US1215158A - Glove-form. - Google Patents

Description

J. A. lsAAcs.

GLOVE FORM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 191e.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Maw/ V27/idem# I I J; 0 l Q Q Q J M@ AHORA/EVS JOSEPH A. ISAACS, OF WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

- Y GLOVE-roam.

' Lerares.,

Application led March 25, 1916.

i To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, JosEPiI A. lames, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of lVestfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented anew l and Improved Glove-Form, of which the tion.

following is a full, clear, and exact descrip- The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved glove form more especially designed for maintaining the proper shape of a glove and to prevent the same from shrinking while drying and afte-r having been washed, and to support the glove for cleaning purposes and in such a. manner that all parts can be readily reached both for cleaning and mending or repairing.

Another .object is to hold the glove ywhile Vnot in use in a practically stretched position v to prevent the glove from wrinkling orv otherwise losing its shape and at the same time to allow the evaporation of any moisture that may bein the glove due to perspi'ring hands or other causes. y

Another object-is to utilize the glove form y in show windows for displaying the glove tothe best advantage. l

In order to accomplish the desired result,

i use is made of skeleton fingers, a skeleton palm, a skeleton forearm and a movablev Y skeleton thumb, the parts all being preferably made of spring wire.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in

' which similar` characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. `l

Figure 1 is a plan view of a double glove form with the two parts in extended posh' tion; f

Fig. 2 is an edge View of the same in folded position; and 1 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the glove vform in easel shape for use in show win? formed of spring wire, and one of the-pieces is bent to form skeleton fingers 12,13, 111 and 15, of which the outer members 'of the foreinger 12 and the little finger 15 are extended to provide sides 16, 17 shaped to repre- Specication of Letters Patent. i

Patented Feb.. 6, 191'?.

serial no. 86,602.

sent a forearm. The sides 16 and 17 of the /form 10 terminate in eyes 18 and 19 through which extend transverse arms 2O and 21 extending integrally from the sides 16 and 17 of the other glove form 11. Thus by the arrangement described the two glove forms 10 and 11 are hingedly connected with each other at the ends of the forearms so as to permit of extending the forms 10 and 11,

as shown in Fig. 1, for conveniently placing `a pair of gloves in position on the said forms, and for folding the forms one on top of the other, as shown in Fig. 2, for conveniently hanglng up the form while the gloves thereon are drying. rThe ends of the arms 20, 21 are twisted together to form a hook 22 forvsuspendmg the form from a v suitable support.

The thumb 25 for each glove form 10 and 11 is made of a single piece of spring wire and the ends thereof are bent to form eyes 26 and 27 engaging kinks 28 and 29 formed on the side 16 of the forearm adjacent to the forefinger 12 so that the thumb 25 is held in proper position relatively to the forefinger 12 and can be swung sidewise to permit of properly stretching the thumb of the glove.

A skeleton palm 30 is made of a single piece of spring wire and is bent to extend etween the sides 16 and 17 and fastened thereto by solder or other means, and the` outerend of the palm 30 abuts against the inner ends of the fingers 12, 13 and 14, which inner ends may be soldered `or otherwise fastened to the outer end of the palm 30. Normally the fingers, thumb, palm and forearm lie in the same plane and only the thumb 25 is made to swing, as previously explained.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described a` glove can be readily drawn over each form 10 and 11 to maintain the proper shape thereof and to prevent the glove from shrinking while drying and after the glove has been Washed.

1t will also be noticed that a glove when stretched over a form can be readily cleaned,

and, as the ngers are spaced apart, every portion of the glove can be readily reached for cleaning purposes.

rllheforms can also b e used for holding a pair of gloves in practically stretched posin tion when not in use to prevent the gloves Lfrom Wrinkling or otherwise losing their shape.

In the easel forni, shown in Fig-3, the construction is practically the same as above described with the exception that the sides 16 and 17 of the forearm are devoid of eyes 18 and 19 or cross arms 20, 21, and are adapt'- ed to rest on the bottom of a show window or other support. In order to hold this glove form in display position use is made of braces 40 of wire and terminating at their f upper ends in eyes 41 pivotally engaging kinks 42 formed in the sides 16 and 17. The lower ends of the braces 40 are'turned into coils 43 adapted to rest on the surface-on Y which the sides 16 and 17; are resting. ,This

form is used in the same manner as above described relatively to Figs. 1 and 2, it being understood that as the glove is open along the median line it readily accommodates the braces 40 so that the back of the glove is dis-J played to the fullest advantage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: A

1. A glove forni, comprising skeletonllingers formed from a single piece of wire and having the side members extended to forni a skeleton forearm, one member of theforearm being provided with kinks, and a skeleton v thumb formed of single piece of wire, the

members of which are of unequal length and terminate in eyes engaging the kinks of the forearm, the inner shorter member being approXimately parallel with the forenger and the outer 4longer member gradually inclining inwardly to the forearm.

2. A glove form comprising skeleton fin` gers, a skeleton forearm, the said fingers and forearm being made of a single piece of wire, a skeleton thumb made of wire and pivoted on a member common to both the forefinger and the said forearm, and a skeleton palm formed of asingle piece of wire and extending between the outer members of the said forearm and abutting aga-mst the inner ends of the said fingers.

3. A- glove form comprising two skeleton forms each having skeleton fingers, and a skeleton forearm, the said fingers and' forearm being made of a single piece of wire, the ends of the forearms of one form being provided with eyes and the ends of the other form having arms extending through saidv v eyes and hingedly connectingthe forms with each other.- Y v .Y

4. A glove form comprising two skeleton formsv each having skeleton fingers, a skele ton forearm, the said lingers andforearm ends of the forearms of the two forms being hingedly connected with Aeach other, a-skeleton palm of a single piece'of ,wire/ attachedl to the outer members of the said forearm adjacent the inner ends of the' said fingers, and

`.a thumb hinged on one side member of the forearm.

5. A glove form, comprising two parts lsaid, kinks, and a skeleton palm formed of a single piece of wire secured between the members ofthe forearm and abutting against the fingers.-

In'testimo'ny whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

'JOSEPH A Iisnkcs.

lVitnesses THEO. Gr. Hos'rER, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

being made of a single piece of wire, the y

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