US2366095A - Dress shield - Google Patents

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Dec. 26, 1944.

G. L. FOWLER DRESS SHIELD Filed Oct.- 28, 1942 @rac e LhDu/Zer on the line 4-4 ofFigure 1.

Patented Dec. 1944 2,366,095 a I IJRESSSHTELD 1 i 7 Grace L.FowlerQ Oklahoma City, Okla. Application ctober 28, 1942, Serial nemesis This invention relates to dress shields An object of this invention is to providean imholder.

Another object of thisinvention is to provide;

in a device of. this kind a flexible holder provided with clamping tabs for clamping the pad on the outer side of the holder, the tabs and holder having complementary snap fastener elements for securing theltabs in clamping position. r

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind wherein the holder is made out of flexible plastic or. similar moisture-proof material, and the holder is provided with means to permit securing it to a garment without puncturing the holder. 1

r A further object of this invention is toi pr ovide a device of this kind in which the removable moisture absorbing part thereof i so held to the 3 Claims. 1 (ore-5s) proved dress shield whichincludes a holder and a a. pad, the padbeing removably secured to the.

size of the inner body 12. and I 3 are secured or connected to ether along their concave edges by means of a connecting strip 4 which has the opposite longitudinal edges thereof folded inwardlyas at [5, and the strip l4 is then secured by stitching .IB to the concave edge ofthe body l2 and by stitching "is secured along the concave edge of the body l3. The coni edges of the body l2.by. stitching 19, The body a vex edge ofthebody 12 has securedthereto a b inding strip H! which is U-shape in transverse section and is secured about the convex marginal l3also has secured about the convex marginal 1 edges thereof a U-shaped binding which is holder as to preventcurling or rolling of the edges of the cloth. a i l a A further object of this invention is to provide in a device of this kind an improved clamping means for the cloth pad which is so constructed holder so as to thereby relieve any strain on the holder or the garment to which the holder is attached.

Theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing whereinmis shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understoodthat changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Inthe drawing: H

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation partly broken away and insection of a dress shield constructed according to an embodiment of thisinvention,

a Figure 2 is asectionalview taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, i a

. Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a portion of the device and fragmentary sectional view Figure 4 is a Referring to the drawing, the numeral Ill des ignates generally a moisture-proof holder, and

the numeral ll designates generally a, moisture absorbing pad which i mounted over the holder 10.. a l i shaped body l2,an outer crescent-shaped body I 3 which is of a size slightly smaller than the taken i as to permit movement of the pad relative to the i cent-shaped ,moisture absorbing body 23.

secured ascby stitching 2|. i a

The pad I I comprises an inner crescent-shaped moisture absorbing body 22 and an outer cres- The two bodies 22 and 23 are secured together along their concave edges by meansgof stitching.

The pad ll when in applied position is disposed as shown in Figure 2 overboth of the bodies l2 and Band has the convex edgethereof projected slightly beyond the convex edges of the: holder 10 as shown more clearly in Figure 4.

Inorder to provide a means whereby the pad I I may be removably secured on the holder ID in such a manner as to permit slight movement of the pad I] with respect to the holder I0, I have provided a pair of clamping straps 25 which are secured in' spaced apart relation to the body l2 on the inner side thereof and I have also provided a second pair of straps 26 which are secured to a i the holder l3 on the outer side thereof. The strap 25 extends inwardly from the marginal1 edge of the body 12 being secured at its outer end beneath a the binding I8 and the inner or free end .of the strap 25 has'secured thereto one part 21 of a snap fastening means. i l

A complementary snap fastening part 28 is secured to the body l2 inwardly from the marginal edge thereof and the pad ll isformed with an openingjorslot 2 9 inwardly from its outer :convex marginal edge through which the. strap 25 is adapted to b extended. When the strap25 :is in a clamping position, thestrap will be as shownin Figure 2 with the body 22 of thepad ll .coveringthe two snap fastener e1ements21and .28. In other words,;tlre opening 29 in thebody The holder It includes an inner crescent- :22 is positioned outwardly from the snap fastener. elements so that these elements will "not come: into contactwith any portion of the body or the garment with which the shield is being worn;

The strap 26 is adapted to be extended through i an opening 30 formedin the body 23 inwardly The two bodies l2 from the marginal edge thereof and the inner free end of the strap 23 has one part 3! of a snap fastener element secured thereto. A complementary part 32 of the snap fastener element is secured to the body l3 of the holder I!) in such a position that when the snap fastener elements 3| and .32 are in fastening position, these elements will be covered by the body 23 at a point inwardly from the Opening 30. There are two straps and also two straps 26 which are positioned as shown in Figure l.

