U.S. patent application number 09/737019 was filed with the patent office on 2002-06-20 for garment hook.
This patent application is currently assigned to FILDAN ACCESSORIES CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Fildan, Gerhard, Wanzenbock, Karl.
Application Number | 20020077029 09/737019 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 24962278 |
Filed Date | 2002-06-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020077029 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Fildan, Gerhard ; et
al. |
June 20, 2002 |
GARMENT HOOK
Abstract
A transparent garment hook has a semicircular bight from which a
hook arm and a loop arm extend. Inwardly of this bight there is a
reduced thickness web which defines the T section with the bight
resisting cracking.
Inventors: |
Fildan, Gerhard; (Vienna,
AT) ; Wanzenbock, Karl; (Leobersdorf, AT) |
Correspondence
Address: |
THE FIRM OF KARL F ROSS
5676 RIVERDALE AVENUE
PO BOX 900
RIVERDALE (BRONX)
NY
10471-0900
US
|
Assignee: |
FILDAN ACCESSORIES
CORPORATION
|
Family ID: |
24962278 |
Appl. No.: |
09/737019 |
Filed: |
December 14, 2000 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
450/86 |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 24/4088 20150115;
A41F 1/006 20130101; Y10T 24/4093 20150115; A44B 11/04
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
450/86 |
International
Class: |
A41C 003/00 |
Claims
We claim:
1. A garment hook comprising a hook body of a synthetic resin
material formed with a bight, a loop arm extending from said bight
and a hook arm juxtaposed with said loop arm, said loop arm being
formed with an elongated eye adapted to receive a strap of a
garment, said hook arm being formed with a hook at an end thereof
opposite said bight, said hook arm defining an elongated gap with
said loop arm whereby said hook arm is insertable through an
opening in said garment, said bight being substantially
semicircular and said arms at ends opposite said bight being
thinner than said bight.
2. The garment hook defined in claim 1 wherein said arms form
thickness steps with said bight.
3. The garment hook defined in claim 1 wherein said arms taper
continuously from said bight to said ends of said arms opposite
said bight.
4. The garment hook defined in claim 1 wherein said bight is of
substantially trapezoidal outwardly tapering cross section.
5. The garment hook defined in claim 1 wherein said body is
substantially transparent.
6. The garment hook defined in claim 5 wherein said body is
composed of a polycarbonate.
7. The garment hook defined in claim 1 wherein said gap and said
eye terminate proximal to said bight in a web of a thickness less
than that of said bight whereby said body has a generally T-shaped
cross section at said web.
8. The garment hook defined in claim 1 wherein said hook arm is
curvilinearly convex toward said loop arm and said eye has two
longitudinal edges convex toward said hook arm.
9. The garment hook defined in claim 8 wherein said hook arm is
formed with a bulge projecting toward said loop arm and
substantially midway along said hook arm.
10. The garment hook defined in claim 9 wherein said arms taper
continuously from said bight to said ends of said arms opposite
said bight.
11. The garment hook defined in claim 10 wherein said bight is of
substantially trapezoidal outwardly tapering cross section.
12. The garment hook defined in claim 11 wherein said body is
substantially transparent.
13. The garment hook defined in claim 12 wherein said body is
composed of a polycarbonate.
14. The garment hook defined in claim 13 wherein said gap and said
eye terminate proximal to said bight in a web of a thickness less
than that of said bight whereby said body has a generally T-shaped
cross section at said web.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Our present invention relates to a garment hook, especially
a transparent garment hook for use with lingerie, swimsuits and
other garments in which a strap is to be connected to another part
of the garment. More particularly, the invention relates to a
garment hook of the type which has an eye through which a strap can
be looped and a hook which is engageable with the aforementioned
other part of the garment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Garment hooks of the type mentioned are widely used in
lingerie, undergarments, brassieres and swimsuits and wherever it
may be necessary to releasably engage a strap with another part of
the garment. Such garment hooks can have an eye through which the
strip is looped and a hook which is inserted through some opening
in the garment, e.g. another strap or a loop formed in a fabric
piece integral with or attached to the garment and in which the
fastener is retained by the hook end which can project beyond that
fabric loop.
[0003] Garment hooks of this type are frequently bulky,
insufficiently strong and unsightly. If injection molded, for
example, from a synthetic resin they have a tendency to crack where
the hook adjoins the body of the fastener and in many cases, the
stress to which the hook is subjected can form stress cracks at the
junction of the hook with the body and which, even if they do not
lead to breakage, are unsightly, especially if the fastener is
fabricated in a transparent material.
[0004] In modern fashion, it is frequently desirable to fabricate
such fasteners from transparent material and hence the problem has
become especially pronounced with more modern lingerie, brassieres
and swimsuits.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0005] It is the principal object of the present invention to
provide a fastener, e.g. a garment hook, especially for lingerie,
brassieres and swimsuits, whereby the drawbacks mentioned
previously are obviated and the fastener is strong, free from
cracks which may render the fastener unsightly and is easy to
use.
