Improvements in the Shoulder-straps of Ladies' and Children's Aprons.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Shoulder-straps of Ladies' and Children's
Aprons.
I WILLIAM WILSON 7 Trump Street King Street London E.C. Merchant &
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An invention for adjusting to any length required the shoulder straps of ladies'
and children's aprons, by means of using button-holes at the top on each side of the
bib on the chest of the wearer and buttons on the straps which come over the
shoulders to join said bib. Said buttons to be adjusted to a higher or lower
position according to the length required. This invention does not include any
apron made with buttons on the bib and button-holes in the straps. The shoulder
straps referred to in this invention are attached to the apron by being fixed into
the waist-band at the back.
Dated thin 17th day of November 1801
WILLIAM WILSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Shoulder-straps of Ladies' and Children's
Aprons.
I WILLIAM WILSON 7 Trump Street City of London Apron Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to aprons having a bib, waistband and shoulder-straps
said shoulder-straps being fastened into the waistband at the back, they are
crossed over at the back and then passed over the shoulders from the back and
attached to the bib by means of buttons or studs on the said shoulder-straps, said
buttons or studs being passed through button holes in the sides of said bibs. By
this invention the bib is kept in its proper position on the body of the wearer
without pinning and by moving the buttons or studs the shoulder-straps are made
to fit any wearer.
The invention is shown by the annexed drawing.
A is the apron. B is the bib. C. C. are the buttons or studs on the shoulder-
straps. D. D. are the button holes in the sides of the bib B. E is the waist-band.
F. F. are the places where the shoulder-straps are attached by stitching to the
waist-band E. G. G. are the shoulder-straps which are stitched to the waist-
band E at the points F. F. and are then crossed over at the back and passed over
the shoulders and fastened to the bib B, by buttons or studs C. C., passed into
button holes D. D. H. H. are small bands at the back of the bib B through
which the ends of the shoulder-straps G. G. are passed to keep them in position
after they have been attached to the bib B.
I do not confine myself to applying my invention to the pattern of apron shewn
on annexed drawing as it may be applied to any aprons having bibs shoulder-straps
and waist-bands.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The fastening of the shoulder-straps of aprons to the bibs by means of
buttons or studs on said shoulder-strans and button holes in said bibs.

page_text: 2. The regulation of the length of the shoulder-straps of aprons by the moving
of the buttons or studs to a higher or lower position on the said shoulder-
straps.
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