Improved Method of and Means for Suspending Lower from Upper Garments.
Year: 1895

page_text: Cate of Application, 29th June. 1895-Accepted. 10th Aug., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by MARCUS LOEWENTHAL, of No. 142$ Lexington
Avenue, New York City, in the State of New York, United States of
America, Clothing Manufacturer.]
Improved Method of and Means for Suspending Lower from Upper
Garments.
1, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co. Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 :-
My improvement relates particularly to garments intended for children's wear,
and has for its object to provide a neat and strong fastening by which a waist may
be secured to a lower garment.
I will describe a waist embodying my improvement and then point out the novel
features in a claim.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a front view of a blouse and trousers embodying my improvement, a
portion of the lower edge of the waist being represented as if cut through and the
edges thrown back.
Figure 2 is also a front view of the blouse showing the edges of the opening as
thrown back, exposing the interior, and also representing the lining as being cut
through.
Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in both figures.
A designates a blouse.
sleeves u'.
It may be provided with a collar a and also formed with
The present waist is made in the form of a blouse having a front opening a², the
edges of which are provided with buttons and button-holes or other fastening
devices. B is a breast piece.
C is a lining extending over and secured to the interior surface of the blouse
The flap C'
except at the lower portion, where it is free and forms a flap C
will preferably be of a double thickness with or without an interlining, the lower
edge of the lining C, being folded back upon itself and then secured to a lower
piece D, the lower edge of the latter being attached to the lower edge of the
blouse.
The flap C is provided with buttons e, or other fastening devices, to which
trousers or any other lower garment may be secured, the upper edge thereof passing
upward between the blouse and the flap C, and being there secured to the buttons c.
The edges of the lower garment are thus hidden from sight while the neat
appearance of the blouse is in Dowise affected.
The rear of the blouse may be also provided with buttons c.
Preferably, the lower garment will be provided with an inner band, and the
button-holes by means of which such garment is to be fastened to the blouse, will
be formed in this inner band.
It will be seen that by my construction the flap for supporting the lower garment
is not formed of an independent piece which is liable to tear from its fastenings, but
that this flap is integral with the lining so as to be very strong and secure.
In using the term "blouse," I wish to include not only what is ordinarily known
as a blouse, but any upper garment, whether an inside garment or an outside

page_text: garment. I have already intimated that instead of trousers any other lower
garment may be used. I will add that I wish to cover skirts, among other things.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
An upper garment having inside its frout a band or flap provided with devices
for engaging a lower garment, the edge of the outer front portion of the upper
garment being extended below said band or flap in order that it may lap over the
upper portion of the lower garment, substantially as described.
Dated this 29th day of June 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.