US860487A - Garter. - Google Patents

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No. 860,487. l PATBNTED JULY 16, 1907.

\ E. F. KNOTHE.

GAMER.

APYLIOATION FILED MAY B. 1907.

' Egg/ UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

FRANK F. KNOTHE, OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO KNOTHE BROTHERS, A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GARTER. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 190'?.

Application led May 9, 1907. Serial No. 372,826.

My invention relates to garters which are worn below the knee, and has for its object to provide a new and improved garter easily adjustable as to size and shape, and comfortable to the wearer. Also a garter which has improved ventilation and is easily applied and has other advantages in construction and manufact'iire.

The garter may be made of leather or of woven fabric, and canbe buckled or otherwise secured around the leg.

The following is a description of my invention, reference being had to the. accompanying drawing, in which Figure l shows the garter extended. Fig. 2 shows the garter as it is when in use.

Referring more particularly to the drawings A Af A2 are a plurality of members making up the body or strap portion of the garter, the end portions being provided with suitable fastening devices, such, for instance, a buckle B and a perforated tongue C. The several sections of the body are secured together by lacings D D, there being preferably at least three holes in each of the opposing ends fr the lacing. These lacings can be loosened or tightened so as to extend the garter as desired. They also provide ventilation at the points at which they occur. The lower portion of the cord forming the lacing D is connected to any suitable hose supporter, such, for instance; as a spring clasp E, by

which the stocking I" is engaged. l preferably, though not necessarily, have the ends of the cord at the bottom of the lacing and secure them to the supporter as shown.

As above stated, the size of the garter can be variedv by simply lengthening the cord in the lacing. Moreover, as the garter is applied, the lacing D, by reason of the extra length, permits the garter to extend automatically, and when the supporter is pulled down by the stocking or in the act of securing it to the stocking, the garter tightens upon the leg. If any strain comes upon the band of the garter, the stocking, yielding somewhat, is drawn up thereby and the garter itself Will thereforeextend. The garter is not only ventilated directly beneath-both of the lacings, but the portion which leads to the supporter consisting of two strands, is ventilated and much cooler than the solid tab which heretofore has been used in connection with leather garters. The body of the garter may be made of leather or woven fabric, and may be elastic or non elastic. The cords for the lacings may also be elastic or nonelastic. When leather is used for the body of the garter, l preferably use metallic eyelets G, to reinforce the leather and also to afford a smooth surface, so that the lacings D may more readily slip through the openings.

Heretofore the strap surrounding the leg when made of leather' has always been cut from one piece. This strap when of one piece has to be curved in form so as to set properly when in use. The cutting of this curved strap in one piece is a great disadvantage in manufacture, since it requires a large piece tf leather and results in a very considerable waste. With my garter small pieces of leather can be used and there is practically no waste at all. slant the oppcsing ends a. u, so that when thegarter is in use the edges of these opposing ends will be substantially parallel. This prevents any overlapping of the portions at that point and also adds to the appearance of the garter when in use.

If desired, the lacing D/ may be omitted, the parts A A2 being then formed from a single strip of leather, still leaving a plurality o f parts in which case the adjustability in the body of the garter is all secured at the lacing D. lf the lacing D/ is retained the garter can be adjusted for length at that point, and some of the advantages of my invention thereby retained, even though the lac'ing D is not used, and the supporter is secured to the body in some other manner. The lacing D securing the supporter is, however, ofY decided adsiderable distance in attaching the garter to the stocking without -ur'iduly contracting the leg, and by the slight expansion of the leg will be automatically raised so as to hold the stocking taut, and the other advantages above referred to will also be secured.

What l claim is:

1. In a garter, the combination of a plurality of parts constituting, a strap portion adapted to surround the calf of the leg; of the wearer, said parts having' opposing ends, each of which is provided with a plurality of openings for a lacing, and a lacing passing through said openings and crossing the space between said ends a plurality of times, a supporter secured to the lower portion of said lacing and carried thereby, and means for temporarily securing-the free ends of the strap portion together.

2. In a garter, the combination of a plurality of parts constituting a strap portion adapted to surround the calf of the leg of the wearer, said parts having opposing,r ends,

free ends of the strap portion together.

FRANK F. KNOTHE.

Witnesses MARUM A. VOGEL,

BEATRICE FRANKEL.

ln order to make the garter set better, l'

vantage, in that the supporter can be pulled down a con-

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