April 15, 1958 R. SHAPIRO EI'AL - 2,830,293 DRESS wrm LINGERIE CLAMP Filed March- :so. 1954 INVENTORS, RUTH SHAPIRO SHIRLEY B.HUBER ATTORNEY r‘ United States 2,830,298 7. ice 1% I, , > v , Vl’aizented Apn . , 195$ 2.. ' l?idesignates attention of» a‘. conventional brassiere which isarra-ngedeontiguous to the inner surface of~ the dress: or other articlelof- clothing 10,, and.- the present. inventiondireetedt to’ a clip- or clamp which is indicated.» gen , z‘,,s30,"z9s' ; _ I H erally» by-the- numeral‘ 16. , nansswrrn LINGERIKCLAEW ' v p The;- clip; 16‘ ‘may be fabricated: of- any‘ suitable - bendable material, such" as? wire,- and the bendable wirepis indi»v Ruth Shapiro anashiney, B-Buber,‘ 'Mnnireerna cated "by: the‘ numeral;13» in-Figure 2. I A suitable cover’ ing 2- of-rfabric or othersoft» material’, may be, arranged AipplicationiMarc'h s0;l19s4-,.sens11nrmi¢19;e6a ' scams. (em-=14); 10 011211161. outside, of the‘wire 13;‘ Thefclipt-l?vis'. shaped to?include a pair. of- side- by side ‘ legs-17;, each ofawhich have? their lower: end terminating in1-a3curwed=se_ctionf '18Ythatt‘de?nesr an: apertured ear,‘- the ag rture; or opening heinggindica'tedaby-v the numeral 19, This; invention‘ relates. ‘to: a: clamp’ an clip‘; and more 15 Figures liandqt- _ r , Thezclig‘l?-ris adapted, to bev secured-to‘the inner. sur face oh theedress:inanyisuitableimanner as, for example-,1 by; means of,threadsz20,-I 21. and 22.3 The threads» 20; particularly to-aiclarn'p for holding. an.-v anu'cleiof clothing; such; as: a‘ brassiere, in. place: The object of the invention is‘:to~.provideia=;ciamp:which: may extend?-through-theiopeningsi 1'9: and"7 into engage= is - adapted‘ to r be secured;v as 5hy~ sewing-‘,1 to ,v' the insidet'of ' atwomams dress Jwhereby; aibras'sierecwilhnot 'protrudeeo‘ut:~ 20 merit withlthe body’ portion 1L of the, dress- 10 while theqthreadsaizli embrace, or. extend: around the legs- 17 abovetthe, dress;v ' ' 1 ' ' andi-intoaengagenientf with; the: dress; ‘It will be- noted? that-tv the ears. 18;‘are arranged angular-1y withv respect Another object; of "the: inventiomis ttriprovidera,~ clip or: clampewhi'cli' -is;adapted‘ to bets'ewed or a?ixedatqitheiin-i to>the~legs~t17i andt-thisiangular arrangement results fromv side on at dress 1 at or} near ' the: neck? on breas'trlineso?thes dress whereby the clip can be arranged in'feng‘agem'ent' 25 constructing-,thercliprout of a- singlepiece of‘ materiah Extending;downwardly~ from; each. of the cars 18 is a with the'topro’f a brassiere so that theédresssand brassiere curvetlrportionr23p and'each oftthecurved portions 23, willrcling'jtogethervso 'thanth‘e -:brassier'e:will mot accidental; terminates in a curved ?nger 24. Each, ?nger. '24 is lyipopa'out ab'ovei- theidress: ' > shaped to ‘include anopehing 25; and thethreadsZZ A still i: further'objectrof ‘the invention; is: to; provides/as clip which; is especially 4 adapted stowibe usedawith' strapless:v 30 extend: through thevop‘eningsvzsv and, into engagement witlr the :dress for} maintainingthe clip~161 secured’to-the andv‘thacklessdressesem anytypéaof: lowsbosdmedidressess dress ors other; article. of-tclothing.‘ whereby a brassiere or other: arTtic1e;of*li-ng5erie2 willéjnot' accidentally protrude above the breast or neck line of the dress; < ~ ' ‘ ' ' A still further, vobjectiof'the inventionz is to provide a 35 lingeriepclamp which is comfortable to use oruwear, and wherein th’e'jdevice can/be'madeef'any suitablemafter'ial, such‘, as covered "or uncovered" resilient. wire, rp‘las'tict or other resilient‘ material; "s‘olid'springvmetal whichjmalybe ctivei'edgor‘un‘eovered; or" any ‘other springy substance. . . A further object ‘of'th'e ‘invention "is to‘ provideta lingerie clamp ‘or clip‘ which‘ isextrernely 'simpleand inexpensive tomanufacturef p f " ‘ I Extendingjrqgn. the/top of each>of».