US1448399A - Garter - Google Patents

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E.R.GRAF.

Mar-.13, 1923.

GARTER.

FILED DEC. 8, 1920-- Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

EDWARD R. GRAF, or we'rnntrown, WISCONSIN;

GARTER.

Application filed December 8, 1920. Serial No. 429,082.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD R. GRAF, a citizen of the United States, and resident of VVatertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in hose supporters, and particularly to that type which encircles the limb of the wearer.

My invention has as its object the provision of a hose supporter, which is neat and effective, and which can be easily and quickly adjusted to the correct size at the will of the wearer.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a supporter of the class described in which the use of a clasp for securing the garter around the limb is dispensed with.

A further object of my invention is to provide a supporter in which the webbing, preferably elastic, may be renewed with the least possible effort, and it is preferred that the webbing be so arranged that the stitching thereof in any manner may be dispensed with if desired.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of the supporter in its preferred form.

Figure 2 is a'top plan view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, showing a modified form of the arrangement of the webbing.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a strip of webbing, preferably elastic, of'suflic'ient length to encircle the leg of the wearer and provided at each end with loops 2 and 3.

As shown in Figure 1, the loops are formed by means of the slip buckles 4 and 5, which allow the webbing to be woven through, form the loops, and then by friction holds the free end between the webbing and the buckle, as will be apparent.

The loops of the webbing are adapted to receive thereon the hose engagin'g member 6, the'same being formedof a single piece of wire, sheet metal, or the like,one end of which has formed thereon the V-shaped slot 7 inwhich the hose is gripped, that is to say, by forcing or pinchinga portion of the upper end thereof into the crotch of said slot. j I The upper end of the member 6 has formed therewith a ring 8,having a loop receiving entrance 9 through which the loops of the webbing are passed in order that they may be slipped upon the ring 8.

In securing the supporter around the limb, the loops 2 and 3 ofthe webbing are adjusted by the wearer to the proper size, the member 6 then has the ring 8 slipped through one of the loops,'the webbing passing around the limb, and the other loop then slipped upon the ring. The member 6 is then free to engage the hose. I

By this structure, it is apparent that .I

have provided a simple and efiicient supporter, and furthermore, by the structure the webbing may be renewed as it wearsout with the least possible effort.

By reason of the fact that the opening of the ring, through which the loops are passed, is formed at the lower portion of the ring and adjacent the V-shaped slot 7, it will be be apparent to those skilled in theart,

without further description, and it Will be understood that various changes in the size,

shape, proportion and minor details of con structionmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention;

at each end a loop adapted to slip upon the 10 open ring when in use and said loops being freely movable upon said open ring. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Watertown,

in the county of Jefferson and State of 15 Wisconsin.

EDWARD R; GR B.

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