US1262668A - Hosiery. - Google Patents

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HOSIERY.

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1166611666 Apr. 16, 1916.

f D STATES P a. An f LIAIMI E. HINCHLIFF, 0F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BURSON MANUFAC- TUBING- COMPANY, F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATIUN 0F ILLHVOIS.

HOSIERY.

Specification. of Letters Patent. mgmtedl-Apm 1&6, 11913 Application filed July 19, 1915. Serial No. 40,665.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM E. HINCH- l Lirr, a citizen of the United States residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hosiery, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in knit hosiery, being more particularly applicable to ladies stockings. The object of the invention is to produce a stocking which in service will be free from the objection technically known as runs. or ladders It is a well known fact that the stitching of the hem at the upper end of the leg produces a weakening effect upon the loops of the fabric in the region of the stitching by reason of the hemming needle penetrating the loops, the result of which is that during usage when a hose supporter has been fastened to the hem, one or more of the loops will break usuall at the hem, producing a run or ladder, which sometimes extends down the leg nearly or quite to the ankle portion of the stocking. This fault is particularly inherent in stockings that are knitted from thread that has been processed in such a manner as to render its surface comparatively hard, sheer and smooth.

My present invention is the result of an effort to obviate this defect in stockings of the general character referred to and con'- sists, generally stated, in knitting the upperportion of the leg for a substantial distance, of av rough, unprocessed thread or yarn to receive the hose supporter, this rough or unprocessed yarn producing somewhat the edect of a fulled fabric, the rough yarns or threads of which engage each other with considerable friction, so that, even if a break occurs-in one or two loops, such break or run will not extend down into the main leg 'portion that is knitted of hard, smooth or sheer thread. I find that the eliciency of the stocking to resist the formation of runs or ladders is enhanced if the same be provided with a relatively narrow hem, sonarrow that the hose supporter will b'e'fastened at a point below the linev of the hem.

To assist in a clear understanding of the invention, I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing a ladys 'stocking embodying my improvements the figure being an elevational view of the stocking laid fiat.

Referring to the drawing,'5 designates the foot portion and 6 thel major leg portion, these parts being knitted of a comparatively hard, smooth processed thread with the eX- ception of the heel, toe and under foot portions which are reinforced by unprocessed` thread. At the point or line designated by 7, a thread of dierentcharacter is introduced to the needles of the machine to form' the upper leg portion 8, this thread having a rough or unprocessed yarn surface and,

when dyed, producing a result somewhat similar to fulling. rIhe upper part of the tion is made more proof against runs,

especially' where not weakened by a line or lines of stitching, as in a hem, below ythe point of fastening of the hose supporter, and if a run starts in the portion\ 8, it will not extend as far as the line 7 forming the juncture of the smooth and rough'threads." By

'making the hem 10 narrow, as described, the

I fabric is not weakened by stitching below the point o-f fastening ofthe hose supporter.

While I have described the inventionas intended chiefly for use in4 connection with ladies" hosiery, it should be understood that the same is not limited thereto but may usefully be embodied' in mens and childrens hosiery to improve the Wearing qualities thereof.

I claim:

A stocking of the character described having a lower lleg portionknitted of smooth, sheer yarn, and the upper ortion knitted of a rehat/ivel softer yarn j y introducing the latter in t e course of 'knitting so as not to break the continuity thereof, thel upper knit portion having anarrow hem at its upper end of sucli width as practically to insure the point of fastening of the hose supporter below the line of said hem, whereby the pullin strain of the hose supporter is distribute divergingly lengthwise with considerable uniformity to loops of equal strength, thereby preventing runs in the stoc WILLIAM E. HINCI-ILIFF.

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