US2867815A - Collar attachments - Google Patents

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Jan. 13, 1959 K.' J. wlrrTENBERG COLLAR ATTACHMENTS 2vSheets-Sheet. 1

Filed Jan. 5, 1956 A INVENTOR. l KENNETHJMrrf/vafke Jan. 13, 1959 K. J. WITTENBERG COLLAR ATTACHMENTS 2 Shveets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 3, 1956 IN V EN TOR.

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United States Patent() .This invention -relates to new Yand useful improvements yin collary attachments,4 and more` particularlyto :sucha device adapted for vusen/ith softshirt collars Aused ,by the .military to retain the wings of suchcollars in..a. ne,at`and attractive condition, and havinganeansembodiedlherein for accurately locating ,on the ,co1lar wings,.the ,usua1 insignias or ornaments, asrequired by the military.

lt is well known that 4theprrrilitaryisdivided ,intomany different branches of service, such` as, rf or instancegthe Corps of Engineers, Infantry, Field Artillery, `Quartermaster Corps, and many others. .Each such branchofv the military service is' known by its ownspecic insignia, which insignias are usually worn yon the wings mof `each servicemans shirt co-llar. Qcers ranks, such .as Lieutenant, and Captain, ,are ,also designated by :certain specie ornaments which, 4in like manner,e may be attached to the wings of each ofcers shirt collar. v

Army regulations require kthat,al1 such, insignias and ornaments must be accurately located on`the collarwings, whereby when each 'such insignia or ornament is3attached to a collar wing, it--will ybe spaced downwardly al given distance from the top edge of the collar, yand upwardly al similar distance -rom the bottom edge ofthecollarwing. It must also be spaced rearwardlyva 'givenldistance'lfrom the front upright edge ofthecol1ar-wing. This-requirement is known-in the-m`ilitary-as gStandard 4Operating Procedure, or S. 0. 1P.

To thus accurately locate vtheffvarious insignias-andornaments` on the collars yof servicemenls Lshirts, as now being done, requires considerable time--and--patience on `the part of each Iserviceman, and it l`is -there'fore highly Vdesirable that meansbe provided.l for facilitatingfthe operation of attaching the.variousinsigniasland ornaments Ito the wings of soft shirt collars, whereby suchoperations Vmay be greatlyexpedited,l and .with'fthe-,assurance that all insignias and ornaments will 4be :accurately located.l on 4the f wings -of Vtheir respective'ishirt: collars,ain accordance :with

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An important object. of `the-` present 'invention,"-rthere fore, 'is to provide vafcollar stay having means -embodied therein for quicklytandtaccurately -zlocating.-and securing aL selected insignia-or ornamentito'therwings of a collar, whereby the serviceman :mayzbe :assuredthat the lattachment of theinsignia-tofhiswshirtcollar will fullyrmeetthe requirements :of the military S. O:P.

' A further objectof l:theginvention:isffto providea collar stay, including anniL elongated longitudinally,extensible member comprising an intermediate ytubular asection, .a lower section having one end slidablyneeeived infthe'lOWer end of said intermediatetubnlarysectionrandhaving-means at its flower; end forgengagngpth-lower .tip iof .agcollar win/g, `and anfvnpper section being-,secured :toiqthe upper end portion of .said;tubularsection.andfhaving means at its upper end forvengagementwithinfthefold at-the;11PPer edge ,of the collar, spring.means beingprovided within the tubular rsection for,constantly urging the rupper and lower ends offthe composite stayspintoloperative ,engagement with lthe collar wing,-"u'lherebyv thevv stay may be 'in-` -emember :for facilitating theoperation Offaeeuratel ingaan .insigniar@ornamentoufthe .collar Wing- ..4.,. and` an .upper .Section .5.

