US703926A - Garment-supporter. - Google Patents

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' No. 703,926. Patented July l, |902.`

w. s. HuNKlNs. GARMENT SUPPORTER. (Application med Apr. 25, 1902.) (No Model.)

Tn: Nonms PETERS co, Pnoaumo., WASHINGTON. D. c.

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VILLIAIWI S. HUNKINS, OF MERRIAM PARK, MINNESOTA.

GARIVIENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 703,926, dated July 1, 1902.

Application filed April 25, 1902. Serial No. 104,601. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HUNKINs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Merriam Park, Ramsey county,.Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in garment-supporters, and particularly to that class adapted to support a skirt orv trousers at the waist.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for supporting a nether garment in a simple and eflicient manner and that may be readily and quickly detached when desired. The construction is such that the device may be economically manufactured and will be durable and satisfactory in its operation. It will be found to be particularly useful in connection with what is sometimes termed invisible suspenders,in which the wearer uses a pair of ordinary braces or lSuspenders beneath a shirt or waist, as the case may be. The'nether garment is then attached in an easy and convenient manner, as will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a belt with studs and buttons attached, as described. Fig. 2 is a view at the back of a metal frame adapted to be secured to a nether garment and coperatewith a stud carried by a belt. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same with-the'pins unclasped. Fig. 4 is a front view of the same as attached to the inner surface of a nether garment. Fig. 5 is a cross-section and elevation of a construction embodying my invention.

To briefly describe the matter set forth, in Fig. l, A is a belt adapted to be worn at the waist and having, preferably, a suitable slideclasp B at the front. C C are studs carried by the belt at the outer surface at suitable positions. D D are buttons carried on eXtensions at the rear of these studs and at the inner side of the belt. They are spaced apart, preferably,"in suchla manneras that suspenders or braces of the usual constructionfmay be readily attached thereto. In Fig. 2 the frame E is constructed of metal and has an opening therein, as shown, with the narrower slideway e. At the lower end of this frame,

adjacent the enlargement of the opening, is a portion e, bent lupto form a hinge and to surround and carry a double-pointed pin F F.

lThis frame E is adapted to be caught into the inner surface of a nether garment G and secured thereto by drawing it upward, the ends of the pins being then held in place by the tangs or bent-over portions e2 e2 at the outside of the narrower part of the frame. A set of these frames are thus secured at the inner surface of the nether garment G at the positions desired,l or so as to be engaged readily by the studs C of a belt A.

Vhen in use the garment-supporter may be adjusted in the following manner: The frames are pinned to the skirt or trousers, as the case may be. rlhe belt A is then placed about the waist of the wearer and suitably adjusted, preferably underneath the waist or shirt W, as shown particularly in section in Fig. 5. The studs being spaced apart and held in fixed positions are easily located and may be slipped into the enlarged part of the opening in the frames E, the outer garment W naturallyslipping into place on the stud C and being held therein by the stud as it slides on into the narrower portion of the opening e. The frameE therefore performs a double function, in that it is the means of removably attaching the stud to the nether garment and at the same time assists in holding the shirt or waist I/V in its proper position. As the device is in use the weight of the nether garment,

-which may be considerable, is thrown almost entirely upon the lower portion of the frame E and upon the lower portions of the shanks of the pins F F, since the stud C draws up into the slide e. The pins being particularly strong at or near the hinge gives a good support. There is also a tendency upon the part of the stud to draw the frame inward from the nether garment. In this way the strain of the nether garment being upon the inside of the frame and at the lower portion, as before mentioned, securely locks the ends of the pins F F behind the tangs e2. This insures that the frame will not become disengaged accidentally from the nether garment. As suggested, the studs C are preferably provided with projections lupon the inner ends in the form of buttons D, to which the braces or Suspenders S may be readily attached.

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The device is useful, therefore, not only with a belt, but also in connection With suspenders. The frame Ebeing, as shown, constructed of an integral piece of metal formed with the edges curved about is most unlikely to cause obstruction or annoyance to the wearer, and being of so simple a structure it is not only easily manufactured, but durable and reliable in its operation.

In addition to the advantages above mentioned of having the hinge for the pins at that portion of the frame adjacent to the enlargement is the fact that in carrying out the curved outline and effect of the frame the hinge is longer and gives am'uch betterbearing for the pins than would be otherwise possible, and there being no projections at the inner edge of the frame, which, as shown, is preferably rounded over, there is absolutely no chance for the garment W to become in any Way caught, torn, or otherwise injured.

This invention has been found to be most eiicient in its operation and a great improvement over all devices of the prior art.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A garment-supporter comprisinga belt,

studsattached thereto at the outer suface of said belt, projections from said studs to thev inner surface of said belt forming buttons, said st ud cooperating with a frame E attached to a nether garment byy means of a pair of pins F hinged at the lower enlarged end of said frame'and engaging with tangs at the edge of the narrower portion of said frame; substantially as described.

2. A garment-supporter loop comprising a continuous sheet-metal body havinga central opening therein, said opening being larger at one end than at the other and entirely surrounded by the sheet-metal` body, said body being broader at one end than at the other, a bushing arranged at the broader end of said body, a pin hinged in said bushing and retaining-tangs on said body at the narrow end thereof to receive the ends of said pin; substantially as described.

Signed at New York city this 23d day of April, 1902.

' i WILLIAM S. I'IUNKINS.

Witnesses:

RoBT. S. ALLYN, L. VREELAND.

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