US2913157A

US2913157A - Button-type adjusting devices for dress forms

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Publication number: US2913157A
Application number: US656285A
Authority: US
Inventors: Crohn Frank
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-05-01
Filing date: 1957-05-01
Publication date: 1959-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 1976-11-17

Description

F. CROHN Nov; 17, 1959 BUTTON-TYPE ADJUSTING DEVICES FOR DRESS FORMS Filed May 1, 1957 INV EN 1 OR.

Z2 l x-f BY FRANK CROHN o/S United States Patent BUTTON-TYPE ADJUSTING DEVICES FOR DRESS FORMS Frank Crohn, Chicago, Ill.

Application May 1, 1957, Serial No. 656,285

Claims. (Cl. 223-68) My invention relates to adjusting devices employed in sectional dress forms in order to gather or separate the sections to suit garments of different sizes. The invention relates particularly to such adjusting devices as are controllable from the exterior of the dress form, and one object is to provide a device of this kind which employs a button and a receptacle of unitary construction containing the major part of the device.

A further object is to design the aforesaid receptacle in a manner to be mounted compactly in the dress form.

An additional object is to design the receptacle in a manner to neatly conceal the surface material usually mounted on the dress form, so that such material may not appear in torn or frayed condition at the point where the adjusting device is mounted in the form.

Another object is to design the button of the device in a manner to be set either in the position of locking the sections of the form at a given spacing or releasing them for adjusting movement.

With the above objects in view, a better understanding of the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a typical dress form, showing a number of devices connecting the sections thereof;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged duplication of the lowermost device indicated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the device illustrated in Fig. 2 looking from line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 55 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged duplication of a portion of Fig. 3, showing the parts in an alternate position.

Reference to Fig. 1 of the drawing shows the sections of the form assembled in edge-to-edge engagement, but the sections may be separated wherever necessary, and even to an overall extent, as indicated by phantom lines in Fig. 1, where the size of a garment is larger than the form.

Fig. 2 shows a pair of sections 10 and 11 in separated relation at a point where an adjusting device is located. Primarily, the adjusting device involves a horizontal strip 15 which is attached pivotally to the section 11 on a rivet 17. The strip crosses over to lie behind the adjoining section 10, as shown in Fig. 3.

The section 10 is made with a square perforation 18 into which a receptacle 20 of sheet metal is insertible, as shown in Fig. 3. The receptacle is in the form of a cup of square cross-section, the sides of the cup being formed in front with outward flanges 22, while the top and bottom of the cup are formed with longer upward and lower flanges 23 through which securing means such as rivets extend.

The surface material 25 of the form is of jersey and therefore expansible. Thus, when the receptacle 20 is backed into the perforation 18 of the form, it presses the surface material 25 in the particular area back to become 2,913,151 Patented Nov. 17, 1959 tucked into the form, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, so that no projections or frayed edges appear in front in case the material becomes torn or severed. The

flanges

22 and 23 of the receptacle 20 form stops against the frontal surface of the form to limit the insertion of the receptacle therein and also cover possible threads or edges which may creep forward from the surface material strained by the insertion of the receptacle. The ma terial is cut away from behind the receptacle.

The receptacle is made with alined slots 27 in its side walls immediately in front of the back wall 22a of the receptacle, such slots facilitating the sliding passage of the strip 15, as shown in Fig. 3. The strip is made with a longitudinal series of circular perforations 30.

The control button of the adjusting device is in the form of a square plate 32 which is situated in the front of the receptacle 20. The plate has an inward bend 34 at the rear, such bend extending with a vertical shank 35 as most clearly seen in Figure 5. The shank has an internal opening 36 of a size to permit the passage of the strip 15 therethrough; and the rear end of the opening has a center stud 38 which projects in forward direction. If a perforation 30 of the strip 15 occurs opposite the stud 38, the entry of the latter into the perforation will fix the strip against sliding motion in relation to the receptacle 20. However, if the button 32 is pressed from the front to back the stud out of the perforation, the strip will be free to slide. A coil spring 40 is disposed in the cup 20, bearing forwardly against the button 32.