~the-legs:_1_7 isia‘ curvediweb 26; Figure, 4,-and each ofthe-websZdterrni-J nates in' a1downwardly§ extending arm 27. Thearms 27: arearrangedyin superposed: relation withsrespectvto each other: and.:the':armsr27~ are spacedifrom the legs'17 to de?ne: a spacefor receiving-,thereim a' portion, of‘ the» brassiere, 15; Figurehllap Thus; it will be seen that the webs? 40 26j8gbhlt avportion-otthe topaof, the brassiere, 15 whereby thebrassiere'15 willgbepprevented from riding upor poppingiup accidentally-above‘ the :neck' line 14, Figures-4;v sincgethewebsl? areabutted tor engagedby: the top, edgenof: the brassiere. The lower ends of the="arms>;27_ Other: "objects and“ advantages willjbez'apparentj during 45. areyinterconnectedttogetherrbyragcurved lip 28-, and-it the'cour'se'ofithe‘following'descriptioni' I . __ In the‘ accompanyingdrawing‘s'; forming a pa‘r‘t'ofth‘is application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same: 7 " will be seen from Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing-that the lip 28 is spaced from the legs 17 a greater distance than the arms 27 so that a ?aring or guiding mouth is Figure l is a front elevational view of the lingerie 50 provided to facilitate the insertion of the brassiere 15 into the space between the arms and legs of the clip. clip, constructed according to the present invention. Referring to Figures 5, 6 and 7 of the drawing, there Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the lingerie clip, is shown a modi?ed lingerie clamp or clip which may be some of the parts being shown in section. made of the same material as the clip 16 shown in Fig Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the clip. ures 1 through 4. The modi?ed clip of Figures 5 through Figure 4 is a fragmentary view taken through a woman’s dress and brassiere showing the clip of the 55 7 is indicated generally by the numeral 29 and includes present invention in use. Figure 5 is a front elevational view of a modi?ed a pair of side by side parallel legs 30, each of which have neck opening 12 adjacent its top, and the opening 12 interconnected together by a curved lip 35 and the lip 35 is spaced from the legs 30 a greater distance than their lower end bent to provide a curved ?nger 31. The ?ngers 31 are provided with central openings 32. Threads lingerie clip. Figure 6 is a rear elevational view of the modi?ed 60 or the like may be extended through the openings 32 and around the legs 30 in order to secure the clip to a dress clip of Figure 5. 10 in the same manner as shown in Figure 4. Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the clip of Extending from the upper end of each of the legs 30 Figures 5 and 6. is a curved Web 33, and each of the webs 33 terminates Figure 8 is a front elevational view of another modi in a downwardly extending arm 34. The arms 34 are ?ed lingerie clip. 65 spaced from the legs 30 whereby a portion of a brassiere, Figure 9 is a side elevational view of the clip of Fig such as the brassiere 15, may be received in this space. ure 8. The upper edge of the brassiere is adapted to engage or Referring in detail to Figures 1 through 4 of the abut the webs 33 so that the brassiere will be prevented drawing, the numeral 10 designates a portion of a woman’s dress, blouse or other article of clothing, and the dress 70 from protruding or popping out above the dress or neck line of the wearer. The lower ends of the arms 34 are 10 includes a body portion 11 that is provided with a de?nes a neck or breast line 14, Figure 4. The numeral assume 3 . .7 the arms 34 in order to provide a ?aring or guiding mouth for facilitating the placement of the brassiere within the space between the arms and legs of the clip. ‘ Referring to Figures 8 and 9 of the drawing, there ‘is shown another modi?ed clip which is indicatedigenerallyi by the numeral 36. The clip 36 canrbe madeof any 1 suitable material [having the required degree‘of resiliency; or rigidity and the clip 36 includes- a straight portion de?ning a leg 37. The leg 37 -is adapted to beisecuredl to the inner surface of the dress or article of clothing in any suitable manner as, for example, by threads or‘ sewing. Extending from the upper end of the leg 37, is a curved web 38 which is adaptedpto be engaged by 4 i‘ ‘ With the present invention, the dress 10 will ‘cling to the brassiere 15 or the brassiere 15 will cling to the dress 10 so that the brassiere 15 will be prevented from popping out above the dress. This device is especially useful when women are wearing strapless or backless dresses but can also be used with all