US856373A - Dress-placket closer. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

A. w. SHANK. DRESS PLACKET CLOSER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTUS W. SHANK, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO CLARENCE E. WALKER, OF WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA.

DRESS-PLAOKET CLOSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed June 5, 1905- Serial No. 263,702.

To all whom it may conccrn Be it known that I, AUcUs'rUs W. SHANK, a citizen of the United States, residing at De troit, in the county of WVayne, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress-Placket Closers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a dress placket closer, and consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out particularly in the claim.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient means which will retain the placket 0r slit in the dress skirt securely closed so as to prevent the gaping thereof and in which the arrangement is such as to enable the engaging parts which effect the closure of the placket, to be readily disengaged for the removal of the skirt, the device being simple, easyof operation, and of a character to enable it to'be readily attached, and when in position, is concealed from view, and is of such a character as to obviate any unsightl protrusions.

The a ove object is attained by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view, showing the placket of a skirt, and the application of my invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the spring blades which are employed to close the placket, portions of their central parts being broken away.

' Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring blade having the terminal keepers, and the locking blade in position for removal. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the locking blade whose ends are adapted to be confined in said keepers to close the placket. Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the blade and keeper. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal section through one end of the blade and keeper thereon. Fig. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the dress placket closed by this improved fastening means.

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of said blade, there being an aperture 0 formed through the keeper and blade at each end to assist in retaining the keeper in position and to afford means for attaching the blade in place in a garment. It is designed that the blade 1 shall be inclosed in a casing 4 formed of two pieces of fabric secured upon opposite sides of the blade by means of guttapercha tissue, or by stitching, whereby the blade is concealed and protected from moisture, and at the same time means is afforded for securing the blade to the margin 9 of the placket by stitching through the margins of said casing and through the apertures 3, as shown in Fig. 1, there being through the fabric of the casing, a slotted opening communicating with the keepers to permit of the ready entrance of the ends of the blade 5 therein. Said blade 5 is similar to blade 1, with the exception that it has no keepers at its ends, but instead, its terminals are adapted to enter into said keepers for the purpose of securing said blades together. Like blade 1, said blade 5 is inclosed in a casing 6 with its end portions 7 protruding therefrom. The blade 5 is secured to the opposite margin 10 of the placket by stitching through the margins of its casing and by stitching through the apertures 8 formed through said blade near its ends.

The blades being secured to the opposite margins of the placket opening as described, said placket may be readily closed by spring ing blade 5, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to cause its ends to enter the keepers at the ends of blade 1, when by allowing blade 5 to straighten, the two blades are detachably locked together and the placket closed.

The blades are very thin and flexible so as to enable them to conform to the shape of the garment, yet they are sufficiently stiff edgewise to prevent the placket from gaping. The blades may be disengaged to allow the placket to open, by grasping the blade 5near its center and pulling outwardly thereon until its ends are withdrawn from the keepers at the terminals of blade 1.

This device forms a simple and efficient means for closing the placket and yet allows said placket to be readily opened when desired.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a dress placket closer, the combination of a straight, thin blade, keepers embracing the ends of said blade and having terminal portions pressed into contact therewith to close the ends of the keepers, there being an aperture through each end of the blade and the terminal portion of the keeper lying contiguous thereto, a casing embracing the keepers and blade having a projecting margin for stitching to a garment, a second blade, a casing embracing said second blade also having a projecting margin for stitching to a garment, the ends of the last mentioned blade projecting beyond the ends of its casing, means for securing said last mentioned blade against longitudinal movement in its casing, the projecting ends of the last men tioned blade being adapted to enter the keepers of the first mentioned blade, the closed endsof which hold the last mentioned blade against longitudinal movement.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS WV. SHANK. Witnesses:

E. S. WHEELER, 1. G. HowLETT.

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