US2341424A - Stand for dress forms and the like - Google Patents

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Feb. 8, 1944,

D. H. CHASON STAND FOR DRESS-FORMS ANDTHE LIKE Filed Sept. 16, 1942 zznz'el Jf Chanson Patented Feb. 8, 1944 UNITED STAT STAND FoRISREss FORMS Ann Tim; LIKE Daniel H. chasonjElizabetl i, N. J., assig'nor to The Singer Manufacturing Company; Eliza beth, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application September 16, 1942, Serial No. 458,501

7 Claims. (Cl. 223-120) tically relative to the base of the stand and are normally locked against rotation relative thereto.

.Another object of the invention is to provide conveniently actuated treadle-controlled means for unlocking the upper portion of the stand from its base portion to permitthe upper portion and the dress-form carried thereby to be turned freely about a vertical axis while fitting a dress thereto. v r 1 Another object of the invention is so to construct the treadle-controlled locking means that it will also serve normally to lock the upper portion ofthe stand and its base portion against axial separation but which, when released, will permit the upper portion of the stand to be re- ;moved from the base portion to facilitate packing, storage, etc. I

Still another object of the invention is to provide, in a stand of this nature, an improved tapered dress-form-supporting neck-section which is manually adjustable as to size and readily deformable as to contour, thereby to permit the neck-section to adapt itself to irregular neck shapes.

A further object is to provide improved and simplified adjustable means for yieldingly supporting .the lower portion of the dress-form against lateral movement relative to the stand. 1 These-and other objects have been attained by the provision of a stand as disclosed inthe accompanying drawing illustrating -a preferred embodiment of the invention. 1- 1 In the drawing, I

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved stand, showing, in dotted lines, a dress-form supported thereon.

Fig.-2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation .of the improved stand with certain parts broken away and other parts shown in section, more fully to disclose the structural characteristics of the stand.

,Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the .mea nsfor locking the upper and lower sections of :the stand together against axial separation and relative rotation. v

Fig. 5 is an enlarged bottom view of the free end of one of the four arms whichyieldinglyhold the lower end'ofthe dress-formagainst-lateral movement. a

Fig.- 6 is a plan view of the form-supporting neck-section of the improved stand, showing, in

dotted lines, the neck-section deformed. .10

invention is disclosed as embodied in a stand comprising a base-frame B, an upright standard Referring more specifically to the drawing, the

S, supported by said base-frame, a form-supporting neck-frame N secured upon. the upper 'end ofthe standard and a vertically and horizontally adjustabl dress-form. skirt-support. D secured upon the standard andadapted yieldingly to engage the inner surface of the skirt portionof the'dress-form F .to hold the latter against sub.-

stantial lateral movement. 1 i v r llhe'base-frame. comprises three equally spaced flat-metal legs I, 2 and 3 each of which has two upwardly inclined portions a and 12 secured, re

spectively, to header plates 4 and 5 secured upon a vertically arranged tube Sconstituting one element of the standard S. Intermediate the portions it and b each leg is formed with a foot-portion c adapted torest upon the floor.

-The standard Scomprises the tube. 6, supported invertical position by the base Band clamped thereto by a wing-nut t threaded on a stud usecuredlwithin the lower end of the tube,'and a rod 1 telescopically fitted withinthe tube.'. At

its upper end the rod! is reduced in diameter'to afford a supporting shoulder for a cross-head. 8 on the down-turned endsll of which thelneckframe N is pivotally mounted as by pivot pins 9. A'wing-nut n threaded on the reduced upper end of the rod 1 clamps th cross-head B thereon. The neck-frame, which is adapted to fitwithin the neck portion of the dress form to support the weightthereof, is of truncatedconical formand comprises two semi-conical. thin sheetmetal members It] and H' pivotally mounted at their upper ends on the pivot pins 9. At theirlower ends the members H1 and H are 'slidingly fitted within each other for circumferentialadjustment to adapt the neck-frame to dress-form'necks'of various sizes. Clamp screws l2, carriedbyone member and passing through arcuate slotsyl3, in the other member, are fitted with clampnuts 14 for clamping the'members l0 and-ll in adjusted positions. In Fig. 2ithe;members. l0 and. llgare shown in full lines as adjusted foraa dressg-form having one size 'necksection and, in dotted lines,

as adjusted for a dress-form having a smaller neck section.

In the drawing the thickness of the metal of the members I and H has been'shown greatly exaggerated. In practice the metal is sulficiently thin and flexible as to permit the neckframe to be readily deformed by the weight of the dress-form, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6 to permit it to adapt itself to various neck shapes. This insures surface contact'between the neck-frame and the neck section of. the dress-form as distinguished from line 01" point contact.

The support D which is located within and engages the lower end of the dress-form F to hold it against substantial lateral movement comprises a split sleeve I5 slidingly mounted on the rod 1 and adapted to be contracted to grip the rod by a clamp screw I6. Secured upon the upper end of the sleeve I5 are transverse cross-bars having adjustably mounted thereon extension arms it. These arms are adapted to be secured in adjusted positions on the bars by bolts I9, carried by the arms and projecting through slots 20 in the bars, and clamp nuts 2| threaded on said bolts. At their outer ends the extension arms carry dress-form engaging elements comprising resilient bow-spring fingers 22 adapted, by endwise adjustment of the bars l8, to be brought into contact with the inner face of the dress-form supported on the neck-frame N. These fingers 22, being resilient, will readily adapt themselves to the inner contours of individual dress-forms.

