US1200884A - Collar-supporter. - Google Patents

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.I. W. SCHLOSS.

COLLAR SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED run. 16. 1915.

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JOSEPH- VT. SOHLOSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T JOSEPH W. SCI-I IEOSS 00., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COLLAR-SUPPORTER.

Application filed March 16, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn W. SoHLoss,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the borough of Manhattan and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Collar-Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to collar su porters such as are commonly used for sti 'ening ladies collars made from lace or other flimsy material, which do not possess sufficient inherent stiffness to maintain themselves about the neck without wrinkling. The common type of a supporter used for this purpose comprises a filamentary structure having an attaching eyelet at each end.

The object of my invention is to provide a collar supporter of this general character,

which is of a simple construction, and which a may be cheaply and economically manufactured in large quantities. Accordingly, the

supporter is formed from a single length or piece of wire by bending the end portions over the intermediate part to provide three parallel strands of substantially equal length, which are twisted together to form the filamentary structure. The attaching eyelets are simultaneously formed from the loops which connect the end portions of the piece of wire with the intermediate part. Preferably, uncovered wire is used in making the supporter and a coating of enamel is applied to the supporter to cover the exposed ends of the wire and to prevent them from catching the skin or hair of the wearer. This coating may also be applied to the remainder of the supporter to prevent the wire from rusting when the garment to which it is attached is laundried Another object of the invention is to improve the shape of the attaching eyelet so that the supporter may be firmly and se curely fastened to the collar. To do this, I provide each eyelet with two seats for the stitches which attach it to the collar so that the supporter will be held by the stitches against both longitudinal and lateral displacement without danger of the supporter slipping. r

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows my improved form V of collar supporter, Fig. 2 shows the same article in partially completed state; and Fig. 3 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Serial No. 14,673.

detail showing the enamel coating over the exposed ends of the wire.

Broadly speaking, the collar supporter consists of a filament structure 1 having attaching eyelets 2 and 3 at the ends of the supporter, which may be made of varying lengths, depending upon theheight of the collar with which it is to be used. The supporter is constructed from a single length or piece of small gage, flexible wire, by bending the end portions of the piece over the intermediate part to provide three parallel strands 4, 5 and 6, which are con nected at opposite ends by loops 7 and 8 The strands are of substantially equal length and the loops extend out beyond the same so that when the wire is twisted the filamentary structure, which has been designated 1, is produced, while the eyelets 2 and 8, are simultaneously formed by the closing of the loops in the twisting operation. By forming the supporter from a plurality of strands twisted together in the manner described, the filamentary structure produced possesses the necessary rigidity and strength to act as a stiffener for a collar and yet permit a relatively fine gage, flexible wire to be used which may be readily bent and twisted either by hand or machine, at a relatively low cost.

In forming the supporter, the ends 9 of the piece of wire are exposed and frequently are sufficiently sharp to engage the skin or hair of the person wearing the collar supporter, if they are not protected, such engagement resulting in a scratching of the skin, or otherwise causing annoyance or discomfort to the wearer. To protect the exposed ends 1 preferably use an uncovered wire in forming the supporter and after it has been completed coat the same with a protective covering 10 of enamel or like material. As the strands are of substantially equal length the exposed ends 9 occur at the point of junction between the eyelets and the filamentary structure so that when the enamel coating is applied to the supporter the exposed ends will be entirely covered by the excess of enamel 12 which collectsat this point. The surface of the collar supporter is therefore perfectly smooth and there is no danger or likelihood of its surface causing any discomfort to the person wearing the supporter.

While I find it preferable to coat the entire collar supporter With enamel, yet if the coating is applied over the exposed ends to act as a protective covering for the same, it will suffice, although this method of applying the coating is objectionable where an uncovered Wire is used, since the supporter may rust if the garment to which it is applied is laundried without removing it.

The eyelets 2 and 3 are preferably shaped to provide seats for the stitches which secure it to the collar, and this is preferably accomplished by making the eyelets of a triangular shape instead of circular, as is the usual construction. One apex 10 of each of the triangular shaped eyelets occurs at the junction between it and the filamentary structure and the side 11 opposite this apex is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the supporter. In this manner, two seats are provided in each eyelet at the ends of the side 11. To apply the supporter, attaching stitches 12 are taken which pass through each eyelet and around the portions of the same forming two seats, two or three stitches around each seat being sufiicient, since they are prevented from slipping by the sharp bend in the eyelets at each of these points. The seats of both eyelets are, moreover, disposed so that they occur at the corners of a rectangle, and as long as the stitches hold any longitudinal and lateral displacement of the supporter will be prevented.

I claim:

1. A collar supporter comprising a filamentary structure formed from a single length of wire having its end portions bent parallel to its intermediate part and twisted therewith, a protective covering over the exposed ends of said wire, and eyelets at the ends of said structure consisting of loops formed in bending said wire.

2. A collar supporter comprising a filamentary structure formed from a single length of wire having its end portions bent parallel to its intermediate part and twisted therewith, said end portion and intermediate part being of substantially equal lengths, a protective covering over the exposed ends or" said wire, and eyelets at the ends of said structure consisting of loops formed in bending said wire.

In witness whereof, I subscribe my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH W. SCHLOSS. Witnesses:

VALDO M. CHAPIN, JOSEPH A. BUCKLEY.

(topics of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

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