US1964938A

US1964938A - Garment protector

Info

Publication number: US1964938A
Application number: US650388A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jean G Dupont
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-01-06
Filing date: 1933-01-06
Publication date: 1934-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 1951-07-03

Description

313i}? 9 1934-6 J. G. DUFQNT I GARMENT PROTECTOR Filed Jan. 6, 1933 Patented July 3, 1934 UN STATES rarest OFFIC'EJ Claims.

This invention relatestogarment protectors and more particularly to means for preventing garter clasps from injuring and causingruns in stockings.-

5 The clasps usedfor attaching ordinary garters to stockings are usually provided with a metal or bone construction which rubs or otherwise injuriously'engages the stocking to which it is attached. If the stocking is made of silk or other lflfine material, such action frequently causes an uneven strain on the fabric which results in the fabric bursting longitudinally extending threads and producing what is commonly known as a run inthe stocking.

15.l It is an object of the present invention-to pro vide effective means for shielding and protecting hose from the injuriousaction referred to above.

A further object of the invention is to provide detachable means, inexpensive tomanufacture .which may be associated with the garter or more properly the clasps thereof and which will be effective in preventing the cutting, tearing, straining and rubbing of the stocking by the clasp of the garter.

' Other objects and advantages will be apparent from a consideration of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing-in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ordinary 3oagarter with the invention attached thereto and showing in dotted lines a fragment of a stocking;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the garter clasp and protector shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective-view of a piece of ribbonillustrating a step in'theprocess of constructing an embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2 andshowing in dotted lines the dfiyshape of the device when completed;

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view of a still further modification of the invention;

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view of a still further embodiment of the invention;

; Figure 6 is a front view of the device of Figure 5 and Figure '7 is a view in elevation of a garter clasp with a still further embodiment of the invention attached thereto.

-: Referring to the drawing in detail and more particularly to the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 3 a garter strap is indicated by the reference character 10 and is provided with the clasp of the usual form having a 55. button 11 and a metallic loop 12, these parts being adapted to clasp the upper end-of the stock ing such as is represented at 13.

In accordance with the provisions of the pres-' ent invention a pocket is formed of silk ribbon or other yielding and resilient This pocket is adapted to completely enclose the button 11 of the clasp together with all of the metal or rigid parts of the clasp associated with the button so as to protect the stocking 13 therefrom.

In the embodiment of Figurel the pocket is formed by folding a piece of ribbon-so as to have three layers as indicated at 14, 15 and lfi -in"Figure 2, thelayers l5 and l6forming-the pocket proper while the layerl4 acts as an inner flap to the pocket. Before sewing the' edg'es l'lof these layers to one another'the flap '14 is provided with a button hole 18 as indicated-in Figure 2' which is adapted to receive :thebutton 11' of the clasp and thus hold proper position with relation to the clasp.-

In sewing the edges 1'7 or the layers mentioned a number of tucks aretaken so as to provide ruflles similar to those shown anddescribed hereinafter in connectionwith Figure 6."

The layer 16 of the-material 'is considerably longer than the

layers

14 and 15 so as to'provide sufficient material to permit 1 it being passed through the metal loop 20' of the garter above the clasp and bent downwardly so as to pass in under 5-- the loop 12 of the clasp should this be-desired: It' has been'found by'experience that in'a great majority of cases runs or other injuries in the stocking are caused by the rubbing of the rigid parts of the stocking and that it isnot necessary in all cases to protect the stocking from the loop 12 but if de- I sired the extension of the layer 16 may be associated with this loop as shown-tooffe'r this additional protection. It will be understood, however, 95*

that the invention is not limited to a provision of means for protecting a stocking from engagement with the loop 12 and that even when the protector is constructed as shown it may be sewn with the upper portion of the the loop 12 where it will serve more or less as an ornament.

