USRE15868E - Hose supporter - Google Patents

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July 1 .1924. R 15,868

C. J. HAZELTON HOSE SUPPORTER Original Filed Feb. 24 1922 HID 1N Vii/V TOR 4 TTORNEYS Reissued July 1, 1924.

um'riso? STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

. cm I. HAZEL'ION, or WORCESTER,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN NAB- mssacnusn'r'rs.

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2" Original Io. 1,482,698, dated October 17, 1922, Serial 110., 538,936, flledlebruary 24, 1922. Application tor reissue filed July 2, 1923. Serial No. 649,174.

-To all whom it may concern: n Be it' known that 1, CARL J. HAZELTON, a Lcitizen of the United States, .and a resident of Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in -Hose Supporters, of which the following is a s ification. his application is a part of a continuaioition of m application Serial No. 455,764

filed Mare 26, 1921 and a continuation of 'm applicatipn SerialNo. 511,885 filed Octo *1- anesarwn s My invention relates to a hose supporter li-ofthe't e in which a loop is employed to f grip th'e vie between itiand abutton car- 'ried by-a whwhich usually depends from the upper partof theloop. As heretofore ==oiinstructed these devices have had a serious zoltault due to thefadt that when thehose ,is

gripped the strain on the same is' sustained -pil!i.lm\1'ily.1by'only every small number of Wills The result is the fiequent production of sW-ailmns .rwliich. disfigure Zlfiltl'd rwealen the'liose. "Another defect in hose so porters as now constructed is that collet formin a part ofthe suppomr isheld' in'place yaheaded stud in such a manner that the head of the stud aloneisdepended upon to hold the collet in 'place.' The result is that'any unusual strain on the supporter is likely to dislodge the mullet from its supporting element and ruin "the 'whole device.

The present invention is designed to overcome these defects without revolutionizing the appearance of the article.

More specifically stated, the objectsof the present invention are to provide a button of such a nature that the clamping ip between the'button and the loop will ta e place along a line extending transversely of the supporter and of a plurality of the threads Uf*th8 h05e so that the strain on the fabric ":is equally distributed throughout a wide area, a substantial number of threads, wales or stitches being simultaneously gripped and the danger of injury to the hose or runs in the hose avoided or very much reduoed'ftoprovide a construction in which the 'rubber'eollet constituting a part of the button'dsheld firmly in position by two adjacentheads'of metal overlying a solid body of -flbbeI9-l30HStlt/ilting" part of the oollet so that even if the rubber becomes weak. through ruse or age it cannot be pulled off its supporting element; to provide' a yielding wall atthelower. edge of thebutton or collet head this wall extending transversely ofthe button and being engaged by the hose when the supporter is. in use to thereby reduce the strain on the hose at this point; to provide these features in such form that the supporter will be effective in cooperation with theloop to hold the hose, no matter at what angle the loop is applied; and to pror d at r ct v -reed; zsngsr ss ra mase for preventing the oollet 'from turning so that the above-mentioned"objectswill be mainta ned- 1 r ';I-The,-invention other novel features tending to assist in accomplishing the'above-mentioned objects as will appear erein f 1 1 In! the accompanying drawings Fig. lis a front elevation ,oia hose supporter constructed ins accordance with this invention, showingthe same. in place on a stocking;

Fig. 2 isa similar view showing the hose fabric removed and a part of the supporter pb ke w y; L). 1' i. s

Fig.- 3 is a side elevation of the supporten; 'Fig. tis a. section'taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig;"1; j x 7 5 :""Fig."5 'is a section taken on the line 55 'of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 isa section through the button and base plate of Fig. 3; q

Figs. 7 and 8 are plan and sectional elevational views; respectively of a modified form of button and base plate; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional elevational view of a further modified embodiment of my inven- In Figs. 1., 2 and 3 the hose supporter is illustrated as in a vertical position. The termstop, bottom, front etc. are therefore employed throughout this specification with this fact in mind, but these and similar terms are used for descriptive purposes only and are to be taken "merely as relative and not restrictive.

- Referring to thefdrawings in detail and first of all to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive,'10 designates a supporter loop of well' known construction for receiving the usual elastic strap 11 of the supporter. The loop 10 is pivotallyi' connected with a lower metallic loop 12. This loop is provided with almost parallel but slightly converging side arms 18the lower ends of which are connected to each other by a straight transverse bar 14. The arms 13 of the straight transverse bar 14 together provides a substantially rectangular button-receiving loop. These parts are conveniently formed of a piece of'wire or may be a metal stamping.

