US1264905A - Glove-supporting device. - Google Patents

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I M.- DOLPHIN.

GLOVE SUPPORTING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, I916- M Dolphm.

Patented May 7,1918.

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MARCELEAN DOLPHIN, OF NEW YORK, N. "SE1, ASSIGNOR 0F FIFTY-ONE ONE- HUNDREIDTHS TO GUSTAVUS E. STRAUSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GLOVE-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, ifitfi.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARGELEAN DOLPHIN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at 135 West 84th street, New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glove-Supporting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a glove cleaning, stretching and drying device, adapted to be inserted within a glove to hold the same in stretched or expanded condition.

The device is particularly useful for sup porting a glove and holding the same stretched after washing or cleaning, but it is also adapted to be inserted within a glove, particularly a glove of kid or undressed leather,to hold the same in proper shape and condition after the same has been worn, to prevent shrinkage or contraction and wrinkling thereof.

The object of the invention is to provide a device by which the digits or fingers and thumb of the glove as well as the palm or hand portion thereof will be supported in a condition which is practically the same as that which the glove assumes when in use on the hand of the wearer, the digital and alm portions of the glove being held fully filled out, expanded or stretched, as in use. Another object of the invention is to provide a single device adapted to support in stretched or expanded condition, a pair of gloves so as to prevent one of said gloves becoming separated from its mate and lost after washing or cleaning, or after use thereof.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 shows in front elevation a device constructed according to the present invention and adapted to support a single glove,

Fig. 2 shows in side elevation another form of the device adapted to support a pair of gloves, the two parts of this device being pibstantially the same as that shown in Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the digital or finger portions of the glove, and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the digital or finger portion shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the device is formed from a single piece of wire which is bent and curved so as to form a framework having the general outline and form of a hand, such framework as illustrated consisting essentially of arm portions 1 and 2, adapted to en gage the opposite sides of the arm or wrist portion of a glove; palm or hand portions 3 and 4, adapted to engage opposite sides of the hand or palm portion of the glove; and digital or thumb and finger portions 5, adapted to extend into the thumb and fingers of the glove.

By reference to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be noted that each of the digital portions 5 is made up of four wire portions 6, 7, 8 and 9, these several portions all being spaced from each other as clearlyshown in said figures, so that when the glove is supported on the framework, each digital portion 5 engages. the corresponding digital portion of the glove with what may be termed a four point contact throughout the entire length of said digital portions, the fingers and thumb of the glove being thus filled out, or expanded or stretched in the same manner as they would be filled out by the fingers and thumb of the wearer.

Tn forming the framework, the wire portion 6 of the'thuinb or first digit forms a continuation of the palm portion 4L and the wire is then bent downwardly and upwardly to form the wire portions 7 and 8, and then bent downwardly to form the wire portion 9, and again bent upwardly to form the wire portion 6 of the second digit. These operations are repeated for each digit, and the palm portion 8 forms a continuation of the wire portion 9 of the last digit. The bends 10 and 11 between the portions 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 respectively are of such form that the portions 7 and 8 are spaced forwardly from the portions 6 and 9, as most clearly shown in Fig. a. While for convenience of illustration, the distance between the portions 7 and 8 is shown in Fig. l somewhat less than the distance between the portions 6 and 9 of the digital portions 5, it will be understood that these distances will be substantially the same, as in Fig. a.

The wire portions 7 and 8 of the digital portions 5 may if desired be of substantially the same length as the wire portions 6 and 9 as shown at 12 in Fig. 1, but it is preferable that the wire portions 7 and 8 of one or more of the digital portions of the framework be extended so as to form a palm sup porting loop or loops. In Fig. 1 two such loops are shown at 13 and 14:, forming continuations or extensions of the wire portions 7 and 8 of the and last digital portions 5. These loops are spaced forwardly from the palm or hand portions 3 and' llof the framework, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, so that whenthe glove is in position on the framework, these loops serve to fill out, or expand or stretch the palm or hand portion of the glove. It will thus be seen that with the formation of the digital portions 5 as above described, and by the-provision of the loops 13' and. 14, the glove is held by the stretching or drying device after washing or cleaning, or after being worn, in practically the same condition as it assumes when in use on the hand of the wearer. Thus the appearance, shape and condition of the glove are preserved and shrinkage or contraction thereof after washing or cleaning, or wrinkling or shriveling thereof after use is entirely prevented.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 1, the arm portions 1 and 2 of the framework are bent to form "hook portions 15 by means of which the device may be supported from a line, chandelier, clothes hook or other convenient support or, projection duringdrying or when not in use.

