US2061238A - Garment support - Google Patents

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Nov. 17, 193%. H. KLEIN 2,061,233

GARMENT'SUPPORT Filed Aug. 15, 1955 Patented 7 Nov. l7, 1 9.36

UTED PATHS PATENT 1 OFFICE "1 Claim. (01. 241-7) This invention relates to a support designed for use in supporting women's strapless or beltless garments such as evening gowns, brassieres,

slips or the like, thereby eliminating the use ofunsightly shoulder straps .or belts.

An important object of the invention is to provide,,a brassire support of this character which will securely grip the body 01' the wearer. providing a backless brassiere or garment support 10 especially adapted for use with baclrlessv gowns for evening wear. I

A further object 01! the invention is the provision of means for detachably securing the garment to the support, whereby various types of garments may be supported by means of a single supporting device. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds,

a the invention consists of certain novel details of construction -and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing irom the spirit of the invention as claimed. Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a brassiere mounted on I members 6, which grip the sides oi the wearer.

These members 6 are provided with sockets I disposed on the outer'iaces thereof, the socket members I being designed to receive studs or headed members, carried by the garment tobe attached to thesupport. A

Socket members 8 are'secured to the outer surface oi the split band and are also designed to receive studs carried by the garment.

. Rising from the split band and disposed at points intermediate the ends thereof, is an extension 8, which extension is also formed with port.

socket members ill to receive studs oi the garment.

- While various types of garments may be supported by the device, in the present showing a brassiere has been illustrated and constructed 6 for positioning on the split band, the brassiere being particularly adapted for wear with back-' less evening gowns.

The brassiere is indicated generally by the reference character II and comprises curved 10 metallic members "to which the cloth material. of which the brassire is constructed, is secured. Stays l3 extend from the hem I4 at the lower edge of the brasslere, and terminate at points adjacent to the curved members l2, providing 16 braces for the curved members l2. Studs it are arranged in vertical spaced relation with each other at points intermediate the ends of the brassiere and are adapted to pass\ into the sockets H! of the extension 9 securing the in- 20 termediate portion of the brassiere, to the support, in a manner to hold the curved members l2 in position. v

The studs ii are so arranged that when the studs it have been positioned the studs I will 25 fall opposite to the sockets 8 .where they may be positioned in the sockets, securing the lower edge of the brassire to the support. The studs II are so arranged that they will aline with the sockets 1 oi the padded members 30 8, securing the ends of the brassiere to the support.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a support for various types of gar- 35 ments, in which the garment will be held in perfect fitting position, without the use of shoulder straps, belts or the like.

, Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A garment support comprising a split band constructed of yieldable material, enlarged padded members at the ends of the split band.

a member rising from the band at a point intermediate the ends of the band, socket mem- 4 bus on the padded members and member rising from the band, andsaid socket members adapted to receive headed members secured to the garment positioned on the garment sup-

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