US1103742A

US1103742A - Shirt-holder.

Info

Publication number: US1103742A
Application number: US75523213A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles H Damman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-03-18
Filing date: 1913-03-18
Publication date: 1914-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 1931-07-14

Description

G. H. DAMMAN. SHIRT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.18, 1913.

1, 1 03,742, Patented July 14, 1914,

CHARLES H. DAMMAN,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIRT-HOLDER.-

aiosxa'ae.

Specification of letters Patent. Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed March 18, 1913. Serial No. "755,232.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. DAMMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Shirt-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention comprehends improvements in shirt holders and relates more par ticularly to those which are especially adapted for holding laundried shirts.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a holder of this type, which shall be of extremely simple construction, cheap to manufacture, and which will maintain a shirt in a neat, convenient manner without the .use of pins, bands, etc.

. Another and more specific object of the invention resides in the provision of a shirt holder which may be stamped from a sheet of cardboard, and which includesa slotted body portion and rear sections hinged thereto, one of said rear sections being formed with looking tongues for insertion with slits formed within the other of'said rear sections.

The'invention also aims to generally improve holders of this nature-to render them more useful, practical, and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in .view, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arran ement of parts, as will be hereinafter descri ed and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view'of my holder in its open position, Fig. 2 is a front view of the holder, showing a shirt positioned therein, and, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the plane of line 33 of Fig. 2.

My improved formed from a sheet of cardboard or similar material and includes a body section, generally designated 5, and rear sections 6 and through the slits 16 shirt holder is preferablysection is essentially rectangular in shape, has its upper edge cut away, as indicated at 8, to form an opening for the collar band, and is formed with transverse slots 9 and 9, which divide it into a relatively narrow upper section 10, an intermediate section 11, and a lower section 12. The

rear sections

6 and 7 are formed by bending the sheet of material along the dotted lines 13. The section 6 carries upon its free edge the locking tonguesl l which have their opposed edgesnotched, as indicated at 15. These locking tongues are adapted when the holder is in its operative position, to overlap the section 7 and project partially formed therein. The edges of the notches 15 engage the material surrounding the inner ends of the slits 16 so as to hold the tongues within the slits.

In use, a shirt 17 which is folded as clearly shown in Fig. 2, is secured to the body portion by slots 9 and 9' so that the end sections 10 and 12 will be disposed in front of the shirt and the intermediate section 11 will be disposed behind the shirt. The rear sections are then folded so as to engage the back of the shirt and the rear surface of the central section, and are maintained in this position by the locking tongues 14. It will be seen from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accom anyin drawings, that I have provided a shirt hol er of extremely simple construction, in which a shirt may be easily and conveniently secured, and held without the use of pins or other fasteners. It is to be noted that the

rear sections

6 and 7 reinforcethe body section and prevent the holder from being easily fol It is to e understood that while I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, limited to this exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,- but may make such changes as spirit and scopetof the invention.

Havin "thus described my invention, what I claim.1s:-

The herein described shirt holder compris ing a rectangular body portion formed of paper and provided with a pair of transverse slots adjacent the ends thereof, where-, by said body portion is divided' intothree 7 The body sections, one of said sections being cut away being extended through the I do not wish to be will fall within the on a curved line adjacent its outer end to 'receive the neck band of a shirt, a pair of the rear section.

rear sections hinged to the side edges of the body portion, and locking tongues on one of said sections having angular notches therein and slits in the other section for se curing said rear sections to each other in engagement With the body, the end sections of the body being adapted to engage the front of a" shirt to hold said shirt against 10 In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. DAMMAN. Y