US796469A

US796469A - Garment-hook.

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Publication number: US796469A
Application number: US25717505A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gertrude Stricker
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-04-24
Filing date: 1905-04-24
Publication date: 1905-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 1922-08-08

Description

No. 798,489. PATENTBD AUG. 8, 1905. G. STRIGKBR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1905.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257.175.

T0 all whom, it Wzloty concern:

Be it known that I, GER'rRUDE STRICKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, inthe county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention is an improvement over the devices secured by me in United States Letters Patent No. 7 55,411, issued March 22, 1904:, for improvements in garmentfasteners, comprising fastening devices per- 'manently secured to strips of braid or tape, said braid being adapted to be secured to a garment, and thereby dispenses with the use of ordinary hooks and eyes requiring the separate attachment of each end thereof.

The advantages possessed by the presentinvention over the one disclosed in the abovementioned patent are: I First. The length of the fastening devices-is considerably reduced. Hence less material will be required in their manufacture and they may be secured to narrower strips of braid or tape.

Second. The devices contain fewer bends and angles. Consequently they may be produced with a more simple and inexpensive ma- Vchine in less time than the others.

Third. The hook is formed in such a manner that it protects the braid to which it is secured from wear when the eye is being 'hooked 'or unhooked.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts described and claimed, and in order that it may be fully understood reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents an enlarged front elevation of two strips of braid provided with my fastening devices. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the eyes employed in carrying out the invention. Fig. 4 is a side elevation ofv my improved hook. Fig. 5 is an invertecl plan view of the eye.

view of the hook. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line A B of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a modified formvof eye.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like numbers indicate similar parts throughout the several Views, 9 designates a strip of Fig. 6 is an inverted plan braid of any suitable material provided at regular intervals with my improved hooks, each of which is formed of a single piece of Wire bent upon itself at the center. Said central portion is curved to form abilll, cornmunicating at its rear end with a forwardlyextending shank 6. 5 designates a pair of rearwardly-diverging arms communicating at their forward ends with the shank and at their rear ends With underlying clampingarms 7, terminating in inwardly-turnedlugs 11. By referring to Fig. 7 it will be seen that shank 6 and

arms

5 and 7 snugly engage the opposite sides of the braid, and thus prevent the hook from shifting thereon, the inwardly-bent lugs 11 assisting said shank and arms in reliably securing the hook to the braid. 8 designates another strip of braid similar to strip 9 and provided with a series of eyes arranged the same distance apart as the hooks, which latter they are adapted to engage. as shown in Fig. 1. Each eye is formed from a singlel piece of wire bent at its central portion to form a loop 2, the rear ends of which communicate with outwardlyextending shoulders 12.

Shoulders 12 communicate with a pair of rearwardly-extending parallel arms 1, communicating at their rear ends with underlying clamping-arms 3, which latter terminate at their forward ends in inwardly-turned lugs' 10. By referring to Figs. 2 and 7 it will be seen that arms 1 extend through the braid at their point of juncture with shoulders 12, which prevent the' eye from shifting backwardly, While the curved portions, formed by the juncture of said arms with the clampingarms 8, prevent said eye from shifting forwardly on its strip of braid, lugs 10 assisting said shoulders and arms in reliably securing the eye in position.

In practice the eyes are arranged with their loops projecting beyond the edge of braid 8, so they may be conveniently engaged by the hooks` the bills of which latter terminate in slightly-fiaring portions 13 for the easy entrance of loops 2, the latter being reliably held from becoming accidentally unfastened from said hooks by curved portions 14 of the bills and arms 5.

-By referring to Fig. 7 it will be seen that arms 5 are interposed between the braid and the bills. Consequentl y when the eyes are selugs 10.

`ment the braid is secured by sewing.

lployment more economic-al.

Referring now to the modified form of eye shown in Fig. 8, 2** designates the loop, lm

'designates the arms communicating with the rear terminals of said loop, and 3a designates vthe clamping-arms communicating with the rear ends of arms 1a, which latter they underly and terminate in inwardly-extending Less material is required in the vmanufacture of this style of eye, as Shoulders 12 are dispensed with.

