US1483702A - Garment lacing - Google Patents

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O. WEINGARTEN GARMENT meme Filed Nov. 4. 1920 L w a v m w 0 Patented Feb. l2, 192 i.

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Application filed November 4, 1920. Serial No. 421,627.

corset, depending upon whether the corset 18 a front lace or rear lace corset, and a lacing cord or in some cases-more than one lacing cord passed through the eyelets on the opposite. corset edges. These eyelets are rigidly anchored in the stays and it is not intended to have them move under the varying tension of the cord.

It is recognized that the lacing arrangement above briefly described has several undesirable features. Owing to the unyielding character of the eyelets considerable friction is developed when the cord -is tightened and loosened, as a result of which the cord is easily frayed or broken after a relatively short period of use. With back lace corsets it is not an easy matter for the wearer to lace the corset when on the body, and it is also difficult to properly adjust and tighten the two parts of the corset so that comfort and adequate body supporting action may be secured. The usual manner of manipulating the lace is for the wearer to first pull the two ends of the lacing cord to bring the corset edges near each other, and

then with the fingers to pull on the several lace crossings keeping a constant pull on the free ends of the cord until the desired degree of tightness is obtained, whereupon the lacing cord ends are tied together. Obviously this manipulation is laborious, particularly when done with a back lace corset, which is very generally used.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a novel form of lacing means of simple construction, in which the disadvantages of the existing lacing arrangements are obviated and by means of which I secure ease and certainty of manipulation with greatly increased durability of the lacing cord and of the corset as a whole.

I accomplish this object by passing the lacing cord through receiving members therefor, such as rings, which are movably supported in such a manner that while they retain the cord in the desired position'they are capable of movement under the cord tension whereby friction is reduced to a minimum and the operations of tightening and loosening the lacing cord are. greatly sim plified.

The invention as applied to a corset illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. l is a fragmentary rear elevational view of a corset provided with my novel lacing arrangement; Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a tape to which the lace receiving rings are attached, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, A and B represent the halves of an ordinary corset as seen from the rear. Each half of the corset may be provided with the usual body stays 10 and the stays 11 adjacent the corset edge 12. The edge 12 of the corset is free or loose and extending parallel thereto is a fabric member 13 secured as by sewing at one longitudinal edge and at the top and bottom to the edge 12. The edge flap 12 and the fabric member 13 form an open pocket wherein is secured a tape 1a which is parallel to the two members. The tape may be held in place by the same stitching which secures the fabric 13 to the corset flap 12.

The tape 14 is provided to support the movable lace receiving members which may be of any preferred form. A desirable construction is that shown in the drawing in which the tape 14 has a series of eyes 15 attached thereto, the eyes projecting beyond the free marginal edge of the tape and each eye supporting a ring 16 through which the lacing cord 17 is threaded. The opening in each eye 15 is suiiiciently large to permit the corresponding ring not only to rotate but also to rock from side to side and to move back and forth. in such opening whereby the rings 16 have practically unlimited freedom of motion in the eyes 15 so that the lacing cord may be uniformly tensioned with but a minimum of friction.

Each flap 12 is preferably provided with two alined eyelets 18 through which the ends of the lacing cord 17 pass, to be secured about the body or to be secured together at the back, if desired.

i The manipulation of a lacing device such as that illustrated and described is exceedingly simple. T o tighten the corset 1 pull is exerted on the ends of the lacing cord, and owing to the construction and arrangement of the rings 16 the corset edges will be smoothly and easily drawn together, without the need for pulling with the. fingersat any intermediate parts of the cord.' When the corset hasbeen tightened as desired the ends of the cord are lmotted together in the usual manner. To remove or loosen the corset it is merely necessary to open the knot and by aslight expanding movement of the body the corset halves will be spread apart as the lacing plied to a corset, and for the sake of brevity will be so claimed, the same is applicable to other garments and such application is Within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim 1. Lacing means for the edges of garments, comprising orificed lace receiving members, and eyes attached to the garment edges, the members being supported in the openin s in said eyes and each opening being su iciently large to permit the corresponding member to rotate, to rock from side to side and to move back and forth in said opening.

2. Lacing means for the edges of gar ments, comprising rings through which a lacing cord may be threaded and eyes secured to the garment edges with their axes parallel to such edges, the rings being supported in the openings in the eyes and each opening being sufliciently large to permit the corresponding ring. to rotate,

to rock from side to side an to move back and forth in sa1d opening.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. V

OSCAR WEINGARTEN.

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