Figure 4 illustrates a construction very similar to that of Figure 3 except that a small washer 22 of cloth or like material is substituted for the 05* inner flap or layer 14. The washer 22 has an opening 23 therein which is about the same size as the layer portion of the button 11 while the layer 15 is provided with a thimble 24 adapted to receive the button of the clasp. It will be under- 110 flexible material. so

the whole protector inits 1 clasp which are underneath the layer 16 on the outside of 10 stood that in this embodiment the

layers

16 and 15 are sewn together along their edges so as to provide a pocket adapted to enclose the whole portion of the clasp which is associated with the button 11 thereof just as in connection with the arrangement of Figures 1 to 3.

In the further embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 5 and 6 no inner flap or layer 14 is provided but provision is made for causing the layer 15 itself to act as means for holding the protector in its proper place with respect to the clasp. In this construction the thimble or puff 24 is formed by gathering a part of the goods and sewing it in such a fashion that a number of ruffles 25 extend out substantially radially from the thimble or pull. These rufiles 25 form an important part of the invention because they furnish, particularly when silk ribbon is used in the construction, an effective resilient cushion for preventing any binding as between the clasp and the stocking. It is to be noted that the puff is preformed before placing the protector on the garter tab and that the puff has a head portion and a reduced neck portion enabling it to snugly engage the button on the tab.

In the arrangements of Figures 1 to 6 inclusive the ribbon or other material used in constructing the protector is considerably wider than the inner portion of the clasp adjacent the button so that when the device is mounted on the clasp it extends out some distance on each side of the button. While this is advantageous in protecting the stocking, the invention is not limited to such an arrangement. It is within the purview of the invention to so construct a protector as to cause it to snugly engage the inner portion of the clasp or even be sewn or otherwise integrally secured to the clasp. An arrangement of this nature is illustrated in Figure '7.

The strap of the clasp is indicated at 26 and a silk protector consisting of a pocket portion 27 is indicated as being sewn as by stitching 28 to the strap 26. Any of the various means described above, as for example, the gathering shown in Figures 5 and 6 forming the thimble or puff 28, may be embodied in this construction.

While only a few forms of the invention have been illustrated and described above, it is apparent that many other modifications may be made and that the protector may be constructed of various materials such as rubberized fabric or the like without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the annexed claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a tab of a garter clasp and a button having a rigid base portion connected to said tab, of a piece of flexible material provided with a pocket at one end and having means associated with the pocket for detachably securing the same to the button of the tab of the garter clasp and for holding the pocket in proper position on the garter clasp so that it completely surrounds the button and rigid base portion of the tab and means consisting of ruffles taken in the outer portion of said pocket for forming a resilient cushion between the garter clasp and the hose.

2. The combination with a tab of a garter clasp and a button having a rigid base portion connected to said tab, of a piece of flexible, resilient material having a pocket formed at one end of a depth and size adapted to receive and completely enclose the button and rigid base of said tab, means comprising a puff formed in the outer portion of said pocket to engage the button to hold the pocket in proper position thereon and means consisting of ruffles taken in the outer portion of said pocket for forming a cushion adjacent said puff.

3. The combination with a tab of a garter clasp and a button having a rigid base portion connected to said tab, of a piece of flexible resilient material having a pocket formed at one end of a depth and size adapted to receive and completely enclose the button and rigid base of said tab, means comprising an inner flap on said pocket with a button hole therein for engaging the button on said tab and for holding the pocket in proper position thereon and means consisting of ruflles taken in the outer portion of said pocket for forming a cushion adjacent the button of said tab.

4. The combination with a tab of a garter clasp and a button having a rigid base portion connected to said tab, of a piece of flexible, resilient material provided with a pocket at one end and having means associated with the pocket for detachably securing the same to the button of the tab and for holding the pocket in proper position thereon so that it completely surrounds the button and rigid base portion of the tab, portions of said pocket forming a resilient cushion over the button and rigid base portion of the tab.

5. In an article of manufacture, a hose protector adapted to be associated with a tab of a garter clasp having a button, said protector comprising a piece of flexible, resilient material provided with an unobstructed pocket at one end and having means associated with the pocket comprising a pre-formed puiT having an enlarged outerhead portion and a reduced inner neck portion for detachably securing the same to the button of the tab and for holding the pocket in proper position on the tab whereby the pocket may completely surround the button and form a resilient cushion thereover and yet be readily removed therefrom.

JEAN G. DUPONT.