US1451191A - Automatically-operating fabric clamping and gripping buckle - Google Patents

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Apr. 10, 1923., 1,451,191

J. R. WADE AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING FABRIC CLAMPING AND GRIPPING BUCKLE Filed Oct. 2 1922 Patented Apr. 10, 1923..

rrsn rains JEM n. WADE, or ,Dnnvnn, COLORADO, nssrenon or ONE-HA F To THENEW ENGLAND ELEcTRIcooMrnNY, or DENVER, co onA o, .AzCOBPOR ATION OF COLORADO..

I AUTOMATICALLY-OPERATING FABRIC CLAMPING A G I PING BUCKLE,

Application filed October 2, 1922. Serial No. 591,994.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JEM R. WADE, a citizen of theUnited States of America, residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Automatically-Operating Fabric Clamping and Gripping Buckles, of which the following is a specification. 7 My invention relates to anew type of automatically operating fabric clamping and gripping buckle for gripping the ends of sanitary napkins, stockings, and other fabric articles. i And the objects of my-invention are:

First: To provide an automatically operating fabric gripping buckle that can be easily and quickly attached to the ends of sanitary napkins, and that will firmly clamp them against accidental movement or displacement at any part of their end portions,

and that is free from fabric penetrating members, and that can he quickly released from the said end portions.

Secondz'To provide an automatically operating fabric gripping buckle that is adapt- I ed to be clamped to the upper ends of stockings or other articles, and that is arranged and adapted to be quickly attached to them to hold and support them in unwrinkled po- 1y made.

sitio ns, and that is provided with such smooth surfaces that it does not engage the wearer with frictional pressure, and that can be instantly released from the article.

Third: To provide'an automatically operating fabric grippingbuckle that will clampingly grip the free ends offabrics with an "arc tightened, and without in any way punc- 'turing or fraying or tearing the fabric, and

that is made preferably of wire and'isvery light of weight, andca-n be easily and cheap- I attainthese objects the mechanism illustrated'in the accompanying drawings,

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of my automatically operating fabric clampingv gripping, but quickly releasable buckle secured to the pendant portions of a waist beltq] Fig.2 is a front view-full size-of the improved fabric gripping buckle.

' Fig. 3 is avertical, sectional view through the same, showing the manner in whichthe end of a fabric article is clamped between the two parts of the buckle.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a stocking supporter. And

its adaptation as Fig. 5 is a front view showing the device arranged for use in connection with towels and like articles. i

Similarletters of reference refe'r' to simi-- 1211* parts throughout the .severalviews.

Referring to the drawings:

The numerals 1 and'Qr-represent the 'oppo- I site portions of a piece of suitable wire that is bent, into several shapes to form the mam or base portion of the improved buc--' kle, and the several shapes of the -wire and which are united by a sleeve 3- that is tightly forced over them to form a bar, and the 'Opposite portions of the wire beyond the sleeve are bent uponthemselves into small loops 4 to form reverse or inwardly extending hori-L zontal portions 5 of the-loop, which-may be made aslong as desired, but preferably about an inch to two inches long as desired, for. sanitary napkins and for stockings.

The loops 4 are made largeflenough to form a space between the outside sleeve 3 and'the inside horizontal portions 5,to allow the sleeve 'tolreceive the lower end of a piece of fabric or ribbon that forms the v pendantfi'on the waist belt 7;,and the end. of the pendant is sewed or otherwise secured around the sleeve 3 to the pendant.

The short horizontal portionsflf) extend inward to-ward each other and then 'termi-.

nate in. short semicircular bonds 8, which areseparated fromeach other by a suitable space, and from the terminal ends 8 the wire'is bent to form' addepending, triangular or lieart-sha 'ied frame A, the contracted end. 9 of which points downward. 7 The heart-shaped frameciawith its horizontal bar 3, forms the main or base member of The clamping member compriseslan in-- complete heart-shapedff rame, the free ends of which are formed into eyes 10, which en circlenthe hori'zontal members 5 of the main frame close to thesemicircul ar terminalS 8,

and thus form a hinge connection with the said horizontal members 5.

