US2534513A

US2534513A - Shoulder pad construction

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Publication number: US2534513A
Application number: US43945A
Authority: US
Inventors: Everett D Gerry
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-08-12
Filing date: 1948-08-12
Publication date: 1950-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 1967-12-19

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Dec. 19, 195o E, D. GERRY 2,534,513

SHOULDER PAD CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 12, 1948 if; i4

EVEEETT D. GERRY IN VEN TOR.

v BM* fable displacement thereof. `'not only makes the wearer uncomfortable, Vbut straps from sliding.

Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UNI PATENT F 2,534,513

"SHOUHIER,PADv CONSTRUCTION .Emett 1D. Gerry, Nework,N. rY..

Application 12, 1948, 'SeiaiNo. 43;945 'sl-femme. (ore-ees) 1 VThis 'invention relates generally "to removable *shoulder pads, but more specically'to aresll'ient "shoulder Apad having an openabie .grpfit 'fric- "shoulder pad `provided with fasteningv'means on the under side thereof "tovfrictionaliyengage the :shoulder strap of undergarments whereby `the pad fis maintained in xplace on the `:shoulder 'and Iannoying slipping of the strap vaxiallyand Alaterrallyrelativeto the padfisrminimized .Another object of the :invention resides in 1the provision of a shoulder :pad provided n.with frictionally engaging securing :meansr'or an undergarment shoulder strap .on one lside fand von .the

opposite side provided kwith "detachable Vengaging 'means for `cooperating engaging meansg on @the 'shoulder portion of garments wherebya single pad iis capable Vol' use "for a possible entire awardrobe. i; l

Heretofore, shoulder ipads havingnmgeans for engaging the shoulder fstraps of undergarments rlacked the structure for engaging suchshoulder :straps i insa way which-would `prevent relative -fslid- -Such displacement also lacks means 'of preventing.shoulder pads themselves lfrom Vshifting Aon the shoulders. r-lihis invention by reason of structure solves the 4prob- "lem of preventing the shoulder pad `from shift- 'ing vand the'bra or otherundergarmeht shoulder rOther objectsof the invention '.residedn the 'ef- 1 licien'cy, 'economy of manufacture, durability and sanitation of the 'shoulderpad 'the subject matter of the invention herein.

'Tl-lese Aobjects :and vother incidental ends and advantages of the .invention -will hereinafter appear in the `progress of the disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claims.

Accompanying this specification are drawings showing a preferredform ofthe :invention wherein: Y Figure 1 r.is a view in perspective showingshoulder pads .associated with an undergarment 'having supporting shoulder straps and with the shoulder portions of an outer garment, .the view being partially eut-away and foreshortened.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of Figure l across the plane 2-2 thereof. .'ff; Figure 3 is a plan view of the underside of the `means `for 'detachable :and 'frietionall l engagement between the shoulder pad land the undergarment shoulder supporting strap. f

'In accordance vwith fthe "invention and the preferred form shown, .numeral lll .indicates .genorally raladies'undergarment such vas a brassire. Afpair of shoulder straps each findcated by nn- @mera'l il I Aare 'securedto 'the .brassire or to `any other undergannentiin 'the `conventional manner, each of the straps being provided with suitable 4adjusting Ameans such fas :adjustment :slides i3. .Any :conventional :outer garment iadapted yto over- Vle'the"undergarrnent is :indicatedby numeral l2,

:one ofthe .shoulders thereof` also being indicated 'fbynum'eral |211.

The shoulder pad in accordance with the inyention therein comprises a ycore M .having resilient and pliable characteristics such as sponge irubber, air'itreated plastic material and the like.

'Core |^4 iis provided with a form tting jacket or covering, preferably of fabric, and is indicated by an upperwallfcovering, a lower 'wall cover- :ing` .I-.B vand a `base wa'll .covering 1.1. Along the continuous .side and Acurved 'rear edges `of `core .l 4 is a marginal iiap I8 4extending beyond the `side and rear edges -of the vcore, the `said flap having Arows =of stitches ,I9 A.securing the elements ofthe ycover member .in place overcore M. Flap .i8 Vas shown 4is 'pinked along the outer edge forthe usual reasons.

.shape i'having an arched base 20 tapering from the v:rnd-portion thereof Vto the ends, the upper and lower curved walls of -core i@ 'also tapering ltoward the side 'and rear edges. The shape of zcore 1:4 is .such as to conform to lthe 'contour .of the shoulder along the lower wall and along the upper wall is such as to create stylish lin-'es Afor the shoulder of the `garment .being supported thereon. The fjacket-o1- covering assumes 'the shape `of fthe core.

