US1390340A - Device for indicating the length and hang of coat-sleeves - Google Patents

Description

J. C. CARLSON. DEVICE FOR IN DICATING THE LENGTH AND HANG 0F COAT SLEEVES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1920.

PatentedSept. '13, 1921.

John; 6'; Caz/65074,

DEVICE FOR INnIoA'rINe THE'LENGTI-I ANDIIANG or ooar srnnvns.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, JOHN C., CARLsoN., a citizen of the United States, residing at Chi cago, in the county: of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain vnew and useful Improvements in Devices for Indicating the'Lengthfand Hang of Coat-Sleeves, of which the following is 'a specification.

Heretoforeicoat makers .in preparing a coat for a try on .bastein thesleeves,

and when the coat-is tried on, if the sleeves.

do not hang "properly-or. are not of the proper length, the-sleeveis marked and then ripped out, the shoulder of the'coat isthen opened and changed by sometimes taking up w or letting out an inch or more of the material, with the resultthat thehsleeve length and the hang of the' sleeve will be lost. In making the sleeve, the insideisleeveseam in soft goods will sometimes stretch: fully half an inchiresulting in considerable difii.

culty and inconvenience and the lossv of the entire calculation as to-the sleeve. 7 1

To overcome these diflicultiesandobjeccated,.thereby obviating the necessity .of.

making the sleeve fora try on and alteration; and at the same time insuring accuracy in the length and hangof the sleeve is one of the objectsof the present invention.

A further object is to provide any improved'device of this character which will'be of a simple and cheap construction and by means of the use of whicjhthe proper length and hang of thesleeve maybe marked or indicated upon thebody of the coat, so that the sleeves may be, formed of the proper length and properly positioned in the. coat,

therebyobviating the necessity of trying the I coat and sleeve on for that purpose.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishmentof other new and useful obment of .the several parts hereinafter more fully describedand claimed'and shown-in 5 the accompanying drawing illustrating this inventlon and 1n which-"- Figure 1 is a v1ew showlng the manner of using this nvent on. I

I Specification of Letters Patent. Pafi l s pt 1921:- Application filed Septe mber18,'-1920. Serial No; 411,213; r i

2 is a-perspective viewp-of, the device; Fig. 3 is a diagrammaticview of a portion I JOHN a. crimson, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

of a coat showing the. sleeve indication:

.marked thereon.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional viewtaken on line 4-4: Fig, 2. I I Asshown in the drawing the numeral '10 'vde'signates a sleeve section constructed in,

the ordinary and. well-known manner which sleeves areconstructed and thisisleev'e' section 10 may be of any desiredlength, but

is preferably somewhat-shorter than the sleeve tobe applied tothe coat i i I I V Arranged at the top of the sleeve section '10 is a draw string 11- preferably elasticand which will contract the upper. end. and cause. the same to be bound upon the: arm of the person, but may be released soasto permit the sleeve section to be freely adjusted lengthwise of: the arm, but: willmaintain the sleeve section in its adjusted-position.

This sleeve section 10 is preferably; fin

ished asthe lower partofan ordinary sleeve;

so that when placed uponthe arm of the person I it. will have the-"appearance of. a. por-.

tion of-a coat sleeve. v a

. Secured adj acent the lower edge.12,of the sleeve is agage 13, which may be of any desired size and configuration, but; is preferably provided with a horizontal straight edge 14 and a vertical straight edge'15. This gage 13 is securedvtothe sleeve sectionin any I Jsuitablemanner preferably, by sewing the body portion 16f thereof within: thesleeve section so thatrthe straightgedge 14 of the gage will stand; in close proximity to the lower frontcorner 17 of the sleeve section.

