US2353772A - Toilet powder dispensing device - Google Patents

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July 18, 1944. DJTOPJI'AN 2,353,772

TOILET POWDER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed June 27, 1942 s Sheets-Sheet 1' July 18, 1944.

D. TOPJIAN TOILET POWDER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Jufie 27, 1942' 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 [ill 2172237 & 7Q

July 18, 1944.

D. TOPJIAN I TOILET .POWDER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed June 27, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I I i Patented July 18, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Daniel Topjian, Watertown, Mass, assignor, by mesne assignments, to himself, as trustee Application June 27, 1942, Serial No. 448,747

10 Glaims. (Cl. 15227) This invention pertains to toilet powder dispensing devices, in particular to a powder-apply.- ing mitt such as is employed for dusting large areas of the body with toilet powder, the present invention being an improvement upon the device disclosed in my Patent No. 2,233,686, dated March 4, 1941.

As pointed out in my prior patent, the quantity of powder used for dusting the entire body, for example after taking a bath, is quite substantial as compared with that used in powdering the face only; the hand of the user must assume awkward and diiiicult positions in applyingpowder to certain areas of the body; and, .unless special precautions be taken in the-design of the powderapplying device, much powder will be scattered about, causing waste and untidiness in the surroundings. Furthermore, since as above noted the amount of powder used at each application may be comparatively large, the supply of powder in the applying device i quickly depleted and unless the device be so designed as to permit'it to be refilled, it must soon be discarded, even though structurally capable of much longer use.

: Even though it might be possible, by ripping seams or the like, to. introduce powder into disensing devices not designed for refilling, such a possibility is, of no real practical value. since the average user of such an article hasneitherthe time nor the inclination to do such work. In consequence it is requisite, as a practical matter, so to design the dispensing device as to permit it to be refilled easily and quickly and as frequently as may be desired and without the exercise of 3 undue care to prevent spilling and waste. It is even more important that when the device is supplied with powder and in use, the powder shall not escape readily through the filling opening; I

In'my aforesaid patent the dispensing device, in the form of a mitt,.hasa dispensing surface substantially as large as thehand and is provided with a filling opening at itswristportion, such filling opening being normally closed by a flap held in closing position by separable fasteners, for instance a plurality of snap fasteners. While the arrangement disclosed in said patent is desirable and wholly adequatefor the purpose and of great commercial value, the present defenseprogram makes it difficult to obtain separable fasteners of any kind insuflicient quantity for themanufacture of such dispensing devices on a large scale. Accordingly, the present invention has for its principal object the provision of a refillable toilet powder dispensing'mitt ofthe type.

disclosed in my aforesaidnatent but comp isin improved closin means for he fil ll z Welling such that thenumber of fasteners emplorcdmay be diminished (as compared with the arrange ment disclosed in the patent} orthe separ ble fasteners may be completely dispensed: withbnt at'the same time with assurance'ofaseood or even' better and more secure retention pffthe.

powder'when the filling openins' is; closed -than in the patented construction A further. object of" the present invention is to: provide a novel: and useful method of assembling the constituent parts of and completing the improved dispensing device.

' Other and further objects and advantages of the invntionwill be' pii'ltdbllflheieinaffier-lh the following more detaileddescriptionandby reference to the annexed drawings'whei'eln Fig. 1 is a front elevation with-certain partsbroken away, illustratinga preferred embodiment of the present invention and indicating the relative position oftheparts during filling;

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation, Partly in section,

, on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; but Showing the mat in inverted position;

, Fig. -3 is a fragmentary section, oii'a plane similar to that of the sectioned liai'tof Fig.2,"i1- lustrating a modified construction;

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 'l-are diagrammatic plan views, to smaller scale, illustrating blanks useful in making the mitt illustrated inFig. ii;v

Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11 are planviews of blanks useful inmaking the preferred form of mitt shown in Fig. 1, Figs. llland 11.- being to smaller scale than Figs. Band 9, Fig. illustratingthe step of attaching a finishbead to one end-of the blank;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a resilient stiffener strip preferably employed in the preferred construction;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary transverse section showing the wrist portion of the liner member of the mitt;

Fig. .14 Ba perspective viewofthe-liner member separate from the other parts;

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary longitudina through the wrist portion of thepalm me the. mitt, showing the first step in assembling this'part with a closure member 2 .Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the closure member before assembly with the palm memher;

mg. 17 is a fragmentary longitudinal section v parallel 7 between "its ends.

thickness, the fold at IU defining the free edge 1 (Fig. 2) of this back member at the wrist. In thus folding the blank 3 its wrong side is exposed.

