US2185720A

US2185720A - Knitted glove and method of making the same

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Publication number: US2185720A
Application number: US160221A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bialostok Max
Original assignee: JOSEPH BIALOSTOK
Current assignee: JOSEPH BIALOSTOK
Priority date: 1937-08-21
Filing date: 1937-08-21
Publication date: 1940-01-02
Anticipated expiration: 1957-01-02

Description

Jam. 2, 1940. M. BIALOSTOK KNITTED GLOVE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Aug. 21, 1937 2 ShetS-Sheet l INYENTOR Max BIQZOSI'OK ATTORNEY Jan. 2, 1940. M. BIALOSTOK KNITTED GLOVE AND METHOD OF.MAKING THE SIAMEY Filed Aug. 21, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Mdx Bzdloslo/f ATTO R N EY' Patented Jan. 2 1940 PATENT OFFICE I KNITTED GLOVE AND METHOD OF SAME MAKING Max Bialostok, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Joseph Bialostok, Lebanon, Pa.

Application August 21,

4 Claims;

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a knitted glove and a method for making same.

The invention'has for an object the construction of a knitted glove which is characterized by the fact that a large percentage of the length of the seams in it have selvages or similar edges, in addition to stitches for sewing them together. Heretofore, it has been customary to construct knitted gloves, the edge portions of which were merely sewed together without any finishing arrangement along them. Consequently, unraveling of the knitted material would take place, resulting in the opening of the seams.

The invention further contemplates the teaching of a method 'by which the glove may be manufactured in a particularly convenient and inexpensive manner.

More specifically, the invention proposes to knit material from which the gloves are to be made in strips, and as the strip progresses through the knitting machine to formv transverse openings in the strips arranged to divide off the sides and the areas between the fingers of the finished glove. ings that they have selvage edges. It is pointed out that when the areas of the knitted material are cut out to form the glove, the edges of the pieces will have selvage edges along the greater part of their perimeter. It is thus possible to use these cutout pieces in the manufacture of the gloves merely by sewing the proper selvage edges together. A glove thus constructed is more durable, as the possibility of the edges unraveling with consequent opening of the seams has been eliminated.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, ref erence will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, andto the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FigQl is an elevational view of a glove constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view takenon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a portion of a strip of knitted material constructed according to this'invention and from which the glove is to be constructeclp,

Fig. 4 is a. perspective view of another style of glove, constructed according to this invention, illustrated in' folded condition, before the glove is stitched. l v

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a still further modification of this, invention, showing a glove body before it is stitched. I

In Figs. 1 and 2 a knitted glove i0 is illus- It is proposed to so arrange the open- 1937, Serial No. 160,221

trated which is more or less of conventional design and construction. It has a thumb portion it and finger portions I0 It .is formed by upper and lower layers which are sewntogether by lines of stitches ll along their edges. The glove is turned inside out so that the seams are on-the inside and attached along the line l2, to the other portion of the glove body.

The glove shown in Figs. 1 and 2 distinguishes from prior gloves in the fact that the edges Hi around most of the perimeter of the glove are selvage edges. Because of the selvage construction the possibility of the edges unraveling is eliminated, and consequently one'reason why the seams open, is avoided.

The method forconstructing the glove may be clearly understood from Fig. 3. Fig. 3 illus- I6, etc. These openings are fashioned so that they surround an area w of the strip of material 12, which area may be cut out to form the material of the glove. cut out at the rear, along the line 11. front, that is the finger tip end of the glove, it may be cut out by cutting along the dot and dash li-nes l8, I9, 20, etc. When the piece [2 is cut out it is intended that it be folded along the line 2! to form superimposed layers from which the glove is constructed. Then it is proposed that the superimposed layers be sewn together along their edges, and finally that the glove be turned inside out.

The openings l3, l4, l5, [6, etc., areformed with selvage edges. When the glove area l2 is cut out the only portions nothaving selvage edges are theends formed by the cut lines 11 and the out lines l8, I9, 20, etc. As far as the out line ll is concerned, it is customary to provide trimming along this edge of the glove and therefore a selvage edge in this area is not necessary. In so far as the'cut lines l8, I9, 20, etc., are concerned they represent the finger tips. While the edges are not selvage edges and are subject to unraveling they are the areas at which little, if any stresses, occur when the glove is worn. It is known that the greatest stresses in tudinal lengths of the 'fingers because of the bending of ones fingers while the glove is worn. With this instant method of construction the major portion of the sewn edges of the gloves are selvage edges. The method of construction is particularly inexpensive. and requires merely conventional operationpf' a knitting machine. When the area I2 is cut out and bent on the line 2!, and is formed into a glove, it lacks a thumb. The thumb may be constructed separately and attached. This is advisable for manu- The thumb II is constructedv a glove are along the longifacturing reasons generally known to the trade since that is the accepted method of constructing a glove.