In .order to engage the supporting strap -II adapted to engage the shoulder of the wearei'the lower Vjarcket'wall IG of lcore =I4 is `provided with a fpair .of spacedfan'd valignedopgenable gripping'loops versely.

manner such as by adhesive means. The exposed or gripping side of strip 2| is roughened as indicated by numeral 2|a, the material of said strip being either of exible bone, plastic, metal or composition, the material chosen being controlled by both the gripping qualities of the exposed side 2|a and the required flexibility characteristics. Adapted to overlie strip 2| is a second similar strip 22 having a similar roughened opposing surface 22a, strip 22 being secured to strip2l 'at one transverse edge in any suitable manner such as by means of transverse line of stitching 24 whereby a hinging effect is created between said strips.

The understrip 22 adjacent one transverse edge is provided with a fastening element 25 which is adapted to engage a complementary fastening element 26 adjacent the free transverse edge of the upper strip 22. As shown in FigureS, fastening member 26 is adapted to detachably engage member 25 thereby forming gripping jaws between which the'strap l l is clamped when introduccd while the strip members are in open position. The gripping jaws 2|a, and 22a, maintained in place by means of the wedging effect may be knurled or cut in intermeshing design whereby a clamp-like effect is accomplished as best shown in Figure 2. The strap is thus :wedged firmly between the faces 2|a and 22a,

to minimize sliding action either axially or trans- It becomes obvious that to effectuate such gripping action, the strips 2| and 22 must `have a `certain amount of hardness and also flexibility. The flexible nature of the strips 2| Evand` 22 is necessitated by the fact that strip 2| must assume the curvature of the underwall of the-` pad member, while the overlying strip 22 at the free end must be flexed `for insertion an removal of the strap Il. Y

The upper walll of the shoulder pad as shown `is provided with a pair of snap fasteners 21 spaced along the longitudinal axis off the pad as best shown in Figure 1. These fasteners 21 are adapted to engage complementary fasteners on `the inner wall of the shoulder portion |2a of the outer garment, each of the said complementary fasteners being indicated by numeral 21a. Fasteners 2'! and 21a are of the detachable type.

*Thus the pad may be applied to a whole ward- It'is under-` robe of under and outer garments. stood that the pad may be used with or without the fasteners 21.

Although the core member I4 of the shoulder pad herein has been described as being made of sponge rubber, air-treated plastic material or fthe like, it is understood that the core may be made of any other material to servethe purpose of shoulder` pads.

I wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the material, integration of parts, and location of elements may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the inventio-nand the scope of the appended claims.

' I claim:

l. A shoulder pad assembly engageable with a garment and with undergarment shoulder straps, comprising a pre-shaped, resilient and pliable core, a jacket to completely enclose said core, means to connect said jacket to the gar- `ment,A a pair of spaced and openable gripping loops secured to the lower wall of the jacket and 4- being adapted to non-slidably engage a shoulder strap of the undergarment.

2. A shoulder pad assembly engageable with a. garment and adapted to frictionally engage a shoulder strap of an undergarment, comprising a pre-shaped, resilient and pliable core, a jacket to completely enclose said core, means to connect said jacket to the garment, a pair of spaced and openable gripping loops aixed in `alignment and along the lower wall of the jacket to non-slidably engage said shoulder strap.

A 3. A shoulder pad assembly engageable with a garment and adapted to engage the shoulder l strap of an undergarment, comprising a, preshaped core, a jacket to completely enclose said core,`means to connect said jacket to the garment, an openable gripping loop secured to the lower wall of thejacket and being adapted to 7fastening means secured to the inner wall of the shoulder of the garment for removable engage- :ment with the first mentioned fastening means.

5. A shoulder pad assembly for the shoulders of garments and for engagement with a shoulder strap of an undergarment, comprising a preshaped core, a jacket to completely enclose said core, resilient and openable gripping members axed to the lower wall of the jacket and being adapted to non-slidably engage the shoulder strap of the undergarment, a pair of Vspaced fastening elements on the upper wall of the jacket, and apair of cooperating fastening elements secured to the shoulder of the garment 'for 4removable engagement with the first mentioned fastening elements.

6. Afshoulder pad assembly for the shoulders of garments and for engaging the shoulder strap of'an undergarment, comprising a pre-shaped resilient and pliable core, a jacket to completely `enclose said core, frictional engaging members selectively openable and closable and aflixed to tioned fastening means.

the lower wall of the jacket to non-slidably receive and maintain theposition of the shoulder strap Yof the undergarment, fastening means in spaced relationship on the upper wall of the jacket and cooperating and spaced fastening means'secured to the shoulder of the garment for removable engagement with the first men EvERE'I-r D. GERRY. REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number A Name Date 1,374,971 Wiener Apr. 19, 1921 2,422,161 Zacks June 10, 1947 2,459,648 y Ingalls Jan. 18, 1949 2,465,120 Riley Mar. 22, 1949