US2871483A - Device for attachment to a collar - Google Patents

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Feb. 3, 1959 L. s. BOUCHARD ,8

DEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A comm Filed Aug. 14, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I, 6 INV TOR. BYfln z/ C02 Feb. 3, 1959 L. s. BOUCHARD 2,871,483

DEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT To A COLLAR Filed Aug. 14, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jmre nlor nited States DEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A COLLAR Leo S. Bouchard, Boston, Mass.

Application August 14, 1956, Serial No. 603,918 2 Claims. c1. 2-1s2 matically and properly positioned on the collar.

A further object is to provide such a device that will fit both the right and left wing portions of the collar, and yet fulfill the above-mentioned objects.

A still further object is to provide such a device having parts that are easy and economical to manufacture, can be easily assembled, and is simple to use.

The foregoing and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction and arrangement such as is disclosed by the drawings. The nature of the invention is such as to render it susceptible to various changes and modifications, and, therefore, I am not to be limited to the construction disclosed by the drawings, nor to the particular parts described in the specification; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a collar attached to a shirt, both shown broken away, and showing insignia attached to the collar by my device which is shown in dash lines.

Fig. 2 is a view simialr to Fig. 1; but showing a portion of the collar turned up.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of my device for attachment to a collar.

Fig. 4 is a plan view similar to Fig. 3; but showing the opposite face of said device.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a collar attached to a shirt, both shown broken away, showing three different sizes of wing portions of the collar, and showing there different positions of my device on said wing portions depending upon the sizes of the latter.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of my device showing an endless, adhesive band attached thereto.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a collar showing how the wings are curved, when my device, which is not visible, is bent to said curved shape.

As illustrated, my device has an elongate, main body 10, which may be formed of Z-ply cardboard or plastic or other firm, but preferably flat, flexible material. Said body is arrow shape, as shown, being curved at the top and tapering therefrom in width to a relatively narrow and rounded lower end. In the upper half portion, a shoulder 12 is formed at opposite sides of said body 10,

and an endless loop 14, having adhesive at its outside surface, may be used to fit around said body 12 above said shoulder whereby my device can be adhesively atent ice affixed to the wing portion W of a collar. The latter is shown attached to a shirt SS having the usual buttons BB.

A pin member, which may be formed of firm, but bendable metal, extends parallel with said body 10. It has a resilient portion 16 near one end portion, which is the upper end in position of use, and which is shown as a general S-shape, having two loops., A short, straight portion 18, extends from said resilient portion upwardly to form the upper end of said pin member and which is enclosed between the two plies of cardboard forming said body 10 or otherwise fixedly held to said body adjacent one end thereof.

Below'said resilient portion 16, which is outside said body 10, an elongate, intermediate portion 20 of said pin member slidably extends downwardly, preferably along the longitudinal axis of, and between said two body plies, or, interiorly of said body, until it reaches a point adjacent the lower end extremity. Then a penetrating portion 22 of the pin member, extends opposite to, but outside'of and parallel with, said body, continuing to a point preferably slightly beyond, the lower end extremity of said body.

To attach my device to the wing portion W of a collar, the collar wing portion is preferablyturned up before putting the shirt SS on, as shown in said Fig. 2, and the upper, rounded edge is placed adjacent the fold F of the collar, preferably leaving a slight space S from the fold. I insert the point of said penetrating portion 22 into said wing portion W at a 'point adjacent to but spaced from the lower corner or end extremity of said Wing portion W. Usually collars have a border portion B along the outer edges where the collar material is turned over, and said point is inserted at the lower corner C where the inner portion of said border commences, so that the relatively short, projecting point will not extend beyond the outside end extremity of said corner C of the collar. Since all of said penetrating portion 22 is placed parallel with and next to, or in contact with, said collar portion, part of the latter is between said body 10 and said penetrating portion 22, thus making a snug fit on said collar for my device.

The upper part of said body 10 may be retained in place by the adhesive on said loop 14, which contacts the under surface of said collar wing W. This adhesive may be a well known type that does not require moistening, yet adheres to said collar portion merely by pressing it, and can be separated therefrom by a slight pull.

The same device fits both the left and the right wings of the collar. Since said resilient portion 16 is compressed slightly when inserting said short portion 18 into the body 10 between two plies, said short portion is held under spring compression in said body. The resilient portion 16 also prevents any turning of said pin member on said body.

My device, in a single size and shape, will fit different sizes and shapes of wing portions, since it will be positioned at such an angle that the rounded top portion will almost reach the fold F of the collar, whatever the size and shape of the latters wing portion. This is illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, in which my device is shown attached to a relatively long collar wing portion LW. Next to the latter is a medium long wing portion MW, showing the position of my device relative thereto, and farthest inwardly is a short collar wing portion SW showing another position of my device.

If it is desired to present the front or free edge extremities of a collar wing portion W in the form of a curve, when .my device is attached to said wing portion, as above explained, it is bent to the desired shape to provide said curve on each side, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. Since said metal pin member is bendable,

Patented Feb. 3, 1959 border (dash) line of the collar wing portion.

. is difficult to so position the insignia 39 without some 80 it will retain said curved shape until bent straight or to another curved shape.

In Figs. 1-4 of the drawings, the body of my device is provided with guides shown as openings there through in the form of oblong slots which extend diagonally relative to the longitudinal axis 'of said body, one pair of slots being given thenumeral 26 and the other pair the numeral 28, the two slots of each said .pair being at opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of said body 10, one being higher than the other in position of use. One pair of these slots can be used when insignia 30 is to be attached to a collar Wing portion W and worn outside the collar. Such insignia carry the usual attaching pins 32, which usually penetrate the collar wing portion, and the usual clamping retainers a";- tach to said pins 32 under the collar portion to hoid the insignia in place.

It is very desirable that the insignia 3% be positioned 1 centrally, or substantially an equal distance from the top edge or fold line F of the collar and from the lower,

inner, border (dash) line, and from the front, inner Since it for the collar wing portion, shown at the left, or

through said slots 28 for the collar wing portion, shown at the right. Then said retainers 34 are attached to said attaching pins 32, and said insignia will be centrally located on the outside of the collar, being approximately an equal distance from the top edge, the said lower, innermost, border edge and the said front, innermost, border edge, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, thus giv- 4 ing the combination of insignia and outside collar portion a balanced appearance.

What I claim is:

1. A device for attachment to a collar in combination with an insignia member having two pins projecting therefrom, said device embodying an elongate body member having a pair of openings therein at opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of said body one of which is higher than the other in position of use, said projecting pins being spaced apart a predetermined distance whereby they may simultaneously extend through said pair of openings and an elongate pin member attached to said body member and adapted to penetrate and attach itself to a portion of a collar.

2. A device for attachment to a collar in combination with an insignia member having two pins projecting therefrom, said device embodying an elongate body member having a pair of longitudinal slots of substantially equal length therein at opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of said body one of which is higher than the other in position of use, said projecting pins being spaced apart a predetermined distance whereby they may simultaneously extend through said pair of slots and an elongate pin member attached to said body member and adapted to penetrate and attach itself to a portion of a collar.

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