US908665A - Garter. - Google Patents

Description

L. s. HARVEY.

GARTER.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1907.

- Patented Jan. 5, 1909:

LUTHER s. HARVEY, or BROOKLYN, NEW roan.

GARTER.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Application filed September 24, 1907. Serial No. 394,386.

Brooklyn, in the county of liings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garters, of which the following is a specification.

"1 his invention pertains to that class of devices for retaining hosiery in place when drawn upon the limb and has for its object to devise an article specially ada )ted for use of men and which may be readily washed or laundered, the fastening loop being de tachable so as not to be affected by the washing or laundering process.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide an article of the character aforesaid which will conformto the shape of the leg and distribute the pressure equally without producing constrict1on, injurious or annoying pressure and obviate in its formation the use of rubber ,or other elastic material heretofore commonly employed infhose supporters to enable the same to conform readily to the shape of the limb. I

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

. Figure 1. is a detail view of the supporter, showing the same extended: Fig. 2 is a detail view of the end portion of the supporter provided with the loop the same as it appears when looking at the outer edge.

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the applica tion of the invention. Fig. 4. is a detail view similar to l ig. 1, of a modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The supporter consists of a strap whose end portions slightly taper and curve and whose middle portion curves slightly throughout its length, aid strap being formed of aseries of layers or plies of fabric of a washable nature and free from elastic of any nature. 'lhe simportcr may be [nude in different sizes and of dillcrcnt materials, the several plies being stitched or otherwise connected. One end of the strap is provided with a series of buttonheles l and the opposite end portion. is provided with a button 2, loop 3, buttons, adapted to cooperate curling or wrinkling.

with the loop 3 and a short s rap 5 stitched at one end to the supporter and secured at its opposite end by means of a. buttenhole and button or like fastening means 3. 'l he stra 5 provides simply a convenient means of (etachably connecting the metallic loop 3 to the supporter so that the loop may be disconnected from the supporter when it is desired to wash or launder the '1 end portion of the strap, provided with buttonholes 1, curves slightly, wheieas the opposite end portion provided with button 2 and hose attaching means, curves abruptly so as to occupy when in use approximately a vertical position as illustrated most clearly 1 Big. 1. By having the middle portion. the strap of the supporter made wide slightly curved, it conforms most-readily to the shape of the leg just below the knee and is better adapted'to the equalization and distribution of the strain so as to obviate constriction and reduce annoying pressure,

By providing a series elf buttonholes the supporter may be readily adapted to dinerent sizes of legs, as will be readily understood. The short stra. 5 is stitched one end to the supporter and its loose end. is provided with o. buttonhole to receive the button 6. hight with the strap 5 and is adapted to co'-' crate with the button l in a manner wel understood so as to secure the hose to the supporter as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3.

it will be understood in the foregoing that the construction of the supporter is such as to admit of various fabrics used the formation of the same and the fibers ,ay ere tend in different directions so to preserve the normal shape of the article to prevent it It wel known that hose suoportcrs embodying elastic in their formation deteriorate by reason of e elastic rotting. The present supporter g free from elastic does not deteriorate or lose its shape or stretch, hence it may be relied upon at all times for positively suppormng the hosiery and preventing the samefron slip ping or creeping downward, ivhich is objec tionable.

In the modification shown istrap is provided at the end h with a buckle 7, which 1 said buckle bei" short strip S stitc tens n 1.3 of the A The loop 3 is supported in the site end secured to the strap by means of a button 9 A short strap 10 fast at its ends to the main strap acts as a keeper to confine the loose end of the main strap after the same has been secured bymeans of the buckle 7. A series of eyelets 11 are provided in the orpposite end portion of the strap to receive t .e prongs of the buckle 7, said eyelets prevent ing injury to the strap which would result if the openings were not reinforced. This form of stra is buckled about the limb instead of being uttoned, as indicated in. Fig. 3.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A hose supporter consisting of a strap which when opened out flat has its middle portion slightly curved and its end portions curved in opposite directions to the middle portion, one of said ends having a slight curvature, and the opposite end an abrupt curvature to hang pendent when thesupporter is in position, means applied to opposite end portions of the stra for securing the same about the limb, an hose attaching means applied to the abruptly curved end of the stra 2. A hose supporter consisting of a strap eoaeee which whenopened out flat has its middle portion. slightly curved and its end portions deflected and curved in an opposite direction to the middle portion, the curvature of one of said ends being slight and the curvature of the opposite end portion abrupt, securing means applied to one end portion of the strap for fastening the same about the limb and hose attaching means applied to,

the end portion of the abruptly curved end of the supporter.

v 3. A hose supporter consisting of a strap adapted a button secured. to the-end of the strap and cooperative with the loop to secure the hose, a short strap attached at one end to the hose supporter and adapted to pass through the aforesaid loop, and securing means for-fastening the opposite end portionof said short strap to the hose supporter. V

In testimony whereof I. afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER s. HARVEY.

Witnesses: Joan H. you GLAHN, J12, RICHARD D. BRowN.

to be secured about the limb, a loop,

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