[0006] Another object of the invention is to provide a garment hook
for the purposes described which has a relatively slim appearance
but nevertheless has high strength and can be employed without
bunching up of the straps or other garment parts to which the
fastener is applied.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] These objects and others which will become apparent
hereinafter are attained, in accordance with the invention, in a
garment hook which comprises a hook body of a synthetic resin
material formed with a bight, a loop arm extending from the bight
and a hook arm juxtaposed with the loop arm, the loop arm being
formed with an elongated eye adapted to receive a strap of a
garment, the hook arm being formed with a hook at an end thereof
opposite the bight, the hook arm defining an elongated gap with the
loop arm whereby the hook arm is insertable through an opening in
the garment, the bight being substantially semicircular and the
arms at ends opposite the bight being thinner than the bight.
[0008] The garment hook of the invention can have its arms form
thickness steps with the bight or arms which taper continuously
from the bight to the ends of the arms opposite the bight. The
bight can be of substantially trapezoidal outwardly tapering cross
section and, as noted, the body can be substantially transparent
and is preferably composed of a polycarbonate.
[0009] An important feature of the invention is that the cross
section of the body at the bight is T-shaped. To this end, the gap
and the eye can terminate proximal to the bight in a web of a
thickness less than that of the bight and forming the shank of the
T-section whose head is the bight itself. We have found that when
the hook arm is curvilinearly convex toward the loop eye and the
eye is defined between two longitudinal edges which are also convex
toward the hook arm, the strap and the other garment part are
evenly distributed or centered in the gap and in the eye and do not
tend to bunch at either end of the gap or the eye. Preferably the
hook arm also has a bulge substantially midway of its length and
projecting toward the loop arm.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0010] The above and other objects, features, and advantages will
become more readily apparent from the following description,
reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which:
[0011] FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a garment hook according to
the invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a section taken generally along the line II-II of
FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a section taken generally along the line III-III
of FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a section taken generally along the line IV-IV of
FIG. 1 showing the T section;
[0015] FIG. 5 is an elevational view showing the use of the hook
for a brassiere or the top of a swimsuit;
[0016] FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are perspective views from various sides of
this fastener;
[0017] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another garment hook
embodying the invention;
[0018] FIG. 10 is an elevational view of the latter hook;
[0019] FIG. 11 is a top view of this garment hook; and
[0020] FIGS. 12 and 13 are end views of this hook from opposite
ends.
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
[0021] In FIGS. 1-8 of the drawing we have shown an embodiment of
the garment hook of the invention which can be utilized as
illustrated in FIG. 5, for example, between a strap 1 and another
garment part 2, for example, the cup of a brassiere or swimsuit
garment. To this end, the garment can be provided with a loop 3
into which the hook arm 4 of the fastener 5 can be inserted and in
which the hook arm is held by the hook formation 6. The strap 1 is
passed through an eye 7 in the fastener.
[0022] FIGS. 1-4 and 6-8 show the preferred construction of the
fastener 10 and in this construction, the bight 11 is substantially
semicircular and has along its inner periphery a web 12 which is
thinner than the bight (see FIG. 4) so that a T cross section is
thereby provided. The garment hook comprises a loop arm 13 and a
hook arm 14 defining a gap 15 between them, this gap terminating at
one end in the hook formation 16 and at the other end in the web
12. The loop arm 13 is formed with an elongated eye 17 adapted to
receive the strap as has been described. The edge 18 of the hook
arm turned to the loop arm is curvilinearly convex in the direction
of the loop arm and is formed with a bulge 19 substantially midway
of its length. The bulge can also be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3.
[0023] The slot 17 is delimited by two longitudinal edges 20 and 21
which are also convex but toward the hook arm 14. The convex edges
assist in centering the strap and the garment portion engaged by
the hook in the slot or gap so that the fabric does not bunch
toward either end. As can be seen from FIG. 4, the bight 11 has a
trapezoidal cross section and tapers outwardly. From FIGS. 2 and 3
it will be apparent that the arms 13 and 14 likewise have
trapezoidal cross sections and taper outwardly. The arms in
addition, taper toward their free ends away from the bight 10 and
the entire body formed by the bight, the web and the arm is
injection-molded in one piece from a transparent polycarbonate
synthetic resin.
[0024] In the embodiment of FIGS. 9-13, the arms 33 and 34 are
connected by steps 50 with the bight 30 and the web 32 forming the
T section with the bight is located inwardly of the step 51. The
slot 37 in this hook is of a somewhat different shape from that of
the hook of FIGS. 1-8 but otherwise the principles described are
applicable here as well.
[0025] For the embodiment of FIGS. 1-8, the overall thickness of
the body can be 2.11 mm, the gap and the slot can have a length of
say 11.5 mm, the overall length of the garment hook can be 17.3 mm
and the overall width can be 11.1 mm. These values are given only
for illustrative purposes since the size of the garment hook will
depend upon the styling of the garment and the width of the
straps.
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