US1154556A - Hose-supporter. - Google Patents

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B. S. ALSOP. I

HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 13, 1911.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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B. S. ALSOP.

,HOSE SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 13, 19H. 1,154,556. I Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 21, 1915, Continuation in part of application Serial No. 485,078, filed March 22, 1909. This application filed October 18, 1911. Serial'No. 654,469.

T all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, BERTHA S. ALSOP, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New .York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Sugporters, of which the following is a speci cation. r

My invention relates particularly to womens hose or stocking supporters and combination devices for holding down corsets, waists, etc.

()ne object is to provide a simple and reliable means for holding the. stockings up smoothly and securely without tearing them.

Another object is to hold the stockings up and the corset or waist down without discomfort to the wearer either when standing or sitting.

Another object is to provide ease of adjustment and freedom of movement.

The invention contemplates the use of two bands adapted to be independently adjusted above and below the knee and connected by vertical tapes at the sides. Preferably each band has an inelastic "elvet portion to pass around the front of the leg and an elastic portion for the rear of the leg. The vertical connecting side tapes are also preferably elastic and provided with eyes at their upper ends. Front and side straps preferably elastic are secured to the corset or waist and provided with fasteners at their lower ends for attachment to the eyes at the upper ends of the tapes and above the upper band. An additional elastic connecting tape may also be provided having its lower end'secured to the lower band and the upper end having an adjustable sliding connection at the rear of the upper band and with an eye for attachment to a rear strap from the corset.

The accompanying two sheets of drawings illustrate the invention in its preferable form.

The parts which engage a stocking adjacent the knee I will term for convenience the garter. The corset, waist, or other garment worn about the waist or over the hips I will for convenience term the corset, and the straps which connect the corset with a garter, I will call the corset straps! Figure 1 is a perspective view showing 7 the adjustment of the invention in astanding.

ing position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the adjustment of the invention in a s1tt1ng' position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the invention showing the relative positions of the front, side and rear attachments. Fig. 4 shows one garter for the left leg. Fig. 5 1s a perspective view of the garter of Fig. 4 with the sides of the bands joined as in use. 1 Fig. showing the attachment strap and the garter eye.

The upper band or circlet front tab 3.

between a corset consists of the portion 1, the rear portion 2 and the The stripl has to bear excessive strains particularly when the wearer sits down as shown in Fig. 2 and for this reason it is preferably made inelastic to avoid stretching out of shape. It is preferably made. of velvet or covered with velvet or similar material so as to give a maximum frictional holding quality. One end is adjusted in a suitable buckle 4 or similar device for varying the length of the band. The parts 5 and 6 of a hook and eye combination are secured to the tab 3 and the strip 1 to afford means for readily coupling the ends of the band together.

The lower band is similarly made of strips 6 is a detail view 7. and 8 and tab 9 with a buckle 10 and hook the rear to allow greater freedom of motion for the muscles and cords back of the knee while the fronts of the bands are inelastic and thus prevent creeping and undue stretch- The upper and lower bands are connected by tapes 14 and 15 preferably of elastic strips s'ewedto the ends of the strips. 1 and 7 and the tabs 3 and 9 respectively so as to bring the tapes 14 and 15 at the sides of the lmee of the wearer. These tapes do not interfere with the freedom of movement of the wearer'and are so arranged as to press against the stocking and assist in holding it up. The upper ends of the tapes 14 and 15 project slightly above the upper band and are provided with eyes l6 and 17 for attachment to the corset straps. The tapes 14 and 15 being elastic, the eyes 16 and 17 have more or less freedom of motion to permit them to accommodate themselves to the ad- 7 inside eye 16 of the garter,

adjacent the upper ends of to the eye and justment of the bands and the movements of the wearer. An ornamental bow or rosette 18 may be provided if desired.

To the corset 20 are secured the straps such as 21 and 22 preferably of elastic webbing and each with an adjustment buckle such as 23 and a clasp or fastener such as 24. Each front strap 21 is attached to the the stud 25 of theclasp fitting in the eye 16 and the loop 26 holdmg it in place. This method of attachment' permits the clasp to move relative allows greater freedom of movement of the wearer particularly when sitting down. b

When additional means for holding the corset down is desired a strap 27 may be secured to the corset and the garter provided with an elastic tape 28. The lower end of the tape 28 is sewed to the inelastic strip 7 of the lower band adjacent the lower end of the, tape 1.4:. The upper end is provided with an adjustable connection by means of a frame 29 which can be slid along the strip 2 andthrough which the tape 28 may be adjusted to accommodate the wearer. The upper end has an eye 30 for attachment to the corset strap 27., By this construction it is possible to adjust the parts to any wearer and to take up any stretch due to wear.

The various parts are so constructed and arranged as to accommodate themselves to the movements of the wearer without causing any inconvenience or discomfort. The

knee caps are left entirely free and there are no constricting bands around the legimmediately back of the knee cap to cause discomfort at any time. b

-Both bands as well as the side tapes hold the stocking up and the lower band assists the upper band in opposing the tension of the corset straps without the use of any clasps or other fasteners gripping the fabric of the stocking.

It will be obvious that the garter may be made and sold separately from the corsets and corset straps and I accordingly claim the garters as articles of manufacture although intended to be used with the front and side corset straps as a part of the device for holding up the stockings and holding down the corset and iving what has become known as a straight ront effect.

This application is a partial continuation of #485,078, filedMarch 22, 1909.