Pivotally, connected withlthe gage 13 is a .scale or rule 18 having indications or graduations 19 thereon. This scale 18 ispivotally connected as at 20 with the gage 13 so that when; the sleeve section 1.0 is placedupon the arm-the scale 18 will dependtherebelow and will have a free swinging movement -with respect thereto, so as to permit the scale to assume a proper positlonwith respect to the hand ofithe person when the sleeve sectioirisin position." I

Slidably mounted, upon the scale 18 is an element 21 which is adapted to be secured in its adjusted position vin any suitable mannersuch as by meansofa clampingscrew 05, o "'22, and the-free end ofwthe scale 18 prefer- 7 and one is adjusted lengthwise of the arm until the lower edge 12 of the sleeve section assumes the desired position with respect to the hand of the wearer. 'This adjustment will be permitted by reason of the vieldable element 11 at the top of the sleeve.

WVhen the sleeve section is positioned, the

scale 18 will swing in a proper or vertical position below theend of the sleeve and adjacent the hand of the wearer. When the arm is inserted into the sleeve section the sleeve section will be filled out, that is to say, the lower front corner 17 of the sleeve section will assume the position shown in Fig. 1 with respect to the gage 13, as the corner of the sleeve section will move away from the straight edge 14 of the gage. The arm of the wearer is then held closely to his side so that the gage 13 will rest against the forward portion of the coat 24. A mark or indication is then made along the straight edge 14'and also along the straight edge 15 upon the coat, with chalk or otherwise, to form the indications 25 (see Fig. The mark along the straight edge 14 or at the top of the gage 13 will indicate the length of the coat sleeve, and'the mark or indication at the side or along the straight edge 15 will indicate the hang of the sleeve because when the sleeve is sewed into the coat,

after the coat is taken off, the lower front corner of'the coat sleeve corresponding to the lower front corner 17 of the sleeve section 10 will be properly positioned with respect to the indication 25 on the coat 24. This is accomplished "by reason of the fact that the lower edge of the sleeve will stand adjacent the indication made along the strc ight edge 14 while the front edge of the sleeve will coincide with the indication or line made along the straight edge 15.

After the indications have been thus made on the coat and before the sleeve section 10 is removed from the arm, the element 21 is adjusted along. the scale 18 until the element contacts with the tip of the thumb of the wearer, and this will give the measurement from the bottom of the sleeve to the end of the thumb. 'This measurement on the scale 18.is now measured on the scale carried by the other sleeve section, that is section 10 on the other arm be too low or too high to cause the element 21' on the respective element 18 to contact with the thumb of the other hand after having been set, then the sleeve section 10 is adjusted lengthwise of the arm until the element 21 does contact with the thumb. This will give the proper length of the other coat sleeve. After this operation the same indications are made on the other side of the coat to indicate the length and hang of the other sleeve.

After these indications have been obtained, and when the sleeve is to be sewed into the coat, all that is necessary is to measure from the sleeve length marked on the coat and thusobtained to one inch below the arm-hole notch 26, and this'will in dicate the correct length ofthe sleeve.

While the preferred form of the invention has herein been shown and described it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and s in the combination and arrangement of the several parts within the scope of the claims without departing from invention. 7

What is claimed as new is thespirit of this 1. A device for indicating the length and.

hang of a coat sleeve embodying a scale for designating a point to be indicated upon the body of a coat, and means forattaching said scale to the arm of the person.

2. A device for indicating the length and hang of a coat sleeve embodying a scale for designating a point to be indicated upon the body of a coat, means for attaching said scale to the arm of the person, a gage cooperating with and adjustable with respect of the finger tips, and means for maintaining the gage in its adjusted position, the

said scale being adapted for free swinging movement with respect to the arm and ad j acent the hand.

4. A device for indicating the length and hang of a coat sleeve embodying an indicator for designating a point to be indicated" or marked upon the body of a coat, and means for releasably attaching the indicator to the arm of a person whereby the indicator may be adjusted in a direction lengthwise of the arm. 1 r 1 i 5. A device for indicating the length and hang of a coat sleeve embodying an indicater for designatingapbint to be indicated or marked upon the "body" of a coat, means 5 for releasably attaching the indicator to the arm of a person' whereby the indicator may be adjusted in a direction'lengthwise of thearm, a scale cooperating with the indioator, and means cooperating with the scale and adapted to be set with respect thereto so that the tip of one of the fingers will contact therewith.

