US1817053A

US1817053A - Hosiery

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Publication number: US1817053A
Application number: US340739A
Authority: US
Inventors: Oscar U Zerk
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1929-02-18
Filing date: 1929-02-18
Publication date: 1931-08-04
Anticipated expiration: 1948-08-04

Description

Aug. 45 193516 C). u. ZERK L fi HOSIERY Filed Feb. -18, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 wazf z zal 7 Aug. 4, 1931. K 1,817,053

HOSIERY Filed Feb. 18, 1929 ZSheets-Sheet 2 080a, Z6. Zeri Patent d Aug. 4, 1931 PATENT OFFICE v OSCAR U. ZERK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HOSIERY Application filed February 18, 1929. Serial No. 340,739.

' My invention relates generally to ladies hosiery and the method of making the same, and has for its object the provision of a novel form of hose which, due to its construction, produces an optical illusion of shapeliness of the limb of the wearer. A further object is to provide a method of makin suchhosiery.

' Other (ilijects willappear from the follow- 1 ing description,-reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in wh1ch Fig. 1 shows a hose for use by a wearer having disproportionately large ankles;

- Fig. 2 shows a hose to be worn by a woman having disproportionately large knees;

Fig. 3 shows a hose adapted to be worn by a woman, the calves of whole limbs are undeveloped; I

. Fig. 4 shows a hose for wear by a woman 29 whose limbs have overdeveloped calves;

Fig. 5 shows a hose adapted to be worn by a woman who has both overdeveloped calves and large knees; and

Fig. 6 shows a hose adapted for wear bya woman having large ankles and feet.

It has been found that although dark colored hose produce the eflect of a slender limb, dark colored hose of a single shade and without a pattern are not appealing to the eye. The optical illusion thus produced by a dark colored hoseis frequently undesirable since it not only makes the ankle of the wearer appear smaller but also decreases the apparent size of the calf, which, for limbs having undeveloped calves, is a disadvantage.

' Tt'has been attempted to obtain some of the advantages of my invention by knitting portions of the hose adjacent the ankle double thickness. This, however, has the disadvantage in that it shows a sharp "break at the line of joining the double kn1tportion with the single knit portion and thus removes the eflect of an optical illusion. i The hose of my invention are adapted to i 475 be dyed in practically any desired color as lon as the color is one which has a variety of tints and shades or may be dyed in difi'erent colors which are preferably such as readily blend into each other. I

As shown in Fig. 1, the hose 10, adapted for wear by a woman having a disproportionately large ankle, will have the ankle portion 12 a dark shade of the color of the hose and the remaining portions of the hose will be dyed lighter tints of the same color. The shading in the drawing indicates the general idea of the proportionate depth of color of the hosp. However, the color of the hose fades gradually by practically imperceptible degrees from the darker shade to the lighter tints so that the efl'ect of the hose when worn will be that rather of a shadow than of an actual difference in color between the various portions of the hose.

The optical illusion above referred to, namely, that the darker shades of colors appear to make the object appear smaller than its actual size and that the lighter tints of the color make the object appear larger than its actual size, is thus utilized to produce an appearance of smart shapeliness to theleg of the wearer.

The hose 14, shown in Fig. 2, is in general similar to that shown in Fig. 1 except that the knee portion 16 thereof is of a darker shade than the calf port-ion 18 and ankle portion 20 thereof, to produce the optical illusion of a knee which is properly proportioned in size as compared to the other parts of the The hose 22 shown in Fig. 3, is shaded dark at both the knee portion 24 and ankle portion 26 and will thus be effective to produce the illusion of shapeliness on a leg which has an undeveloped calf. As in the previously described hose, the hose 22 is of a single color and the knee and ankle portions 24, 26 are of a very dark shade while the intermediate calf portion 28 and the thigh portion 30 of the hose are of a lighter tint. The depth of the color of the hose varies very gradually from the dark to the lighter portions so that it is' impossible to observe a line of demarcation between the two portions.

Fig. 4 shows a hose 32 adapted for wear by a woman havingan overdeveloped calf, and the calf portion 34 of the hose is therefore colored a dark shade and the remaining portion of the hose colored the lighter tints.

Thus, by producing the optical illusion of a l0- smaller sizecalf, the limb attains an appearance of shapeliness in which the parts thereof are in artistic proportion.

Fig. 5 shows a hose 36 adapted for wear by a woman having enlarged lower calf muscles and an enlarged knee. Here again the knee portion 38 and the lower calf portion 40 of the hose which cover the parts of the leg which are disproportionately large, are colored with a very dark shade of the dye used to color the remaining portions of the hose andthe remaining portions of the hose are colored with lighter tints of the same color.

Fig. 6 shows a hose 42 in which the entire lower foot portion 44 thereof and ankle portion 46 are dyed with the dark shades to improve the appearance of limbs disproportionately large at the ankle and instep.

The hose may be ingrained dyed, that is, the thread dyed prior to knitting, as is wellknown in the art. To accomplish. the dyeing of the thread to the various depths of color desired, it is preferable to use only one color dye but to permit the thread to remain in the dye a longer period of time where the deeper color is desired. Thus, for example, the thread may be passed at-a continuous rate of speed through the. dyeing solution and means provided for removing the'thread from the solution at any desired point in its travel so that the distance which the thread moves through the solution may readily be varied,

' ent color depth or different colors in order to get the shaded effects at the places shown in the drawings. a

As an alternative, the thread of which the hose is to be knitted or the completely knitted hose may be sprayed with dye of the desired color to produce'the above described type of hose.

