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Sept. 7, 1948.
c. scHAFFNER
DRESSVPATTERN MARKER
Filed June 11, 1946
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Patented Sept. 7, 1_948
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vUNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE
2,448,627
DRESS PATTERN MARKER
Claude Schaffner, New Haven, Conn.
Application June 11, 1946, Serial No. 676,022
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11 Claims. (Cl. 1Z0-13)
This invention relates to a marker to be em
ployed with dress patterns, and more particularly
with a pattern having piercings or openings
therein through which the goods may be marked
in some manner so that the user of the pattern
may follow the marks in subsequent treatment
of the goods, such yas making pleats or darts, or
in other ways.
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In the use of a dress pattern it is customary
to apply the pattern itself to a double thickness
of the material which is to be made up accord
ing to the pattern, and the pattern has openings
through which the material may be marked.
Thus, while it may not be difficult to mark the
upper ply `or layer of material, it is difficult ac
curately to mark the lower layer opposite the
openings in the pattern.
I contemplate -by the present invention the
provision of »a device which may be employed to
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Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the
crayon holders on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and
Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.
lTo illustrate a preferred embodiment of my
invention, I have shown a dress pattern marker
comprising a supporting or handle member I0,
to which are secured a pair of forwardly extend
ing iarms Il yand l2. These arms are preferably
made of resilient material, so that they will nor
10 mally stand in a spaced or sprung apart position,
but can readily, by-pressure thereon, be moved
toward each other. In order to space the arms
apart »at their free ends, the upper arm is of
Z-shaped formation, being provided with an off
15 set I 3, so that the free end I4 will stand in a
position which is spaced from the free end I5 of
the lower arm a greater amount than the ends
of the. arms adjacent the member I0 to which
they are secured.
mark both surfaces of the goods While the pat 20
Upon each of the Áarms is secured a crayon V
tern is thereon, and which will be provided with
holder, as shown more especially in Fig. 5, the
aligned marking devices, such as crayons, for ex
holders being secured to the opposing surfaces
ample, so that when the crayon on the upper
of the arm, so that, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the
surface of the goods registers with the opening
holder is secured to the lower face of the upper
in the pattern, a registering or aligned mark will 25 arm, and the upper face Vof the lower arm.
be made upon the other face of the goods, so
Each of these crayon holders comprises a`
that both plies‘ of the goods will be accurately and
disk-like base portion I6 to which is secured ay
simultaneously marked while the pattern is se
substantially cylindrical socket Il, this socket,
cured thereto.
as sho-wn in Fig. 6, being provided with a struck
One object of my invention is to provide a new 30 in tongue or rib i8, leaving a slot l 9 in the socket.
and improved marker for the marking of mate
The base I6 is rotatably mounted upon the arm
rial according to the usual dress patterns.
by means of the rivet -or pivot pin 20, so that
A still further object of my invention is to
rotation of the base portion also rotates tire
provide ya device of the character described which
socket.
may be economically made, so that it may be 35
A short piece of crayon 2| is adapted to beA
sold at a relatively low price, and which at the . inserted in each of the sockets il, and will be
same time will serve accurately to mark both
retained therein owing to the resilience ofthe
plies or layers of a piece of material according
sockets due to the slot I9. Also, as noted in Fig.
to the indications on e. dress pattern.
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6, the rib i8 will bite into the "crayon and hold
A further object of the invention is to provide 40 the latter non-rotatably in thevsocket, so that,
a device of the character described which may
when the disk i6 and socket Il secured ‘thereto
be very simple in operation, and easily manipu
are rotated, the crayon will also be rotated.
Means are provided for rotating the disks and
lated by anyone using a dress pattern.
sockets, 'and this means is so arranged that the
To these and other .ends the invention consists
in the no-vel features and combinations of parts 45 crayons will be rotated in opposite directions,
thus serving to hold the material being marked
to be hereinafter described and claimed.
stationary so that the crayons will rotate upon
In the drawings:
the goods and leave -a clear, well-defined mark.
Fig. l is a top plan view of a dress pattern
As shown in the drawings, a lever or walking
marker embodying my invention;
beam 23 is pivoted at 24 to the upper arm I2,
Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;
and one end of this lever is connected by a linkFig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3_3 of Fig. 2;
25 to the upper disk i6, the link being pivoted
Fig. 4 is a View of the forward portion of the
to the disk at 26 and also pivoted at 27 to the
device similar to Fig. 2, but showing the mark
arm 23. It will also be noted that this link ‘is
ing crayons in closed position;
55 provided with` an offset portion 28 which gen
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erally follows the outline of the portion i3 of the
arm I2.
A link 29 is pivoted at 3Q to a downwardly oiï
set portion 3i (Fig. 3) of the lever 23. The other
end of this link 29 is pivoted at 32 to the lower
disk I8. As shown in Fig. l, the pivot points 26
and 32 of the links 25 and 2S with the disks ‘are
on the same side of the pivots
of th-e disks
with the arms.k It‘will also be noted that, as the
lever 23 is pivoted intermediate its length, its
ends will move in opposite directions. This ar
rangement, when the link 23 is moved, will cause
the upper disk le to rotate in one directionv
about its center 2li, while the lower disk will ro
tate in the other direction as one of the links,k
moves toward the free ends of the arms Il and
l2, and the other arm moves in the opposite direction. Thus the crayons will be rotated in ,toppo
site directions and will serve to leave a well-de
fined mark upon each face of the two-ply mate
terial between the crayons.