The form of the device shown in Fig. 2 is adapted to support'a pair of gloves. Each glove supporting portion of the device is of theform previously described in reference to thesingl'e device of Fig. 1, the arm'portions 4, 4' of the two glove supporting portions being continuations one of the other, the wire being bent as at 16, while the ends of the wire at theterminations of the arm portions 3, 3, might be suitably bent and joined together to increase the rigidity of the vframework. The double device .of Fig. 2 may 'be hung from a line, clothes hook or other support'by means of the bent portion 16.

The wire of which the framework is constructed may be rigid or may be slightly elastic as de ed, nd th digi l p rt o and'other portions of the framework may be so formed as to be slightly expansible and contrac'tible, in order to'increase the expanding or stretching action of the device von .the glove. Further the wire maybe such that it will resist rust .or tarnishing and will not stain the glove supported'thereon, or it may be plated .or enameled or otherwise coated or covered to prevent such tarnishing or staining.

- The framework may of course be made in various sizes and forms to suit .diiferent sizes nd ki ds o g and h dig tal p tions .5might each comprise more than four Wine por onsw mo e than wo glove sun port ng P t ons might h mad f oma inle lengthef w re- I claim 1. A glove supporting device which comprises a wire framework consisting .of a single piece of wire bent to form a plurality of integral digital portions each comprising more than two integral wire portions all spaced from each other.

2. A glove supporting device which comprises a wire framework having a plurality of digital portions each comprising four integral wire portions all spaced from each other.

3. A glove supporting device which coinprises a wire framework having a plurality of integral digital portions each comprising a plurality of integral wire portions all spaced from each other, and having a palm supporting loop, bent outwardly to lie in a plane spaced from that of the main portion of said framework.

4:. A glove supporting device which comprises a wire framework having a plurality of digital portions each comprising a plurality of wire portions all spaced from each other, and having a palm supporting loop forming an integral continuation of the wire portions of one of said digital portions and bent outwardly to lie in a plane spaced from that of the main portion of said framework.

.5. A glove supporting device which comprises a wire framework having a plurality of digital portions each comprising more than two wire portions all spaced from each other, and a plurality of palm supporting loops forming integral continuations of the wire portions of certain of said digital :portions.

.6. A glove supporting device which comprises a wire framework having a plurality of digital portions each comprising four integral wire portions all spaced from each other, and having a palm supporting loop.

7. A glove supporting device which comprises a single piece of wire bent to form arm portions, hand portion s, a plurality of 110 digital portions each comprlslng a plurality of wire portions all spaced from eachothcr, and a palm supporting loop bent outwardly to lie in a plane spaced from that .of the main portion of said framework.

8. A glove supporting device which comprises a wire frameworr having arm portions, hand portions, a plurality of digital portions each comprising more than two wire portions all spaced from each other, and a palm supporting loop forming an integral continuation of the wire portions of one of said digital portions. 4

9. A glove supporting device comprising a wire framework having a plurality of portions each adapted to support a glove, said glove supporting portions each consisting of a plurality of digital portions each comprismtg four wire portions all spaced from each 1.61 v

10. A glove supporting device comprising a wire framework formed from a single length of wire and consisting of a plurality of portions each adapted to support a glove, said glove supporting portions each having a plurality of digital portions each comprising a plurality of wire portions all spaced from each other.

11. A glove supporting device, comprising a Wire framework consisting of a single length of wire bent to form a plurality of portions each adapted to support a glove, said glove supporting portions being arranged substantially parallel to each other and each having a plurality of digital portions, each digital portion comprising a plurality of Wire portions all spaced from each other. i

12. A glove supporting device which comprises a single piece of wire bent to form a plurality of digital portions each comprising spaced wire portions arranged in one plane and other spaced wire portions arranged in a diiferent plane.

13. A glove supporting device which comprises a Wire framework having a plurality of digital portions each comprising a plurality of pairs of spaced wire portions.

14:. A glove supporting device which comprises a Wire framework having a plurality of digital portions each comprising a plurality of pairs of spaced wire portions, and a palm supporting loop forming a continuation of one pair of wire portions of one of said digital portions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARCELEAN DOLPHIN.

Witnesses:

C. AUsTIN TURNBULL, ALBERT E. PARKER.

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Washington, D. U.

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