The loop also supports a stri of textile material15 which hangs down bind the 12 and is usually in the form of nonelastic tape. The lower end of this strip 15 carries a metal base plate 16 provided with 5mm] transverse perforation 17 for 1scaving the tape 15. The base late carries two spaced securinglrivets 1'8. ese rivets m provided with eads 19 arran symmetrically with respect to the shan s ofthe rints and of such diameter that they are spaeid only a short distance apart.

A rubber covering or collet of a peculiar and novel shape is ap lied to the shanks of the rivets 18. This collet comprises a shank 21 and a head 22. The: shank 21 is preferably of segmentalcross section comprising thelower art of a circle and arranged with the hat si e or face 23 at the bottom thereof as viewed in Fig. 5. The head 22 of the collet is of generally convex form in eleva and, elon ted or oval in plan its longitudinal axis fieing parallel to the flat face of the'shank and is provided with an elonated depression or groove 24 extending en wise of the head of the collet and par- I alle with the fiat face 23 of the shank. The

bottom of the groove 24 serves as a seat for the heads 19 of the securing rivets which srethus sunk well below the surface of the head of the collet. This groove or depression also provides the head of the collet with twowalls of rubber 25 and 26 integral with the button or collet and of thin cross-section so as to be readily yieldable toward the center of the button; J

When the parts are assembled and in use the straight transverse bar 14 of the buttonreceiving loop is parallel to the straight bottom transverse surface or face 23 of the collet shank and the roove 24 in thecollet head as well as to t e yieldable walls 25 and 26.

When the button-receiving loop and the button are brou ht into coo erative relation with the hosefa ric clampe' therebetween as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 and a strain is placed upon the hose the straight transverse bar 14 o the loop will firmly clamp the hose fabric against the straight bottom wall provided by the straight bottom surface or face 23 of the shank in a transverse lane thereby clampin or grip ing the fabric over a pluralit o the wa es or lines. of stitches of the 1 abric. The strain on the fabric thereor points. The strain on the fabric is also materially relieved or taken up by the yielding of the bottom wall 25 of the collet head as indicated in Fig. 4, the top or face of this wall as viewed in F ig. 3 or in 4 being substantially parallel to the plane of the loop when the loop and collet are in operative relative positions. The fabric of the stocking is necessarily somewhat distorted in passing over the head of the button and back through the button-receiving loop but this distortion is minimized by the generally convex shape of the collet head which allows the section of the fabric passing over the button and through the loop to be positioned in a smooth, even form as illustrated in Fig. 1. The two adjacent parallel side arms 13 of the button-receiving loop are spaced at the right distance apart to grip the opposite sides of the convex part of the collet shank as indicated at 27 even when the loop is turned at an angle to its normal position, so that even if the button-receiving loop is initially applied to the hose improperly rela-' tively to the button the hose fabric will still be gripped, and as a strain is put upon the hose the loop due to the curved portion of the shank of the collet'will automatically assume its proper cooperative position relative to the collet by rocking or swinging about the button or collet shank.

It will be seen from the description thus far given that in my improved hose supporter the collet shank is provided with a straight extended face or surface 23 against which the fabric of the hose is gripped by the straight transversebar 14 of the buttonreceiving loop. It will be seen also that the groove 24 in the collet head extending par- @1191 to the bar 14 of the button-receiving loop provides a lower thin readily yieldab'le wall 25 of rubber projecting downwardly from said groove as viewed in F ig. 2 to relieve the strain on the hose fabric.

It will be apparent also that not only does the bar 14 of the button receiving loop grip the hose fabric against the straight face 23 of the button shank but the side arms of this loop are so arranged as to grip the fabric against the straight face'23 of the button shank but the side arms of this 1 are so arranged as to grip the fabric agalnst the sides orcurved portion of the shank thereby insuring proper clamping or gripping of the hose fabric at all times.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, -28 designates a base plate provided with, the usual perforations 29 Mounted on this base plate is a rubber collet rov-ided with a head 31 and a shank 32. T e shank 32 is similar in shape to the shank shown-in Fig. 5 that is to say :itis-provided with a lower flat portion or face corresponding to the flat portion or face 23 of Fig. 5. The head 31 of the collet is substantially segmental in plan being provided with a flat surface 33 lying in the same plane with the flat surface on the shank and with curved ends 34 and curved upper edge This collet is held on the base plate by a staple comprising a head 36 .and spaced legs 37... The head of this staple lies in a depression 38in the topof the collet head fthe shape of this depression corresponding to the shape of the head of the staple thereby assisting the spaced legs 37 in preventing the collet from turning. .It will be seenthat the button head below the depression 38 constitutes a yieldable rubber wall projecting beyond the groove or depression38 all'sthe wfayhaluszross 1t e button, the loyiver surface 39 o .t .bein sllbfiti l tlfl ly continuous with" gif the shank inasmuch as the flat surface 33 of the head lies in the plane of the flat surface on the segmental shank. In use, therefore, this portion of the collet head will yield toward the groove in a direction transverse .to the long axis of the button.

