US1333483A - Dress-hook - Google Patents

Description

J. n.' aoss. DRESS HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-23, 1919.

Patehted Mar. 9, 1920;

JEFF D. GOSS, OF LAKE CITY, FLORIDA.

DRESS-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1921 Application filed January 23, 1919. Serial No. 272,735.

To all whom. it may cormcr'n:

Be it known that I, JEFF D. Goss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lake City, in the county of Columbia and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress-Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, sucn as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hooks and eyes and the primary object of the invention is to provide an improved hook and eye, in which the parts can be readily attached to gether, and in which accidental displacement of these parts is eliminated.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved hook and eye, in which the hook and eye elements are adapted to be secured to tabswhich are adapted to be detachably secured to the clothes of the wearer,

so as to form a relatively wide attaching surface for the hook and eye elements and therebyprevent tearing of the same from the garment of the wearer.

relation to the eye, said means being arranged to diverge the legs to facilitate the forcible attaching and detaching of the hook and eye element. I

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved hook and eye of the above character, which, is durable and efficient in construction, one that is simple and easy to manufacture and one that can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation showing a hook and eye applied to a garment,

.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on line 2-2 of Fi 1,

Fig. elis a plan view showing the 1111- proved hook and eye separated,

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the hook and eye engaged.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designatev corresponding parts, throughout the several views, the numerals 1 and 2 indicate the hook and eye respectively. The hook 1 is formed ofa single strand of resilient wire, which is bent intermediate its ends to form an'elliptica-l attaching base 3 and forwardly projecting pa'allel resilient legs 4 and 5 which lie in engagement with each other. The outer terminals of the legs 4 and 5 are curved upwardly as at 6 and then outwardly in opposite directions to provide arcuate.

bills 7 and 8.

The improved eye is formed of resilient wire and it is bent intermediate its ends to provide the spaced legs 9 and 10 which are converged adjacent to the inner end thereof as at 11 to provide a narrow neck 12. The

are bowedoutwardly in opposite directions from the converged portions 11 as at 13 and are then pinched together as at 14k and then curved to provide an elliptical attaching portion 15. The inner end of the eye 2 is bent back upon itself to provide a spaced parallel right angled portion 16,-Wl1l0l1 terminatos short of the diverged portions 11 of the legs. 7

The hook member 1 is adapted to be inserted in the bowed portions formed by the legs 13 and then drawn forwardly, so that the bills 7 and 8 engage between the over lying portion 16 and the diverged portion of the legs.

A guard member 17 extends centrally of the eye and is formed of resilient metal and has the inner end thereof attached to the central portion of tl'ieoverlying portion 16 of the eye. The outer end thereof is coiled around the diverged portion 14- as at 20 which holds the guard member against dis placement. he guard member 17 is bent downwardly as at 21 adjacent to the restricted neck portion 12 andeXtends rearwardly therefrom and is positioned substantially'in alinement with the bowed portions 13 of the legs 9 and 10. The bent portion 21 is arranged'to engage directly between the legs 4 and 5 of the eye 1 so as to prevent accidental displacement of the hook from the eye when the same are attached.

In operation of the improved device, the

V hook I is inserted between the bowed por- The guard member, as stated, prevents accidental displacement of the hook and eye and when it is desired to disengage the hook 1 from the eye, the hook is moved rearwardly until the guard member is positioned be tween the legs 4 and 5 which diverges the same and allows the legs to be slid over the guard member until the same reaches the bowed portions 13 of the legs 9 and 10, at which time the hook can be removed from the eye.

The elliptical attaching portions 3 and 15 of the eye 2 and hook 1 are adapted to be inserted between the plies 22 and 23 of substantiallysquare tabs 24 and are secured thereto by means of thread or the like 25. The tabs form an enlarged base whereby the hook and eye may be readily placed in position. The tabs are adapted to be secured at each corner thereof to the garment by means of thread or the like and are to be removed when the garment is to be washed so as to prevent rusting ofthe eyes and thus disfiguring the garment. The tabs as stated also form a large attaching portion for securing the hook and eye to the garment and thus prevent the tearing of the garment under excessive strain.

' in practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, Idesire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted. to, when required without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention as set forth.

What I claim as new is 1. A hook and eye device comprising hook and eye members, the hook member having a pair of diverging arcuate bills, the eye member being bent to form means for receiving the bills, and a guard carried by the eye to prevent accidental displacement of the bills.

2. A hook and eye device comprising hook and eye members, the hook member including a pair of arcuate oppositely arranged bills, the eye member including a pair of spaced legs, the inner portion thereof be? converged and bent back upon itself to receive said bills, and a guard member arranged centrally of the legs of the eye member to prevent accidental displacement of the bills.

3. A hook and eye device comprising hook and eye members, the hook member including a pair of resiliently connected par allel legs, arcuate oppositely disposed bills formed on the terminals of the legs, the eye member including a pair of spaced legs having the inner terminal thereof converged and bent back upon itself to receive the bills, and a guard member extending longitudinally of the eye and arranged centrally of the same, said guard member having the central portion thereof bent downwardly and positioned between the converged portion of the legs to prevent accidental displacement of the bills, said guard member forming means for spreading the resiliently connected legs whereby the same may be readily removed and attached to the eye.

1. A hook and eye device comprising hook and eye members, each including enlarged elliptical attaching eyes, the hook including a pair of resiliently connected legs, arcuate bills disposed in opposite directions and formed. on the terminals of the legs, said bills being bent upwardly and arranged in a plane above the legs, the eye member including a pair of spaced legs, said legs in cluding centrally disposed portions and converging terminals, the inner terminal being bent back upon itself, a resilient guard member extending centrally of the eye and having the terminals thereof secured to the legs, said guard member having a centrally bent portion arranged intermediate the diverged portion ofthe legs and said bent portions fori'ning means for preventing the accidental displacement of the bills.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JEFF D. GOSS.

Witnesses:

R. M. ROBERTS, W'. M. GREEN.

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