To move the lever 23, and thereby rotate the
crayon holders, I have provided a knob 33 hav
ing a. stem 34 the lower end of which is rab
beted at 35 to receive the lever 23, so that this
knob is non-rotatably connected to the lever. It
may be held on the lever by the pivot pin or
bolt 24, which pivots the lever to the arm l2. The
upper disk I6 may be »cut away at 36 to enable
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posed aligned relation, means for rotatably
mounting said holders on said supporting means,
and means for simultaneously rotating said hold
ers in opposite directions.
4. A dress pattern marker comprising a pair
of spaced arms, crayon holders mounted on the
opposing sides of said arms to support crayons
with their free ends in opposed relation, and one
of said holders being movable toward the other
to bring said crayons in contact with opposite
surfaces of material placed therebetween, said
holders being rotatably mounted on said arms.
5. A dress pattern marker comprising a pair
of spaced arms, crayon holders mounted on the
_opposing sides of said arms to support crayons
with their free ends in opposed relation, one of
said holders being movable toward the other to
y bringsaid crayons in contact with opposite sur
faces of material placed therebetween, said hold
ers being rotatably mounted on said arms, and
means for rotating said holders.
6. A dress pattern marker comprising a hair of
spaced arms, crayon holders mounted on the op
posing sides of said arms to support crayons with
their free ends in opposed relation, one of said
holders being movable toward the other to bring
said crayons in contact with opposite surfaces of
material placed therebetween, said holders be
l‘ing rotatably mounted on said arms, and means
for rotating said holders in opposite directions.
the user to see the crayon more readily, and thus f
*'7. A dress pattern marker comprising a pair of
effect its registration with the opening in the pat
flexible arm members secured in spaced relation
tern.
at one end thereof and extending from said point
The operation of my device is as follows: As
of securement in superposed position, a crayon
stated, the arms l2 and i4 are resilient, being
made of light sheet metal or similar material, :j holder rotatably mounted on the free end of each
arm, the holder of one arm projecting toward
and will normally stand in the position shown
and being in substantial alignment with the hold
in Fig. 2, in which the upper and lower crayons
er on the opposing arm, and said holder com
2| are separated from each other. The mate
prising a socket to receive the base of a crayon.
rial to be marked, with the pattern secured there
8. A dress pattern marker comprisingv a pair
to, may be placed inthe space between the cray
ons, and the upper crayon aligned with an open
ing in the pattern. Slight pressure on the free
of flexible arm members secured in spaced rela
tion at'one end thereof and extending from said ,
point of securement in superposed position, a
crayon holder rotatably mounted on the vfree end
of each arm, the holder ofv one arm projecting.v
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between them, one crayon will then be in con
toward and being in substantial alignment with
tact with each face of the goods, the contact
the holder on the opposing arm, and means for
of the upper crayon being made through the
rotating said holders simultaneously in opposite
opening in the pattern. With the operator ex
directions.
erting slight pressure downwardly on the free end
9. A dress pattern marker comprising a pair of
I4 of the upper arm, the knob 33 is rotated, thus 50
flexible arm members secured in spaced relation
rotating the crayon holders and crayons in oppo
at one end .thereof and extending from said point
site directions, causing the crayons to leave a de
of
securement in superposed position, a crayon
posit upon each face of the goods and make well
holder rotatably mounted on the free end of each ,
deñned marks thereon. The operation is, of
course, repeated at each opening in the pattern 55 arm, the holder of one arml projecting toward
and being in substantial alignment with the
through which a. mark is to be made.
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holder on the opposing arm, and a single manu
While I have shown and described a preferred
ally operable member for rotating said holders
embodiment of my invention, it will be under
simultaneously
in opposite directions.
stood that it is not to be limited to all of the
10.
A
dress
pattern
marker comprising a pair
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details shown, but is capable of modification and
of ñeXible arm members secured in spaced rela
variation within the spirit of the invention and
tion at one end thereof and extending from said
within the scope of the claims.
point of securement in superposed position, a.
What I claim is:
crayon holder rotatably mounted on the free
l. A dress pattern marker comprising means
for supporting a pair of crayon holders in op 65 end of each arm, the holder of one arm pro
jecting toward and being in substantial alignment
posed aligned relation, and means for rotatably
with the holder on the opposing arm, a lever piv
mounting said holders on said supporting means.
oted to one of said arms, and means connecting
2. A dress pattern marker comprising means
said lever to said holders to rotate the latter in..
for supporting a pair of crayon holders in op
posed aligned relation, means for rotatably 70 opposite directions upon movement of the» lever.
l1. A dress pattern marker comprising a pair
mounting said holders on said supporting means,
of ilexible arm members secured in spaced rela
and means for simultaneously rotating said hold
tion at one end thereof and extending from said,
ers.
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point of securement in superposed position, a
3. A dress pattern marker comprising means
for supporting a pair of crayon holders in op 75 crayon holder rotatably mounted on the'free endy
end I4 of the upper arm will bring the crayons
together, as shown in Fig. 4. With the goods
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of each arm, the holder of one arm projecting to-
REFERENCES CITED
ward and being in substantial alignment with
the holder on the opposing arm, and means for
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rotating said holders simultaneously in opposite
directions, said sockets being provided with 5
means to engage the crayons to prevent relative
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rotation between the sockets and crayons.
CLAUDE SCHAFFNER.
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UNITED STATES PATENTS
Number
127,835
Name
Date
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