US1770742A - Curvilinear garter - Google Patents

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July l5; 1930. J. v. MOORE l CURVILINEAR GARTER Filed sept. 19, 1929 Patented July 15, 1930 UNITED STATES TOEN v. MOORE, OF PAWTUCKET,

PANY, 0F PAW'TUCKET, :RHODEv PATENT' OFFICE RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO MOORE FABRIC COH- ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND cUBVILINEAB. GARTEB.

Application led September 19, 1929. Serial 11o. 393,817.

Athe wearer more snugly and remains in place more securely than the usual straight-woven type, and to provide a hose-attaching tab of lmproved construction, by which a certain amountl of vertical resilience in the garter is attained.

My invention further relates to Aarrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

A preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved garter;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the elastic fabric from which the garter is formed;

' Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic sectional view of the elastic fabric;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of a portion of the garter;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation, taken along.

the line 5 5 in Fig. 4;; Fig. 6 is a plan view of a piece of material for forming hose-attaching tabs; and

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view, taken along the line 7-7 in Fig. 6. V Referring to the drawings,I have indicated a--mans garter which is in general 'of thev usual type of construction but which embodies'essential novel features.

A very important feature of the garter lies in the fact that the garter is formed of an elastic band 10, which is woven in curvilinear shape, as indicated in Fig. and which thus acquires an inherent curvilinear set. Elastic warp threads W extend continuously through the fabric and are inserted inA the fabric under uniform tension' but at va'ying ratesof delivery from edge to edge, so that the fabric naturally assumes the curvilinear shapeindi-A cated in Fig. 2, but all of the elastic warp threads W under substantially uniform tension.

In the preferred construction, I vary the spacing between the warp threads W, gradually decreasing the spacing toward the longer or outer edge ofthe fabric. By so doing, I offset the fan-like distribution of the weft threads and secure a curvilinear elastic fabric of substantially uniform weight and thickness throughout each unit area thereof. j

By forming the garter of such a curvilinear elastic fabric, the garter naturally assumes an upwardly tapering shape, corresponding in general to the upper calf of the leg, around which it fits more snugly, while at the same time it is more securely retained in place. The

comfort of the wearer is materially increased,

as the garter will remain in place under less tension than the ordinary straight-woven garter. .l

The curvilinear shape of the fabric also permits me to form the garter from a single continuous piece of elastic fabric, extending from one of the clasp members 12 around the leg to the other clasp member 13.*

The usual hose attaching device 15 is attached to the garter by a fabric tab 16. As the elastic band 10 is continuous, the tab is merelystitched to one surface of the band 10, as indicated in Fig. 4. In the preferred form, the tab 16 is of the special construction shown in detail in Figs. 5 to 7.

The tabs are preferably formedfrom elastic fabric woven to the desired shape and resilient lengthwise, so that a certain amount of vertical yield is made available by the use thereof. 'i

v Referring to Fig. 6, the tabs are formed by cutting sections from a continuous piece of fabric which is in part longitudinally elastic. This fabric comprises an elastic portion 2() of varying width, merging into-an elastic portion 21 of reduced and uniform width, which in turn merges into a double non-elastic portion 22 of reduced thickness and commonly of U-shaped section, as indicated in Fig. 7

The elastic warp threads 24 extend continuously through the portions 20 and 21, but float during. the weaving of the portions 22 and are commonly cut out in these portions before the tabs are attached to the garters. The

tab fabric, woven as above described, is

separated along the lines w-a in Fig. 6, thus forming tabs `having double end portions 5 U-shaped in section.

The upper end portions are turned in and secured by stitching to the band 10, as indicated in Fig. 5, thus providing a finished upper edge for the tab 16 The two sides of the lower U-shaped end portion are separated to receive a loop 30 and a strap 31 by which a hpse-attaching device may be secured in p ace.

The hose-attaching tab 16, thus constructed, provides a limited amount of verti' cal yield which also serves to increase the comfort of the wearer.

The method of producing curvilinear elastic fabric is disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 307,424and the embodiment and exceptional utility of such fabric in articles for supporting garments or other items of apparel are disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 307,425.

r Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claim, but what I claim is A garter formed of a continuous piece of narrow Woven elastic fabric of substantially uniform width and having an inherent curvilinear set, the upper edge of the garter being the shorter edge, a hose attaching device depending below the longer edge of the garter, and a member extending below said lower edge and connecting said device to said elastic fabric, said connecting member being longitudinally resilient, and the endportions thereof being woven double and non-resilient, by which the finishing of the ends thereof is attained.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afxed my signature.

JOHN v; Moonn.

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