US2089869A - Hose supporter - Google Patents

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J. WRATSCHKO Aug. l0, 1937.

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,HOSE SUPPORTER Filed July 25, 1956 INVENTOR Patented Aug. 10, 1937 "PATENr carica `nosa sUPPoR'rER Joseph Wratschko, New Britain, Conn., assignor of one-half to Mortimer H. Camp, New Britain,

Conn.

Application July 23, 1936,` serial No. 92,055

3 Claims.

- VrIhis invention relates to hose supporters, parti'cularly those-of the well known button and loop type, and V'the main object is to simplify the construction and reduce thecost of manufacturing .and assembling the necessary parts thereof.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is a front elevation, relatively enlarged, of a preferred form of hose supporter;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross section of the hose supporter gripping elements shown in Fig. 1, the supporting webbing being shown in edge elevation;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View of the loop portion of the grip.

In the drawing I represents the loop portion of the grip, which loop may be made of any suitable material that will render the same sumciently rigid to perform its function. At the lower part of this loop there is the usual longitudinal slot which is contracted toward its lower end in the customary manner. At the upper part of the loop there is a transverse slot 2 through which the customary grip supporting webbing 3 may be passed. The loop carries a tongue or spur extending longitudinally thereof and preferably an upwardly projecting tongue 4 which may be formed in any desired manner, as by recessing the material of the loop at the lower side of the slot 2 in such a manner that said tongue will be formed between the recesses. This tongue functions as a fastening device for the button sup'- porting means, which in this instance is preferably in the form of a nat flexible tab 5.

The tab 5 carries adjacent its lower end a button t, the shank of which is suitably shaped to slide into the contracted lower portion of the longitudinal slot in the loop so that when a piece of fabric overstands the head of the button and the latter is in place in the loop, the fabric will be drawn around and under the button head and will be gripped between the sides of the shank and the adjacent edges of the loop. The upper end of the tab is bulged as at T and is perforated in line with the fastening tongue 4 over which it may be slipped and by means of which said tab is suspended at the rear of the loop when the parts are assembled. It will be understood that there is little or no strain on the tab at any time since the strain is taken principally by the lower end of the loop I and transferred by the latter directly to the supporting webbing 3, and hence there is no tendency to tear the tab 5 from the fastening tongue.

When the parts have been assembled and the (Cl. 2li-245) upper end of the tab has been seated in its home position as shown in Fig. 1, the webbing 3 is threaded through the transverse slot 2 and acts to ll the same suiciently to function as a key to block the "accidental disengagement of the tabv from the tongue.' It should be understood that before the webbing is inserted in the slot, the latter affords clearance to permit the perforated upper end of the tab to be quickly and easily applied to the fastening tongue 4. When the tab is fully engaged with the tongue, no operation, other than the mere threading of the supporting webbing 3 through the slot 2, is required to hold or lock the tab in place. By this construction the necessity of having a second transverse slot in the upper end of the loop (a common practice) is avoided and hence the overall length of the loop may be correspondingly shortened and the cost reduced. The facility and ease with which the two parts of the grip, to wit, the loop and the tab, may be connected tgether in operative relation is also a factor in reducing the cost of the article.

The button is preferably made of rubber or other yielding material, to save damage to the stocking. The bulge 6 is preferably made of yielding material to facilitate forcing it through the transverse slot when empty and into engagement with the fastening tongue. In fact, the tab 5 as a whole is preferably made of rubber with a reinforcing fabric backing as shown. The loop may be made integral throughout and when made of sheet material, whether metal or otherwise, it may be readily stamped out by means of suitable dies. It will be further observed that by the unique construction disclosed herein, no clinching operations are necessary to connect the tab to the loop, since the mere presence of the webbing 3 in the slotl 2 directly above the upper end of the tab serves to prevent the latter from accidentally escaping from the fastening tongue.

While a preferred form has been illustrated, it should be noted that the bulge or projection 1 might be made solid and the tongue or spur 4 forced in so as to cut its own aperture or seat therein. Furthermore, the tongue or the sides of the notches dening the tongue could be made rough or serrated or barbed so as to securely hold the tab in place independently of the webbing 3. The tongue could extend completely through the bulge S instead of only partly through as shown. Various other changes and modifications could be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a hose supporter grip in combination, a substantially rigid loop member having a longitudinal slot in its lower portion contracted toward its lower end, said member also having a transverse slot in its upper portion, a rigid fastening tongue carried by the loop and projecting upwardly toward said transverse slot with clearance spaces on each Yside of said tongue communicating with said transverse slot, a flexible button supporting means for suspending a button at the rear of said loop for coaction with the longitudinal slot for gripping a piece of fabric, the upper part of said flexible means being perforated to engage and surround the sides of said tongue and to be suspended therefrom.

2. In a hose supporter grip in combination, a substantially rigid loop member having a longitudinal slot in its lower portion contracted toward its lower end, said member also having a Vtransverse slot in its upper portion, a rigid fastening tongue carried by the loop and projecting upwardly toward said transverse slot with clearance spaces on each side of said tongue communicating with said transverse slot, a flexible button supporting means for suspending a 3. In a hose supporter grip in combination, a Y

' rigid loop member having a longitudinal slot in itslower portion contracted toward its lower end, said member having a transverse slot in its upper portion,l a rigid fastening tongue integral with the 'loop and in substantially the plane thereof and projecting upwardly from said transverse slot, with clearance spaces on each side of said tongue communicating with said transverse slot, a flexible buttonV supporting means at the rear of said loop, the upper part fof said means overstanding and surrounding said tongue and occupying the clearance spaces at eachpside thereof'.

, JOSEPH WRA'IsCHKo. 25

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