L. M. WICTORIUS, LOOP TAPE, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1909, 938,028. m Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

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w 2 a/ 13 t ~9-1- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. LEMUEL VI. VICTORIUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. LooP-TAPE. 938,028. Specification of Letters Patent, Patented Oct. 26, 1909. Application filed June 15, 1909. Serial No. 502,262. To all whom it may concern: into and forms or form, a part of the said Be it known that I, LEMUEL.M.VICTORIUS, free or loop portion. By this means the a citizen of the United States, and resident loop is strengthened and the strain brought of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, On the loop is transferred to the tape in C G 5 and State of New York, have invented cer transverse lines. It will also be seen that by tain new and useful Improvements in Loop this means the attached edge is re Tapes, of which the following is a specifi lieved of whatever strain may be brought on cation, reference being had therein to the the free or loop portion. The reinforcing accompanying drawings, in which 5 is carried longitudinally along the O Figure 1 is a face view of the tape look tape at the inner ends of the transverse re ing at the right or finished side; Fig. 2 a. inforcing portions merely for convenience similar view looking at the Wrong or un In . finished side thereof; and Fig. 3 an enlarged It will thus be seen that I provide a woven detail view of a section of the tape. loop tape of very simple construction where 70 5 The main object of this invention is to in the loop forming cord is an integral part provide a cheap, serviceable loop tape which of the tape and serves as a means will be neat in appearance and which may be for one edge thereof. used as a hole strip or as a strip Having thus described my invention, what adapted to be engaged by hooks of the hook I claim as new and desire to secure by Let 75 20 and-eye type. ters Patent is:- In carrying out my invention I preferably 1. A loop tape comprising a narrow, weave a strip of the desired width and fine Woven body part having an interwoven sel ness and Weave along one edge of Said strip vage or reinforcing edge, the threads form a selvage edge. On the opposite edge of Said ing the Selvage being free from the edge of 80 tape I also weave a Selvage, but disconnect the tape at intervals and Woven together at said selvage from the edge at Suitable in said free intervals to form a cord which, to tervals to form short flat loops which are gether with the adjacent edge of the tape, adapted to serve as button holes, or as eyes forms closed loops or button-holes, and a re when the strip is used in connection with inforcing thread extending transversely of 85 30 hooks. the tape at each end of said loop and being Referring to the various parts by numer Woven into the Selvage threads forming the als, 1 designates the tape which is preferably outer or Selvage side of the loop. woven and may be of any suitable material. 2. A loop tape comprising a narrow fab I preferably form this tape quite narrow and ric body portion, an interwoven selvage edge 90 35 weave along one edge of it a selvage binding for said body portion, the threads forming edge 2 which is connected with the tape said Selvage edge being free from the edge throughout its length. On the opposite edge of the tape at equal intervals, the said sel of the tape I also weave a Selvage or binding vage threads being woven together at said edge 3, but at equal distances apart the free intervals to form a cord which, together 95 40 binding edge 3 is disconnected from the body with the adjacent edge of the tape, forms a of the tape for a short distance to form the series of button-holes or loops, and a rein free portions 4 which, together with the ad forcing means extending through each of joining free edge of the tape constitute flat the button-hole loops and transversely of the or narrow loops. These loops serve as but tape. OO 45 ton-holes, or as eyes when the strip is used 3. A loop tape formed of a narrow woven in connection with hooks of the ordinary body portion, an interwoven continuous sel hook-and-eye type. The Selvage threads 3, vage edge, the threads forming said Selvage where they do not engage the edge of the edge being free from and lying close to the tape, are woven together to form a cord of body of the tape at suitable intervals along 05 50 sufficient strength to stand the strain which Said tape to form button-hole loops, said is likely to be brought thereon. loops extending longitudinally of the tape, In order to strengthen the button-hole and a suitable reinforcing means extending loops I provide a reinforcing thread or transversely of the tape and being inter threads 5 which is or are woven transversely Woven with the Selvage threads where they O 55 into the tape at the ends of the free portions. are free from the body of the tape. 4 of the Selvage edge, and is or are Woven 4. A loop tape formed of a narrow Woven so 938,028 body portion, an interwoven continuous sel edge being free from and lying close to the vage edge, the threads forming said Selvage body of the tape at suitable intervals along edge being free from and lying close to the said tape to form button-hole loops, said. body of the tape at suitable intervals along loops extending longitudinally of the tape, Said tape to form button-hole loops, said and a suitable reinforcing means connecting 20 loops extending longitudinally of the tape, the selvage threads with the body of the . ‘and a reinforcing means interwoven with tape at the ends of the button-hole loops. the tape at the ends of the button-hole loops, In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my said reinforcing means being also inter signature in the presence of two witnesses 10 woven with the Selvage threads where said this 14th day of June 1909. threads are free from the tape to form the button-hole loops. LEMUEL M. VICTORIUS. 5. A loop tape formed of a narrow woven Witnesses: body portion, an interwoven continuous sel E. H. KAUFMANN, .5 vage edge, the threads forming said Selvage WM. R. DAVIS.