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US3154861A
US3154861A US203832A US20383262A US3154861A US 3154861 A US3154861 A US 3154861A US 203832 A US203832 A US 203832A US 20383262 A US20383262 A US 20383262A US 3154861 A US3154861 A US 3154861A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41H—APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A41H25/00—Appliances or methods for marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41H—APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A41H31/00—Other aids for tailors
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05B—SEWING
    • D05B97/00—Hand sewing processes or apparatus for special work or not otherwise provided for
    • D05B97/10—Hand sewing processes or apparatus for special work or not otherwise provided for for attaching buttons or fasteners

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  • An object of the present invention is to provide a right angle ruled tool.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide means of engaging a button or its attaching thread for spacing buttons in sewing.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide cutting slots for use in co-operation with an edge against material to limit the length of cut to one-half a required buttonhole length.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an arrow tip configuration for cooperative action with a scissors bevel.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide spacer tongues for spacing buttons from fabric during sewing.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a gauge for sewing around corners and perforations for holding the gauge to a garment or the like.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a device embodying the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in FIG. 1.
  • a tailors gauge, or sewing aid comprising a plate-like base portion generally rcctwgular in configuration, on three sides, having as one ruled edge a four-inch ruler.
  • a twoinch ruler is formed along the engaging edge 12 in right angle relationship to the ruled edge 10.
  • a series of angular notches 14- are formed along the engaging edge 12 with their apexes directed at right angles to the engaging edge 12.
  • a side edge 16 is formed in right angle relationship to the engaging edge 12 and in spaced parallel relationship to the ruled edge 10.
  • a series of cutting notches 18 are formed spaced from each other, of progressingly increased length as they reach a greater distance from the engaging edge 12, along the side edge 16.
  • Each of the notches 18 has an open arrow head configuration formed at the end farthest from the side edge 16 for purposes to be described hereinafter.
  • a pair of U-shaped notches 29 are formed in the side edge 16 a predetermined distance from the last and longest cutting notch 18.
  • the two U-shaped notches are spaced from each other by a spacer tongue 22.
  • the remaining portion of the side edge 16 forms a part of a. semi-circular gauging corner 24.
  • the greater portion of the semi-circular gauging corner 24 is formed on the edge of the sewing aid directly opposite to the engaging edge 12, and one side of the semi-circular gauging corner 24 merges into the first of a pair of large U-shaped notches 26.
  • the large U-shaped notches 26 have a configuration similar to the first pair of U-shaped notches 20 and have a second spacer tongue 28 formed in a manner similar to the spacer tongue 22.
  • the remaining portion of the edge on which the large U-shaped notches 26 are placed consists in the final inch of the ruled edge 10 which has a bevel 30 forming an acute angle with the ruled edge 10.
  • the notches 14 are utilized in cooperation with the ruled edge 10 and the side edge 16. For example, let us assume that we desire to place a second button on a jacket. We would place a notch 14 to receive the thread holding the last button in the line on the jacket. This notch would receive the thread holding the button to the jacket, and we would then use the measurements along the ruled edge 10 to determine the point at which we desire to place the second button. We can also utilize the measurements along the side edge 16 to determine the distance in from the side of the garment from which we desire to place the second button. A series of small apertures (not shown) can be utilized along the end of the one-quarter inch markings set out along the ruled edge 10 to hold the gauge to the garment.
  • the cutting notches 18 are utilized.
  • the edge of the garment is doubled back on itself so that the overlapping edge would have a width equal to the length of the cutting notch to the base 32 of the arrowhead 19.
  • the butto-nhole size would be determined by the size of the button and the radius of the button would equal the distance from the side edge 16 to the base 32 of the arrowhead 19.
  • the buttonhole slightly larger in length than the diameter of the button, and naturally, the determination of which slot to use would depend on that factor also.
  • the engaging edge 12 is utilized cooperatively with the cutting slot 18.
  • the distance between the edge 12 and the nearest side of edge slot 18 to the edge 12 is equal to the full length of the buttonhole which we are using. Therefore, this distance can also be utilized to measure the diameter of the button in relation to the size of the butonhole.
  • the arrowhead 19 allows the scissors bevel to pass by the point of the base 32 of the arrowhead 19 thus assuring that the proper length of buttonhole will be achieved. If the slot 18 were terminated by a straight edge on the plwe of the base 32, then the cut would have to be somewhat shorter than the required length. The extension of the slot 18 would avoid this problem, but by utilizing the arrowhead configuration, it was discovered that the apex of the arrowhead and its two sides functioned to act as a guide for the scissors bevel thereby assuring a straight cut. Note that the apex of the arrowhead lies on a point which is midway of the axis of the slot 18.
  • the semi-circular gauging corner 24 is utilized to form arcuate sewed corners on, for example, a garment (not shown). This is accomplished by placing the gauge on the material and then bringing the material snugly (by gathering it) around the gauging corner. At this point, the gathered material is sewed together thereby forming the required arcuate configuration.
  • the U-shalped notches 2tl20 and spacer tongue 22 are utilized in sewing a button on a garment or other sewable material. This is accomplished in the following manner: after determining the position of the button, the tongue 22 is laid on the position so that the mid-point of the position res-ts on the mid-line of the tongue. A button is then placed on the tongue and the sewing procedure is commenced.
  • the basic idea is to sew through the U-shaped notches and over the combination of the tongue and button. This automatically places the button the proper distance away from the material to allow its proper operation with a buttonhole.
  • the reason for the two types of U-shaped notches is to provide for a wide range of button diameters.
  • the bevel 3i) is used in co-operation with the ruled edge 1! to form sharply angled edges in the same manner as the gauge corner is utilized as explained heretofore.
  • a sewing aid comprising a single fiat plate-like structure including a ruled edge and a side edge in spaced parallel relationship to said ruled edge, said side edge having a series of cutting notches formed therein, extending toward said ruled edge, each of said notches having a terminal end defining an arrow head, said arrow head having a base portion extending beyond the area defined by the remaining portion of said notch, and said notches progressively increasing in length.