To prevent the dress-form from having uncontrolled rotation relative to the base B means is provided for normally locking the rod 1 against rotation in the tube 6. It is desirable, however, to be able to turn the dress-form about a vertical axis while fitting a dress thereto and therefore means, actuable at will, has been provided for rendering said locking means temporarily inefiective. This locking means comprises a disk 23 carried by a split sleeve 24 clamped upon the rod I bya pinch-screw 25. The periphery of the disk is serrated, thereby affording a series of teeth 26 with spaces 21 therebetween. Clamped on the upper end of the tube 6 by a clamp-bolt 2B is a second splitsleeve 29 having ancff-set wing portion 30 within which is pivotally mounted, on bolt 23, a latch-lever 3| having an edge portion 3| -adapted normally to fit within one of the spaces 21 between the teeth 26 to prevent. rotation of the rod '1 and the dress-form carried thereby. The latch-lever 31 is normally urged in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 2 and 4, to causeits upper end to enter one of the spaces 21, by the vfor example, for storagepurposes, the treadle 35 is depressed and the latch-lever 3| is tipped to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in which position the rod 1 and disk 23 secured thereto may be raised relative to the tube 6, the

upward pressure of a spring-pressed rod 32 slidingly mounted in apertures 4 --5 in the header-plates 4 and 5, respectively, and having its'upper endpivotally connected to the off-set portion 3| of the latch lever. A coil spring 33,

surrounding the rod 32 and interposed between the header-plate dand an abutment 34 carried by the rod, normally urges the rod upwardly to cause the latch 3| to engage between the teeth of the disk 23.

At its lower end the rod 32 is formed as a treadle 35 upon which the user may step to depress the rod 32 and retract the portion3-| oi the latch 3| from between the teeth 26-of the disk 23, thereby to permit rotation of the rod 1 and the dress-form carried thereby.

The weight of the rod 1 and the parts carried finger 3| of the latch passing through a space 21 between two teeth 26 of the disk.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what I claim herein is:

1. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base, a standard including an upright tube secured to said base and a rod rotatable and axially-movable in said tube and dress-form separation of said tube and rod, and treadle-controlled means for releasing said latch.

2. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base, a standard including an upright tube secured to said base and a rod rotatable and axially movable in said tube, and dress-form supporting means carried by said rod, the improvement which consists in the provision of a sleeve clamped to said rod and resting upon the upper end of said tube to support the Weight of said rod thereon, a serrated disk carried .by said sleeve, a second sleeve secured upon the upper end of said tube, a spring-pressed latchlever carried by said second sleeve and having one portion normally engaging said disk to prevent rotation thereof relative to said tube and another portion normally overlying said disk to prevent axial movement thereof relative to said tube, and treadle-actuated means to retract said latch-lever thereby to release said disk to permit rotation and axial movement of said disk and rod relative to said tube.

3. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base and a standard rising vertically from said base, the improvement which consists ,in the provision of a neck-frame carried by the upper end of said standard and comprising a cross-head secured upon said standard, a split truncated conical member pivotally mounted on said cross-head and constructed and arranged to fit within and support the neck portion of a dress-form, and means to vary. the size and taper of said member to conform to the neck-size of a specific dress-form to be placed thereon.

4. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base and a standard rising vertically from said base, the improvement which consists in theprovision of an adjustable neck-frame carried by the upper end of said standard and comprising a cross-head secured upon said-standard and two truncated semi-conical members pivotally mounted adjacent their upper ends -on said cross-head and having their lowerends arranged in overlapping relation with each other, and" clamping means carried by the overlapped portions of said members for locking the members together in various adjusted positions.

5. A stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base, a vertically disposed standard rising from said base, a neck-frame secured upon the upper end of the standard and adapted to support a dress-form pendent therefrom, a plurality of transversely arranged cross-bars mounted upon said standard, an extension arm adjustably mounted on each end of each cross bar and a pair of bow-spring fingers carried by each of said extension arms and adapted to engage the inner surface of a dress-form depending from said neck-frame.

6. In a stand for dress-forms having a base, a standard rising vertically from said base and press-form supporting means carried by said standard, the improvement which consists in the provision of an adjustable and deformable neckframe pivotally secured upon the upper end of said standard and comprising a truncated conical member including a plurality of sections adjustably secured together and made of readily deformable material constructed and arranged to fit within and support the neck portion of a dress-form and to conform to irregular neck shapes under the weight of a dress-form suspended thereon.

7. In a stand for dress-forms having a base and a standard rising vertically from said base, the improvement which consists in the provision of a truncated conical neck-frame pivotally secured upon the upper end of said standard, said neck-frame being adjustable as to size and taper and deformable as to contour to adapt it to fit within and support the neck portions of dress forms of various sizes and shapes, said neckframe comprising a plurality of tapered shell sections of relatively thin sheet material pivoted together adjacent their upper ends and means adjustably securing together the complemental marginal portions of the lower ends of said sections.

DANIEL H. CHASON.

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