US2584929A - Hem marker - Google Patents

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D. SEWELL Feb. 5, 1952 HEM MARKER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed Sept. 19, 1949 Inventor Dora Sewe/l fi my? Atiornqs D. SEWELL Feb. 5, 1952 HEM MARKER 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 Filed Sept. 19, 1949 Inventor 00m 5 e well Patented Feb. 5, 1952 UNITED STATES Arum- ()FFICE Dora Sewell, Canal Point, Fla.

Appllcation'september 19, 1949, Serial No. 116,497

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in marking tools and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a device for gauging and marking fabrics in an inexpensive and convenient manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hem marker for marking the length of womens dresses and skirts and which is conveniently actuated by a single person, for example, the wearer of the article being marked.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a fabric marking and gauging machine including a pair of complemental clamp ing jaws between which a fabric is placed for marking, and embodying novel and improved means for moving the jaws to a spread position whereby a fabric may be quickly and readily applied in position between the jaws.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a fabric marker including a pair of clamp-- ing jaws and novel and improved means for heating the jaws so that a fabric clamped therebetween will be pressed at a predetermined location.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a fabric marker that is simple and practical in construction, small and compact in structure, strong and reliable in use, efiicient and durable in operation, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being bad. to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention and showing a fabric applied thereto, with parts of the fabric broken away for the convenience of explanation;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the present fabric marker;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 3-3 and showing a fabric clamped between the jaws;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the present fabric marker;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary, transverse horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the circuit used in conjunction with the present ini vention;

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Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the manner in which the fabric is gauged and the fixed jaw heated.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral I0 a base member or pedestalfrom which there rises a "gauge bar or ruler 12 having graduations 1 t in inches, centimeters or any other desirable unit of measurement.

A hollow, substantially rectangular support l6 embraces and is slidably mounted on the gauge bar l2, and this support I6 is provided with an adjustable set screw I8 for retaining the same in a selected adjusted position on the gauge bar 12.

An aperture or window opening 2?) is formed-in the support l6 and a lug or pointer 22 carried by the support is mounted in the opening 20 for registry with the indicia or graduations M.

An insulating pad 24 is suitably fixed to one transverse face of the support I6 and forms a supporting means for the arcuate edges 26 of a fixed jaw 28. An arcu'ate, substantially triangular member 30 of insulating material is interposed between the pad 2'4 and the fixed jaw 28 and is provided with an electrical heat unit 32 in the center thereof, of any suitable type, for heating the fixed jaw.

Hinged as at 34 to the support 16, is one end of a lever bar or shank 36 the free end of which supports an a1'cuate, movable jaw 38 that is substantially V-shaped in cross section to receive the fixedjaw 28. I

A coil spring or resilientmember H1 is dis posed between the support 16 and the lever bar 36 and includes outwardly extending end portions 42 and 44 that are fixed to the support and the lever bar respectively to normally urge the jaws apart.

In order to urge the movable jaw toward the fixed jaw so that a fabric 46 may be clamped between the said jaws, there is provided a solenoid 48 that is mounted in any suitable manner on the support I6 and which includes an operating core 50 having an angulatecl end portion 52 that is received in a socket or sleeve 54 carried by the lever bar 36.

It should benoted, that the web portions of the jaws and the pointer 22 lie in a similar plane which is substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the bar i2 so thatthe material will be creased, marked or pressed at the dimension indicated by the pointer registering with the graduations.

In some instances-it becomes desirable to mark unit off, so that when the switch 58 is activated, the jaws will be urged to a clamped position with the heating unit energized.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hem marker comprising a support, a first elongated horizontal and hollow jaw held stationary on said support, a heating unit within said first jaw, a second elongated horizontal jaw mounted on said support for vertical swinging movement toward and away from said first jaw, means forming a connection between the jaws and yieldingly urging said jaws apart, and means carried by the support and operatively connected to the second jaw for urging the second jaw toward the first jaw.

2. A hem marker comprising a support, a first elongated horizontal and hollow jaw held stationary on said support, a heating unit within said first jaw, a second elongated horizontal jaw mounted on said support for vertical swinging movement toward and away from said first jaw, means yieldingly urging said jaws away from each other, a solenoid mounted on said support and connected to said second jaw, and a single switch electrically connected to both said solenoid and said heating unit.

