US2891253A

US2891253A - Girdle anchor

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Publication number: US2891253A
Application number: US655712A
Authority: US
Inventors: Blatt Paula
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-04-29
Filing date: 1957-04-29
Publication date: 1959-06-23
Anticipated expiration: 1976-06-23

Description

June23, 1959 I P. BLATT 2,891,253

r GIRDLE ANCHOR Filed April 29. 1957 INVENTOR. 1 404 A .504 rr Arraems ys United States Patent Ofifice 2,891,253 Patented June 23, 1959 GIRDLE ANCHOR Paula Blatt, Cleveland, Ohio Application April 29, 1957, Serial No. 655,712

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-313) This invention relates to the general class of women's undergarments and, more specificially, is for an improved form of girdle anchor.

As is of course well known, it has been common practice to provide garters upon the lower edge of a girdle so as to serve the dual purpose of holding the stockings up and holding the girdle down in proper position upon the body of the wearer. And there have been devised various means for holding the girdle in proper position when no stockings are worn, as for instance in my Letters Patent No. 2,742,648, April 24, 1956, and in my co-pending application Serial No. 492,685, filed March 7, 1955. The present invention is an improvement upon my prior devices, above referred to.

One object of my present invention is to devise a girdle anchor that is adapted to have the depending garters from the girdle attached at any point or points thereabout.

Another object is to provide such a device in which there may be a self-accommodation of the same about the thigh of the wearers body in a most eifective, dependable and comfortable manner.

A further object is to provide such a device that may be manufactured and sold at a very reasonable cost.

Other objects will appear from the following description and claims when considered together with the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the present device is intended to be worn;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the present device in fiat, folded condition when not in use;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the present device, in part, illustrating the manner in which it may accommodate itself about the thigh of the wearers body in a pivotal-like manner at the point of connection of the two ends of the elastic band.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is merely for the purpose of illustration and that there might be devised various modifications thereof without departing from the spirit of my invention as herein set forth and claimed.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the flat band 1 of substantial width and with longitudinal stretch, has its squared ends connected together in overlapping relation with the opposite surfaces of the band in contact with each other. The overlapping end portions of this band are sewed together only along their end and outer side edges, as indicated by reference numerals 2 and 3, and along a line 4 that extends diagonally inwardly from the outer corner of the overlapping end portions to a point approximately at the middle of such overlapping end portions. Thus, the overlapping end portions of the band 1 are free at their inner edges, as indicated by reference numerals 5 and 6. With this arrangement, the end portions of the band 1 may have relative pivotal-like movement about an axis normal to the plane of the overlapping end portions when the band 1 is stretched in self-accommodation about the thigh of the wearers body so as to occupy position of use, as may be understood. from a comparison of Figs. 1 and 2 and also as indicated in Fig. 3 ofthe drawing. The lower edge'of the band-1 may have a suitable finish for the sake of appearance, as here indicated in a general way.

The strip 7 of light-weight inelastic material is attached along one edge thereof about the entire upper edge of the band 1 and has its other edge free for attachment of the garters G depending from the lower edge of the girdle. The two ends of strip 7 are sewed together along seam 8 that extends practically diagonally with respect to the overlapping end portions of the band 1 so as to provide a substantial width of the strip 7 at all points about the garment for attachment of the garters G, wherever they may be located upon the girdle. The strip 7 may be gathered where it is sewed to the band 1 so as to be extensible in accordance with the stretching of the band 1 for snug fitting of the same about the Wearers thigh and so as to prevent the same from riding up along the thigh after having been placed in proper position. Thus there is provided a limitation upon the extent of the stretch and thus there is precluded the danger of the garment yielding to upward pull which might otherwise cause it to ride upwardly along the thigh of the wearer.

As herein indicated, this device may be worn with the bight thereof engaged about the under-part of the wearers thigh and with the overlapping end portions of band 1 extending upwardly in the front middle part of her thigh; and inner and outer garters G may be attached to strip 7 upon opposite sides of the overlapping end portions of band 1. Thus the band 1 will assume an inclined position and there will result a most elfective engagement of the same upwardly against and about the rear part of the wearers thigh. If so desired, as in some cases, a rear garter from the girdle may be attached to the strip 7 at the rear part thereof. In fact, this device will permit any number of garters to be attached thereto and at any points desired according to the greatest dependability and comfort in any given case.

As above explained, the present device proves particularly advantageous when stockings are not worn as it will ensure against the girdle riding up and will thus serve as an eflicient means of holding the girdle in normal position at all times. If, however, stockings are worn, the present device may be worn over the top parts of the same and, as a result, the stockings will be held in smooth condition and without any danger of twisting of the same.

It is believed that the practical advantages of the present device will be obvious to those who are familiar with the art to which this invention relates.

What I claim is:

1. A girdle anchor adapted to engage about the thigh of the wearer and comprising a longitudinally elastic flat band of substantial width having two extreme end portions secured together in overlapping relation and at substantially right angles to each other, said overlapping end portions being arranged with the opposite surfaces of the band in contact with each other, and a strip of lightweight flexible material having an extensible longitudinal edge portion attached about the outer edge of said band, with respect to the angle between the end portions of said band, and being free otherwise so as to be adapted for attachment of girdleanchoring means at any points thereabout.

2. The same structure as recited in claim 1 hereof and in which the inner edges of the overlapping extreme end portions of said band, with respect to the angle therebetween, are entirely free of attachment so as to permit relative pivotal-like movement of said end portions when the girdle anchor is stretched in self-accommodation about the thigh of the wearers body, such pivotal-like movement being about an axis normal to the plane of said overlapping end portions.

References Cited in the file of this patent Elder Feb. 2, 1932 Robertson Mar. 15, 1932 Walz May 20, 1941 Blatt Apr. 24, 1956 FOREIGN PATENTS France Apr. 10, 1922 Great Britain July 4, 1929 France Apr. 17, 1939