US2136796A - Apparel belt - Google Patents

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Nov. 15, 1938., KRANTZ I 2,136,796

APPAREL BELT Filed Jan. 6, 1957 INVENTOR. liaqfi wnzfg, BY

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 15, 1938 v a A 2 135,795

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APPAREL BELT Louis Krantz, New York, N. Y. Application January o, 1937, Serial No. 119,205 2 Claims. (01. 241-8) This invention relates to improvements in apo nc s y r i s ch s e h n efi o w ere parel belts; and the invention has reference, the body ove e ts are mere Violent or are of more particularly, to that type of apparel b lt such character as to tend to elongatethe body which is constructed to permit of a compensating t nearly t0 the limit of its elastieityy reason elastic stretch adapted to accommodate the same of this, the elastic y body section is e to bodily movements of the wearer. efficiently resistant to weer, While t t Same An apparel belt. which encircles the waist of time it is nevertheless sufiiciently responsive to the wearer must be fitted tightly enough to preo ry bodily movements a to readily mvent sagging or slipping off of the garment to m d thereto a all times- 10 which it is applied for supporting effect, and its Another object of this invention is to provide 10 adjustment must be such that it maxi a novel constructionof apparel belt comprising tightness accommodates the am to a Snug fit connectible endstrap section and a stretchable about the waist when the wearer body i q i t body section of braided elastic sheathed cords of or relaxed. Under these conditions, when bodily the kind above mentioned; Said end Strap Sections movements occur, especiallythose of bending, v g buckle 1 like fastening me ns for re 15 stooping or those attendant upon walking, run- .leesebly Coupling the m together r aste n ning and similar activity, a tight or snug fitting the e about the body of the wearer.

' belt of unyielding character will not readily, if An Object of theinvention is to provide a at all, accommodate itself to such body moveb r other app r st u ur q r n an elastic 2o ments or to the muscular action involved, and Section se i a longitudinally tretchable 0 as a result much discomfort to the wearer is enb y of ed s c d. as above mentioned gendered. To avoid'these objections it has been Which, addition to its functional advantages, proposed to provide apparel belts made inawhole p v d o neat; p a and attractive a p aror in part of elastic or stretchable material, but once a p to ce t e Va ue of the belt belts of such elastic character have not heretoother tr u e a t e e of apparel. 25

' fore given entire satisfaction, since the character other Objects of this invention, t a th s and construction of the'elastic material employed i e? mo part u r y um rated. will be therein would. soon. wear and lose its elasticity or u rs o f e following detailed r pthe power to recover normal initial condition tiOIl 0f the Same- 3,0 after stretching. In most cases there was little An illustrative embodiment of this invention is resistance to stretch of the elastic material be- Shown in ea mp nying d wing, in whichy-ond its elastic limit, and consequently more or 1 s a a p w of an pp r belt less rapid impairment and deterioration thereof m de acco d n t the principles of this invenensued. 7 tion; Fig. 2 is a side edge elevation ofthe same;

;, This invention has for its principal object to d 3 s a detail cross-sectional v w. t k provide a construction of apparel belt having n e n but drawn On an enlargeda novel longitudinally elastic body or body sece Je-- ,1, tion made of a plurality of elastic cords having Similar characters of reference are employed in external sheaths of woven textile fabric; said heahov descr b d 0 d a e p sheathed cords being intertwined together by e p sl v braiding or plaiting the same, or selected groups r ng t the w the e e ce thereof, to thereby produce a body of braided character l0 indicates one strap end portion of formation. In such construction and formation the belt and lithe other strap end portion thereof. of elastic body, the interengaging bights of the These strap d portions y be ad f any .1 braided or plaited elastic cord frictionally contact suitable pliant but non-stretchable material, such 45 one with another, and, when the body is sube. g. as natural or artificial leather, woven textile mitted to longitudinal stretch, the braided or fabric, or the like. One strap end portion, as [0, plaited cords tend to crowd together, whereby an is provided with a buckle l2 connected with its effective resistance to stretch is increasingly set free end. This buckle may be of any suitable up which becames proportionally greater as the mechanical construction adapted to receive and limit of elasticity is approached. By reason of engage, in releasable coupled connection, the this, the novel elastic body, or body section, is other strap end portion ll. Illustrative of one sensitively responsive to initial stretching effect form of buckle which may be employed, I have under bodily movements of the wearer accomshown the same to comprise a buckle of the panying normal activities, but nevertheless tends harness type provided with a pivoted tongue or 55 stretchable character.

prong l3 adapted to selectively engage through perforations I4 with which the strap end portion II is provided. Said strap end portion I0 is provided with the usual transverse loops l5 to receive and hold in fiat lying position the free end part of strap end portion II, when the latter is coupled to strap end portion II] by means of the buckle l2.