In Fig. 9 there is illustrated the blank P which forms the palm of the mitt. This blank is in shape and dimensions substantially like either half of the blank 3 except that it is slightly longer, and'has the fold line H adjacent to its straight .end II. This blank is made of some poWder-pervious material, for example Turkish toweling or terry cloth of suificiently loose weave Fig. 21 is a fragmentary elevation, partly broken I away and partly in vertical section, showing the liner member with its inner valve flap and indicating the funnel shaped entrance to the powderreceiving pocket. 7

Referring to the drawings, the character M indicates the improved mitt of the present invention in a preferred embodiment, the mitt cornk prising'the hand portion -H, the fingertip portion F, andthe wrist portion W. The mitt comprises three'layers' of flexible material of generally similar contour and arranged in registry with each other and permanently united along the lateral edges of 'the mitt and around the fingertip portion of the mitt, the several layers being free from each other at the wrist portion of the mitt. The front layer I (Fig. 2) consists of somepowder-pervious material, such for example asTurkish toweling or terry cloth, while the-intermediate layer 2, which is hereinafter referred toas the liner consists of some material which is substantially impervious to powder, for example a closely woven textile fabric or a textile or other fabric impregnated with some material, for example size, a rubber compound, a synthetic resin or 'the like, which closes its pores and while leaving it flexible prevents the passage of powder through its interstices. The rear layer or back 3 of .the. mitt preferably comprises two layers or plies 3 and 3b of some suitablefabric, preferably ornamental, for example figured taffeta or the like,. alth'ou'gh any other suitable material may be employed. The several layers which thus make up the mitt are of'such' shape and dimensions that the powder-applying member I is of an area'approximately as ,large asthat of the hand upon which the mitt 'is' worn, the powder-receiving pocket 4 which'is defined by the palm member I and "the ,liner 2; being of capacity sufficient to substantial quantity of powder so that hold a althoughth'e mitt be employed for'dusting large areas of the body; the powder-receiving pocket need not be replenished with undue'frequency. The hand-receivingpocket 5 has substantially as great a-superficial area of the powder-receiving pocket, so that, when the mitt is used, the hand forms a backing for the entire body of powder in thepocket 4 and thus permits the user to conform the body of powder and the powder-applying palm member l to the surfaces offthe body by properly flexing the thumb and fingers.

Fig. 8.-is a diagrammatic plan view of a blank 3 suitable for forming the back 3 of the mitt, this blank 3 as illustrated'having substantially lateral edges and curved ends 3 and stir-traverse fold line I0 substantially midway This blank, as above suggestedmay be of any desired material, preferably"a fabric of dainty or ornamental character suchfor example as a taffeta or the like, and is doubled along the transverse fold line l0 so that the back 3"of t'he mitt is two-ply or of double powder.

to permit the powder to sift through it over its entire area. Material such as Turkish toweling or terry cloth has the added advantage that it provides a soft surface useful in spreading the Obviously other materials having the requisite powder permeability may be used if desired.

In Fig. 10 there is illustrated, to smaller scale, a blank 2" for use in forming the liner or intermediate layer of the mitt. This blank 2 has the rounded end 2 similar to the rounded end 3'" of the blank 3 and between this end and a transverse fold line I2 is substantially of the same size and dimensions as either half of the blank 3". The blank 2 extends beyond thefold line l2 and is provided with transverse fold lines l3, l4 and I5, the fold line [5 being spaced from the straight end of the blank substantially the same distance that the fold line I l is spaced from the straight edge ll of the blank I In Fig. 11 a blank 16 is illustrated, to small scale, which is useful in association with the other blanks in forming closure means for the open end of the powder-receiving pocket. This blank i6 is substantially rectangular and may be made of any suitable flexible fabric, for example a closely woven textile material like the liner. It is substantially rectangular in contour and has the transverse fold lines l1, l8 and IS.

A further element S of the preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in Fig. 12, this element S being a narrow elongate strip of some stifily resilient material, for example Celluloid, synthetic resin, cardboard, or textile fabric impregnated with some substance such as to impart stiffnessand a. certain degree of resiliency.

