US552470A - Hose-supporter - Google Patents

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R. GORTON.A HOSE SUPPORTER.

{No Model.)

Patented Deo. 31,'.1895

l n fibrous yielding,r or elastic snrfaee to which. .-o,

of the button shall be of t A metal loop with smooth or rounded edges.

@or I muy, and as l prefer, out. the blank for l zen oi" the United Sintes, iosi'ilixig at Plein- New Jersey, have iu useful Improvements in y. l"ilieelnss in which the heee is held between n operates'with the loop to hold the will tongrentextent he obtnine'd.' l prefer, ...howeveig-the entire head or edges of the head opening large at one end therreduoes wear @mres -v i' Teri'r- `erroe.. A

nonicn'r mirror, or rtmnrirtn, Nen' JERSEY.'

Hoer-enero eren.

Application filed May 14, 1894.

'o @Mw/mm, i! nifty concern..- v.

lie itknown that i, HUBERT GU'RTON, aeitiii'eld, in the county oi' lnion and Sta-te 0i vented certain new and v lioseoupporters, of which the following is n sin sent-ion.

My invention relates to hose-supporters of button und n retaining-loop that posses over thev button und the intervening port ion` et the v hose. 5

Thepurpose of any invention is to prevent the slipping of -the hose between the button and loop and to redueelto' n minimum weer of the-hose'h'nd"liabilit y of breaking'or tearing then'i.v flo this end l employ n bngttonlhnving,

the garment tends -t-o cling, ne distinguished from the ni'etallhI surfaces heretofore geiler elly-used, 'or :t button made oi sueh material, and I preferably make it. of rubber or other honnigeneous material possessing' similar Gharneteristies adapting 'il to the purposes of my invention. In the ordinary forni of Asupporters the button has a shank that; riveted or otherwise secured to a bese-plete. In such supporters the shanl. onl".r of the button may have suoli :L charentes-istie"surface orbody, since the surface olli-lie shrink. directly eohose-Juliet' is tosay, the hose is clamped between the shank end the end ot the loopand .if the clamping-presen re be a yielding or elastic one-v :tb such point the advantage oi my `invention he :aine materiel as the shank, because the hose will cling to it and further reduce liability ot' slipping and wear.

'The ordinary ilntinetal loop that has nu and narrower at the otherinay be employed; but to l'nrtheiqiniprove and p erteut ni'y supporter I make the vl may, for instance, make the loop of flat wire,

the .loopfroui sheet me tzal, nndthen iu'rn or spin'over its edges.

This eonstruetion 'l'nr- -nnd liability of touring the at thi` sinne t inw there is'no danger the button.

scribed, the hond and shank be ongles,Y ibut aga-inst. e

erial No. fi11,190. No model.)

of theliose Eslipping between the loop and l3ntton, because the material of 4the'bntton of euch character lthat the'hose "Clinge te it, nor will theloop in use 'beoomedieengnged:from v Since the shank has n yielding or elastic surfaee,l may eonetrict the opening in the loopinenrits elennping'end, 'eo that Sonie slight strain upon the loopisrequired to draw thenconstrieted part past the button. This in effect locks the loop sind prevents its 'accidentel displacement in wie.` In the accompanying drawings,

L view in perspective, showin/g one form of-my inyentiomfiig; 2,- aq longitudinal sjeetion through the 'loop thereof; Fig'. 3, a detail view of the slotted plete upon which tliebn-ttonis mounted. Fig. 4 is e section therethrough; Fig. 5, e sheet-metal blank from which the retainingdoop is formed; Fig. 6, e plan of the Completed loop; Fig. v7, atransverse section' therethrough; Fig. 8, n-view oip another forni of sheet metal-loop. Fig. 9 illustrates n modin 'iieation in which the elastic button is carried bye' oord, und Fig. 10 shows in section n but.- ton with nnietnl head and elastic or yielding shank. V

In Fig. l the button-supporting plate A is of culinary construction, and the webbing is thr .ided through slots therein, and the ends vSecured by stitching in the ordinary way.- rihe button li is of material ofthe character deing f nined in one piece' and' secured to theplnte, as' shown in- Fig 4, by a rivet l). I

The loop C in. Fig. l is of the usual shape@` i. e., it hns im enlarged opening and :reentrzieted end that embrztees the button when drawn laterally into positioxniint is termed of flattened-wire, ns is seen from the sectional view, Fig. 2. The ends c are turned at right ach other, and nre elanped bythe overl urned 'lip or edge oit-,the platel), te which the 'webbing is'nt-taehed. The button-base A that l prefer to employ is .that indicated in Figs and 4.- OnY one side of the butt-on it is formed with two slots au, finden the other side with n Asingle slot ci.' and teeth or spurs u? projecting into the elet. As soon in Fig. t the webbing may be threaded t h rough this base, :is indicated, andthe spurs hold it, stitvhng being unneeosenry.