'When the hose is dyed after knitting it is preferably dyed with a dye of a single color,;

the shades and tints thereof being obtained by leavin the hose in the dye for difierent periods 0 time. I have found that a hose of the type shown in Fig. 6 may readily be made b suspending the hose over a tank of dye an permitting it to slowly, at a practi- ,cally constant rate of speed, drop into the dye. The toe and ankle portions will thus be immersed for a longer period and will ab-.

sorb more dye and consequently become 'a darker shade than the remaining portions of the hose: Y

The hose shown in the other figures may be dyed in a similar manner by immersing those portions of the hose which are to be colored darker shades first and immersing the adj acent portions at a gradual rate of speed. By

7 thus controlling the length of time which the portion of hose has immersed in the dyeing solution, the hose may be dyed to obtain the effects illustrated in the different figures of the drawings.

It is extremely desirable in this dyeing operation that the hose be moved gradually and that adjacent incremental portions .be immersed only a short time longer or a short time less than the next adjacent portions so as to produce the effect of a gradual shading in the'depth of the color without any apparent or noticeable line of demarcation.

-Anot'her.rnethod of dyeing the hose in accordance with my invention comprises having a vat filled with a' liquid or a solution in which the dye does not dissolve and which liquid or solution is heavier than the normal dye solution, and above this liquid or solution having a relatively thin layer of the dyeing solution. In this manner the hose, which may be put on a suitable form, may be passed through the dyeing solution at any desired speed into the inactive or inert liquid or solution to produce any desired shading and tinting efi'ect.

Other methods may of course be used to dye the hose.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the specific disclosure but that other decorative patterns may-be added to the hose shown. For example, clocks, lined or blocked shapeliness of the wearers leg, substantially the whole of the hose being of one color but having portions thereof of different tints and shades of said color, the portion of the hose which is to cover a part of the wearers leg at which it is desired to produce an illusion of smallness being of a relatively dark shade and that portion of the hose which is to cover a part of the wearers leg at which it is desired to produce an illusion of increased size being of a substantially lighter tint, the part of the hose intermediate the shaded ortion and the tinted portion varying by su stantially imperceptible degrees of color depth from the darkest shade to the lightest tint.

2. As an article of manufacture, a hose having the incremental transverse sections thereof of different color depth, the portions of the hose adapted to covera part of the leg of the wearer which is of disproportionately large size being shaded the darkest I whereby an optical illusion of shapeliness of the wearers leg is produced by the variation in color depth without producin a noticeable line of demarcation'of color epth.

3. As' an article of manufacture, a hose having the incremental transverse sections thereof of different color depth, the portions of the hose adapted to cover a part of the leg of the wearer which is of disproportionately small size being tinted the lightest, whereby an optical illusion of shapeliness of the wear ers leg is produced by variation in color depth without producing a noticeable line of demarcation of color depth.

4. As an article of manufacture, a hose adapted to produce the optical illusion of shapeliness of the wearers leg, said hose having portions thereof of different tints and shades, the portion of the hose which is to cover a part of the wearers leg at which it is desired to produce an illusion of smallnessbeing of a relatively dark shade and that portion of the hose which is to cover apart of the wearers leg at which it is desired to produce an illusion of increased size being of a substantially lighter tint, the part of the hose intermediate the shaded portion and the tinted portion varying by substantially imperceptible degrees of color variation from the darkest shade to the lightest tint."

5. As an article of manufacture, a hose adapted to produce the optical illusion of shapeliness of a wearers leg which is unusually large at the ankle and at the knee, said hose having-the portions thereof which are adapted to cover the knee and ankle of a relatively dark shade and having the remain ing portions thereof of a substantially lighter tint, the part of the hose intermediate the shaded and tinted portions varying by substantially imperceptible degrees of color variations from the darkest shade to the lightest tint.

6. As an article of manufacture, a hose adapted to produce the optical illusion of shapeliness of a wearers leg which is unusually large at the knee, said hose having the portion thereof which is adaptedto cover the knee of a relatively dark shade and the remaining portions of the hose of a relatively lighter tint, the shaded portion blending by substantially imperceptible degrees of color variation from the darkest part of the shaded portion to the tinted portions of the hose.

7. As an article of manufacture, .a hose adapted to produce the optical illusion of shapeliness of a wearers leg which has an enlarged ankle, said hose having the portion thereof which is adapted to cover the ankle of a relatively dark shade and having the re- I each side of the ankle portion colored in substantially lighter tints, the shaded portion darkest shade in the ankle portion to the ilightest tints in the remaining portions of the ose.

8. As an article of manufacture, a hose adapted to produce the optical illusion of shapeliness of the wearers 1e said hose having portions thereof of di erent tints and shades, the portion of the hose which is to cover the part of the wearers leg at which it is desired to produce an illusion of smallness being of a relatively dark shade and that portion which is to cover the part of the wearers leg at which it is desired to produce an illusion of increased size bein of substantially lighter tint, the parts 0 i the hose on each side of the darker shaded portion varying by substantially imperce tible degrees of color variation from the dar est shade to the lighter tints. 1

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this15th day of Febn, 1929.

OSCAR U. ZERK.

of the hose blending by substantially imperceptible de ree's'of color variation in both directions From the ankle portion from the