US3281912A - Fabric grooming device - Google Patents

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US3281912A
US3281912A US342060A US34206064A US3281912A US 3281912 A US3281912 A US 3281912A US 342060 A US342060 A US 342060A US 34206064 A US34206064 A US 34206064A US 3281912 A US3281912 A US 3281912A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06C—FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS
    • D06C29/00—Finishing or dressing, of textile fabrics, not provided for in the preceding groups
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L25/00—Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass 
    • A47L25/08—Pads or the like for cleaning clothes

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  • This invention relates to articles for grooming clothing, and more particularly to devices for restoring the surface condition of matted and worn fabrics.
  • One particular arrangement in accordance with the invention comprises a two-piece structure for holding a sheet of a readily available and readily replaceable abrasive material, such as sandpaper.
  • the holding structure has a base and handle member comprising a base portion and a handle affixed thereto.
  • the base portion i adapted to receive the sheet of abrasive material which is easily held in place by a covering web member which fits over the sheet of abrasive material and engages the base portion.
  • the base portion has an outer curved surface against which the abrasive sheet is held and which configures the abrasive sheet to a shape which exposes a substantial extent thereof to contact with a fabric with which the structure is to be used.
  • the base portion is shaped to form a pair of non-parallel ridges along a pair of opposite edges thereof which mate with companion beveled edges of the web member to engage the latter when the device is assembled by sliding the web member over the abrading sheet into the base portion.
  • the web portion has a plurality 328L912 Patented Nov. 1, 1966 of lateral bars, slightly curved to match the outer curved surface of the base portion and intersecting the edges of the web member to define a plurality of openings permitting access to the sheet of abrasive material positioned between the web member and the base portion.
  • the openings and bars in the web allow a controlled contact of the abrasive material with the knitted and woven fabrics for which the device is designed.
  • the force of application and the effective area of contact with a fabric may be varied for different fabric materials, depending upon the angle at which the device is held as it is rubbed against the fabric.
  • the fabric being groomed is permitted to establish more extensive contact with the abrasive material so that the abrading effect is maximized.
  • This orientation is employed with fabrics of heavy, coarsely woven materials such as tweeds and the like.
  • the fabric being rubbed is pulled across the bars so that its contact with the abrasive material is necessarily relatively limited.
  • the web member is adhesively affixed to the base member.
  • the device may be assembled without adhesive for easy disassembly so that it is a simple matter to replace one sheet of abrasive material positioned in the device with another of a different grade or size, since the web member which holds the sheet of abrasive material against the base portion of the device is then readily removable and replaceable therein.
  • the web member and base portion are fabricated with corresponding mating surfaces and contours so that the two pieces readily hold together without adhesive.
  • other holding means may be provided such as various stud portions and mating recesses on the respective members.
  • the base and handle portion of the device is preferably fabricated as a single part, being designed for easy fabrication as a unitary structure by molding it from such light-weight inexpensive materials as thermoplastic or thermosetting resin, glass, or the like. If desired, however, the base and the handle can be fabricated separately and subsequently assembled together.
  • the web portion is also preferably fabricated from the same light-weight inexpensive material as is employed in the base and handle portion. Plastics of various contrasting colors may be employed so as to achieve an attractive appearance at low cost in a practical and useful article.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one particular arrangement in accordance with the invention showing a fabric grooming device assembled and ready for use;
  • FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 taken along the lines 2.2 thereof;
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded View of the arrangement of FIG. 1 taken from the forward end thereof and showing the manner in which the various portion of the device fit together;
  • FIG. 4 is an end view, taken from the handle end, of the base and handle portion of the arrangement shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • the fabric grooming device in accordance with the invention comprises a base and handle member 12 and a web member 16 which are arranged to engage a sheet 17 of abrasive material such as sandpaper in a sandwich configuration.
  • the base and handle member 12 consists of a handle 13 and a base 14 which in one preferred embodiment are molded in a unitary configuration.
  • the handle 13 is a hollow elongated member enclosed on three sides and adapted to fit the palm of the hand as the handle is gripped to hold the fabric grooming device in proper position for use.
  • the web member 16 comprises a pair of opposite edges 21 joined by a plurality of substantially parallel bars 18 which define a plurality of elongated openings in the webbed member 16. As is illustrated in FIG.
  • the base portion 14 of the member 12 presents an outer curved surface bounded on two opposite sides by a pair of raised. non-parallel ridges 20.
  • the opposite edges 21 of the web member 16 are non-parallel at the same angle and are slightly beveled to mate with the interior surfaces of the ridges 20.
  • a device 10 may be assembled by placing a sheet 17 of abrasive material such as sandpaper on the upper curved surface of the base portion 14, then placing the web member 16 on top of the sheet 17 in a position slightly forward of its position in engagement with the base portion 14, and thereafter sliding the web member 16 rearwardly along the base portion 14 toward the handle 13 until the beveled edges 21 of the web member 16 engage the interior surfaces of the ridges 20 along the opposite edges of the base portion 14.
