US921070A - Garter-clasp. - Google Patents

Description

J. S. 'BLINN.

GARTER CLASP.- APPLIOATION FILED JULY 91. 1907.

' Patented May 11,1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed July 31, 1907. Serial No. 386,328.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr S. Buns, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garter-Clasps, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to a garment supporter, and has for its object particularly to provide an improved garter clasp or hose suspender, the device being also adapted for supporting other classes of apparel besides hosiery, whether suspended from-other garments or by a band engaging a part'of the body.

The invention consists in the novel combination of a holding hook and hook protecting shield, and in the arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front view of my improved'garter clasp or hose supporter on a reduced scale showing its application and manner of being worn. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the clasp, in similar elevation and clasped condition. Fig. 3 is a similar elevation with the clasp hooked to the hose'and the hook protecting shield disengaged. Fig. at is a vertical cross section on the line as w of Fig. 3 with the shield shown in the position for engaging the hook. Fig. 5 is a side. elevation of the clasp as it is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with the Webbing of the shield shown in vertical section on the line 00 a: Fig. '3. 'Fig. 6 is an end view of the clasp. Fig. 7 is a cross section on the line 00 00 Fig.- 5.

Referring to the drawings, A, designates the garter band, comprising apiece of elastic webbing provided at one end with a metal ring or eye, B, and at the other with a hook, I), for engaging the eye to clasp the garter in the position worn, as shown .in Fig. 1. The eye is of substantially triangular form, to provide for the attachment respectively of the two ends of the band as aforesaid, and the vertical webbing or suspending part, E, by which the hose is supported. These features are common to garter clasp construction and here require no further description.

To the lower end of the suspender part, E, is attached the hose holding hook, F, which, with the hook protector or guard, G,

1 comprise essential features of my invention.

Said holding hook comprises a metal plate formed with an eyelet, 0 at its upper end through which the suspender webbing is looped and thereby attached, and provided at its lower end with a series of teeth, a set with their points pitched slightly upward or inclined to the plate to enable them to be firmly hooked into and hold the hose or other garment which they support. Immediately below the eyelet, on the same side of the plate as the teeth, a a pair of vertical guide grooves, 6 are provided by turning the edges of the plate over and lapping them upon the body part slightly separated therefrom, thus together forming a socket or slide way as shown in Figs. 4 and 7 for the purpose hereinafter specified. In shaping the hook, these turned over edges are bent from the area originally comprised in a width of the plate corresponding to that of the eyelet, 0 which is also the width of the lower part of the hook, thus avoiding waste ofthe stock. Said lapping of the edges uponthe body of the plate therefore reduces-the width of that part of the hook from that of the parts above and below it and forms a neck, h, at that point, as shown in Fig. 3. The edges of said remaining parts are trimmed in rounded or curved form as shown, to present a finished appearance and dispense with abrupt angles.

In the attachment of the hook to the suspending webbing, E, the teeth, a are placed outwardly with reference to the position of the garter in being worn, that is, pointing away from the wearer.. In operation they may be hooked outwardly through the stock ing, h at its uppermost part as shown in Fig. 3 or a fold, 5, thereof at any point below thetop may be caught upon or seized by the hook, as shown in Fig. 1. In the latter case particularly, a garment worn underneath the stocking may also be hooked upon or grappled by the teeth and supported thereby in connection with the hose itself.

To the lower part of the hook, F, on the side opposite the teeth, at, is attached a short piece of elastic webbing, L, of the same width as the suspending webbing, E, by means of rivets, a passing through the metal and the folded under end of the webbing. This short piece of Webbing is passed through the eyelet, c of the hook and its opposite end is attached in the same manner to a metal plate, G, shaped to cover and shield the lower part of the hook and provided with a strip or tongue, at, which is adapted to be entered in the slide way formed by the guide grooves, 6 The webbing is of the requisite length to draw upward on the shield when the tongue, n, is in position in the slide way, and thus hold it in place as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. The elasticity of the webbing, however, permits the tongue to be readily withdrawn from the slide way to disengage the shield from the hook, as illustrated in Fig. 4:. The opening in the eyelet, 6 is preferably formed with the turned edges, 7", to provide a rounded bearing for the webbing parts that engage it. At the lower edge the shield is provided with a pair of prongs, t, on the side toward the hook, corresponding to the spaces between the teeth, a and adapted to rest between them and bear upon the fabric when the shield is in position, as shown in Fig. 5. Said prongs are bent up from the stock of the plate, and between them, a loop, a, is also bent over oppositely from the prongs to suspend a ring, 2, which may be grasped to engage or disengage the shield. The lower parts, both of the hook and shield are offset from the planes of their upper parts, or away from each other, to provide the necessary space between them for the teeth of the hook, and the fabric hooked thereon.

In operation, the hook being first grappled upon the stocking, as shown in Fig. 3, the shield, G, is next brought over it and pulled down to the position shown in Fig. 4, and the tongue, 11, then entered into the slide way formed by the guides, (2 after which it will be drawn to place therein and held by the elastic force of the webbing, L, in the position shown in Fig. 5. The reversal of this procedure first disengages the shield, and the hook may then be unclasped from the stocking. The shield acts effectually as a guard for the teeth of the hook and prevents the fabric from being slipped therefrom, rendering the clasp proof against being accidentally detached. And as the clasp may be aflixed to the hose at any point, it requires no adjustment, or care in securing it.

I claim as my invention.

1. In a garter clasp or garment support, the combination of a hook attached to the suspender webbing, and provided with a slide way or socket, a shield engageable with the socket adapted to cover and guard the hook, and an elastic member for yieldingly holding the shield in engagement with the socket.

2. In a garter clasp or garment support, the combination of a hook or plate provided with an eyelet for the attachment of the suspender webbing and a series of holding teeth at its respective ends, and having a slide way or socket intermediate thereof, a shield having a tongue engagcable with said socket and a cover portion forming a guard for the holding teeth. of the hook, and an elastic webbing secured to the said parts and adapted by its tension to hold the shield in engagement with and upon the hook.

3. In a garter clasp or garment support the combination of a hook or plate provided with an eyelet for attachment of the suspender webbing, and a series of holding teeth for engaging the fabric, a shield adapted to cover the hook and serve as a guard for the teeth thereof, said members being provided with co-acting parts mutually engageable to seat the shield upon the hook, and an elastic webbing connecting the shield and hook, and adapted to yieldingly hold them in engagement.

4:. In a garter clasp, the combination of a hook or plate provided with an eyelet for attachment of the suspender webbing and a, series of holding teeth for engaging the fabric, and having a slideway or socket below the eyelet, a shield adapted to cover or guard the hook, and provided with a tongue engageable with the socket of the hook, and an elastic connection between the hook and shield passing through the eyelet of the hook, and adapted to secure the parts in yielding engagement, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a garter clasp, the combination of the hook or plate, F, provided with the eyelet, a, for attachment of the suspender webbing and a series of holding teeth, (6 for engaging the fabric, and having the guide grooves, c", forming a slide way or socket below the eyelet, the shield, Gr, adapted to cover or guard the hook, and provided with the tongue, 11, engageable with the socket of the hook, and an elastic webbing L connecting the hook and shield passing through the eyelet of the hook, and adapted to secure the parts in yielding engagement. substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Signed by me at New Haven, Connecticut, this 18th day of July 1907.

JOSEPH S. BTJINN. lVitnesses AT/rm: H. ALLEN, Gnonon L. BARNES.

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