6. A device for indicating the length and hang of a coat sleeve embodying an indicator for designating a point to be indicated or marked upon the body of a coat, means for releasably attaching the indicator to the arm of a person whereby the indicator may be adjusted in a direction lengthwise of the arm, a scale cooperating with the indicator, and an element adjustably connected with the scale and adapted to be positioned to be engaged by the tip of one of the fingers, said scale being pivotally connected with the indicator to depend therebelow.

7 A device of the character described embodying an arm encircling portion, and an indicator connected thereto and disposed adjacent the hand for designating apoint to be indicated or marked upon the body of a coat, whereby the length and hang of a sleeve may be determined when the coat is not being worn.

8. A device of the character described embodying an arm encircling portion, an indicator connected thereto and disposed adjacent the hand for designating a point to be indicated or marked upon the body of a coat, whereby the length and hang of a sleeve may be determined when the coat is not being worn, and a measuring device connected with the indicator disposed adj acent to the hand and adapted to cooperate with the tip of one of the fingers.

9. A device of the character described embodying an arm encircling portion, an indicator connected thereto and disposed adjacent the hand for designating a point to be indicated or marked upon the body of a coat, whereby the length and hang of a sleeve may be determined when the coat is not being worn, a freely swinging scale depending below the indicator and extending beyond the fingers, and an element adjustable with respect to the .scale and into engagement with one of the finger tips.

10. The combination of a sleeve section,

7 means at one end thereof for adjustably securing the sameupon the arm, and an indicator connected to the lower end of the sleeve for designating upon the body ofrthe coat the exact position the corner formed by the front and lower edges of the sleeve should assume with respect to'the body of the coat when the coat is not being worn and when the coat sleeve is being inserted.

11. The combination of a sleeve-section,

means atone end thereof for adjustably securing the same" upon the arm, an indicator' connected to the lower endof the sleeve for designatingupon the bodyof the coat the exact position the corner formed by thefrontand loweredges of the sleeve should assume with respect to the bodyof the coat when the coat is not being worn and when the coat sleeve is being inserted,

and means connected with said indicator and cooperating with the tip of one of the fingers for determining the length of the other coat sleeve.

12. The combination of a fabric sleeve section, means at the upper end thereof for causing the same to be drawn about the arm and being yieldable to permit the sleeve section to be adjusted upon the arm, and

an indicator secured to the lower end of the said sleeve section for designating upon the body of the coat at the bottom of the sleeve, the correct hang of the coat sleeve.

13. The combination of a fabric sleeve section, means at the upper end thereof for causing the same to be drawn about the arm and being yieldable to permit the sleeve section to be adjusted upon the arm, and

an indicator secured to the lower end of the said sleeve section for designating upon the body of the coat at the bottom of the sleeve, the correct length of the coat sleeve.

14. The combination of a fabric sleeve section, means at the upper end thereof for causing the same to be drawn about the arm and being yieldable to permit the sleevesection to be adjusted upon the arm, and an indicator secured to the lower endof the said sleeve section for designating upon the body of the coat at the bottom of the sleeve, the correct hang and length of the coat sleeve. 7 V

15. The combination of a fabric causing the same to be drawn about the sleeve section, means at the upper end thereof for no 7 arm and being yieldable to permit the sleeve section, means at the upper end thereof for causing the same to be drawn about the arm and being yieldable to permit the sleeve section to be adjusted-upon the arm, an indicator secured to the lowerof: h

sleeve section for designating the-location of an indication to be made upon the body of the coat at the bottom of the sleeve secieo tion to designate the correct hang and length of the coat sleeve, and a measuring device connected with the said indicator for measuring the distance therefrom to the tip 5 of the thumb, the said measuring device embodying a depending scale pivotally connected with the indicator, a gage adjustable upon the scale and means for securing the gage in its adjusted position. V

In testimony whereof I have signed my 10 name to this specification, on this 14th day of September, A. D. 1920.

" JOHN o. CARLSON.

Images