In assembling the several parts which form the mitt, the blank 2 may first be folded along the fold line l3 and then the resultant plies permanently stitched together at 2 (Fig. 13) substantially where the lines l2 and I4 register with each other thus forming the two-ply hem 22.

The plies may also preferably be stitched together by a transverse seam at the point 29 (Fig. 13) At a subsequent point in the assembly operation, the material intervening between the seam 2 and the fold line I3 is bent back upon itself as shown in Fig. 13, substantially along the fold lines l2 and 14, so that the hem 22 is par allel to but slightly spaced from the body of the blank. The hem 22 is designed to receive one of the stiffener strips S (Fig. 15).- Likewiseat a later stage in the assembly, the upper ply 2| (Fig. 13) of the folded blank 2 is folded along the line l5 so that its end portion or valve flap 2| is substantially parallel to but slightly spaced from the part 2| to form the narrow channel 2|.

The blank I6 and I are now assembled (Fig. 15), the blank l6 being first folded transversely along the lines I1 and I8 (Fig. 16) thus providing th deepvalve-fiap 20 which is so disposed upon the blank I that'the edge It of the blank I6- register with the straight edge ll of the blank I The blanks l and I X are now permanently secured by a seam I 8 (Fig. 15) and then the blanks are folded over, as shown in Fig. 1'7, so that the fold defines the free edge 9 of the palm member at the wrist portion. The folded over blank 16 is then permanently secured to the blank 1* by a seam at 46* passing through fold l8, thereby defining the hem it which is designed to receive one of the stiffener strips S and whose free edge I! is spaced from the edge 9 to define the narrow channel 23.

In the assembled mitt the free edge 28* of the valve flap 2B of the blank I6 is disposed within the narrow channel 2 l of the deep valve fiapZl, while at the same time the hem 22 seats within the narrow channel 23. With the parts'thus arranged, the deep valve flaps 2i] and H are preferably united by the converging seams 26 and 21 (Fig. 21), said seam being widely apart near the wrist end of the mitt and converging toward each other to define between them a funnel-like entrance passage 28 between the valve flaps 2B and 2E through which the powder may be introduced into the powder pocket. After thes seams 26 and 2'! have been formed the stiffener strips S, if the latter be used, are slipped into the hems 22 and 26 respectively, and after placing the palm and liner blanks in registry, with the hem 22 in the channel 23, the blanks are united at their wrist portion by seams which close the ends of hems 22 and 2 Preferably the edges of the mitt are finished with an ornamental tape, preferably comprising a bead portion 5, which may be of substantially circular cross section, and an attaching flap 6 This finish tape is stitched around one end portion of the back blank 3 extending from the fold line IE? along one edge, then around the curved end 3 and then up along he other straight edge to the fold line, the tape being secured to the right side of this blank with its bead edge 6 disposed inwardly from the edge of the blank. If desired, a strip 29 of elastic material is arranged transversely across the blank 3 substantially at the junction of the wrist and hand portions, and is stitched to the wrong side of this same end of the back blank.

The back blank 3* is now folded wrong side out along the fold line H! and slipped over the wrist ends 9 and 8 of the assembled palm and liner blanks and registered with the latter. The several plies of material are now stitched, preferably by simple seams, beginning at the wrist and extending down along each side of the mitt to the points A (Fig. 20), leaving the plies unconnected between the points A-A.

The mitt is now turned by drawing the wrist portion down through the open tip portion so as to cause the two plies 3 and 3 of the back blank 3* to lie in contact with their wrong sides opposed to each other. The mitt is then again turned wrong side out by pulling the tip portion upwardly through the hand-receiving pocket and out at thewrist, and the several plies, including the bead member, are ewed together by a through-andthrough seam around the tip from one point A to the other point A. The mitt is then again turned inside out by drawing the tip portion of the mitt through the hand pocket, thus leaving the mitt right side out and complete.