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US3712520A (en) * 1969-10-13 1973-01-23 R Vipond Pleating of sheet and textile materials
US4069779A (en) * 1976-11-15 1978-01-24 Klein Alice V Button holder
US4149070A (en) * 1976-01-23 1979-04-10 Pastorius Louis E Code symbol inspection arrangement
US4524522A (en) * 1984-03-16 1985-06-25 Butterick Company, Inc. Fitting curve and ruler
US4637142A (en) * 1986-05-09 1987-01-20 Baker Kenneth R Universal adjustable weld gauge
US4733477A (en) * 1987-03-17 1988-03-29 Fincham James R Chalk line framing square
US5459936A (en) * 1993-11-18 1995-10-24 Tools For Bending, Inc. Pipe wall thickness measuring template
US20080042431A1 (en) * 2006-08-01 2008-02-21 Steely Clay Y Shoulder refacing indicator, and methods of using same
US8408150B1 (en) 2011-09-20 2013-04-02 Tenna M. Ragan Sewing aid
US20140230263A1 (en) * 2013-02-20 2014-08-21 Johnathan Kenneth Livitski Welding Gauge
US20200131680A1 (en) * 2018-10-30 2020-04-30 Jerriann Massey Quilting tool

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US1742684A (en) * 1926-08-28 1930-01-07 Bowman Thomas George Levi Template or gauge for use in marking and cutting window drapes
US2487673A (en) * 1944-11-21 1949-11-08 Roper Austin John Geometrical sketching template
US2741851A (en) * 1954-11-04 1956-04-17 Nicola O Berardinelli Buttonhole positioner
US2756505A (en) * 1953-09-29 1956-07-31 Zaleski Stella Marking gauge

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US1742684A (en) * 1926-08-28 1930-01-07 Bowman Thomas George Levi Template or gauge for use in marking and cutting window drapes
US2487673A (en) * 1944-11-21 1949-11-08 Roper Austin John Geometrical sketching template
US2756505A (en) * 1953-09-29 1956-07-31 Zaleski Stella Marking gauge
US2741851A (en) * 1954-11-04 1956-04-17 Nicola O Berardinelli Buttonhole positioner

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3712520A (en) * 1969-10-13 1973-01-23 R Vipond Pleating of sheet and textile materials
US4149070A (en) * 1976-01-23 1979-04-10 Pastorius Louis E Code symbol inspection arrangement
US4069779A (en) * 1976-11-15 1978-01-24 Klein Alice V Button holder
US4524522A (en) * 1984-03-16 1985-06-25 Butterick Company, Inc. Fitting curve and ruler
US4637142A (en) * 1986-05-09 1987-01-20 Baker Kenneth R Universal adjustable weld gauge
US4733477A (en) * 1987-03-17 1988-03-29 Fincham James R Chalk line framing square
US5459936A (en) * 1993-11-18 1995-10-24 Tools For Bending, Inc. Pipe wall thickness measuring template
US20080042431A1 (en) * 2006-08-01 2008-02-21 Steely Clay Y Shoulder refacing indicator, and methods of using same
US7685736B2 (en) * 2006-08-01 2010-03-30 Grant Prideco, L.P. Shoulder refacing indicator
US8408150B1 (en) 2011-09-20 2013-04-02 Tenna M. Ragan Sewing aid
US20140230263A1 (en) * 2013-02-20 2014-08-21 Johnathan Kenneth Livitski Welding Gauge
US9494402B2 (en) * 2013-02-20 2016-11-15 Johnathan Kenneth Livitski Welding gauge
US20200131680A1 (en) * 2018-10-30 2020-04-30 Jerriann Massey Quilting tool
US10781545B2 (en) * 2018-10-30 2020-09-22 Annie Mchugs, Llc Quilting tool

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