US1701475A - Garment supporter - Google Patents

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Feb. 5, 1929. 1,701,475

C. J. HAZELTON GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed June 50, 1926 n, lain/1111111 number ot different `forms in actual practice;

Y' inv'entionin plan, theibutton, being shown yin Patented Feb. 5 1929.

A UNITED lSTAT PATENT orne-E.

-CARLy J'. HAZLTON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNQR T0 AMERICAN NAR- i ROW FABRIC COMPANY, OF MASSACHUSETTS.

WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ,av CORPORATION oF GARMENT sUProBTERi f Application mav .Tune 3o, 192e. senin'o. 119,520.

My invention relates to an improvement in garment supporters, and hasforone of its ebjects the provision 'of a supporter' embodying a base plate ofimproved and Vnovel construction. Y, Y

A still further object ofA my invention isf the provision of a lgarment Supporter in which the button is kof improved Construction in that the same is an imperforate structure,1no

rivets or similar fastening devices being employed for attaching the button to its base plate. p y* y 1 Y A still further object of'iny invention is the provision of a garment supporter in which the means that secures the button to the base l lirst'of all toV Figs. l to 4 inclusive, l desigplate is maintained out of engagement with tbe holding loop of the supporter at all times,

'thereby reducing'vvear onthe hose ldue tov friction between the holding loop and the means by Which the button is held Vattached to its base plate. n f

yIn garment supporters, particularly hose supporters, as novv constructed; it is cus-v tomary to rivet the button to a base plate, the

base plate in turn being supported by a nonelastic member or pendant.; `Inasmuch as these buttons are usually made of rubb'en,` they in time harden and become brittle and fre-V quently tear away fromA thel rivet; thereby rendering the device unfit or-'furtherfuse As above pointed out the garment supporter of the present invention is soconstructedas to eliminate the use of these holding rivets and hence eliminate the danger of'tearing" or breaking the l'uitton aivay'from the kbase plate. yinasmuch' as my yinvention may, take a I have illustrated several embodiments thereet in the accompanying drawings, in'Which- Fig. l shows one embodiment of my invention inperspective;

Fig. 2 the device of Fig. 1 in part sectional what with` respect to the construction illuspart vsectim; v

' Fig? a section' Qn che 1in@ 7-7 of Fig. e;

F ig. V8 shows a lmodified form of base plate in lan'r; hg. 9

the base piaof Figs with the-bui;

v ton in place'thereon and the pendant attached thereto; n i Y Fig. 10 shows a still further modified form of base plate; Y

F ig. ll the base plate buttonfin place thereon; n F l2 shows a plan view of a still further modilied form of my invention; and g Fig. lf3 a 'section on Lthe line 13-.13fof Figl. *.v .Y

Referring tothe drawings in detail, and

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of Fig. 10 Withthe 'y nates a base plate of metal, as a metal stampy ing plate; for instance, this plate being` provided With Web-receiving .openings-or slots Q2 and@ with ears or lugs l and 5f.v The Vmain gular in plan.` Thel bottom of the plate, that 1ste say, the'space boundedbyIv the ears 4V In the present inand 5 rthose portions of the plate in which areprovided tlie-slotsgQand 3, is provided with spurs Which are struckup out of the f metal ofthe vplate so as to project above the l f 1 face thereof` Received Ybyrthis metal vbaseA y plateand attached thereto as presently Will be described,'is a button 7 Thisfbutton, asy y illustrated; is provided With an elongated head 8, a rectangular shank 9 and With a base y no l0; The base'ldis preferably inthe forni of two anges; one at each side of the button'` shank, the upperface of each of these flanges being provided `With a curvedllip ll.

When the Vbutton 7 has been positioned on` the basepla'te the ears l and 5 o n the plate arebent over the base 10 of the button, as plainly indicatedin Figs. 1 and 2, the ears engaging the'lipsll- These ears or lianges 4 and 5 on Vthe base plate, vwhich might be termed holding lugs; arerpressed into they rubber of the base' of the button with some pressure suiciently to' atleast deform the rubberl ofthe ba'seof the vbutton as indicated in FigLZ sofasto permitthelrubber toextend w above-the top or beyond-the ends of the holdv ing lugs as indicatedat y12 inFig. 2.' It' Willy ,Y YAbe seen thatfwhen the ears. or lugs Aland 5 are pressed. down into holding' fpo'sitien with` substantially straight p respect to the button, they will engage the lips 11 on the button base to thereby securely hold the button in place on the base plate. ln addition to the foregoing, the spurs 6 on the base plate, When the ears 4 and 5 are pressed dovvn into holding,` position, will be forcedy into the bottom of `the loase of thev button to still further prevent any displacenient of the button relatively to the base plate. The non-elastic pendant designated 13 as a \vhole,has one lead lll passii'igbeneath the base plate over the end of the base plate, as indicated at 15, down through the slot 3 in the base plate and back beneath the hase plate and button, and upwardly through the slot 2, over the end olf the base plate, Where the saine inay be stitched indicated at 1G, the stitching, olf course, passing through both leads oit the non-elastic. y