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.'Separeblysecnred tethe collar wins, thereby to fretainethe fwingftaut, and means .alsobeing vprovided,.onv d stay .A further object zisgto vprovide a -rcolmbined epllarfstay and insignia 4locator.-nv,hich, in addition to keeping acollar wing in its normal extended position, alsofprovides -nieans for quickly accuratelyglocatingan:insignia Lor ornament on -the collar Lin accordance with .the requirements A c )fithe military `S. 0...,P. v y j Other objects ,of theinvention reside in ifthe simple. and inexpensive construction .of the fgeQmbirled VCollar.,Stymlrid insignia locator,. whereby it maybe lmanufacturedin quantity production'.,at-yery low costgin Jthe noyelimeans provided for securingl the upper gend portiornofl the ,cornposite collar istay ,tothe,intermediatetubular -seetiQDpf .thecompositestay, whereby 4said upper.,sectionycannqtgelatively rotateY with respect to the intermediate tubular section, and also whereby .thelaterallyextending armwhigh .Provides the meansforaecnratelyfleeatinsthe.insignia@ ornament on the collar wing =isretainedfin ned ,relation relative to the upper anlulower,edges-io-f` ,the collarsyving; Lin the Provision etsueh yan attachment which issequllv useful on collars of the closedor yopen type; ,and ,inmthe ,provision 0f such a. device 'having means .ferseeilr'ingthe insignia erfernement .to the cellar., wherebyit @anamneeidentally become deteehedtherefrem.

Theseand ether Objects ,Qithe invention and .themeens for their attainment will be, morerapparent from the f.following description taken in connection vyithgthe accompanying'drawings.

jIn `the accompanying drawings there `has been' jdisClAQsed astructurev designed to carry out' the various ,objects of the invention, b ut it isto be understood thattheinvention is not confined vtof'the exact features 'shown,as various changesimaybe'made within the scope of the claims which follow. 'Y i l :In the drawings:

YFigure `1 Ais a-vieweshowingv onewing of a soft shirt collarwith a -military ornament properly'posi-tioned thereon --in-accordance with the-invention herein disclosed,` and -tin complia'ncewith military S .-O.V P. vv(StandardOperating Procedure);

Figure 2V is a view showing the general construction lof vthe composite ycollar stayywhichfalso `functions -as =alocator initially "locate :an insignia tor ornament f on fafcollar wing;

"-Eigure `5 .f is a -lfragmentary View showing :an-ornament :abouttobepressedintozlocking engagement with a collar owing;

Figure 6v is a viewsimilar. toFigure 5,jfbut showing the .eornamentrmlyaixedftotthe collar .wingg f':Eigure 7 is a-view.similar totFigure 'Lbutvshowingan ornament in the formof a bar;

Figure 18,;is `a-fragmentary yiewrsimilar .torligure 5, `showing alpintype l ornament about to. be isecureds to .the frying of a collar ginaccordancefwith: the presen-t invention;

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,Figure9 is `a yiewtsim'ilar to :Figure 8,.but.showing'the ornament securedto thevcollartvving. 1

The novel ogllarpttachnient h ereinftdiselosed eisibest ,illustrated 1in Figure 2 land comprises eompesitefcollar stay, generally f designatedk Yby-tthe .numerak-,Zfi dineren yintermediate elongated. tubular section;3, a low rt Section The'lower section 4n is.,nrevided'gatlits.lowenendtwithga spur 6 'adapted to pierce thefabric of the tip of the collar I VVcomposite stay 2 is fabricated'. 4,

` To secure the'combined upper section 5 and laterally" 'iwing, as indicated in '-Figures 2 and The upper end.

portion of the lower section 4 is telescopically -received within the lower end portion of the intermediate tubular p section 3. The upper section S ofl the stay 2 has a head l Av7 adapted to twithin the fold 8 at the upperA edge' of the collar; as best illustrated in 'Figure 2. .A suitable "spring, not shown, is provided within the tubular member 3 of the stay fand is engaged withfthe inner end of the A feature of the inventionresides in the provision 0f i AA-the laterally extending arm 9 of the upper section 5 which providesthe means for accurately locating the insignia or ornament 11 on the collar wing, as shown in Figures 11,'4'and 7. The arm 9 is preferably integrally formed with the upper section 5, and isY located in the planeiof :"the head 7. To prevent relative rotation of arm 9 on the `ftubularmember 3 of the composite stay 2, va securing 'element 12 is provided on the'upper end of the inter- I'mediate tubular section 3, and initially vextends outwardly @therefrom as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 2. A similar securing element'13 is provided on the intery mediate portion of the tubular member 3 and normally [is extended as indicated by the dotted lines 14. vSecuring .j elements 12 and 13 may, if desired, be integrally formed `vwith the metal from which the tubular section 3 vof the (extending arm 9 to the tubular member 3, the lowerend portionof section "'5 is placed against the upper end portion of member 3 and against the extendedgsec'uring ellehments 12 and 13. Element 12 is then foldedaroundvsecr tion and around the upper end of the tubular section 3. The lower extended end portion 14 of securing element vlar section'3 and becomes, in eiect, an integral part of the composite stay 2.. Securing element 13 also serves j as a gusset plate to maintain arm 9 at a xed angle to the .upp'er'section 5, which isnecessary to assure that the ornament will be accurately located on the collarwing, 1f when applied thereto.