  • a sheet 17 of abrasive material such as sandpaper
  • the entire structure 10 may be thus held in its assembled configuration until it is desired to disassemble the unit, at which time the structure is disassembled very simply by sliding the web member 16 forwardly away from the handle 13 until its beveled edges 21 are free of the ridges 20, at which time the web member 16 may be removed from contact with the base portion 14 and the sheet 17 may be removed.
  • a suitable adhesive along the beveled edges of the web member 16 so that the entire structure is held together, once assembled.
  • the fabric grooming device 10 in accordance with the invention may be used by rubbing it against a fabric to remove the undesirable fuzz balls and to raise the nap of matted areas.
  • the sharp corners and edges of the grit of the abrasive sheet produce an abrading effect and apparently catch in the individual loose fibers of the fabric without snagging the threads or yarns thereof.
  • the fuzz balls are removed and the matted fibers are combed and raised up to the original nap appearance by this action without straining or destroying the original structure of the threads or yarns comprising the fabric.
  • the fuzz balls removed by the grooming device of the invention do not cling to the device, thus eliminating a problem which has been found to exist with previously known fuzz ball removers.
  • the bars 18 of the web member 16, together with the openings defined thereby provide for a variation in the abrading effect as the device 10 is used in restoring the original appearance of particular fabrics.
  • Moving the device 10 in a transverse direction, i.e. in a direction substantially parallel to the bars 18, across a fabric provides a maximum contact and a maximum abrading effect of the fabric involved; the device 10 would be used in this manner in conjunction with relatively deep piled or loosely woven heavy materials such as are used in heavy sweaters, tweed jackets, and the like.
  • the device 10 is employed by rubbing it across the fabric in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the bars 18.
  • the web member 16 and the base and handle member 12 are molded of medium impact styrene plastic and assembled with an appropriately shaped garnet paper, grit 4/0 grade as the abrasive sheet.
  • the two plastic members are held together upon assembly by an application of styrene adhesive.
  • the bars 18 of the web member 16 are disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of the device. However, if desired, they may be aligned at other angles of displacement without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • a device for grooming fabric comprising an integral base and handle unit having a base portion and attached handle, the base portion having an outwardly curved surface and a pair of non-parallel ridges along the opposite edges thereof, a flexible sheet of abrasive material positioned against the outwardly curved surface of the base portion, and a web member having a curved configuration matching the curve of the surface of the base portion and having a pair of opposite beveled edges engaging the ridges on the base portion and permitting the ready assembly of the device, said web member further comprising a plurality of bars connecting the opposite edges to define a plurality of elongated apertures through which the sheet of abrasive material is exposed to permit a controlled variation in the contact between the abrasive material and the fabric depending upon the direction of relative movement between the fabric and the abrasive material.
  • a two-piece holder for a sheet of abrasive material for grooming fabric comprising a base portion having an outwardly curved surface and a handle portion fabricated in a unitary member, a web member having a curved surface matching the curved surface of the base portion and comprising a pair of non-parallel beveled edges joined by a plurality of bars defining a number of elongated apertures, the base portion having a pair of non-parallel ridges engaging the beveled edges of the web member when the web member is placed in position against the base portion so as to hold a flexible sheet of abrasive material between the web member and the the abrasive material through the apertures to permit a controlled variation in the contact between the abrasive material and the fabric depending upon the direction of relative movement between the fabric and the abrasive material.
  • a device for grooming fabric comprising a base member having an outer curved surface, a handle attached to the base member, a sheet of abrasive material fitting against the curved surface of the base member, a web member having a pair of opposite edges joined by a plurality of substantially parallel bars defining elongated openings to permit a controlled variation in the contact between the abrasive material and the fabric depending upon the direction of relative movement between the fabric and the abrasive material, and means for holding the web member, the abrasive sheet and the base member together in that order in a sandwich configuration.
  • a device for grooming fabric comprising an integral base and handle unit having a base portion and attached handle, the base portion having an outwardly curved surface and a pair of non-parallel ridges along the opposite edges thereof, a flexible sheet of abrasive material positioned against the outwardly curved surface of the base portion, and a web member having a curved configuration matching the curve of the surface of the base portion and having a pair of opposed non-parallel beveled edges engaging the ridges of the base portion in order to afiix the base portion and the web member together on opposite sides of the flexible sheet, said web member further comprising a plurality of bars connecting the opposed edges to define a plurality of elongated apertures to permit a controlled variation in the contact between the abrasive material and the fabric depending upon the direction of relative motion between the fabric and the abrasive material.
  • a device for grooming fabric comprising a base member having an outer curved surface, a sheet of abrasive material fitting against the curved surface of the References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 445,212 1/1891 West 51-392 X 1,401,719 12/1921 Myers 2628 1,480,352 1/1924 Suzuki 26-29 2,429,550 10/1947 Hein 51-392 X FOREIGN PATENTS 510,553 8/1039 Great Britain.