Tniiiend of using-fiaiiienml vwire for the hiep Figure.; is

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. blank.

I prefer to malte the loop of'sheet metal and form it with rounded edges to engage the button. Other edges may be'rounded also. In liig. I have shown a blank for making such a loop cut from sheet metal. The two halves ot' the blank are folded together, being bent on the line and the outer edge 1/ of the larger side of the blank is turned over upon the edge of the smaller side of the blank, as seenin Fig. 7. The loop-opening of the larger side of the blank is smaller than that in the other side, and its inner edge z is turned over the inner edge of the loop of the smaller side of the The slots v formed on each side of the line a.' come opposite each other when the sides of the'blank are folded together, and instead otpunching out the metal of the slot nearest the loop-opening in the larger side of the blank I merely make a cut of the desired shape, leaving the lip r' attached to one edge of the slot. This lip is then turned over on the edge of the corresponding slot in the other side of the blank. The completedloop with the two slots is shown in Fig. G.

In garnientsupporters Aof this class the strain comes upon the webbing attached to the loop, and for this reason I turn over the lip c',

, as described, so as to form a rounded face or `sired smooth rounded edges. lillustrated in Fig.

edge against which the strain of the webbing is exerted.

Instead of forming a double blank, as in Fig. 5, and ymanipulating itin the manner described, thc blank may be a single onle and hare its outer edge y, its inner edge s, and the lip r' of the slot nearest the loop-opening turned or spun 'over so as to present the de- Such, a blank is In this ligure the loop is constricted or reduced in width at Y.' for the purpose heretofore mentioned.

Fig. l0 shows a button having a metal head b', from which the rivet-pin extends, and is surrounded with a sleeve BQ of rubber or other yielding or elastic material. The yielding of the sides of such a buttonshank permits the constricted part Z of the loop to be drawn past it. I prefer, however, that the hea-d as well as the shank shall be of rubber.

Irl Fig. 9 I have illustrated a modified construction in which the webbing is passed around the upper end of a round or fiat wiremetal loop C, and the elastic button B is attached lo a cord S secured to eyes s, formed at the sides of the loop and at the opposite ende ol the straight portion that is embraced bj.' the webbing. 1n this construction the button and intervening portion of the hose are ressed through the large partei the opening in'ffhe loop, and the loop then drawn up to bring its narrower' part. in propt-r relation lo the button.

By making the loop as indicated in Figs. 5, G, and 8 I am enabled to employ very thin sheet metal, since the overturned edges gire strength and stiffness as well as a smooth rounded edge.

In my improved device, asbefore st ated, the head as well as the shank of the button may be made of elastic or yielding material. My4

against' construction provides a cushion which the hose is pressed by the strain oi the loop, and there is no liability of the loop cutting the hose or becoming unfastened,'as is the case in ordinary supporters, where the fasteningsurfaces are all of metal, nor is there danger of the head being forced through the stocking, which may occur when the head is metallic and the stocking thin.

The rubber used in my supporter may be as elastic or yielding as that ordinarily cmployed for pencil-erasers; but it maybe cithe r softer or harder. I prefer that it shall be of about the grade mentioned. Rubber is the material best suited to my purpose, so far as I am aware; but when I use that term in the claims I intend to include as an equivalent any other material adapted to prevent the button from slipping and having characteristics simila-rto rubberand adapted tothe same.

use.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a hose supporter, tho combination of the webbing, the loop hat i ng an opcninglarge at one end and narrower at thc other, the buttonl supporting plat-e, and the button composed of the central support. and the surrounding rubber port-ion, substantially as set forth.

In a hose supporter, the combination of the webbing, the loop having an opening large at one end and narrower at the other, and the rubber button, substantially as orth.

3. In a hose supporter, the combination of the webbing, the loop having its inner edge turned over to form a smooth rounded edge.` andthe rubber faced button against which the loop draws, substantially as set forth.

4. In a hose supporter, the combination of the webbing, the .supporting plate attached thereto, the button or stud mounted thereon and having a flanged head of rubber, the loop also attached to the webbing and having an opening large at one end andA narrower at auother, substantially as and for ihr` purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hrrcunto subscribed my name.

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