The strip of knitted material I2 is knitted with the design of parallel colored lines 25 extending along the body and finger portions. These knitted parallel lines are adapted to simulate the conventional seams which extend along the body and finger portions of a finished glove. In this respect see Figs. 1 and 4. Stripes running in the length of the glove may be made in any width and in two or multitone colors.

It should also be noted that when the finger tips of the glove are formed, the parallel lines will be forced together at the points 25 and so appear exactly like the conventional finger tip seams of a glove made from pieces sewed together. The gloveat the fingers may be of different stitches than the body of the glove and may be shaped according to the shape of the hand.

Finished slits of any size may also be made in any part of the glove. Seams may also be provided inside or outside of thegiove. The stripes are preferably on the outside of the glove and the palm of the hand is knitted in a solid color.

The glove may also be produced in solid individual colors for each finger or in any other color combinations.

In Fig. 4, the glove I9" is illustrated in folded condition, with the thumb portion m stitched thereon but the edges of the gloves left un-. stitched. In this form, the invention is shown with a strap 22 laced through slots 23 formed in the glove. This method of constructing gloves may be applied to any style and size of gloves.

The selvage edges may also be formed by ripping the knitted material. a

The material is knitted fiat by the machine and then it is finished to look like a tubular glove.

If the width of the machine is inches, one

can produce 9 pairs of gloves of ordinary size, along the width of the machine. Everyil inches of cloth run down, brings out on the average, 8 pairs of gloves, or according to the size of glove wanted.

The main center seam may be finished in any part of the glove and left open to perform various styles. I

Cuffs may also be added to the gloves.

The .size ofthe glove is determined by the amount of needles used in the knitting machine.

The glove may also be in tubular form, by knitting on four bars instead of 2 bars. As illustrated in Fig. 5, the tubular fingers 30 are knitted in the glove by the knitting machine which also produces the two-tone stripes 3! around the fingers only, or around the fingers as well as the wrist onthe tubular glove. The sides 32 may be left open by the machine or closed as desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. method for manufacturing a knitted glove consisting of knitting a strip of material with a plurality of transverse openings having-selvage I edges so that a pair of said openings outline the sides of an area which may be folded in half to 7 form a front layer and a rear layer of the glove,

areas which may form the fingers of the above,

openings, folding the area in half to superimpose' and other of said openings outline the sides of the finger portions and the layers of the gloove, i

and sewing the layers and fingerportions closed.

2. A method for manufacturing a knittedglove consisting of knitting a strip of material with a plurality of transverse openings having selvage edges so that a pair of said openings outline the sides of an area which maybe folded in half to form a front layer and a rear layer of the glove, and other of said openings outline the sides of areas which may form the fingers of the above, cutting the glove area out by cutting 1 between said pair of openings and between the other openings, folding the area in half to super' impose the finger portions and the layers of the glove, and sewing the layers and finger'portions closed, said openings with the selvage edges all being arranged substantially transversely of said strip.

3. A method for manufacturing a knitted glove consisting of knitting a strip of material with a plurality of transverse openings having selvage edges so that a pair of said openings out line the sides of an area which may be folded in half to form a front layer and a rear layer of the glove, and other of said openingsoutlinc.

the sides of areas which may form thefingers of the above, cutting the glove area out by outv ting between pair of openings and between i the other openings, folding the area in half to superimpose the finger portions and the layers of the glove, and sewing the layers and finger' portions closed, said openings with the selvage edges all being arranged substantially transversely of said strip, certain of said openings being arranged to extend substantially the entire width of the strip and defining the sides of v the glove material."

4. A method for manufacturing a knitted glove consisting of knitting a strip of material with a plurality of transverse openings/having,

selvage edges so that a pair' of said openings outline the sides of an area which may be" folded in half to form a front layer and arear layer of the glove, and other of saidopenings outline the sides of areas which may form the fingers of the above, cutting the glove areaout by cutting between said pair of openings and between the other openings, folding the area in half to superimpose the finger portions andthe layers of theglove, and sewing the layers and finger portions closed, said openings with the selvage edges all being arranged substantially transversely of said strip, certain'of said openings being arranged to extend substantially the i entire width of the strip and defining the sides of the glove material, and the other of said openand dividing the finger portions.

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ings being arranged along one edge of the strip Q