The holding loop 17, which comprises two .,llel side arnis 18, will, When slipped in p me over the button head 8 as indicated in l f3, he maintained out of' contact at all tiines Wit i the ears or lugs 4 and 5. Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the ends of the base plate, `which l will designate 19 and 20, are given a Vslight up- Ward bend sutricienigly to bring,` the lead, that is to say, the upper lead, et the non-elastic above the level ot the ears or lugs land 5 so that when the loop 17 is nioved or placed over the head of the button 8 it will rest upon this upper lead of the non-elastic to be thereby held out of engagement with the holding,` lugs. Furthermore, the rubber oli the base of the button Where itis squeezed out at the ends oi the ears or lugs as indicated at 12 and as above pointed out, ivill also prevent the loop 17 from engaging the ears or lugs l and 5. Obvious ly, t ieiefore, l have provided tivo means for irevontinp,1 the holding' loop iroin engaging the lugs Lland 5, and either one or both o these ii'ieaiis may be en'ii'iloyed in actual practice, as desired. l Y

lli-oni the foregoing; it willbe seen that l f ided afgrarnient supporter structure a solid inipertorate button held t a hase pla-.e lijf iiieans which do not pierce the hinten, the holding; loop being` held out of en nient with these means at all tiiiies.

in Fig'. 5 l. have illustrated a coin-struction which ver` siinilai'. in fact, alinost identical with the co riictioii above described, the liutlien of this einher nient oit iiiv invent-ion boing;- designated 'l'. 'i his buttonis held in place on a base plate by iiieaiis of lioldiiip` lugs, one oitv which is indicated and designated 5. 'llie bntjtoiifl is provided with a base siinilar to the hase 10 et li1 3. The base plate 1,hoivever, is not provided with webreceiving openings v2 and 3one lead 1li/of the non-elastic of the pendant passing beneath the base plate and button over the outer `end-ot` the basey plate, as indicated atlv, andthen down be neath thebutton, but Vacross the upper face of the base plate and yallowed the holding loop to est on the rubber oit the butJ .in indicated at 12', this rubber, as above eplained', being pressed out or extruded by the ears on the base plateivlien these ears are pressed downwardly in attaching` the button to theplate. i

ln this forni otl rny invention, therefore, l

have provided a garment supporter structure f employing a solid rubber button and a base plate, the ears on the basepla-te holding the button thereto so as to eliminate the use of rivets and equivalent devices vhile the rubber of the b. e ot the button is squeezed out or deitfoiinid suliliciently to maintain the holding loop 17Y ont of engagement with the holding lugs or ears on thev base plat-e.

Figs. G and 'l illustrate a still -further inediiied torni of niy invention. to these figures, provided with ivob-receiving openings 22 and 32 and with holding,l ings or ears 12 and l rllie button einployed with thisconstruct-ion is des iated "(2 d comprises va base 10.2 adapted to be' enga-ged bythe holding lugs@2 and 5 above referred-to.

creased Width compared to the base plates so tar described so as to provide a space 21at each side ofi the shank of the button between the sli and 5, this space being of suilicient width to perinit or the reception olf the side arms-182 bythe holding loop.

liase plal'e'hy providingv :i space recio tion ot the l i aiiiis o'l the holdii loop betii'een the sides` ott the shaiilr ot the button and the holdin# lugs. f

ont el? niv linv which employ a solid lint-ton plate employed iv this K. t ce wat i 1V3 and comprises a metalA seed at 22 centrally ot which is dei llei'erring now 12 designates a base plate ln' this 'forni oit iny` invention, however, thebase plate; is o'i in-y anlr and edges oi"- the bentcver'ears 112 'ica i iid bend designated 19 and() in Fig. 2 of lll@ By this arrangement, therefore, it is uni'iecessary to have the Y lill `bese plate. The bottom ot this depres- I sion isy cenvenienily proinled with spurs 68' 13e corresponding to the spursV 6 in F 1g.Y 4'.' At

