US916926A

US916926A - Holder for mending stockings.

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Publication number: US916926A
Application number: US43070208A
Authority: US
Inventors: Herman R Graf
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1908-05-04
Filing date: 1908-05-04
Publication date: 1909-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 1926-03-30

Description

H. R. GRAF. HOLDER FOE MENDING STOCKINGS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 4,1908.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 430,702.

No. 916,926. Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed as 4, 190a.

per part 1 of the inner member and to clamp the stocking 5 therebetween as illustrated in citizen of the United States of 1, which shows a stocking placed on the siding at Jackson, in the county of Jackson 1 device with the hole to be mended in the axis and State of Michigan, have invented certain. l of the tubular portion, the surrounding manew and useful Improvements in Holders for terial being stretched over the top of the Mending Stockings; and I do hereby declare same and securely held by the ring 3. When the following to be a full, clear, and exact I thus arranged, the device is turned in reverse description of the invention, such as will en- I position with the part f the stocking placed able others skilled in the art to whihh it ap- I upon a sewing machine bed, and the hole pertains to make and use the same, darned by moving the device under the nee- My invention relates to improvements in die of the same, or the hole may be manually holders for mending stockings; and its ob- 1 mended in any convenient manner. ject is to provide a simple and practical de- It will be noted that the device is very vice, and to provide the same with various simple consisting of only two integral parts; new and useful features, hereinafter more also that thetubular part is straight and has fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention consists essentially of a straight tubular inner member having outside can be used lower portions to retain and 'durability in the stocking thereon, and a clamping ring that the ring also adapted to yieldingly surround the upper fabric between itself and the outwardly part of the tubular portion and hold the turned members. stocking stretched over the end of the .tubu- What I claim is: y Y lar portion, as will more fully appear by ref- 1. A holder for mending stockings, comerence to the accompanying drawings, in prising a straight tubular upper portion exwhich: tended outward at the lower portion to sup- Figure 1. is a plan view of my device as it port a stocking thereon, and a ring of resiliappears when in use; Fig. 2. atransverse verl ent material divided at one side to closely tical section of the same on the line 2-Z of l surround the said upper tubulanportion and Fig. 1.; Fig. 3. a plan view of the inner memto extend outward beyond the upper edge her only; Fig. 4. a side elevation of the same; thereof to form a flange, whereby the fabric 1 l and Fig. 5. a plan view of the clamping ring l is stretched over the end of the tubular porl tron and also held on the outside of the tubu- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN R. GRAF, a

America, re- 3 fabric; that the ring is thus required to yield but slightly, and a steel ring divided at one thus insuring both strength this part ofthe device; an

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Like numbers refer to like parts in all of lar portion.

2. A holder for mending stockings, comprising an upper straight tubular portion, downwardly and outwardly curved projections integral therewith and spaced apart at regular intervalaand a ring formed of resili i cut aterial and divided at one side, and also downwardly and out- 1 adap ed to closely surround the said upper integral with the E portihn and to extend outward therefrom and beyond the upper edge thereof to form a l flange around the same.

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

HERMAN it. GltAF.

1 is a short tubular inner member straight I and smooth on the outside and adapted to go within the stocking to be mended and with l its upper edge surrounding the opening or hole to be darned.

2 is a series of wardly turned projections tubular portion 1 and extending from the lower part of the same and adapted to support a stocking or other garment when placed upon its end.

3 is a ring of resilient material, preferably round spring steel, divided at one side as at 4 1; Witnesses: whereby the samev is slightly yieldable to l ANTON Itonsnnn, spring outward and firmly surround the upl LUTHER V. MoUL'roN.

no flange, or teeth to either cut or tear the forms a flange to hold the