US1672632A - Fastener tape - Google Patents

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June 5, 1928.

G. R. UPHAM FASTENER TAPE Filed Dec. 17, 1924 I N VEN TOR.

A TTORNEY.

Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GILBERT R. UPHAM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TOv THE DE LONG HOOK AND EYE COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

FASTENER TAPE.

Application filed December 17, 1924. Serial No. 756,422.

My invention relates to fastener tapes, particularly the hoop tape of a hook and eye tape structure. Inthese structures the respective tapes to which the hooks and eyes are secured at intervals constitute convenient means for attaching the said hooks and eyes to garments of'wearing apparel.

One object of the invention is to provide a hook tape of a hook and eye tape structure in which the hooks are mounted at intervals upon a tape nearer to one edge than to the other, and in which the latter edge is folded over to cover the fastener eyes and the shank portions of the hooks, the edge of the folded over portion being fastened by stitches to what may be termed the base portion of the tape or strip to which the hooks are secured, the said base portion being of heavier weave than the folded over edge portion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hook tape of the character indicated in which the edge of the folded over portion is attached by stitches to the base portion and in which one or more loops of one of the threads employed in securing the edge of the said folded over portion to the base portion of the tape is or are looped around and in engagement with the portions of the respective hooks intermediate the bill andshank portions thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed out in the detailed description thereof which follows or will be apparent from such description.

In order that the invention may be readily understood and its practical advantages appreciated reference may be had to the accompanying drawing in which I have illustrated one form of a convenient ei'nbodin'lent thereof. However, it will be understood that changes in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the principle of the invention.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a plan or face view of a section of tape showing a hook secured to the base portion thereof and also showing the part which is to be folded over to conceal portions of the hook in extended or unfolded position;

Fig.2 isa similar view in which a portion of the tape or strip has been folded over upon the other portion in position to conceal the fastening means and the shank of the hook; V

Fig. 3 is a View similar to that shown in Fig. 2 but also showing the stitches employed for fastening the edge of the folded over portion of the tape or strip to the base'portion thereof, and also showing a portion of the bill of the hook broken away in order to illustrate more clearly the manner in which certain. loops of the thread stitches engage the bill end of the hook to hold it in rela tively fixed position;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 44; of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the stitch formation by means of which the edge of the folded portion is secured to the base portion of the tape or strip, and also showing the manner in which certain of the stitches are'carried around and interlocked with the'portions of the hooks at the bend thereof intermediate the shank and the bill portions thereof.

Referring to the drawing: 1 designates a tape or strip comprising a base portion a and l a portion 1) which is thin and light as compared with the portion at. These portions are integral, as shown in Fig. 1. To facilitate the folding of the portion I) over upon the portion'w along a line extending lengthwise of the'tape or stri 3 one or more warp threads is or are'omitted or dropped out, as indicated at 2. The omission of such thread or threads facilitates the bending and creasing of the tape along a line parallel with the line of hooks 3, only one of which is shown upon each section of fabric illustrated in the drawing. These hooks are located at intervals at such distances from each other asmay be desired. The hooks as shown are provided with fastening eyes 4. In the particular construction as illustrated a narrow plate or strip 5 is located upon .the opposite side of the portion a of the tape or strip from the fastening eyes and is provided with tubular projections 6 which extend through the fabric and through the fastening eyes of the hook and are upset to thereby securely attach or fasten the hooks to the base portion a of the tape or strip. It will be understood that a narrow strip 5 with tubular projections 6 will be associated with each of the hooks which are fastened at intervals to the tape.

are located at intervals upon the tape.

The hooks having been fastened in position by the fastening devices each comprising the parts 5 and 6, the relatively thin narrow portion (5 of the tape is then folded over along th'e line 2, as indicated in the drawing, and the edge thereof extended or rated at. 10.

e In order that the bill end portions of the hooks may be held relatively stationary with respect to the tape one or more loops of the needle thread which constitutes one of the threads employed in the stitching operation is or are loop-ed around the portions of the hook at the outer end of the shank portion thereof. In other words, the loops extend around the portions of the hooks at the bends between the bill and the shank portions thereof.

It will be observed upon reference to the drawing that three thread loops, as indicated at 11 in Figs. 4 and 5, are interlocked with the hooks. Although only one hook upon the tape is illustrated it will be understood, as already indicated, that the hooirs n case a sewing machine is employed for stitching the edge of the folded over portion 6 to the base portion a any suitable means may be employed for jogging the sewing mechanism when it reaches the hooks lo cated at intervals upon the tape so as to cause the reciprocating needle of the sewing mechanism to penetrate the base portion of the fabric at points outside of or beyond the bill end portions of the hooks. Likewise, suitable mechanism may be employed for catching the needle thread and pulling the same around so as to cause it to pass underneath the bills of the hooks to engage theportions of thehooks between the bill and the shank portions thereof.

it will be seen that by my invention I have provided a hook tape or strip in which the base to which the hooks are secured and the folded over portion are integral and in which the latter is of relatively thin constru'ction as compared with the former, al though the two portions are iiitegral. It will. also be seen that I have provided a tape with means whereby the folding ofthe same along a line extending longitudinally thereof and in parallel relation to the edges thereof is facilitated. By providing a tape having'relatively thick and thin portions I am enabled to produce a hook tape of relatively light Weight and thereby easily handled without in the slightest impairing the strength and wearing and holding qualities of the structure.

It will be apparent that the principle of my invention may be employed in the manufacture of the tape bearing the eyes of a hook and eye tape structure.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire -to secure by Letters Patent is: v V

1. A hook tape, 'con'iprising'a strip of fabric having two longitudinally extending portionsone of which is relatively thick as com pared with the other and the latter being adapted to be folded over upon the former, garment hooks secured to the relatively thick portion, the shanks of whichare adapted to be concealed by the said folded over portion, and fastening means for securing the edge of the folded over portionto the relatively thick portion of the said tape.

2. A hook tape consisting of a fabric comprising two integral portions extending longitudinally of the fabric one of which is relatively thick as compared with llhfi Oillll, the said two portions being connected Wit-h each other by a narrow portion relatively thin as compared with the other two portions, garment hooks secured atinterval's' to the relatively thick portion of the strip, the bases of the shank portions of the hooks being located nearer to the inner edge of the relatively thin portion of the strip than the remaining portions of said hooks, and the said relatively thin portion being adapted to befolded over upon the relatively thick portion and to extend over the shank portions of the said hooks to conceal the same, and thread stitches for securing the edge ofsai-d folded over portion to the said relatively thick portion,

3. A hook tape'comprising a tape or strip one portion of which constituting th'e'ba'se is relatively thick and stiff as compared with the remaining integral portion thereof, the two portions being separated by a still thin- .ner portion produced by omitting one or more warp threads, garment hooks secured to the said base portion, and the relatively thin portion of the said tape or strip'being folded over upon the base portion and upon the shank port-ions of the said hooks to conceal the latter, and thread stitches for fastening the edge of said folded over portion to the said base portion, the said stitches engaging at intervals the adj ac'ent'bill end portions of the said hooks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereunto signed my name this 15th day of December, 1924.

GILBERT a. Uri-1AM.

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