A, Another important feature of the present invention re- `sides in the means provided'in conjunction with the larm l9 of the stay 2 for accurately locating the various in- .signias and ornaments` onthe wings offmilitary shirt collars, as hereinbefore stated.

Such means is shown comprising a circular disk 15 @which is rotatably mounted on the outer endv of arm 9. iTo Ythus mount disk 15 on arm 9, the latter may be proivided with a terminal eye 16 adapted to receive a'pivot pin or rivet 17 which also is received'in an aperture prolvided in disk 15. Thus, when the collar stay 2 is attached :to a collar wing, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 7, the disk will be located a given distance from the stay 2, and midways between the upper and lower edges Aof the collar wing, as required by the military S. O. P.

` Most military insignias or ornaments'usually comprise y an outer shell 18, which may be secured to an anchor plate 19 by such means as a stud 21, suitably secured at one end to the shell 18. The projecting end portion of stud l21 may be threaded, as indicated in Figure`5, to

facilitate securing it to the anchor plate 19.

yThe anchor plate 19 of each ornament 18 has secured `thereto a pair of spaced prongs or pins 22, the projecting "terminals of which are sharpened, as shown in Figure 5,

-' to facilitate forcing the pins through the fabrick ofthc collar wing into locking engagement with `a pair ofsecur` ling devices, generally. designated by the numeral 23.

lower section 4, and thus constantly tends to elongate Y the stay, thereby to inseparably retain the stay in proper 1 position on the collar wing, as is well known.

These securing devices are well known in the art, and therefore need not be described in detail herein. Briey, they frictionally grip the prongs 22, when pressed thereonto into engagement with the locating disk 15 of the present invention. Each securing device 23 is provided with manually operable means for releasing them from their respective prongs 22, when for some reason it becomes necessary to completely detach the .collar stay, disk 15 and anchor plate 19 from the collar, `as for example, when the collar is' to be laundered.

As is well known,v the personnel of the various branches of the military service are known by the specic insignias or ornaments worn on their uniforms or shirt collars. These ornaments are of various shapes and sizes, and hence may require slightly different mounting means. As an example, the spacing between the prongs 22 of one ornament may differ from the spacing between the prongs v of another ornament, and so on, whereby it may be necessary to provide the locating disk 15 with several pairs of spaced apertures, such as Aj-A, B-B, C-C, and D'D, as best illustrated in Figures 2 and` 7, each such pair of spaced apertures serving to locate a given insignia or vemblem onA the 'collar ring.

' ornaments such asl illustrated in Figures 8 and 9.

The insignia or emblem 11, shown in Figure l, is corlrectly located on the collar wing n accordance with the military S. O. P. When so located, the spacing a between the uppermost portion of the insignia or ornament yto the top edge 24 of the collar, and the spacing b between the lowermost edge vof the ornament to the bottom edge 25 of the collar are the same, or approximately onev half inch. The spacing c from the upright front edge 26 y of the collar to the nearest edge portion of the ornament y or insignia'is approximately one inch.-

In Figure 7 there `is illustrated an oicers bar 27 correctly located on a collar wing, wherein the upper and lower ends of the ornament are spaced equi-distant fromthe ltop and bottom edges 24 and 25, respectively, of the collar, as illustrated. VThe front marginal edge of bar 271is'also spaced Yone inch from the front edge 26 of the collar "wing, as in FigureY 1. It will also be noted by reference to Figure 7 that the longitudinal axis of ornament or bar 27 is perpendicular to the upperV edge 24 of the collar. s