3. In a hem marker including a first stationary jaw and a second swingable jaw movable toward and away from the stationary jaw, means connecting and yieldingly urging the jaws away from each other, and electrically operated means forming a connection between the jaws for urging the second jaw toward the stationary jaw.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein one of said jaws is hollow, and a heating unit mounted in the hollow jaw.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said heating unit and said electrical means are electrically connected for simultaneous actuation.

6. A hem marker comprising a support, a first elongated horizontally disposed hollow jaw mounted on said support, a second elongated horizontally disposed jaw swingably mounted on said support and movable toward and away from said first jaw, a heating unit within said hollow jaw, and a horizontally slidable arm carried by said support and pivotally connected to said second jaw for moving said second jaw toward said first jaw.

7. A hem marker comprising an upright, a vertically adjustable slide mounted on the upright, an arcuate channel shaped horizontal jaw fixed to said slide, an electrical heating unit concealed within the jaw, a lever bar pivoted to the slide for movement toward and away from the jaw, a second arcuate channel-shaped jaw secured to said bar and adapted to receive the first-named jaw within its confines as the bar is moved toward the first-named jaw, and means connected to the second jaw for moving the bar and the second jaw toward the first-named jaw, the outer cross sectional area of said first-named jaw being substantially equal to the inner cross-sectional area of the second jaw.

8. A hem marking device comprising a base, anupright rising from the base, a vertically adjustable slide mounted on the upright, a first hollowjaw mounted on the slide and disposed substantially horizontal, an electrical heating unit concealed within the first jaw, a bar hinged to the slide for vertical swinging movement toward and away from the first jaw, a second jaw secured to and movable with the bar and adapted to house the first jaw when the bar is moved to ward the first jaw, and a solenoid secured to the slide and including a horizontally slidable core pivotally secured to the bar.

9.-A device for marking hems consisting of a base, an upright rising from the base and having graduations thereon, and a carriage member slidably adjustable on the upright and having a vertical opening accommodating the upright, said carriage member including a first horizontally disposed jaw, a, vertically swingable bar, a second jaw supported on the bar and movable with the bar toward and away from the first jaw, an electrical heating unit mounted in the first jaw, and a solenoid connected to the arm for moving the arm about its pivot, and a switch electrically connected to the solenoid, a source of current and the heating unit and for activating the solenoid and heating unit.

10. A device for marking hems consisting of a base, an upright rising from the base and having graduations thereon, and a carriage member slidably adjustable on the upright and having a vertical opening accommodating the upright, said carriage member including a first horizontally disposed jaw, a vertically swingable bar, a second jaw supported on the bar and movable with the bar toward and away from the first jaw, an electrical heating unit mounted in the first jaw, and a solenoid connected to the arm for moving the arm about its pivot, a switch, and flexible electrical conductors connecting the switch to the solenoid and to a source of electric current and being suificiently long to permit a user to stand adjacent the carriage and upright to actuate the solenoid by the switch.

11. A hem marking device comprising a base, an upright rising from the base and having graduations thereon, a support slidably mounted on the upright and including a means for retaining the support vertically adjusted on the upright, a smoothly curved horizontally disposed jaw fixed to said support, said jaw being V- shaped in cross section, an electrical heating unit within the interior of the jaw, a bar having a lower end pivoted to the support for vertical swinging movement of the bar toward and away from the jaw, a second horizontally disposed smoothly curved jaw secured to the bar and being substantially V-shaped in cross-section to accommodate the first-named jaw when the bar is moved toward the first-named jaw, spring means forming a connection between the bar and the support and urging the second jaw from the first-named jaw, a solenoid secured to and movable with the support and having an operating core pivoted to the bar, a switch for the solenoid and electrical conductors connecting the solemid to the switch and the switch to the heating unit for simultaneous actuation of the solenoid and heating unit by the switch.

12. A marking device comprising a support having a vertical opening therein adapted to receive a post, a first horizontal jaw fixed to said support, a second jaw pivoted to said support for vertical swinging movement toward and away from the first jaw, said first jaw being hollow, an electrically heating unit mounted in the first jaw, and electrical means supported on the support and connected to the second jaw for moving the second jaw relative to the first jaw.

. DORA SEWELL.

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