US1482253A - Garment supporting and displaying device - Google Patents

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CLABENCED. PERRINE, or CLEVELAND, oHIo.

GARMENT SUPPORTING AND DISPLAYING DEVICE.

' Application filed A ril 12, 1918. Serial No. 228,101.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE D. PERRINE, a citizen ofthe United States,and a resident of Cleveland, in. the county of Cuyalioga and State of Ohioghave invented an Lnorovement in Garment Su portin and i t b Displaying Devices, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to garment supports, and more particularly to supports for upper garments. One of the objects thereof is to provide a simple and practical device of the above nature adapted to securely and effectively support a garment. Another ob-v ject is to provide a. device of the above type, of compact construction and adapted for Another object is to provide .andevice of the above type in which a garment may be conveniently and effectively displayed for sale. Other objects will be in part obvio elements and arrangement of partswhich will be exemplified in the structure hereinafter described and the scope of the-application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing. in whichv is v hown one of various possible embodiments of this invention, i

Figure 1 is a front elevation thereof, showing the same 1n dotted llnes in an al-' ternative position. p V V Figure 2 1s a s1de elevation ofthe parts shown in Fm ure 1; and

Figure 3 is a viewsimilarzto Figure 2.

showing the parts in another position.

S1m1lar reference characters refer to $11111- drawmgs. I p

As conducive to a clearer understanding ofcertain features of this invention, it may be noted thatit is often desirable to support garments and particularly-under garments compactly arranged as in sales rooms and yet have them readily exhibited in proper form to display their shape to good advantage. It is also highly desirable that the garments may be readily an conveniently displayed in order that a succession of such garments may be exhibited with little loss of time.

us and in part pointed The attainment of the above advantage without extensive or complicated apparatus is among the dominant aims of this invention. 7

Referring now to Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, there is shown a curved shoulder supporting member 10 which may well be formed of wood. Rigidly secured to this member as by the staples 11. ateach end is a substantially rectangular frame 12,

formed of stiff wire or small steel rods.

Mounted upon the upright members of this frame 12 in slidable relation as by means of the eyes 13, is a cross rod 14 which is given a double turn at the center to provide a double eye 15. Extending through this eye 15 is an upright rod 16 headed over at its lower end and provided with a washer 17 against which the eyerests. This rod 16 is provided with anacute double bend 18' and at a point upwardly spaced therefrom.

a sharp bend 19 against which the support ing member 10 normally rests. Above the bend 19, rod 16 passes throughfa slot 20 formed in the member 10 and thence up wardly to form the book 21 by which the device is supported as upon a suitable rod 22. It is to be understood that a number of these devices maybe supported on a single rod 22 normally lying transverse to the rod.

Stretched between the rod 14 and the upper rod 23 of the frame 12 which is forwardly displaced as indicated at 24: in Figure 2 of the drawings, are a number of flat springs 25, each of which embraces at its opposite ends the rods 14 and 23 respectively. Th eyes 26 by which the latter connections are made, are formed by merely bending over the ends of the springs so as securely to hold the springs in place and yet permit them to turn with respect to the rods. It may be noted that the springs are tempered in such form that they tend to bow, or spring forwardly with respecttothe device as a whole, assuming the view shown in Figure 1 to be a front elevation.

In the use of the device, assuming that a garment is supported thereon, when it is desired to extend the front of the garment for display purposes, or better to support it, it is first slid along rod 22 into a position in which it is spaced from the adjacent devices. It is then swung at right angles to its normal position which brings it into substantial parallelism with the supporting rod. This actionbrings the bend 19 into registry with slot 20 and the weight of the garment or action of the springs, or both, immediately causes the support 10 to drop downwardly to the double bend 18 as shown. in

Figure 3 of the drawings. As this action takes place, the rod 1a is moved upwardly with respect to the frame 12 and the several springs 25 are bowed outwardly and forwardly, as indicated in Figure 8. The breast portion of the garment is thus distended and it is thus held in a position in which it is displayed to advantage. By a simple reversal of the above steps, the support 10.

is lifted above the bend or shoulder 19 and thereupon turned into the position shown in Figure 1, the support then being returned to its normal flat position.

It is to be understood that although the.

As various possible embodiments lnl jliil be made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the embodii ment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illust 'ative and not in a limiting sense.

'I claim as my invention:

1. In a garmentsupporting device, in combination, a plurality of relatively inovable supporting members mounted to I'Ol'lll acollapsible supporting frame for the upper portion of a garment, and a device by which said frame is suspended adapted to turn relatively thereto and lock said inen'ibei s in position by its turning movement.

2. In a 'arment-su moi-ting device, in.

combination, a supporting member, means connected with said supporting member adapted upon actuation to expand the garment, and a member adapted to suspend the device and to actuate said expanding means, I

said last member being rendered operative by turning said first member with respect thereto about its axis. 7

3. In a garmentsupporting device, in combination, a main supporting member, a member by which the device is suspended, a plurality ofsprings each held at one end against bodily movement, means comprising a lower member controlled from said second member adapted simultaneously to force the opposite ends of said springs toward the first-mentioned ends thereof and means adapted to guide the ends of said lower member. I

4. In a garment-supporting device, in'

combination, a main supporting member of curved form, an upright nieinbei" having a portion adapted to make connection with a stationary support and extending past said first member in guided relation thereto,

plurality of substantially upright spring 7 members having their upper ends held against bodily movement, a connection between said upright member. and the lower ends of said springs and guiding means for said connection.

5. In a garment-supporting device, in combination, a main supporting member of curved form, an upright member having portion adaptedto make connection with stationar su ort and extendin v east said a l first member in guided relation thereto, a plurality of substantially; upright spring members having their upper ends held against bodily movement, a connection between said upright member and the lower ends of said springs, saidconnection comprising a member to which said upright member issecured, and guides for the ends thereof. p v 6. In a garment-supporting device, 1 combination, a main supporting member. of

V curved form, an upright member having a portion adapted to make connection with a s'tationary support and extending past said first member in guided relation thereto-, a

plurality of substantially upright s nking members having their upper ends "held against bodily movement, a connection between said upright member and the lower;

ends of saidsprings, and'ineans controlled by twisting" said upright member about a vertica-l axis for locking the parts in position. V V V V In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 10th day of April, 1918.

' CLARENCE D. PERR INE,

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