types of low bosomed dresses. The device is comfortable to wear and inex pensive to manufacture. The device can be made of covered or uncovered resilient wire, such as the wire 13, or can be made of other springy material. What is claimed is: 1. In combination, a dress including avbody portion , having an opening de?ning a neck line adjacent its upper the top edge of the brassiere being held in place, andv " ’ end, a brassiere arranged contiguous to the inner surface projecting downwardly from the curved web 38 is anarm} 15 of said dress, a U-shaped clip, said clip being positioned 39. The arm 39’may include an inwardly bowed inter-. mediate portion 40, Figure 9‘, whereby slight clamping with the legs thereof pointing toward the bottom of said dress, one of said legs being secured to the inner surface action will be effected on the brassiere‘ to thereby retain‘ , , of said dressv near the neck line thereof with the top of a portion of the brassiere between the arm and’ the leg * said U positioned below the neck line and the top' of said of the clip. The lower end portion 41 of the arm 39 20 brassiere being positioned within the space formed by ?ares outwardly to de?ne a lip or‘, mouth for guiding the said legs so that. said brassiere is prevented from pro~. brassiere into the space between the arm and leg when truding above the said neck line. . the brassiere is being initially placed therein. . 2. The combination recited in claim 1 in which the From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has bee ' 5 other one of said legs of said U-shaped clip is formed provided a lingerie clip or clamp which will hold-a bras 25 with a curved lipat its lower end, said curved lip extend s'iere 15 in place whereby the brassiere will not accidental ing outwardly away from the‘ leg of said u-shaped clip ly protrude above the neck or breast line of the wearer’s which is secured to the inner surface of said dress to dress so that the brassiere will not show on the outside. thereby provide a ?aring mouth at the lower end of said Although the clip has been. speci?cally illustrated vfor use i U-shaped clip. with a dress and brassiere, it is to be understood that it 30 3. The combination recited in claim 10 in which the can be used with any two articles of clothing such as, leg of said U-shaped clip which is secured to the inner for example, a blouseand slip. surface of said dress is provided with angular ears, said In using the clip shown in ‘Figures 1 through 4, the , ears extending upwardly away from said last named leg ‘ of said U-shaped clip toward the other leg of said device is secured in place in any suitable manner as, for example, by means of threads 20,21 and 22, and then‘ 35 U-shaped clip, said angular ears being positioned inter the brassiere 15 is received between the arms and legs. mediate the length of said clip. Thus, the brassiere 15 will be prevented from moving up References Cited in the ?le of this patent accidentally above the neck or breast line 15. If desired, the clip 29 shown in Figures ,5 through 7_ can be used 1, UNITED STATES PATENTS ’ in lieu of the clip 16 and the legs 30 and curved sections‘ 40 448,405 Biedermann _________ __ Mar. 17,1891, 31 can be ‘secured to the inner surface‘ of the dress by 590,991 ‘Le‘nhart ______________ _.. Oct. 5, 1897 threads or the like. Again the brassiere is adapted to 951,617 Martin ______________ __ Mar.>8, 1910 he received in the space between the arms 34 and legs 2,089,266 Kalvin ______________ .._ Aug. 10, 1937 30. The modi?cation shown in Figures 8 and 9_, and in; 2,359,804 Struthers ____________ .. Oct. 10, 1944 dicated by the numeral 36, represents another lingerie 2,428,175 Norton _____________ __ Sept. 30, 1947 clip wherein the leg 37 can be secured to the inner sur 2,476,712 Eisenberg ____________ .... July 19, 1949 face of the dress whereby a brassiere can be inserted'or 2,520,694 Seaquist ____________ __ Aug. 29, 1950 positioned between the arm 39 and leg 37 in‘ order to 2,608,689 Van Leuven __________ -_ Sept. 2, 1952 prevent the brassiere from accidentally popping up above the neck line. , 60 2,628,398 Laverty et a1. ________ __ Feb. 17, 1953
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