US919192A - Elastic. - Google Patents

Description

B. LAUGKNER.

' ELASTIC. APPLICATION I'ILBD APR. 16, 1908.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT clarion.

- BRUNO LAUCKNER, 0F OLBERNHAU-GRUNTHAL, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR T0 GROVE F.

NEWHARD, or sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

ELASTIC.

orters and likearticles comprising a suitab ength of fabric and fastening devices at the ends thereof, and articularly to that class of such devices in which the body is composed of an elastic and an inelastic fabric combined.

The object of .the invention is to provide garment supporters, including garters, sus-.

penders, hose supporters, and the like, of improved construction wherein the extension of v the elastic portion of the body is limited in.

its elongation by.means of the inelastic portion of the body, thus preventing overstretching which very often takes place'in articles of this character.

A further object is to provide means for more securely fastening the ends" of thecompound fabric to the' fastening devices.

7 With these objects in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully described .and' afterward spe' oifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating the invention in detail Figure 1 1s a view in elevation ofpart of an article constructed in accordance with the invention, one fastening device and part of the elastic and inelastic members being shown. and 4 are detail transverse sectional, views illustrating varied forms of. the inelastic Fi t 5 is a plan view of the clamp for securing the body to. the fastening members, before securing it in position. l -ig. 6 is a bottom view of the clamp detached but bent into securing form. Fig. 7 is a view in elevation of a completed article the inelastic member being shown as gathered or ruflied up, art of same being broken away.

'L' e reference characters mark the same parts in all of the figures.

Referrin specifically to the drawing, q. indicates a at fabric such as a webbing or ribbon which forms the inelastic member of the body. of the article and b a tube. formed longitudinall thereof. In Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 7 but one tu e is shown but in Fig. 4 a lurality of parallel tubes may be seen. he

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Application filed April 16, 1908.

Figs"; 2, 3,

Patented April 20, 1909.

Serial NO. 427,353.

number of such tubes may be varied Within reasonable limits. These tubes may be variously constructed, Fig. 2 showing the tube woven with the fabric and Fig. 3 showing the tube formed by securing a suitable strip 0 along oneside of the fabric;

The elastic member preferably,consists of a wound wire spring (1 which may be nick eled or otherwise protected against rust. This spring is inserted in the tube 6 as shown in Fig. 1 and is secured at. either end to the' As shown in Fig. 1., the

fasteningmeans e. spring (1 is secured simply by being hooked into a ring f on the button yoke e but in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, there is shown my special form of clamp for this ur ose. This clam consists of a meta b ank stamped ho ow or otherwise rounded out at the places It, i, k. For clamping the end of the spiral spring (1 and attaching it to the fastening device c, this blank is bent along the line xm of Fi l, the tongues Z being bent at a right ang e" to close the annulus formed, by the rounded portions i and the lower tongue 1 extending in between the adjacent turns of the introduced end of the spring, thereby securely holding the latter, the'parts 9 being closed together. over, as shown in Figs/6 and 7, so'as to hold the two halves of the clamp together-. The sleeves formed by the portions it freely turn on the cross-barn of the fastening device e.

After the ribbon is slid over the spring, it be gathered, ruffled or shirred, as shown ma T in fig. 7 and then secured to the fastening means e, e, by sewing or otherwise to cover the, clamps. In use, the elastic member can readily stretch, the gathers of the web giving, until the latter is stretched to its fullest extent, when, by reason of its own inelastic nature, it will prevent further stretching of the elastic member. Upon contraction of the spiralspring, the webbing will readily again shape itself into gathers, as shown. It is not, however, absolutely necessary to gather, ruflle or shirrthe fabric but simply .','to slip over the spring a length of ribbon or webbing of greater length than 'the spring and the act of placing it upon the sprin will gather it until it is of t e same lengt The little tongues m are bent as the spring, this gathering and restretchlng being possible owing to the fabric being flat on the o posite sides of the tube.

It wi be seenfrom the foregoing that the flat fabric is secured tothe fastening means along the whole width of the fabric, and in such a manner as to permit the fastening means to freely swing, and that the spring is also securely held to the fastening means without interfering with its swinging.

What I claim as new is:

1. A garment supporter comprising an inelastic flexible member having a longitudinal tubular portion, and fiat portions on opposite sides thereof, an elastic member in said tubular portion shorter than the inelastic member, means for removably fastening the supporter to a garment, and means for independently securing the elastic and inelastic members to the fastening means, substan tially as described.

2. A garment supporter comprising an inelastic member consisting of a longitudinal tube and flat portions extending from the opposite sides thereof, an elastic member of 4 member to the fastening member, substantial'ly as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix' my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BRUNO LAUCKNER.

Witnesses:

HERBERT APPLEYARD, WILLIAM J. KAUJCTSNY.

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