Insignias or ornaments worn by the personnel of the -various branches of the military service are now furnished by different manufacturers, and consequently the spacing between the prongs of the insignias or emblems of one manufacturer may not coincide with the spacing provided in the lsame type of ornament lmacle by another manufacturer. Because r of such variations in the spacing between the prongs of given ornaments or insignias made vby different manufacturers, the apertures provided in the locating'disk 15 must be located therein in accordance with the particular ornaments andV insignias to be used.

' O nce thelocations of the various sets of apertures have 'been determined such pairs of apertures maybe permanently located in the disks 15 by the manufacturer,

' as will be understood.

To embody the various pairs of apertures A-A, B-B,

'VC-4C and D D in the disk 15 during manufacture thereof, the manufacturer must irst'determine the correct lof cations kfor said pairs of apertures in disk 15. This may readily be accomplishedrby rst placing the composite `4device against the top or outer surface vof the collar wing las shown in Figure- 4the collar wing preferably being placed upon a flat supporting'surface suchv as a tabletop,

vinsignia or ornament, such as 11, towhis collar wing, he ffiist places vthe composite device ron the .top of thecollar jwing, as 'shown in'Figure 4."The gdisk 15 is then relatively rotated on `arrn` "9 to Abringthe selected pair of apertures C-Clintofregistry-with pins 22 of insignia 11.

The pins 22-are then passed throughpertures CfC and into contact with the fabric of the collar wing, whereby pins 22 make indentations in the surface of the fabric, as will be understood. The composite device may then be removed from the top or outer surface of the collar wing, after which the pins 22 of the insignia are forced through the fabric, as shown in the upper portion of Figure 5. The composite device is then placed against the underside of the collar wing with the pins 22 traversing apertures C-C, whereby the collar stay 2 of the composite device will lie directly under seam 28, as best shown in Figure 7. When so positioned, spur 6 of the stay 2 is in piercing engagement with the top of the collar wing and the triangular head 7 at the upper end of the stay is seated in the fold of the upper edge 24 of the collar, whereby the combined collar stay and insignia locator is not likely to accidently become detached from the wearers shirt collar.

It is to be understood, of course, that the various pairs of apertures A-A, B-B, C-C and D-D, and also the embossings E-E are so located in disk 15, that when a given insignia or emblem such as 11, is to be attached to a collar, and its spaced prongs 22 are inserted through the fabric of the collar and through the pair of apertures C-C in disk 15, said insignia or emblem will be accurately located on the collar wing, as hereinbefore stated. The rotatable mounting of disk 15 on arm 9 permits the disk to be rotatably adjusted thereon, whereby the different pairs of apertures in disk 15 may be moved into operative positions relative to the collar wing to accurately position thereon the particular insignia or emblem associated with each pair of apertures A-A, B-B, C-C and D-D.

The combined collar stay and emblem locating disk 15 is thus completely concealed behind the collar wing, when in use, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 7. It will also be understood by reference to Figures and 6, that the prongs 22 of emblem 11 pass through the fabric of the collar wing and through apertures C-C in disk 15, and are fixed to disk by the clutching devices 23, as hereinbefore stated.

Figures 8 and 9 illustrate the manner of securing a pintype ornament to the collar wing by the use of the present invention. As here shown, the collar wing 29 is positioned over the locating disk 15 and the pin 31 of ornament 32 is then inserted through the fabric of the collar wing, and through the embossings E-E and into engagement with the keeper or catch 33 of the ornament, as best shown in Figure 9. When the ornament is so attached to the collar wing, it will be accurately positioned thereon with respect to the three adjacent edges 24, 25 and 26 of the collar wing, and is not likely to accidently become detached therefrom.

The novel combined collar stay and ornament locator herein disclosed has been found extremely practical in actual use. It functions equally well with open or closed collars, and assures the serviceman that when the ornament is attached to the collar wing, it will be accurately positioned thereon in accordance with the military S. O. P.

