US1291073A - Armpit-shield. - Google Patents

Description

V. G. MILLER.

ARMPIT SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.1. 12m.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

WITNESS: V g INVENTOR. a'Zo'w gm dim V 7 ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

VICTORIA GRACE MILLER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

ARMPIT-SHIELD. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VICTORIA GRACE MIL- LER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Armpit-Shield, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

y invention relates to improvements in armpit shields, in which a non-absorbing element is associated with a covering of absorbing material, and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a simple, efiicient, sanitary armpit shield which is normally folded; second, to provide the absorbent cover with a pocket having facility to receive and detainingly engage the nonabsorbent element; third, to provide flaps at the sides of the pocket opening to receive the unpocketed portion of the non-absorbent element, and, fourth, to provide the cover and the non-absorbent element with similar crescent shaped folds adapted to nest together 1 show the non-absorbent element in operative position;

Fig. 3, is an elevation of the outer side of the pocket portion of the shield, and showing the non-concentric curves in the concaved border to form the crescent-shaped fold Fig. 4:, is a vertical cross section of the shield, on the line VV, in Fig. 3,

Fig. 5, is a plan view of the non-absorbent element, and showing the line produced by the juncture of its sides and indicating the place for folding the same, and

Fig. 6, is a view of the shield in 0 erative position to shield the armpit of the ody.

Similar numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the several news.

The non-absorbent element 1, is, preferably, made of sheet rubber, although it may Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 14, 1919.-

Application filed October 1, 1917. Serial No. 194,237.

be made of other suitable non-absorbent materials, such as waterproof fabrics, without departing from my invention. Two blank portions, like blank 2, shown in Fig. 1, are cut from a sheet of rubber. These two rubber blank portions, 3 and 4, are matched, and their crescent-shaped edges joined or united by cementitious substance, so that, thereafter, the non-absorbent element shall fold on the line produced by the juncture mentioned. Although I show and describe the non-absorbent element composed of two similar shaped portions united to form the desired contour, it is understood that the same may bemolded to the precise form obtained by the former method, in the well known manner of molding rubber, and without departing from my invention. Two blanks, 5 and 6, are similarly cut from suitable moisture absorbing fabric, such as cotton, linen and the like, preferably linen, and they are likewise matched, and their crescent-shaped edges joined by sewing. Two additional blank portions, 7 and 8, are

matched and similarly joined at their cres-' cent shaped edges. The united fabric blank portions 5 and 6, form the inner sides, and the united fabric blank portions 7 and 8, form the outer sides, of a cover 9, to receive and envelop the non-absorbent element. The sides thus formed are matched and sewed together by marginal sewing extending nearly all the way around, as shown at 10, in Figs. 2 and 3, thereby forming a pocket portion 11, and flaps 12 and 13, at the pocket opening 14. The sewing together of the tips 7 of the crescent-shaped fold of the cover, forms horns 15, which are designed and adapted for receiving the tips 16, of the crescent-shaped fold of the non-absorbent element, whereby the latter is detained in the cover without being attached thereto in any manner. The crescent-shaped fold of the shield is produced by forming the contour of the concaved borders of the portions 5, 6, 7 and 8, to describe long and short nonconcentric curves, the former being shown at 17, and the latter at 18, in Figs. 1 and 3. The outer sides ofthe horns 15, of the crescent-shaped fold of the shield are curved outwardly on different radii, the shorter radius being adapted for adjustment to the armpit at the front of the arm, as shown at 19, in Figs. 1 and 3, the other horn being curved outwardly on a longer radius to conform with the curve of the under side of the arm and to adjust itself to the back region of the armpit. The curve shown at 19, in Figs. 1 and 3, is especially determined and limited to provide greater fullness or depth at the front end of the shield, to protect the garment from the moisture of the body in the region at the front of the armpit, the fullness being shown at 20, in Figs. 1, 3 and 6. The advantage of the fullness in the front of the shield, is the provision to protect the garment from the body when the arm is in natural position at the side of the body, or is extended forwardly at an angle thereto, as is the case, in walking, lifting, or in the case of folded arms.

The armpit shield I have hereinabove described is attached to the arm hole of the garment, to which it substantially conforms, the fold of the shield resting on the lower edge of the arm hole, as is particularly shown at 21, in Fig. 4. The full portion of the shield is presented at the front of the armpit, the flap portion dropping withinthe garment and the pocket portion disposed in the sleeve, as shown at 22 and 23, respectively. The non-absorbent element is placed in the cover by placing the one side portion thereof into the pocket, and placing the tips 16, into the horns 15, of the cover. This is best accomplished by pushing the tips in place by the thumbs thrust in at the corners of the pocket opening. The pocket is then shaken to bring the element to lie smoothly in the cover. The flaps are then allowed to fall and cover the unpocketed portion of the element, when the shield may be allowed to assume its normal folded position and be attached to the garment, asexplained. The element and its cover may be separately cleansed and renovated and readily re-assembled. New parts maybe used to repair waste incidental to wear and tear.

Having described my invention what I claim is 1. An armpit shield, consisting of a case having sides made of paired curvilinear portions of absorbent fabric having their concaved borders totally united to form permanent concaved seams for holding the consolidated portions normally folded, the contour of the concaved borders of said portions being formed to describe long and short nonconcentric curves and the convexed' borders thereof being formed to describe long and short non-concentric curves adapted for producing greater area adjacent the intersection of the borders at the front ends of the portions, said consolidated portions being paired and folded on their seams and having their convexed borders totally united on one side of the folds and partially united on the opposite side thereof and thereby forming a normally folded pouch section, the free portions of said paired consolidated portions forming fiap extensions of the sides of the pouch, and a normally folded memberv loosely arranged inside the case and partially covered by said pouch section and partially screened by said flap extensions of the pouch, said member consisting of a pair of curvilinear portions of non-absorbent material having their concaved borders totally united to form a seam adapted for holding the consolidated portions normally folded with the folds in the pouch section.

2. An. armpit shield, consisting of a case having sides made of paired curvilinear portions of absorbent fabric having their concaved borders totally united to form permanent concaved seams for holding the consolidated portions normally folded, the contour of the concaved borders of said portions being formed to: describe long and short non-concentric curves and the convexed borders thereof being formed to describe long and short non-concentric curves adapted for producing greater area adjacent the intersection of the borders at the front ends of the portions, said consolidated portions being paired and folded on theirseams and having their convexed borders totally united on one side of the folds and partially united on the opposite side thereof and thereby forming a normally folded pouch section, the free portions of said paired consolidated portions forming flap extensionsof the sides of the pouch, and a normally folded member loosely arranged inside the case and partially covered by said pouch sec tion and partially screened by said flap extensions of the pouch, said member consisting of a pair of curvilinear portions of nonabsorbent material having their concaved borders totally united to form a seam adapted for holding the consolidated portions normally folded with the folds in the pouch section, the contour of the concaved borders of said portions being formed to describe long and short non-concentric curves and the convexed borders thereof being formed to describe long and short nonconcentric curves adapted for producing greater area adjacent the intersection of the borders at the front ends of the portions.

VICTORIA GRACE MILLER. Witnesses:

F. E. KENNEY, MARION TIFFANY.

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