When the mitt is complete the two hems 22 and 24 with their included stifieners form stiff shape-retaining member which for convenience will hereinafter be referred to as shutters,"

which resiliently resist deformation although they may be flexed (Fig. 1) at their central portions so a to provide between them an opening for the introduction of powder. It will be noted that these shutters are permanently united at their opposite ends. by the seams which close the ends of the horns, that the outer edge of the shutter 22 is permanently united to the liner member bythe transverse seam li that the inner edge of the shutter 2.4:. is permanently united to the palm member by the transverse seam. IG and that thus only the inner edge I3 of the shutter 22 and the outeredge H of the shutter 24 is free, the edge l3 normally being disposed within the channel 223 and in contact with the inner surface of the shutter 24. At the same time the edge 20* of the inner valve flap 29 is disposed in the narrow channel 21 of the deep valve flap 2|.

Assuming that the powder pocket 4 contains powder, it will be noted that if the mitt be held in inverted position, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the only way that the powder can escape is by first forcing its way up beneath the edge of the member 21 and between the valve flaps 20 and 2!, and then inwardly over the edge I"! of the stiff shutter 24 into the channel 23, then around the inner edge i3 of the stiff shutter 22 and out between the latter shutter and the outer wall of the channel 23. It is thus substantially impossible for powder to escape accidentally after once being introduced into the mitt, the shape of the filling funnel 28 also contributing to such retention of the powder in the pocket. Thus no matter in what position the glove may be used there is substantially no danger that powder will be spilled.

For filling the. powder pocket the edge !'3 of the shutter 22. is pulled out of the channel 23 and flexed upwardly, as illustrated in Fig. 1, so as to give admission. to the wider end of the funnel 28. The weight of the powder entering the channel tends to force the edge Efi of: the flap 29 out of the channel 2 i such action being facilitated if desired by transversely compressing the mitt. The powder thus passes through the funnel 28, past the edge 29* of the flap 2i] and into the pocket. When the powder has all entered the pocket and the mitt is laterally distended to normal shape, the edge 2% tends to resume its normal position within channel Zl and the shutter 22, when released, tends to straighten and to reenter the channel 23, the inherent resiliency of the shutters 22 and 24, as well as the normal tendency of the flap 25 to straighten, constituting automatic means for closing the entrance opening to the powder pocket.

In Figs. 3 to 7 there is illustrated a somewhat simpler embodiment, such embodiment comprising the rear or back blank 3 which may be identical with the blank 3 above described, having the like end portions 3 and 3 united at the fold line 10 and having the curved ends 3 The palm blank I is furnished with the fold lines 33 and; the liner blank 2 has the fold lines 30, 3| and 32; and the closureblank l6= has the fold lines 35 and 36. When assembled (Fig.3) the blank 3 is doubled in the same way as the blank above described, so as to provide a fold to form the free edge 1 of the backmember 3 of the mitt. The blank I is assembled with the closure blank IE and united by a seam K (Fig. 3). The parts are folded along the lines 3 1 and-36 and then secured together by a seam at P to form the hem or shutter ZZ The free edge portion of the blank l6 lies at the inner side of the member I? to form the valve flap V which terminates at the point 20. The liner blank 2 is folded along the lines 30, 3| and 32 and its several folds permanently united by seams thereby providing the shutter 24 and the valve flap V the latter being disposed at the inner side of the liner and terminating at the point 2|, the valve flaps V and V being within the powder pocket 4,. Snap fastener elements F and'F' are secured to the shutter portion ZZ and to the Wrist portion of the liner 2 respectively, it being suflicient to provide one such fastener substantially midway between the lateral edges of the mitt. In this construction there is no inner valve such as provided by the parts 20 and 2P of the previously described embodiment, but the valve flaps V and V, which normally lie substantially in contact, tend, when the mitt is inverted, to crumple and block any outward passage of powder between them. At the same time the shutter 22 which overhangs the upper margin of the liner, further acts to insure against accidental leakage of powder from the mitt. Obviously, stiileners, such as the member S may be inserted in the shutter hems ZZ and 24 if desired.

While certain desirable embodiments of the invention have been illustrated by way of example, it is to be understood that the invention is not necessarily limited to the precise details here illustrated but is to be regarded as broadly inclusive of any and all embodiments and variations of structure which fall within the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kin which includes three registering layers of flexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner, and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powder-receiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the mitt, characterized in that the palm member and liner are provided respectively with elements defining a transversely tapering filling funnel whose inner, smaller end is disposed within the powder pocket, the closure means comprising overlapping shutters secured to the wrist ends of the palm and liner members respectively, and which normally close the larger end of the funnel, the shutter which is secured to, the wrist end of the palm member defining one wall of, a transverse channel in which the other shutter is normally disposed.

2. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of flexible material; one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and Whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt'but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powderreceiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the for the pocket.

3. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of flexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powderreceiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the Wrist portion of the mitt,

characterized in that a flap of flexible material depends from the wrist end of the palm member and from the wrist end of the liner respectively into the powder pocket, said flaps being normally substantially parallel, lines of stitches extending inwardly from the wrist end of the mitt and uniting said flexible flaps along inwardly converging lines thereby to define a filling funnel open at its inner end, and normally overlapping relatively stiii shutters closing the larger end oi said funnel.

4. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of flexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powder-receiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the mitt, characterized in that the closure means includes stiifly resilient but separable normally overlapping parts which by their inherent resiliency tend to remain in pocket-closing position.

5. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of flexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powderreceiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the mitt, characterized in that the wrist end of the liner is defined by a fold forming one longitudinal edge of a hem whose opposite edge is disposed within the entrance to the powder pocket, the

wrist ortion of the palm member having a shutter normally disposed within the hand-receiving pocket and overlapping the fold of the liner, and means releasably securing the shutter to the liner.

6. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of flexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powderreceiving ocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the mitt, characterized in that the liner has an extension folded and stitched to provide a two ply hem extending from the wrist end of the liner toward the finger tip end of the mitt, said extension continuing on beyond the hem into the powder pocket to form a flexible valve fiap of substantially greater depth than the hem and which is normally substantially parallel to the liner, and in having a second flexible valve flap also extending into the powder pocket to a point beyond said hem, said second flap being normally substantially parallel to the first fiap.

7. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of fiexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powderreceiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the mitt, the liner having an extension which is folded to rovide a hem extending from the wrist end of the liner toward the finger end of the mitt, and a strip of stiilly resilient sheet material disposed within said hem.

8. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of flexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a powder-receiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the mitt,

the liner having an extension folded to provide a hem extending from the Wrist end of the liner downwardly into the entrance to the powder pocket, and means secured to the wrist end of the palm member defining a hem whose wrist end is normally parallel and adjacent to the free edge of the palm member, and a strip of stiflly resilient sheet material disposed in each of said hems. 9. A refillable powder-dispensing mitt of the kind which includes three registering layers of flexible material, one of said layers being a palm member of powder-pervious material and whose shape and area approximate those of the hand upon which the mitt is worn, the second layer being a powder-impervious liner and the third layer constituting the back of the mitt, stitches permanently uniting said layers along the lateral edges of the mitt and about the fingertip portion of the mitt but leaving the several layers free at the wrist portion thereby defining a. powder-receiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, and closure means for the powder-receiving pocket located within the wrist portion of the mitt, and a piece of flexible material secured to the wrist end of the palm member, said material first extending downwardly into the interior of the mitt, then being folded to provide a hem whose free edge is substantially parallel and adjacent to the wrist end of the palm member and which then extends downwardly into the powder pocket to form a valve flap, and a strip of resilient sheet material disposed within said hem.

10. Method of making a three-ply powder dispensing mitt comprising a palm member, a liner and a back member so associated as to define a powder-receiving pocket and a hand-receiving pocket, said method comprising as steps providing palm, liner and back blanks of flexible material, the back blank being transversely folded substantially midway its length to provide two thicknesses of material integrally joined at the folded line, the blank being so folded as to expose the wrong side of the material, finishing the wrist ends of the palm and liner blanks, disposing the liner and back blanks in registry and stitching them together at the lateral edges of their wrist portions, disposing the united palm and liner blanks between the two thicknesses of the back blank with the fold of the latter embracing the wrist edges of the palm and liner blanks, stitching the margins of the several blanks together from the wrist end of the mitt along each edge to points near the fingertip end of the mitt but leaving the tip ends of the blanks unconnected, pulling the wrist end of the mitt out through the opening thus left at the fingertip end thereby to turn the back blank right side out and dispose its two thicknesses with their wrong sides in contact, pulling the fingertip end of the mitt up through the hand-receiving pocket and out at the wrist end so as to turn the hand-receiving pocket inside out, stitching around the fingertip end of the mitt thereby to complete the union of the several plies, and turning the mitt right side out.

DANIEL TOPJIAN.

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