US1074605A - Garment-supporter. - Google Patents

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R. S. CARTER. GARMENT SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED 8 12114, 1912.

1 074 605 Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application file d-September"14,1912. Serial no. 720,335;

Be it known that 1, ROBERT S. GARTER,l citizen of the United States, and resident ofi Chicago, in the county of Cook and State, of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Support:

ers, of which. the following is a full, clear,i

and exact specification.

This invention relates to improvements;

in garmentsupporters in which the garment j is clasped between the free end of a fixed. jaw and a pivoted movable jaw, the movable jaw of which is locked in its operative .po-,

sition by means of a cam or eccentric formed therewith, and more particularly to gar-5 ment supporters which are especially adapted for use as hose supporters. i Prior to my invention there have been with whichthey :cut holes in the hose, even when the edge of theclamping jaws are not serrated but smooth, and for the reason that the movable jaw swings from a fixed axis, and that it cannot adjust itself to the fixed-jaw or unevenness inthe hose at the .point clamped, as for example, when :one portion of the length of its edge presses simultaneously against a comparatively unyielding seam and the yielding fabric of the hose so that there is a side pull, eventually wearing through or cutting a hole in the hose, and furthermore that when the movable jaw clamps the hose as tight as it should be for safety of hold thereon, it can only be loosened and detached by taking hold of it with the fingers, which is not infrequently quite painful to the operator.

The object of myinvention is a garment supporter, the opposing edges of the fixedand movable jaw of which are both straight and smooth, and the movable jaw .pivotally supported in sucha manner that concurrently with its pivotal swinging movement itshall directly pinching a hose between it and the edge of the fixed j aw.

A further object of my invention is to have the movable jaw so suspended that it may be operated to and from its closed position by means of a lever and in such a manner that there can be no necessity for taking hold of the movable jaw with the fingers to loosen it or detach it from the hose, which several serious objections to hose supportersi, now upon the market, and among which obectlons may be mentioned the frequency lever also serves to lock the movable j against accidental detachment from its operativeposition. I f A further object of this invention is a garment supporter and particularly one adapted for supporting hose, of the simplest possible construction, and fewest number of 1 parts, of durable construction, in which it is possible and practical to secure the objects above mentioned.

.With these ends in view, my invention finds embodiment in certain features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts by which the said objects and certain other objects are here inafter attained,all as fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claim. A i

In said drawing: Figure 1 illustrates in side elevation a garment supporter in its operative position, locking a garment and particularly hose thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the jaws open, and Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof.

Similar characters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures of the drawing.

The body portion of the fixed jaw of my garment supporter preferably consists of a sheet metal plate 4, from one end of which is bent a. hook-like portion forming the jaw -5 thereof, the edge 6 of which preferably eX- the slotted end are outwardly bent lugs l0'l0 forming bearings for lugs 1111 projecting laterally from a lever 12, provided at its outer end with a thumb portion also have an end thrust, whereby it mayj be moved to its operative position without 13 for convenience of manipulation, as hereinafter described. Lever 12 is provided with a bent tongue 14 cut therefrom, forming a bearing for a movable jaw 15 provided with a slot 16 (see Fig. '3) the width of which slot is somewhat greater than the thickness of the bent tongue, and also somewhat longer than the width of the tongue, so that the movable jaw may have a slight endwise and also lateral movement on its bearing for adjusting its edge to any un- .dental outward movement. 7 observed that the fabrlc 19 of a garment, as

for example the upper portion of a hose, is

evenness in the fabric held between the end of the. movable jaw and in the pocket formed by the hook 5 on the fixed jaw, in order that the strain of an uneven fabric held between the two jaws may be uniformly distributed throughout the width of both jaws. Lever 12 has preferably formed therewith inwardly beyond its pivotal point,-

an' angular bent portion 17, so formed with afoot 18 that when the lever is in the position shown in Fig. 1 the lever will be locked, and also the movable jaw held against acci- -"not' clamped directly between the opposing straight edges of the jaws, but is bent over the edge of the fixed jaw and under the edge of the movable jaw, and that by having the movable jaw self adjustable both laterally and longitudinally by means of the slot 16 working loose on its pivot, thestrain or pull upon a hose or other garment will be uniformly distributed along the entire width of both jaws, and that after inserting the fabric to its operative position in the fixed jaw,

7 it is' not compressed between the two jaws until the movable jaw has been swung inwardly past the edge of the fixed jaw. In

other words after inserting the fabric to its operative position relative to the fixed jaw with the movable jaw and the lever in their i open position as shown in Fig. 2, it will now the fixed jaw, for the reason that it will then have reachedthe limit of its longitudinal movement and by the cam like action of the tongue be forced against and'pinch the fabric against the curved inner wall of the hook, but being still free to move laterally, will also at the same time adjust itself to unevenness in the fabric in such a manner that the strain upon the fabric will be uniformly distributed the full width of the compressingedge of the movable jaw. As a means for adjusting both jaws to unevenness in the fabric such, for example, as occurs from seams partly clamped therein, this lateral Copies of this patent may be obtained for It will now be andlongitudinal shifting of a movable jaw on its pivotal support is regarded as an important feature of my invention, and this whether the movable jaw is suspended by and from a lever, or by other means of support.

When the lever is in its closed position,

shown in Fig. 1,'the foot 18 will lie fiat against the plate 4 at, a point thereon whichmay be said to. be the upper. end ,of the shank of the fixed jaw, and thereby lockthe lever against an accidental outward movement, and yet enable the lever to be quite easily started from its locked position.

It will now. be observed with respect to the movable jaw and its suspending lever that their connection is a shifting fulcrum by means of which the movable jaw not only has a pivotal movement, but also a thrust movement, providing for first a swinging movement inwardly beyond the edge of the fixed jaw withoutpinching the goods, and

then a thrust movement clamping the goods against the curved portion of the fixed jaw and notonly enabling the movable jaw to adjust itself to unequal thickness and hard and soft places in the fabric, but in such a manner thatthe'strain of the fabric is evenly distributed entirely across the ends of both jaws. My invention 15, therefore, not limited to the speclal devices and arrangement of devices herein described, but

includes any shifting fulcrum support for the movable jaw accomplishing the results next above recited. 3

Having described my invention, whatv I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A garment supporter comprising in com-1 bination a fixed jaw, provided with lugs bent therefrom, a lever pivoted to said lugs, a loop bent from said lever, a movable jaw pivoted to said loop provided with a slot of greater length and width thanthe width and thickness of the loop, whereby on operating the lever said jaw has ashifting ful crum movement thereon, substantially as described. j V j In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and aflixed my seal, this 11th day of September, A. D. 191 2.

ROBERT s. CARTER.

Witnesses:

'JNo. G. ELLIOTT, MILDRED ELSNER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G.

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