US1992985A - Buckle for sanitary belt - Google Patents

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March 5', 1935. Q. A N 1,992,985

BUCKLE FOR SANITARY BELTS Filed Mgroh 27, 1933 Inventor Patented Mar. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 27, 1933, Serial No. 663,059 In Canada August 16, 1932 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a buckle made of nickel plated steel, which can be adopted to any sanitary belt to support the sanitary napkins; it is absolutely safe, and works easy.

I attain these objects by mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 shows a front view of the buckle in full open position;

Figure 2 shows a side View of the buckle in full open position;

Figure 3 shows a front view of the buckle in closed position;

Figure 4 shows a side view of the buckle in closed position; and

Figure 5 shows a side section of a part of the,

buckle in closed position and a side out or section of a sanitary napkin numeral 4 placed in position in, the buckle.

Similar numerals refer throughout the several views.

In the accompanying drawing Numeral 1 is a rectangular member of the buckle, hereinafter referred to as the rectangular member 1, made of nickel plated steel wire, whereof one side or arm, namely: the one which contains the two ends of the wire, is irregular in so far as the wire is bent in light curves as shown, the two ends of the wire forming this rectangular member 1 are joined together in the centre by means of a small nickel plated tube numeral 2;

Numeral 3 is a second member of the buckle, hereinafter referred to as the U shape member 3, of the same width as and attached to the said rectangular member 1; it is made in U shape of nickel plated steel wire, whereof each of the two ends forms an eyelet in which is introduced as shown the wire composing the said irregular side or arm of the said rectangular member 1, on which the said U shape member revolves.

Figure 5 shows the operation of the buckle which is as follows:-Either end of a sanitary napkin numeral 4 is introduced firstly into the said rectangular member 1 and next into the said to similar parts U shape member 3 of the buckle in closed position, then the same end of the sanitary napkin 4 is turned once around the wire forming the base of the said U shape member 3 and afterwards introduced once more,- in the opposite direction, in 5 the said rectangular member 1 in such a way so that it will bear immediately on the inside base of the said rectangular member 1, and underneath the sanitary napkin 4 as shown.

It will be noted that the inclined bearing portions of the frame member 1 are formed by bending the upper ends of the side bars thereof inwardly and upwardly. These inclined bearing portions are connected to the ends of the top bar by portions which also extend inwardly and upwardly at sharper angles to the vertical than the inclined bearing portions. It will be further noted that the inclined bearing portions function to hold the frame members resiliently in gripping position.

It may be remarked that there are many kinds of sanitary belts now on the market, but they are all provided with safety pins and bindings, therefore I do not claim any such things, but

I claim:

A buckle comprising two wire frame members pivotally connected together, one of said frame members comprising a lower gripping bar, side bars and a top bar, said top bar being formed parallel with the gripping bar for the greater por- 30 tion of its length, the ends of each of said side bars adjacent said top bar being bent first inwardly and upwardly to form inclined bearing portions and then further bent inwardly and upwardly at a sharper angle to the vertical than the bearing portions, and then merging with the ends of the top bar, the other frame member having a lower gripping bar and side bars terminating in eyelets, said bearing portions turning in said eyelets to resiliently hold the frame members in gripping position.

CLAIRE BEAUDOIN.

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