The books and eyes are preferably secured to the braid in a permanent manner by a machine built expressly for the purpose., and

when it is desired to place them upon a gar- Thus it will be understood a large number of books and eyes can be quickly fastened in this manner. Furthermore, the braid reinforces the garment and evenly distribut-es the strain produced thereon by the books and eyes, so

.that injury to the fabric is practically avoided.

vThe eyes and books may be attached to braid ofrany suitable length or width.

I am aware that other modifications than lthat shown may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the device, and therefore I reserve the right to make such changes and alvterations as fall within the scope and spirit of the invention.

I claim- 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a braid having eyes permanently secured thereto; of a second braid, a series of hooks permanently secu red thereto, each hook being vformed of a single length of 'wire and bent to form abill, a forwardly-ex- 'tending shank communicating with the rear portion of said bill, and rearwardly-extending arms communicating with the forward ,portions of the shank, said shank being ar- =ranged at one side of the braid, and the bill and arms being arranged at the opposite side of said braid with the arms between the braid and bill.

2. vIn a device of the character described, the combination with a braid having eyes permanently secured thereto; of a second braid, a

;series-of books permanently secured thereto,

leach-book being formed of a single length of wire and bent to form a bill, a forwardly-extending shank communicating with the rear portion of said bill, rearwardly-extending arms communicating with the forward portion of the shank, forwardly-extending clamping-arms formed integral with the rear ends of the first-mentioned arms, said clampingarms and the shank being arranged on one side of the braid and the bill, and the rearwardly-extending arms being arranged at the opposite side of said braid.

3. In adevice of the character described,the combination with a braid having eyes permanently secured thereto, of a second braid, a series of books permanently secured thereto, each hook being formed of a single piece of wire and bent to'form a bill, a forwardly-extending shank communicatingwith the rear portion of said bill, rearwardly-diverging arms communicating with the forward portion of the shank, forwardly-extending clamping-arms communicating with the rear portions of the diverging arms, and nwardlyturned lugs formed integral with the forward ends of said clamping-arms.

4. In a device of the character described, a hook formed of a single piece of wire and comprising a bill, a forwardly-extending shank communicating with the rear portion of said bill, rearwardly-diverging arms communicating with the forward portion of the shank, forwardly-extending clamping-arms formed integral with the rear portions of the diverging arms, and inwardly-extending lugs formed integral with the forward ends of said clamping-arms.

5. The combination with a braid having a wire projecting therefrom forming an eye,said eye consisting of a loop, a pair of re'arwardlyextending arms, a pair of forwardly-extending clamping-arms communicating with the rear portions of said rearwardly-extending arms, and inwardly-turned lugs formed integral with the forward ends of said clampingarms; of a second braid, a hook secured thereto formed of a single piece of wire, said book consisting of a bill, a forwardly-extending shank communicating with the 'rear portion of said bill, and rearwardly-extending arms communicating with the forward portion of said shank, said arms being arranged between one side ,of the bill and the braid to form a sliding surface for the eye.

6. The combination with a braid having a wire projecting therefrom forming an eye,said eye comprising a loop, outwardly-extending shoulders formed integral with the ends of said loop, a pair of parallel arms extending rearwardly, from said Shoulders, a pair of clam ping-arms extending forwardly from the rear portions of said parallel arms, and inwardly-extending lugs formed integral with the forward terminals of the clamping-arms;

of a second braid, a hook secured thereto con- In testitnony whereof I affix my signature sisting of a bill, a shank extending forwardly from the rear portion of said bill, arms extending rearwardly from the forward portion of the shank, said arms being arranged between the braid and the bill to provide a sliding surface for the eye.

in the presenoe of two winnesses.

GERTRUDE STRICKER.

Witnesses:

WALLACE LAWS, J. T. CAMPBELL.