Arranged between the strap end portions l0|l is a body section of novel elastic or longitudinally This body section is produced from elastic cords N5 of rubber, which are each covered or sheathed in a tubular braided or; woven covering I! of textile material (see Fig. 3 more particularly). The sheathed elastic cords are intertwined and woven together by braiding or plaiting the same, to thus produce an elastic body section A of a width substantially corresponding to the widths of the strap and portions l0-| I, between which said body section extends. The'sheathed elastic cords maybe braided singly or in multiples, i. e., in groups of selected number thereof. For example, as shown in the drawing, the sheathed cords are divided into groups of two each, and these groups arethen braided or plaited together. When braided or plaited to' gether, the sheathed elastic cords are cri -s's-g crossed and interwoven back andforth to extend over and under one another, thus obtaining a snubbed and frictional mutual engagement one with another at close intervals throughout the extent of the body section A formed thereby. Owing to this cross-crossed and snubbed frictional relation of the sheathed cords one to another, when the body section is submitted to elastic stretch, it will at first readily respond or yield to stretching effects, but as the stretching effect continues, with consequent progressive elongation of said body section, the mutually engaged bights of the interwoven sheathedcords will tend to crowd together, both in the'dlrection of the width as well as in the direction of the thickness of the body section. Such crowding together will progressively increase the intensity of frictional engagement of the sheathed cordswithcbnse quent progressively increasing resistance to stretch. By such action any tendency of the body section to stretch beyond a reasonable elastic limit is quickly oifset or arrested, and consequently the elasticcfiiciency or liveliness of the rubber constituent of the body section is conserved, and undue and rapid wear and tear ofthe body section in use is prevented.

The body section A is fixedly coupled by its ends to the adjoined ends of the strap end portions I 0-II by means of metalcoupling clipsB which surround, embrace and firmly clamp the adjoined ends of these parts, and thus couple said strap end portions and body section in a con-, tinuous unitary belt structure.

In addition to the described functional characteristics of the novel belt body section, it will be obvious that the same provides a very pleasing appearance calculated to enhance the eye appeal of the belt as a whole.

While I have described and desire to claim the novel elastic body section as incorporated in and constituting a functional part of an apparel belt structure, it will be apparent that the novel elastic body section per se is also adapted for use in other types of apparel supports, such as garters, suspenders, etc.

I am aware that some changes could be made in the above described structures, and that apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof. It is therefore intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in. the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.-

I claim:

1 An apparel belt, comprising non-stretchable strap end portions and an intermediate longitudinally stretchable body section, means to aifix said strap end portions in connected end to end relation to said body section, said body section being composed solely of a plurality of elastic rubber cords, each cord being enclosed in a tubular braided fabric sheath, said sheathed cords being arranged in strands composed of a plurality of contiguous cords and said strands being interwoven into a braided formation with the mutually engaged cross nights of said strands disposed in frictional contact and adapted to crowd together with increasing resistance to stretch as'the body section eiongates toward the limit of its elasticity, and means to releasably couple the free extremities of said strap end portions in joined relation.

'2'. An apparel belt, comprising non-stretchable strap end portions and an intermediate longitudinally stretchable body section, means to affix said strap end portions in connected end to end relation to said body section, said body section being composed solely of a plurality of elastic rubber cords, each cord being enclosed in a tubular braided fabric sheath, said sheathed cords being disposed in multiple groups to form strands, said strands thereof being interwoven in criss-Cross relation into a braided formation with mutually engaged cross bights in frictional contact and adapted to crowd together in both the directions of width and of thickness of the body section so as to offer increasing resistance to stretch as said body section elongates toward the limit of its elasticity, and means to releasably couple the free extremities of said strap end portions in joined relation.

' LOUIS KRANTZ.

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