ears or lugs el? and 54vfor attaching a" buttony iffoiyav'esl the base plate is provided with web-receiving openings @and 33 corresponding to tlieopem ings 2 and. 3 of Fig. 4. The rother two sioes of the depression 22, that is to say, theinetal adjacent the sides of the depression is formed iii-to holding lugs or ears/3 and '53, these ears, when bent over into biitton-attacliing' position, overlying the edges of the depression 22. The button 73 in this forni f the invention is placed in the depression 22 and the ars and 5'lient over the basel thereof to therebj;7 securely holdthe button against displacement in this depression. .The spurs 63 aid in holding the button in position. The depth of the centraly depression 22 'and the depth of the base on the button 73 are ofsiich proportions that when the earsl' and3 are bent over into button-holding `position, the upper faces of the ears will noteXteiid'above the plane of the iipperface of the base plate. Referring to .Fi 9, the upper face of one of the or holding lugs is designated 23', and it will be seen that this part of the ear is practically in the plane ofthe upper face y24 y of the base plate,-at least it does not extend above this 'plane for a'siibstantial distance. One lead ofthe non-elastic of the pendant which l will designate 14 passes underneath the button and base vplate over the end ofthe base plate, asvindicated at 153, down wardly through the opening or slot of the base platefr beneath the but-ton and base plate and upwardly through the slot 23', where the two leads of the pendant thus forined are stitched together'as indicated at'163. As a consequence of this construction, when thev holding loop 17 is niovedinto operative position withiespect to the bat-ton 7 3, the saine will rest upon the upper lead ofthe non-elastic of the pen/l ont of Contact all t-inies with the ears or ason 'ofthe fact'that the ings @t3 and 53 by r ripper faces of he lugs do notyextendfor a substantial distance above. tlienp'perface 24 of the'base plate.

Afijarin'eiit si l solid button which, however, .is securely :it-

iachod to a base plate7 the means by which the button is attached to the base plate, bei i I 'i `act with maintained out el loop ai" all tinies.

AReicrring now to Figs. 1() and 11, the base plate of these figures is deignated 14 and provided with wel-receiving slots 2.4 and 3H t the inner edges ofeach of these slotsI provide a shoulder 25 which isv struck up out of the inetal of the plate and may be .done

when the slots 24 and 34 are `being formed.k

The `sides of thebase plateareprovided with tothe plate. `These lugs arestriik up out of the metal of the plate, as indicated at726.

ant and be thereby naintained tli'erefore, liave pi'oiided aV porter structure employing a the holding The button employed with this forni of ii'iy invention' is designated 74 andisillustrated in F 11. The base 104 of this button is out away as indicated at 27 so as to 'provide for thereceptionfof the heads of the lugs44 and 64 when tl.iebiittoii.is to ber attached to the base plate. `Then the button'is applied to the baselplatel andl the, ears Llf* and 54 bent;` over Yinto clamping position it will be apfpareiit that the rubber of the biitton. will be pressed vinto the openings 2G in the base plate which are provided in the vforming of the holding lugs or ears, and this will assist-the ears in retaining the button on. the plate.`

Then al ain the lian-Ives or struck-ii i ior- 7 g i a 'tions 25fat the edges ofthe slots 24v and 3* will also prevent movement of the butt-on on the plate, the base Aof theV button, it being understood, .fitting between these flanges, in other words,` substantially vrfilling the space between these flanges. This structure, therefore, provides `a supporter in which the cars or lugs 4f* land 54 will be out of contact with the holdingloopf (notjshown) by reason ofi the fact that. theseeaiis will lie inthe cut-.ont .portions 27 in the button base'. Itwill be apparent also that by this construction I have eliminated the use of rivets and likedevices,l

which permits. of the employment of ay solid, i button. 1

InFigs.` 12 and 13 thebase plate is designated 15 and is provided, or may be provided, y with web-receiving openings 25 and. This base plate is somewhat elongated as coni-v ton en'iployed'in this vforni of'iiiyinvention -is elongatedytliatyis tosay, has anv elongated hea-d 85, thelong axis' of whichyhowever.

extends 'lengthwise' ofthe base plate instead of crosswise lor transverselyas .in thel case of thestriicture above vdescribedin detail.l The holding lugs 45 and "55 are of ya length-lessthan the distance between the side arn'is 185 ofthe holding` loop;' 'In other Words,

these arins straddle the ears 45 and' 55 vand sojfai' vasthese side arms `are concerned will ,be maintained outjof Contact withthe ears. y. Iii order thatthe cross bar 27 of the hold-Vv ing loop niay not vtouch the forward earor i ltiglgthe button base is preferably provided with adepres'sion 28 which is adapted to receive this lug so that the upper face of this ear or lng will lie below the under'fside of the holding-,loopor vthe cross, bar 27 of the holding` loop;