The clamping member B does not coincide throughout with the outline of the main frame A, but its upper end portions 11 adjoining the eyes 10 are bent on a curve of a greater radius than the corresponding portions of themain .frame 10, so that the clamping frame at these points, instead of coincidin with the corresponding curved corners of the main frame, extends across and slightly inside these-corners and rests upon the sides and? top portions of the main 1 frame, and not upon its curvedupper corners. This arrangement gives the clamping frame a firm bearing on the main frame and prevents either sidemember of the clamping frame from slipping over the adjacent .jcorner of the. main frame when the buckle is innse, as. will be understood by reference to Figure 2. Also, the lower end-of the clamping frame terminates slightly above ,the correspondingend of the main frame, which effects a better clamping actlon than would obtain if both frames were of the same length. I

In Figure l ef. the drawings, the, im-

. proved clampino buckle is shown in connectionwith supporting means for womens sanitary napkins, and 1n th s. adaptation, one of the buckles is secured to each of two opposite depending; straps 6, which are secured to a waist band or belt 7 In securing the napkin, each end ispassed through both framesnof the buckle so as to rest in the contracted lower ends of the same; the free end of the napkin is then passed around and under the end of the clamping frame and back through the main frame, beneath-the bodv portion of the napkin, as shownin Figure 3, a short length of the said end portion dependin below the buckle. "the. pull exerted upon the ends of the napkin acts to draw the clamp ng members. of the buckle .towards. the main frames of the same, thereby clamping the ends of the napkin firmly between the two members of the buckle, and

. augmented.

the ends of the napkin are held in the contracted ends of the buckle frames, the fabric is thereby crowded into a continuously narrowing space,under the pull exerted upon the napkin. by which the clamping action upon the ends of the napkin is ..'is there is always more or less pull on the napkin, there is no danger of the ends of the napkin becoming; disconnected from the clamps.

In Figure & of the drawings I have illustrated the improved buckle in connection with a stocking supporter. In this arrangement, the buckle is secured to a strap 12 which depends from a triangular ring 13,

to which is secured the ends of the usual strap M, which is passed around the leg of the wearer below the knee. As a stocking articles.

supporter, the buckle is preferably made of smaller size than when used for other purposes, but in other respects it is the same character of buckle as that shown inrigures 1 and 2. i v

In Figure 5 of the drawings-is shown a front view of the improvedbuokle, as adapted for use in connection with towels and like In this arrangemenflthe'sl'eeve 3 is omitted, and the horizontal terminal end portionsof the main frame of the buckle are confined in the folded portion 15 of a metal plate 16, which is bent upon itself midway of its length. The fold 15 tightly surrounds the end portions of the buckle, and the flat portions of the plate are pressed into engagement with each other, and are provided with nail. orscrew holes 17, bywhichthe plate may bev secured to a fixed object, thus securely supporting the buckle.

The'improved buckle presents many ad-;

vantages over buckles in general use, chief among which arethe quick and easy manner of securing the same uponan article, and absence of parts that would tear garments, or

injure the-wearer.

Having described my p claim as new and desire to: secure by Letters Patent, is; I U

' 1. A fabric clamping device ofthe character. described, consisting of a wireframe,

like member comprising a. horizontal bar portion of suitable length, whichisbent at points defining the length ofthe bar, to form inwardly extending. membersv which lie beneath andare parallel with the bar, said members being bent in reverse directions, and then around to form an incomplete ringlike member, and a second incomplete'ringlike member, of substantially the same size and shape as the first ringlike member, the

free ends of which are bent around the said inwardly extending members to form a hinge connection therewith. I I I r I 2. In a fabric clamping device of the character described, a wire which is bent centrally of its length to form an incomplete ring-like member, the opposite lengths being then bent outward in opposite directions, to

form short horizontal portions whichten minate 1n reverse bends 'to form a divided which terminate in reverse bends to form a invention, what I I Mamet divided horizontal bar, a retaining sleeve rigidly secured upon the said divided horizontal bar, and an incomplete heart-shaped frame of the same size as the first frame, the free ends of which are bent around the said short horizontal members to form a hinge connection therewith.

4. In a fabric clamping device of the characteridescribed, an incomplete heart-shaped main frame, the opposite members of which are .bent outwardly in opposite directions to form short horizontal members, and then inwardly to form a divided horizontal bar, a retaining sleeve secured around said horizontal bar, said bar providing for attachment thereof of a depending support, an incomplete heart-shaped clamping frame of end of a fabric article between itself and the main frame when said end is passed through both frames, and around the contracted portion of the clamping frame, and back through the main frame.

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

i JEM R. WADE.

I Witnesses Y i G. SARGENT ELLIOTT, ELIZABETH SMITH.

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