layer.
15. The garment of claim 11 , wherein the fly shield seam is spaced from the crotch seam.
16. The garment of claim 8 , further comprising a bartack formed through a portion of the fly shield and the crotch seam; and wherein the fly shield seam is stitched to the second side portion of the first front panel at a location between the bartack and the waistband.
17. A fly shield for a garment, the fly shield comprising a material folded to create a first fold and a second fold, and stitched to create a fly shield seam;
wherein the fly shield seam is positioned between the first fold and the second fold to form a mitered corner;
wherein the fly shield has an approximate trapezoid shape defining two approximate right angles, a first acute angle, and an obtuse angle;
wherein the first fold and the second fold intersect to form the obtuse angle;
wherein the fly shield seam extends towards a vertex of the obtuse angle; and
wherein the first fold extends between the vertex of the obtuse angle and a vertex of the first acute angle.
18. The fly shield of claim 17 , wherein the fly shield seam and the first fold intersect to form a second acute angle, which is a portion of the obtuse angle.
19. The fly shield of claim 17 , wherein the first fold bottom forms a bottom portion of the fly shield; and wherein the only portion of the fly shield that is configured to extend over a crotch seam of a garment is the bottom portion.
20. The fly shield of claim 19 , wherein the bottom portion of the fly shield consists of a first material layer and a second material layer.
21. A method, comprising constructing a fly shield using a material, the material comprising a first portion including a first edge and a second portion including a second edge, wherein an obtuse angle is defined between the first edge and the second edge, wherein the first portion has a first surface and an opposing second surface, and wherein the second portion has a third surface and an opposing fourth surface; wherein constructing the fly shield using the material comprises:
placing the first portion and the second portion in a first position in which the first surface of the first portion faces the third surface of the second portion and the first edge is substantially aligned with the second edge;
stitching, when the first and second portions are in the first position, the first portion to the second portion to form a fly shield seam; and
after forming the fly shield seam, placing the stitched first and second portions in a second position in which the second surface of the first portion faces the fourth surface of the second portion and the second portion is folded to create a first fold and a second fold;
wherein a bottom portion of the fly shield is formed by the first fold in the material.
22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising attaching the fly shield to a garment that comprises a waistband and a zipper stop such that the fly shield seam is stitched to the garment at a location between the waistband and the zipper stop.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the garment is a pair of pants or a pair of shorts.
24. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
stitching the fly shield seam to a front portion of a garment; and
creating a bartack that extends through the fly shield and a crotch seam of the garment;
wherein the garment comprises a waistband; and
wherein the fly shield seam is stitched to the front portion of the garment at a location that is between the waistband and the bartack.
25. The method of claim 21 , further comprising attaching the fly shield to a garment that comprises a crotch seam; and wherein the only portion of the fly shield that extends over the crotch seam is the bottom portion.
26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the bottom portion of the fly shield consists of a first material layer and a second material layer.
27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the fly shield seam is spaced from the crotched seam.
28. The method of claim 21 , wherein, when the stitched first and second portions are in the second position, the fly shield seam is positioned between the first fold and the second fold to form a mitered corner; and wherein, when the stitched first and second portions are in the second position:
the fly shield has an approximate trapezoid shape defining two approximate right angles, a first acute angle, and an obtuse angle;
wherein the first fold and the second fold intersect to form the obtuse angle;
the fly shield seam of the mitered corner extends towards a vertex of the obtuse angle; and
the first fold extends between the vertex of the obtuse angle and a vertex of the first acute angle.
29. The method of claim 28 , wherein the fly shield seam and the first fold intersect to form a second acute angle, which is a portion of the obtuse angle.