US2058644A - Garment supporter - Google Patents

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J. G. TOMPKINS GARMENT SUPPORTER Oct. 27, 1936.

Filed Oct. V14, 1955 INVENTOR- J0 e; K. Tm k/ns J44 ATTORN EY Patented Oct. 27, 1936 PATENT OFFICE 2 GARMENT' SUPPORTER lamesfi. qmnkin V e Cant, a i no by j 1 mesne. assignments, to Patent Securities Corporation, Los Angeles County, Calif; a corp ration of Galifornia Ya agata octobenl i, 19,33, SeriaL-No. 693,

' 6 Claims. (01. 24-243) This invention relates to; a supporter for a garment, such as a hose or the-like.

It isone of the objects oi this invention to protitle a sim le an xne isir rd for this 5- purpose, and that can be easily applied.

.It is another object oftheinvention to provide a s p rt hat wh n pli d -th a me lies qu f a ith nn wa hin of bumps.

This result isgaccompljshed by providing an anchor piece rotatable in a support, for winding the upper edge of the fabric of the garment around it.

This anchor piece is of simple form, and it is another object of the invention to ensure against undesired unwinding during use of the supporter.

This invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objects which may be made more easily apparent from a consideration of several embodiments of the invention. For this purpose there is shown a few forms in the drawing accompanying and forming part of the present specification. These forms shall now be described in detail, illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood that this detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a supporter embodying the invention, a portion of the anchor member being broken away;

Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are side views of the garment supporter showing various stages in the operation of winding the edge of a garment to be supported upon the anchor member;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the manner in which the parts of the supporter are pivotally connected;

Fig. 7 is a detail section taken along plane 'I'I of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, of a modified form of the invention; and 45 Fig. 9 is a side elevation, partly in section, of

the support shown in Fig. 8.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, the garment supporter includes in general an anchor member I pivotally supported as by the aid of a yoke 2. This yoke 2 is shown in the present instance as made of a flat strip of material having a loop 3 at the upper end whereby it may be suspended by a fabric loop 4, engaged in the loop 3.

The anchor member I is of fiat configuration, having a pair of sides 5 and 6 and a bottom bar I,

In order to avoid injuring the fabric 8 adjacent the upper edge of the garment, the lower portion of the anchor I can be covered as by a cover member 9. This cover member 9 can. be of flexible or yielding material, such as soft rubber. Adjacent one edge of the anchor member I there. is-a hollow portion III. Thisl ollow. por tion can be formed by forming an ear out of the. fiat material from which member I is made. This ear is shown most clearly. in Fig. 7.

In order to mount the anchor member I pivotally between the legs II and I2 of yoke 2, this yoke has a lower bar I3 extending into the hollow portion ID. The legs II and I2 are spaced far enough apart to permit the anchor member I to turn completely through the yoke 2. Furthermore, as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 5 which represent the normal garment engaging position, that side of yoke 2 and anchor member I adjacent the leg of the wearer is slightly convex. In this way the danger of pressing any of the edges of the supporter into the flesh of the wearer is minimized.

The use of the fastener can be best explained in connection. with Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5. The first operation to attach the fastener is to lay the fastener on the outside of the upper fabric edge 8 of the garment to be supported. The left hand side of this fabric edge 8 is next to the body of the wearer. Then as shown in Fig. 3, the anchor member I is rotated in a clockwise direction with the edge of the garment engaging over the inner side of the anchor member I. The rotation is continued through the position of Fig. 4 to wind the fabric edge 8 around anchor member I. The

final position is shown in Fig. 5, the fabric 8 being wound at least once around the anchor member I. out unsightly bulges or bumps. The natural resilience of the garment holds the anchor member I and yoke 2 in the extended position of Fig. 5.

However, in order to ensure against inadvertent unwinding of the fabric 8, there is preferably provided a device for releasably restraining the anchor member I against rotation while it is in the position of Fig. 5. To effect this result, one or more spring fingers I4 are formed integrally with the sides 5 and 6 of the anchor member I (Figs. 6 and 7). These spring fingers engage a flattened portion I5 of the lower bar I3 extending through the hollow portion II]. In this way it is possible to retain the anchor member I in garment engaging position against inadvertent unwinding.

This forms a flat compact area with- In Figs. 8 and 9 a modified form of the anchor member is illustrated. In this form the anchor member l6 has sides IT and I8 and a bottom bar l9. Inserted between the sides is a fiat insert 20 formed with integral ears 2| engaging the sides I! and I8. Covering the insert 20 is a cover member 22 which may be made of soft rubber or the like.

I claim:

1. In a supporter, an anchor member, a yoke having an end bar, means for movably mounting the anchor member to swing around said bar through said yoke so as to wind an edge of a garment around it, and means releasably restraining motion of the anchor member from a dependent position on said yoke.

2. In a supporter, a, yoke having legs and a connecting lower bar, a member pivotally mount ed on said bar and capable of turning between the legs of the yoke, and means releasably restraining motion of the member from a dependent position on said yoke.

3. In a supporter, a yoke having a bar, a member pivotally mounted on said bar and capable of passing through the yoke, and spring fingers associated with the pivotal mounting for releasably restraining movement of the member while it is turned out of the yoke in a direction to pass through the yoke.

4. In a supporter, a flat member, said member having a hollow portion adjacent one end, and a yoke for supporting said member, said yoke having a pivot formed with a flattened surface extending into the hollow portion for pivotally mounting the fiat member, said hollow portion having one or more spring fingers arranged to contact with the flattened surface of the pivot.

'pletely between said legs.

6. In a supporter, a flat member including a pair of spaced sides and having a hollow portion adjacent one end, a fiat insert between the sides,

a cover of yieldable material overlying the m:

sert, means for holding the insert in place, and

a yoke embodying spaced legs and having an end" bar extending into the hollow portion of said flat member for pivotally mounting the latter; said fiat member being capable of turning around said bar to pass completely between said legs.

JAIMES G. TOMIPKINS.

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