US177670A

US177670A - Improvement in stocking-supporters

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Publication number: US177670A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1876-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 1893-05-23

Description

A. M. WEBER.

STOCKING-SUPPORTER.

Patented May 23,1876.

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AARON M. WEBER, 0E OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOCKING-SUPPORTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,670, dated May 23, 1876; application filed March 7, 1876. A i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AARON M. WEBER, of Oshkosh, Winnebago county, Wisconsin, have invented certain Improvements in Retainers for Stocking-Supporters, 850., of which the following is a specification: I

The object of my invention is a retainer for skirt and stocking supporters, and other articles and purposes, simple in construction, cheap and efficient, and capable of being securely connected to the article to be retained or supported without injuring the latter.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a face view of the retainer; Fig. 2, a sectional view; Fig. 3, a perspective view of part of the device, and Fig. 4 a view showing a modification. v

The device consists of a plate, 0., having a hook, b, at the end, and a cap-plate, c, pivoted to the said plate a, and covering the point of the hook. The pl'ate a has an oblong slot, n, at one end, for the attachment of the band, or is otherwise constructed so as to be readily secured to supporters or other articles or garments, and near the slotted end two ears, 0 e, are formed by slitting the plate transversely and bending the metal between the slits to a position at right angles to the face of the plate. The cap a is hung to the ears 6 e by a pin, 13, passing through the sides or flanges of the cap, and through the ears and round the pin is coiled a spring, 8, the ends of which are secured, one to the plate and the other to the cap.. The looped portion of the hook b extends beyond the end of the plate, the point extending inward, so as to be covered by the end of the cap,'a slot, d, in which receives the hook when the cap lies against the plate, the position in which the spring 3 tends to maintain it.

The hook penetrates the stocking or other garment without tearing or otherwise injuring the fabric, while it permits such a strong hold upon the latter as to insure its retention.

The cap-plate covering the point of the hook preserves the latter from injury, and prevents it from catching in the garments or injuring the person of the wearer. By drawing out the cap-plate the hook is exposed, to secure or remove the garment.

It will be apparent that the device may be altered in form for different purposes; for instance, the plate and cap may be square, and two books may be used, as shown in Fig. 4.

Without confining myself, therefore, to the precise construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, I claim- A retaining device consisting of a plate, a hook-or hooks connected thereto, and serving to support the stocking or garment, and a springcap hinged to said plate, and covering the point of the hook, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AARON M. WEBER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS DALY, A. J. WAGNER.