US2964811A

US2964811A - Handkerchief holder

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Publication number: US2964811A
Application number: US682046A
Authority: US
Inventors: Loehnert Anne
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-09-04
Filing date: 1957-09-04
Publication date: 1960-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 1977-12-20

Description

Dec.20, 1960 A. LOEHNERT 2,964,811

HANDKERCHIEF HOLDER Filed Sept. 4, 1957 FIG. 3

INVENTOR. $1014: 1 06/0751? 1477016/Vf Y United States Patent HANDKERCHIEF HOLDER Anne Loehnert, 720 Lake Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ.

Filed Sept. 4, 1957, Ser. No. 682,046

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-3) This invention relates to a device for supporting and maintaining a handkerchief folded for show in position in a breast pocket of a coat or the like, and more particularly to a device of the above character which is adapted to support and maintain a rectangularly folded handkerchief.

Because of continual body movement, it has been found difficult to keep a handkerchief folded for show in position in the lapel pocket of a coat or jacket. Such handkerchiefs tend to move into the pocket to be completely obscured from view. Moreover, as the handkerchief moves into the lower portion of a pocket, it tends to fold over upon itself causing unsightly bulges.

It is therefore amongst the primary objects of the present invention to provide a new and improved device for supporting and maintaining a handkerchief folded for show in position in the breast pocket of a coat or the like.

It is another important object of the present invention to provide a device of the above class for supporting a rectangularly folded handkerchief with one side thereof extending from the pocket.

It is still a further object of the present invention to provide a handkerchief holder made from a single length of resilient wire which firmly grips the handkerchief to be displayed and which may be reliably mounted in the pocket so the handkerchief held thereby will always be visible.

Briefly stated, the handkerchief holder of the present invention comprises a frame for supporting a rectangularly folded handkerchief, said frame being formed from a single length of springable wire, said wire being shaped into mutually hinged spring biased jaws for clamping a rectangularly folded handkerchief in the frame, and means extending from the ends of the wire for supporting the frame in a pocket.

A fuller understanding of the invention and the manner in which its objectives and advantages may be realized will become apparent from the following detailed description thereof taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the handkerchief holder of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on lines 2-2 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 3 shows how a rectangularly folded handkerchief would appear when mounted in the improved handkerchief holder of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawing, a holder in accordance with the present invention is shown consisting of a shorter rectangular portion 12 and a longer triangular portion 14 forming jaws mutually hinged at 16 between which rectangularly folded handkerchief 18 may be securely clamped. As is evident in the drawing, holder 10 is of a size permitting it to be inserted to frame the lapel pocket 20 of a coat 22.

The holder of the present invention is preferably made from a single length of readily deformable wire, the terminal portions of which form the apex 24 of triangular portion 14 and additionally, form outwardly and down- 2,964,811 Patented Dec. 20, 1960 wardly directed hook 26, which reliably supports holder 10 in position when overriding the free edge 28 of pocket 20. The apex is formed by joining the terminal portions of the wire together leaving enough wire remaining for the formation of hook 26. The hook may be concealed by a disc or plate 32 on which a monogram or other ornamentation may he formed.

Although readily deformable, the wire making up the holder of the present invention must be of a resilient metal which tends to retain the configuration imparted to it. Therefore, in order to mount handkerchief 18 on holder 10,

jaws

14 and 16 must be pulled apart. After the handkerchief has been positioned between the jaws, the jaws are released and spring together to clamp the handkerchief in the holder.

The wire making up the holder of the present invention is rigid enough to support itself and the handkerchief held by it and to withstand minor impacts of handling.

It may therefore be seen that by virtue of the present invention, a new and improved device has been provided for supporting and maintaining a handkerchief folded for show in position in a lapel pocket. It may further be seen that by virtue of the present invention a handkerchief holder has been provided for rectangularly folded handkerchiefs. It may additionally be seen that by virtue of the present invention, a handkerchief holder has been provided from a single length of resilient wire which firmly grips the handkerchief to be displayed and which may be reliably mounted in the pocket so that the holder and handkerchief will not slip and the handkerchief will be visible as desired.

Having thus described the present invention, it should be understood that the invention is not confined to the particular forms or uses shown and described, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out in other ways without departing from the spirit of the invention, and, therefore, the right is broadly claimed to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of the appended claim, and by means of which, objects of the invention are attained and new results accomplished, as it is obvious that the particular embodiments herein shown and described are only some of the many that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish these results.

I claim:

A handkerchief holder for insertion into a handkerchief pocket of a coat or the like comprising a frame for supporting a rectangularly folded handkerchief, said frame being formed of resilient wire and having a pair of spaced, substantially parallel sides connected by a transverse element, the free unconnected ends of said sides being bent upon themselves to form spring-portions, said spring portions being continued inwardly to form a pair of frame parts of triangular configuration, said frame parts terminating in a pair of hooks located beyond the transverse connector element and said triangular frame parts being resiliently urged toward the transverse connector by said spring portions.

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