A pair of clamping straps 33 and 34 are secured to the upper side of the connecting strip I4 adjacent the opposite ends thereof. The two straps 33 and 34 are of like construction and each strap is provided with a reverted outer end portion 35 which is secured to the connecting strip I 4 by the stitching l3 and I1. are extended through the openings 33 which are formed in the pad II along the connecting conthe garment of the wearer by means of safety pins or the like, and in order to provide means whereby the shield will not be torn, I have provided grommets 33 and 40 which are secured to the body members 12 and I3 adjacent the convex edges thereof and substantially midway between the junction betweenthe concave and convex edges of these bodies. I have also provided a second pair of grommets 4| and 42 which are se- The straps 33 and 34 7 cured to the connecting strip 14 adjacent the opposite ends thereof. The grommets ll and 42 are extended through the folded or reverted portions of the straps 33 and 34, as shown more clearly in Figure 3, and provide an additional securing means for the upper clamping straps 33 and The grommets 33 and are adapted to be covered by the outer or lower portions of the pad members 22 and 23, as shown more clearly in Figure 4 so that the metal forming the grommets 39 and 43 will not come into direct contact with the body or arm or any portion of the garment.

, In the use of this shield, the pad H may be initially clamped or attached to the holder ill by threading the clamping straps 25 and 23 through the openings 23 and 30, respectively, and also threading the straps 33 and 34 through the openings 33 in the pad H. The shield may then be secured within the garment in the usual position, that is, in'the armpit of the garment, safety pins or other fastening means being extended through the grommets 39, 40, M and 42. While the shield is being worn, the pad I I may have relative movement with respect to the holder ill by reason of the engagement of the. securing straps through the openings in the pad. These openings provide a slipping connection between the pad and the What I claim is: A 1. A dress shield comprising a flexible holder formed of a pair of crescent-shaped members, an elongated connecting strip, stitching securing the opposite longitudinal edges of said strip to the 2. A dress shield comprising a flexible holder formed of a pair of crescent-shaped members, an elongated connecting strip, stitching securing the opposite longitudinal edges of said strip to the concave edges f said pair of members, a pad member folded over said holderjsaid pad member including a pair of crescent-shaped moisture absorbing bodies, stitching securing the concave ,edges of said bodies together, said bodies having rality of grommets carried by said holder adjacent the marginal edges thereof.

3. A moistureproof holder, a moisture absorbing pad mounted over the holder, said holder including an inner crescent-shaped body, an outer crescent-shaped body of a size slightly smaller than the size of the inner body, the said two bodies being secured together along their concave edges by means of a connecting strip which has the opposite longitudinal edges thereof folded inwardly and said strip then being secured by stitching to the concave edges of the bodies, a 'U-shaped binding strip secured to the convex edges of the bodies by stitching, said absorbing pad when in applied position being disposed over both of said crescent-shaped bodies and having the convex edge thereof projected slightly beyond the convex edge of the holder, a pair of clamping straps secured in spaced apart relation tothe inner body on the inner side thereof, a second pair of straps secured to the outer bodyon the outer side thereof, said straps extending inwardly from the longitudinal edges of the bodies; being secured at their outer edges beneath'the binding, and the inner free ends of the straps each having secured thereto one part of a snap fastener means, complementary snap fastening parts secured to the body inwardly from the longitudinal edge thereof, and said pad being formed with openings or slots inwardly from its outer convex longitudinal edges through which said traps are adapted to be extended, said snap fastener elements being so positioned that they will not come into contact with the body of the wearer, grommets extended through said U-shaped bindings and adapted to be covered by the outer lower portions of the pad members.

GRACE L. FOWLER,

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