US1648018A - Spat - Google Patents

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D. KARGER SPAT- Filed Sep. 4, 192; 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 8, 1927.

KARGER SPAT Filed Sept. 4, 192 5 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mmmm Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

DAVID KARGER, or MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin.

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Application filed September 4, 1923. Serial No. 660,907.

My invention relates to spats and contemplates a new and improved spat and a novel process of making the same.

I" provide a spat of preferably permanently, tubular form, enabling dispensing with buttons or other fastening devices, and of yieldableor expansible material, whereby it may beput on and taken off readily, and whereby a snug and unwrinkle'd fit may be had. More specifically, I provide such a spat of knitted construction.

Other novel features of my invention, which are made the subject-matter of the more specific of the appended claims, are the provision of a cuff around the. top of the spat, and the nature thereof and the manner in which it is incorporated in the structure, the garter or upper retaining means, and the manner in which it is incorporated in the structure, and the manner in which the instep extension is incorporated in the structure.

My novel process lies in the making of a blank of certain formation, and in the treatment of the blank to form the finished artiole, this process, in its more specific aspects being characterized by knitting in certain ways to produce the desired formation.

The spatand the process of my invention will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a perspective view of a spat involving the broad and specific aspects of my invention, showing its application to the lower leg and foot which are indicated in dotted lines;

- Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

Figure 3 is another side elevational view thereof, but with the cuff turned up;

Figure 4C is a side elevational view of a slightly modified specific form of my invention- Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the spat shown in Figure 4;

Figure 6 illustrates the blank from which the spat of Figures 1, 2 and 3 is formed; and

Figure 7 illustrates the blank from which the spat of Figures at and 5 is formed.

Referring first to the form of spat shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, it will be seen that it comprises primarily the main tubular body portion 8, shaped to fit the lower leg. It is, of course, open at both ends. At the bottom, in front, the instepextension 9 is provided. The top of the tubular body portion is provided with a cuff 10, and under the cuff the elastic retaining member or garter 11 is disposed, the cuff being tacked upon the body at the points 12, 12 to serve the double purpose of holding the'cufi' in place and of preventing loss or dropping down'of theretaining member or garter. At the bottom of the tubular body member, an arch strap 13, preferably of elastic material, is provided, this arch strap being sewed at its ends to opposite sides of the tubular body member. Except for the retaining member or garter 11 and the arch strap 18, the spat is knitted, those portions of the spat forward of, the lines 0; and a being knitted diagonally, and preferably rack knitted, in which casein order to secure the oblique or trapezoidal formation, it is racked, as it is known in the art, at both ends, i. e., the needles, in a fiat knitting machine, are shifted or crossed over at the end of each stroke of the machine, first shifting one needle space in one direction and then one needle space in the opposite direction. The back center line b is a seam, as willappear more fully presently.

Referring now to the process of making the spat, Figure 6 showsthe flat strip blank whlch is first formed in the knitting machin-e. comprises a series of identical units, the arrow showing the direction in which it comes from the machine. Reading from right to left, each zone or section from line a It will be seen that this strip blank to line a is knitted straight, each zone or no section from line a to line 0 is knitted diagonally downwardly, more specifically rack knitted, and, as before pointed out, in such case racked at both ends so as to secure the oblique or trapezoidal formation, and

each zone or section from line 0 to line a is similarly knitted diagonally, but in the opposing direction, so as to secure the oblique or trapezoidal formation upwardly, as shown. 7

With the strip blank thus formed, the units are separated by cutting midway between lines a and a on the dotted lines Z), (the portions 011 being discarded) to get the desired shape, and, therefore, each piece, from line I) to line b, is a blank from which a spat is to be formed. The blank is folded upon itself, on the line 0, whereupon the curved ends I) coincide, these ends being then sewed together, as indicated in Figures 2 and 3. This results in the tubular body member 8 with the pointed instep extension 9, formed by the diagonal knitting which has been described.

The top of the tubular member thus formed is then turned downwardly to form the cuff 10, the circular elastic retaining member or garter 11 is then put in place, and the cuff tacked down at 12, 12 as previously described. The diagonal knitting which has been described also forms the desirable notch 14: at the front of this cuff. The arch strap 13 is then sewed on, and the article is complete.

The modification shown in'Figures 4 and 5 lies in'the provision of the narrow rectangular front portion 15 of straight knitting, between the diagonally knit sections, whereby the instep piece is widened. Figure 7 shows the strip blank which is knitted for forming spats of this modified form. Instead of the two trapezoidal sections meeting on the line 0, as in the first form, they are separated by the straight section bounded by the lines 0 and 0' I claim 1. A knitted spat comprising a tubular body portion, the forward section on each side thereof being knitted diagonally downwardly to form an instep extension. body portion, the forward quarters of which 2. A knitted spat comprising a tubular are rack-knitted diagonally and downwardly.

3. A knitted spat comprising a tubular body portion, the forward quarters of which are knitted diagonally downwardly to form an instep extension, the top of said body portion being turned down to form a cuif with a notch at the front thereof.

4. A knitted spat comprising a tubular body portion, the forward quarters of which are knitted diagonally downwardly to form an instep extension, the top of said body portion being turned down to form a cuif with anotch at the front thereof, and a garter under said cuff.

5. A knitted spat comprising a tubular body portion, the rear quarters of which are straight knit, a front panel of which is straight-knit, and the intermediate portions in which are knit diagonally downwardly.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 31st day of August, 1923.

DAVID KARGER.

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