When it becomes necessary to clean and polish the ornament, it may readily be detached from the collar in the usual manner` When so detached from the collar, the holes left in the fabric by the pin 31, or prongs 22,

6 may yreadily be mtedand will serve as guide. when replacing the Ornament on the .cellar 'eftetnolishina `and with the assurance that it will .be ,ac cuggatefly` ppsitioned thereon. The cellar-s121312 anddisk '1115 may, also readily be detached from the collar` wing,y when the shirtjs- ,toy fbe laundered, by Simms/.releasing thee/pur' 6 jef..the Cellar vSter .from thetp `of the cellar wingratter whiehthe entire device may Areadily be removed :fr emthe eollarln the process .of laundering .the Shirt, .'JtheJhQ1eS' jin the fabric of the collar left .bythe Apin 31, ,or ,prongs 22,

s may disappear from sight because ofdthenthreads ofl the fabric returning to their normal positions. 'The'ornamenh however, may readily be returned to its normal position on the collar wing by inserting the pin 31 through the fabric of the collar and through the embossings E-E, as hereinbefore stated, whereby the operation of accurately replacing the ornament on the collar wing becomes a very simple one.

Thus, the device disclosed in the present application serves the dual function of retaining the collar wing in its normal condition, and at the same time provides means for accurately locating the insignia or ornament on the collar wing. The laterally extending arm 9 to which the disk 15 is pivotally secured, is preferably made integral with the upper section 5 of the stay 2, as best illustrated in Figures 2 and 7, and as said section and arm are xedly secured to the tubular section 3 of the stay by the securing elements or lugs 12 and 13, the section 5 cannot relatively rotate with respect to the intermediate tubular section 3 of the stay, whereby the spur 6 and triangular headv 7 of the stay are always properly positioned relative to the collar wing when the device is attached thereto, as shown in Figures 2, 4 and 7 of the drawings.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, and the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a combined collar stay and ornament locator, an elongated stay member comprising an intermediate tubular section, a lower section having its upper end portion slidably supported in the lower end portion of said tubular section, whereby it may be extended therefrom to engage the tip of a collar wing, said stay also having an upper section xedly secured thereto and provided with a head for engaging in the fold at the upper edge of a collar, an arm having lone end xedly secured to said stay and extending laterally therefrom, a disk pivotally mounted on the outer end of said arm, said disk having a plurality of pairs of spaced apertures therein, each adapted to receive the securing prongs of a given insignia or ornament, thereby to facilitate accurately locating the insignia or ornament upon the collar wing. y

2. A device in accordance with claim l, wherein said disk also has spaced embossngs therein for receiving the elongated pin of a conventional pin-type ornament.

3. A device in accordance with claim l, wherein said arm is made integral with the upper stay section.

4. A device according to claim 3, wherein said intermediate tubular section is provided at its upper end porti-on with vertically spaced lugs adapted to be wrapped about said upper section and said laterally extending arm, thereby to fixedly secure said arm to said tubular member.

5. ln a device of the class described, an elongated member comprising dual telescopic sections connected together for axial movement, one of vsaid sections having terminal means for engaging the fold yat the upper edge -of a collar wing, and the other of said sections having means for engaging the tip of the collar wing, means urging said sections into extended positions to secure the device to the collar wing, an arm extending laterally from said elongated member, and a plate-like element pivoted to the outer end of said longitudinally extending arm and @having spaced means therein for receiving the usual securing pins or yprongs of a given insignia or ornament.

,6. In a .device ofthe Iclass described, an elongated member comprising dual telescopic sections connected tol.gether for axial movement, one of said sections having 5 [terminal means for engaging the fold at the upper edge lof a c'ollar wing, and the other of said sections having means for engaging the tip of the collar wing', means urging said sections into extended positions to secure the defvice to the collar Wing, an arm extending lateraliy from 3, said elongated member, and a plate-like element pivoted 1 to the outer end of said longitudinally extending arm and Cohen' l Oct. 26, 1954 2,735,104 Finan Feb. 21, 1956 2,795,795 Hobbs 'June 18, 1957 FOREIGN PATENTS' 682,966

Germany Oct. 25, 1939

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