With the parts constituted as just described, the engagement of the stud 38 with a selected perforation 30 of the strip 15 is maintained by the forward pressure of the spring 40 on the button 32. With the perforation selected according to the spacing of the form sections involved, it may then be assumed that the sections are fixed at the desired spacing. However, in case the sections require a different spacing, they may be freed for motion by pushing the button 32. As stated before, such action will cause the stud 38 to release the strip 15 so that the sections 10 and 11 may be adjusted toward or away from each other. Ordinarily, the button would have to be held depressed to permit the free relative movement of the strip 15, but a simple means is provided to hold the button in the position shown in Figure 6, so that both hands may be employed to manipulate the form sections while the strip 15 is free. Such means consists of a lip 42 projecting inwardly from one side wall of the receptacle 20 in the direction of the free edge of the button. Thus, after the latter has been pushed in, it may be swung laterally to catch behind the lip 42, as shown in Fig. 6, the lip then retaining the button and its shank 35 in a position to permit free sliding of the strip 15. It is preferable to mill the face of the button, as shown in Fig. 2, in order that a better grip may be obtained on the same to swing it as stated. Also, it is of advantage to bend back the terminal end of the strip 15 after it has been passed through the receptacle, in order that the extreme separation of the form sections will not result in the strip being withdrawn from the receptacle.

It is now apparent that the novel adjusting device, while employing the strip connection suggestive of other tie devices for dress form sections, provides a unitary receptacle afiording a positive hold on the strip at any point of adjustment. It is only necessary to cut or punch a perforation in the related dress form section to permit the pressing fit of the receptacle to absorb the surface material and become firmly lodged in the section. The square form of the receptacle prevents it from rotating, and maintains it in alinement with the strip 15. Further, the alined slotting of the receptacle walls provides a level bearing for the strip 15, facilitating the smooth sliding movement thereof. The construction of the button 32 not only renders it flush with the outer surface of the form, but also conforms with the shape of the receptacle. Thus, the button will not catch in any garment mounted on the form, and will not rotate at any time to restrict the sliding of the strip 15. Also, the form of the receptacle is suitable for mounting the internal spring 40 in fully concealed position. Finally, the receptacle is of a design to be formed from sheet metal and become sufficiently strong to withstand any strains or wear imposed by the adjustment of the form sections.

While I have described the invention along specific lines, various minor changes or refinements may be made therein without departing from its principle, and I reserve the right to employ all such changes and refinements as may come within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An adjusting device for adjoining sections of a dress form comprising a strip carried by one section and having a longitudinal series of perforations, a keeper carried by the adjacent section and having a shank engageable with a chosen one of said perforations to set the spacing of the sections, said keeper comprising a receptacle set in said adjacent section and having a forwardly facing entrance, and a button disposed in said entrance and forming a headpiece for said shank, the shank being disposable in angular relation to the strip for releasing said strip when the button is depressed, and a projection on the side of the receptacle and engageable with the button when the shank is angularly disposed at an angle for maintaining the shank in a position to permit relative sliding movement of said strip.

2. An adjusting device for adjoining sections of a dress form comprising a strip carried by one section and having a longitudinal series of perforations, a receptacle carried by the adjacent section and having a forwardly facing entrance, and a button disposed in said entrance and having a rearwardly-extending shank, the latter and the receptacle sides having alined slots through which the strip passes and the shank slot being wide enough to permit a limited backing movement of the shank relative to the strip, and the shank having a stud extending forwardly into said slot and one of said strip perforations corresponding to a chosen spacing of said sections, the depression of the button backing the shank to withdraw the stud from said one perforation, releasing the strip for sliding movement relative to the receptacle.

3. An adjusting device for adjoining sections of a dress form comprising a strip carried by one section and having a longitudinal series of perforations, a receptacle set in the adjacent section and projecting from the rear side thereof, a button in the front of the receptacle and having a rearwardly extending shank, the latter and the receptacle sides having alined slots for the free passage of said strip, the shank slot being wide enough to permit a limited movement of the shank relative to the strip, and a stud projecting forwardly from the shank into its slot and designed to enter such perforation in said series as may register with the stud at a chosen spacing of said sections, the depression of the button backing the stud out of said perforation and freeing the strip for said passage.

4. An adjusting device for adjoining sections of a dress form comprising a strip carried by one section and having a longitudinal series of perforations, a receptacle set in the adjacent section and formed with a bottom projecting from the rear side thereof, a button in the front of the receptacle and having a rearwardly extending shank passing through said bottom, the shank and the receptacle sides having alined slots for the free passage of said strip, the shank slot being wide enough to permit a limited movement of the shank relative to the strip, and a stud projecting forwardly from the shank into its slot and designed to enter such perforation in said series as may register with the stud at a chosen spacing of said sections, the depression of the button backing the stud out of said perforation and freeing the strip for said passage.

5. The structure of claim 2, the receptacle having a lip projecting into said entrance for abuttingly engaging said button when the latter is depressed whereby to maintain the stud angularly out of engagement with said per forations to permit free movement of the strip through said slot.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 888,484 Gehorsam May 26, 1908 1,375,316 Pecoraro Apr. 19, 1921 2,054,840 Statham Sept. 22, 1936 2,510,333 Davis June 6, 1950 2,723,784 Berger Nov. 15, 1955 2,817,469 Crohn Dec. 24, 1957