In all of the fornis Vofnny invention abovel c lescri'bedyl have provided a hoseV supporter Y, lemploying' a' Solid `button preferably of 'rublseid pendentoverlying n ber and cooperating with :i holding loop of usual forni, Jdie buon being securely ettaohed to e bese plate by ineens which are exterior of the button, that is to sey, as disingnished 'from rivets and lille devices which pass throuffh the buon, the'holding loop, however, being maintained oni of Contact with this securing' vor attaching; ineens at all iines. lt will be seen also that 'this result is obeeined by Causing lheriibbor nn,- derneeth the eers lugs by .vhieh 'die buitton is attached to ins bese ple-te io be one truded so that portions of the seine will lie above Jdie upper 'ieee of ihe holding` lugs or by so shaping; the ends of the bese pluie that 'the non-elastic of the pendent will be engaged by Ithe loop so that the loop will be held above the holding` lugs, or this result may bo obuained by depressing' the bese plete, and so proportioning this depress und the bese oi' the button thee the ears ii bent over to eltneh the button J(he lr' plete will noiJ extend soilioionily ler el f the base plaie to be engaged by the lnoldlngl loop. lft will be seen also thai lany one or practically all of 5l-lese Constriwtions may be employed in the one supporter. l

lt is to be understood thai the structure above described are illusl'reive rather than definitive end that therefore Changes niey be inside therein Within the purview of iny invention. :l

adapted to be bent over the of the but- .tonto atooh the bnt'on so jdie bese pletea the ends oit-he bese plete beyond thbeing` bent upwardly until the upper` ieee .1/ the piene oi tliie upper ieee of vbhe eure` 2. ln combinati o, bese plete, e, bollini carried inherehi, a pondznnb` foi' Vsuspendin@` the beso *plagio7 ineens lmniing e partei? the base il'ilelie'or attaching Ythe button lo the heee pleite, sei d bose plete beine' bent npvverdl'l it each sioe oi the button :dwelling ineens ood Y porion of said beni; upward portion whereby die uppermost :if: e of libe overlying' portion oi the pendent` ,above the plone oil he ripper foto of iho bid lon zdilnohiiw ineens.

3. ln e gar-nume supp-mier struclnrea the ooinbin'fiiion of zi bullion7 a buse plete, eers for atmehingtho button io die bane plaie, e pendant e portion of which overlies e portion of seid base plete, and a holding` loop oooper ating with seid but-'lon and-engaging seid ing seid bise plaie and bntion, ezud pendant being threaded iiirougli said Web-receiving op `nings r slos so as to overlie the ends of the bese plaie, and holding loop coopen ating Wdh sind bu'on' and adapted to engage Said pendent to be inein'eined 'thereby ont oiq oon'teetivith seid eers.

is an article of manufacture, e button i, 1. il); D

on Comprising a heed, a shank and a bese o ei-ng; provide-d with a lip the outer upper edge thereof, Seid lip extending above 'the plone of the upper iizice of seid baise.

(i. ln e garment suppoi'ier strueture, `1lhe eenibinetion oi? a bese plete, spurs struck up ifroin she ineal of 'the inein porion of said bese plate, a button Carried by seid base plate, said buton being; provided with a base, lugs ears on seid bese plete adapted to bebenlJ over the base oi' the button toelenip the but# ton to the base plete and so @euse J@he seid Spurs io pierce the button bese, portions of he inoieriel of the bese of the button ex- *idingr upwardly above ihe 'upper fece of ezieh of seid logis or eers, and e holding Vloop Cooperating willi seidbntton and overlying l the inch :s oueiron'herelio, izhe nds ho'yondV wei-diy liesnbsient o oi. me Winer ffice eeeh'oip seid ears.-

o. .ilee for gorinen sepp'orier sfuetnres, comprising an integral inetol insite, xii-rs or l :s :iii each sido thereof and iilieoinls' il ereoi7 Spurs :si-ruoli 1nternleehzde ,pmirdly io lie substantially io iiper ieee ol .seid eers. signed this 26th day oi ears being beni;` in 'the pleno ofi' rlhis epeeiieziiion June, 1925.

@Al-L J. HAZELTQN.

garment snpporer. struetureseid but-v zil iviih oooh other, the base o'lf solidV 1y he ends ol' seid plete beyond the.

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