In Fig. 9 I have provided another embodiment of my invention this form comprising a base plate 40 which may be rovided with erforations similarto the pcrfbrations 17 of ig. 5. On this base plate is mounted a rubber collet comprising a head 41 and shank 42. This collet may have a head sha ed like the head of the collet of Fig. 2 or t e collet of Fig. 7 or may be round if desired. The collet is held to its base plate by a plate 46 and a pair of rivets passing through the plate and collet, these rivets comprising heads 44 and shanks 45. The rivet heads lie in a depression 43 in the collet head provided for that purpose.

Preferably the plate 46 is of the same size and shape as the depression 43 to assist the rivets in preventing the collet from turning.

In all the forms illustrated it will be seen that a solid block of rubber is provided beneath the heads of the rivet or the head of the staple as the case may be this solid block of lllbbel being an integral part of the collet itse Although I have illustrated and described several embodiments of my invention it is to be understood that changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture a hose supporter comprising a rubber button with a straight bottom wall, a loop having a straight transverse bar at the bottom thereof for gripping the fabric of the hose against said straight wall in a transverse plane, the head of said button being provided with a groove parallel with'said barto provide a lower thin readilv yieldable wall of rubber .adaptedto yield toward the center. of the button under excessive strain on the fabric.

2. As an article of manufacture a hose supporter comprising a rubber button having a straight bottom surface or face, a loop having side members to engage the sides of said button and a straight transverse bar to grip the fabric against said straight bottom surface, the head of said. button being provided with a groove to provide alower wall of rubber integral with. the button of thin opposite convex surfaces of the shank even when the loop is at an angle to its normalposition.

4. A hose supporter comprising a rubber collet having a head and a shank, said shank having a straight ,front or bottom surface and being of circular form back of said straight bottom surface, a loop for gripping the hose fabric to said collet said loop having side members to engage the sides of said shank and a straight transverse bar to grip the fabric against the said straight front or bottom surface to keep the fabric in a flat condition all the way across said surface.

'5. In a hose supporter the combination of a rubber collet having an oval head and a segmental shank the head of said collet having a groove on its front surface parallel with the straight face of the shank to provide a lower thin wall of rubber readily yieldable toward the groove under excessive strain on the fabric, a base plate and means for securing said collet to the base plate.

6. In a hose supporter the combination of a rubber collet having an oval head and a segmental shank the head of said collet having a groove on its front surface parallel with the straight face of the shank to provide a lower thin wall of rubber readily yieldable toward the groove under excessive strain on the fabric, a base plate and means comprising spaced members passing through the collet for securing said collet to said base plate.

7. In a hose supporter the combination of a rubber collet having an oval head and a segmental shank the head of said collet 'having a grooveon its front surface parallel with the straight face of the shank to pro vide a lower thin wall of rubber readily yieldable toward the groove under excessive strain on the fabric, a base plate and means comprising two rivets having heads located in said groove for securing the button to the base plate.

8. As an article of manufacture, a supporter clasp comprising a rubber button having a shank and a loop for gripping the fabric thereto, said button having a groove on its front surface, and having a lower straight, thin, readily yieldable wall of rubber projecting beyond said groove all the 7 way across the button, the lower surface of which rubber wall is substantially continuous with the bottom of said shank, whereby under excessive strain on the fabric said Wall will yield toward the center of the button. a

'9, As an article of manufacture, a supporter clasp comprising a rubber button having a straight bottom wall and loop for gripping the fabric thereto, havin side members engaging the sides ofsaid utton and a straight transverse bar at the bottom gripping the fabric against said bottom wall, said button having, a groove parallel" with said bar on its front surface, and having a straight wall of rubberintegral; with the button extending in a plane all the wa across the front of the button, constituting t e lower boundary of said groove, andof thin cross section and located parallel with the holding bar so as to be capable of yielding towar I the groove under excessive strain on the fabric,-the'top of said wall being substantially straight and parallel with theplane of the loop.

This specification signed this 18 day of June, 1923,

CARL HAZELT'ON.

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