DE473776C - Sock holder - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a sock holder of the type in which at one end a strap a fixed or adjustable clip to hang on the edge of the sock and at the other end a flat and wide hook to hold in a suitable place of the band placed around the leg is provided.

In the case of sock holders of this type, the hook must be designed in such a way that it can embraced band do not move of their own accord (except in the case of exceptional exertion) and nevertheless a comfortable adjustment of the part of the band encompassing the leg can be made. These However, requirements require a fairly precise design of the hook width, so in particular the thickness and nature of the tape are taken into account can.

The improved suspender belt according to the invention is essentially characterized by this from that he has a frictional or self-locking tape clamping device that can be easily operated with one hand, be it at will to the whole Removal of the tape stored in the hook or to move the tape in the hook for the purpose of setting to the desired one Length.

In its structural design, this self-locking clamping device consists of essentially from a more or less flexible, resilient strip, which is attached to a suitable Place on the inside wall of the wide flat hook is arranged so that it is normally to some extent clear Fills hook width and, by interacting with the opposite wall, the introduced Tape and this is held in place by a friction 4 ". This locking and clamping strip is designed so that it can be conveniently accessed from outside the hook either can be operated directly or through the intermediary of a gripping member.

The drawings illustrate various example embodiments of the sock holder hook provided with the locking device.

Fig. Ι is a top view of the complete hook.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of a spring strip attached to the inner wall of the hook.

Figs. 2a to 2c are embodiments of the spring strip. "

Fig. 3 is a side view illustrating the connection between the Spring strips according to Fig. 2 and the hook according to Fig. 1, the latter being encompassed by the band will. 60 "

Figure 4 is another side view showing the insertion of the tape into the hook.

Fig. S is another side view showing the tape in the clamped position.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the overall clamping device in which the band, for example provided with transverse ribs, between the correspondingly grooved Spring strip and the hook is stored and clamped.

Fig. 7 and 8 show diagrammatic representations of the hook with two different, in this case laterally attached spring strips.

Figure 9 is a detailed view of a wavy resilient clamping strip.

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of another embodiment of the hook, the Clamping strip is moved by a button guided in slots.

Fig. 11 and 12 are two side views to illustrate the arrangement and mode of operation of the spring strip according to Fig. 10.

Figs. 13 and 14 show a plan view and

a side view of a somewhat modified embodiment of the hook, according to Fig. 10.

Fig. IS and 16 are two side views Another embodiment of the hook, the clamping strip by a small Piston is moved.

Figure 17 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the hook without Clamping strips, but notches on its surfaces to hold the tape in place as a replacement having for the strip.

Figs. 18 and 19 are graphs of another Versions of the hook without spring strips, but with beading on the lower one or the upper or both cheeks at the same time.

Fig. 20 is a diagram of this hook with embedded and through the edge flanges the hook's buckled tape; the latter is provided with transverse ribs in this case.

According to Fig. 1 to 9, the U-shaped, wide flat hook 1 made of metal or other material is provided on the inside with a more or less flexible strip 2 made of metal or equivalent material, and this strip is at its end ^2a on the inner wall (below ) of the hook, while its other end, which is provided with a button, an ear or other specially arranged or made from one piece with the strip gripping member of various shapes and sizes, protrudes over the hook. This strip is resilient and normally assumes the locking position shown in Fig. 3, its flexibility ■ can still be effectively supported by a small additional spring 3 '(helical or leaf spring). This strip causes the detention of the portion R ', which is inserted into the hook, but it enables, light I to release the tape for the purpose of adjustment or removal by a simple finger pressure on the button 2 ^b. The strip body can be smooth (Fig. 2), roughened and ^{notched at 2 C} (Fig. 2b) or designed in some other way in order to exert a greater or lesser degree of friction on the part R 'of the tape. It can be curved, bent or kinked in various ways (Fig. 2Ά and 9) in order to fill the clear width of the hook in any changing profile. The band R of the sock holder can also be smooth (Fig. 4), with ribs (Fig. 3 or 6) or with other unevenness in order to increase the friction of the spring strip 2. One end of the band can simply be attached to an end buckle ^{a of} the hook (Fig. 6) or looped around it like a covering and fastened under a bead i ^b (Fig. 3). The edges of the square, trapezoidal, triangular or other shaped hook can be straight or curved, with straight sections or sections rolled up to form flanges, in order to participate in the clamping of the tape if necessary.

In the embodiment according to FIGS. 10 to 14, the spring strip 2 in the various forms mentioned above is ^{attached with its end 2 a} to the inner wall (above) of the hook 1. The upper, ie the visible surface of the hook has a slot i ^c in which the shaft of a two-headed button 4 slides with a little tightening. The inward-facing button is shaped so that it first touches the spring strip and then rests against it, with the result that when the button is moved after the fastening end of the strip to the latter, it is lifted from its fastening wall and so the clear hook width more or less blocked and the stored belt part /? ' clamped (Fig. 12). The slot i ^c (Fig. 14) can ^{narrow after the end 2 0 of} the spring strip in order to clamp the button 4 and prevent it from springing back by itself. Incidentally, the slot could also be designed in such a way that it enables it to be fixed in stages (by means of incisions or the like). The direction of the slot i ^c is not essential if it only runs in the sense required for clamping the band part R '. In this design one can change the shape of the hook just as described above, and the hook edges could be raised or rolled into flanges.

According to FIGS. 15, 16, the spring strip 2 is ^{fastened with its end 2 0} to the lower inner wall of the hook 1. The hook-

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Grund is traversed by a tightly fitted piston 5, which ends in a button 5 ° on the outside and has a thickening 5 * on the inside for lifting the spring strip 2. As a result, as above, the clear hook width is filled and the stored hinge part R 'is more or less blocked. Possibly. means are provided for locking the piston in any required position.

The strap can also be clamped without the aid of a spring strip a corresponding training of the hook parts causing the clamping take place.

The devices shown in Figs. 17 to 20 can be used for this purpose.

In Fig. 17 the hook arms are simply with

a variable number of notches of equal size and offset from one another, creating a series of depressions and elevations which hold the band part R ' in the hook, the latter being made of metal or another flexible material and dimensioned so that it can be inserted, Allows adjustment and release of the tape and normally resists inadvertent movement of the tape perpendicular to the notches.
The arrangements according to Fig. 18, 19, 20 are characterized in that the clamping of the tape is done by means of the folded hook edges or rolled up to flanges i ^c and these edges clamp the tape without damaging it. Incidentally, these arrangements could very well be used in conjunction with that described in Fig. 17 or even that described in Fig. 1 to 16 in order to achieve a combined clamping or braking.

Claims (3)

Patent claims: 1. Sock holder, consisting of a band to be placed around the leg, which is attached to the one end with a clip for securing the sock and at the other end with a hook for hanging the Tape is provided, characterized in that the hook has a frictional effect or self-locking clamping device is provided for the purpose of introducing, adjusting or releasing the tape can be operated with one hand. 2. Sock holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping device consists of a flexible, resilient strip (2) which is attached to the inner hook wall and is such that it normally fills the clear width of the hook to a certain extent and with the opposite, possibly notched or otherwise roughened hook wall cooperates so that the intermediate band part (R ') is clamped and maintained in its position. 3. Sock holder according to claim 2, characterized in that the spring strip (2) from the outside directly through a button (2 *) or some other gripping element or indirectly through an intermediate element (4 or s) is operated. 1 sheet of drawings