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US342060A US3281912A (en) 1964-02-03 1964-02-03 Fabric grooming device
DE19641460116 DE1460116A1 (de) 1964-02-03 1964-10-22 Vorrichtung zum Aufarbeiten von getragener Kleidung
ES0305242A ES305242A1 (es) 1964-02-03 1964-10-23 Perfeccionamientos introducidos en los dispositivos para restaurar tejidos.
AT913364A AT255365B (de) 1964-02-03 1964-10-28 Vorrichtung zum Scheuern bzw. Aufrauhen von Geweben, Gestricken od. dgl.
BE655318D BE655318A (en)) 1964-02-03 1964-11-05
GB47669/64A GB1073729A (en) 1964-02-03 1964-11-24 Fabric grooming device
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US3828386A (en) * 1971-09-07 1974-08-13 E Roth Rug care implement
WO2004032018A1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2004-04-15 Conair Corporation A controller and method for a fabric grooming device
US20080216295A1 (en) * 2007-03-09 2008-09-11 Tipton Kathleen M Fabric Abrading Hand Tool

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US445212A (en) * 1891-01-27 Knife and pencil sharpener
US1401719A (en) * 1918-12-16 1921-12-27 Laura M Myers Shine or gloss remover and nap-producer
US1480352A (en) * 1922-11-01 1924-01-08 Elmer T Cox Method of restoring fabrics and removing shine therefrom
GB510553A (en) * 1938-02-19 1939-08-03 Reuben Wineberg A hand-operated sharpening or polishing device
US2429550A (en) * 1946-04-02 1947-10-21 Clarence A Hein Cabinet finishing tool

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US445212A (en) * 1891-01-27 Knife and pencil sharpener
US1401719A (en) * 1918-12-16 1921-12-27 Laura M Myers Shine or gloss remover and nap-producer
US1480352A (en) * 1922-11-01 1924-01-08 Elmer T Cox Method of restoring fabrics and removing shine therefrom
GB510553A (en) * 1938-02-19 1939-08-03 Reuben Wineberg A hand-operated sharpening or polishing device
US2429550A (en) * 1946-04-02 1947-10-21 Clarence A Hein Cabinet finishing tool

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3828386A (en) * 1971-09-07 1974-08-13 E Roth Rug care implement
WO2004032018A1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2004-04-15 Conair Corporation A controller and method for a fabric grooming device
US20040133295A1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2004-07-08 Conair Corporation Controller and method for a fabric grooming device
US20080216295A1 (en) * 2007-03-09 2008-09-11 Tipton Kathleen M Fabric Abrading Hand Tool

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