I claim:

1. A stocking supporter comprising two parallel, independently adjustable strips having cooperating fastening devices at the ends to adapt them to form bands to encircle the leg and stocking immediately above. and below the knee respectively, flexible tapes connecting said strips at the points forming the sides of the bands and devices said tapes above spectively.

the edge of the upper strip for attachment to corset straps. b

2. A stocking supporter comprising two spaced bands for completely encircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the knee respectively and elastic tapes connecting the bands at opposite sides thereof and means for attaching said bands to corset straps.

3. A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands for encircling the" leg and stocking immediately above and below the knee respectively, tapes connecting the bands at opposite sides thereof and attaching devices elastically connected to the upper band for attachment to the corset straps.

4:. A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands for encircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the knee and each consisting of an inelastic 'velvet front strip and an elastic rear strip and flexible tapes connecting the bands at opposite sides adjacent the juncf tion of the elastic and inelastic strips.

5. A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands each consisting of an elastic rear strip and an inelastic front strip,elastic tapes connecting the inelastic stri s at the sides of the bands and means at t e upper ends of the tapes for attachment to corset straps. 6. A stocking supporter comprising two independently complete bands for encircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the knee respectively, flexible tapes connecting said bands and eyes secured to the upper edge of the upper band for attachment to the corset straps.

7. A stocking supporter comprising two bands for encircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the knee respectively, flexible side tapes connecting said bands and an elastic tape having its lower end secured at the side of the lower band and its u per end adjustably secured .to the rear of t e upper band.

8. A stocking supporter comprising two bands for encircling the leg and stocking immediately above and below the knee re-' spectively, flexible tapes connecting said bands and an additional tape connected to the lower band and having an adjustable sliding connection with the upper band.

9. A stocking supporter comprising two bands each consisting of an inelastic front strip, a tab, an elastic rear strip uniting the front strip with the tab, a buckle providing adjustment for the front strip and fastening elements for connecting the tab withvthe free end of the front strip together with two vertical elastic tapes connecting the tabs and connecting the inelastic strips at their junction with the elastic strips reabove and below 10. A stocking supporter comprising two independently adjustable bands adapted to encircle the leg and stocking immediately the knee, a part of each band being elastic, the front portion of the upper band being inelastic, and elastic tapes connecting the sides of the bands leaving the space between them at" the front entirely open so that the knee cap will be free from restraint. g

11. A holder of the class described, comprising two separate circlets adapted to encircle the leg and stocking of the wearer above and below the lmee respectively, the upper circlet having its rear portion of greater elasticity than its front portion, and flexible connecting means extending from one circlet to the other and united to the upper circlet at that region of the latter which is of lesser "elasticity.

12. A holder of the class described, adapted to be connected with a corset and comprising two separate flexible garter circlets adapted to encircle the leg and stocking of the wearer above and below the knee respectively, the space between the front portions of the two circlets being open and the space between the rear portions of the two circlets being'likewise open, means carried by said holder for the attachment of supporter straps and two flexible connections spaced away from each other, one at each side of the structure, and each connected as to its respective ends to the respective circlets.

13. A holder of the class described, comprising two separate circlets, the space between the front portions of which circlets is open, each being composed of a band-like structure with means for temporarily securing it in approximately circular form, each of said bands having a region of relatively non-elastic material and a region of elastic material, a pair of flexible connecting straps one at each side of the structure and serving to connect the two circlets, and supporting straps connected with the holder at points approximately in line with said connecting straps.

14. A garter comprising two independently complete bands adapted to encircle a leg above and below the knee, the front part of each band being inelastic and the rear part being elastic, flexible straps connecting the sides of the inelastic portions and means of attachment to a corset located at the sides of the inelastic portion of the upper band.

15. A garter, comprising a pair of spaced garter circlets, each such circlet having a front relatively inelastic portion and a rear relatively elastic portion, and a plurality of flexible spaced vertical members connecting said garter circlets, the point of attachment to said circlets being in the inelastic portion of each and at opposite sides of the structure to leave the front knee inclosing portion of the structure open and unobstructed.

16. A garter comprising two independently complete bands for encircling a leg above and below the knee, a flexible strap connecting the outer sides of said bands, two flexible straps connecting the inner sides of said bands and straps for attaching the upper band to a corset connected with the said band substantially in line with the flexible connecting straps aforesaid.

17. A garter comprising two complete bands for encircling a leg immediately above and below the knee and elastic straps connecting the opposite sides of the bands to thereby leave the front and rear knee encircling portions of the structure free and unobstructed.

18. A garter comprising two complete bands for encircling a leg immediately above and below the knee, the front of each band being inelastic and the rear elastic, elastic straps connecting the inelastic portions and means for attaching a corset to the upper band in line with said elastic connecting straps.

. 19. A garter comprising two complete bands for encircling a leg immediately above and below theknee and elastic strapsconnecting the sides of the bands leaving the front and rear free, the front of the bands being inelastic and the rear elastic.

20. A garter comprising two independently complete bands arranged one to em circle the leg above the knee and the other to encircle the leg below the knee, the front and sides of each band being inelastic and arranged to frictionally grip the stocking, and the rear of each band being elastic to thereby adapt the bands to the position of the wearer, elastic straps connecting the side portions of the two bands at opposite sides of the front of the structure to thereby leave the front knee inclosing portion of the structure'open and unobstructed and supporting straps attached to the sides of the upper band substantially in line with the elastic connecting straps whereby to transmit the pull of the supporting straps to the lower hand through the elastic connecting straps without distortion of the upper band.

BERTHA S. ALSOP. lVitnesscs Ronr. S. ALLYN, RICHARD W. HORNER.

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