Improved Device for Securing the Back Waist V or Opening of Dress Skirts.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left. 5th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device for Securing the Back Waist V or Opening of
Dress Skirts.
I EMILY LOUISE SAXTON of 13 Elsie Road, East Dulwich, Surrey, no occupation-
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to securing together the opening V at the top of the
skirt of a dress where it fastens round the waist. According to this invention
I employ two lengths of stiff material preferably steel encased in suitable cover,
and hinged at one end. These stiffners are sewn one on each edge of the V of the
dress, so that the hinge part comes at the bottom. The top ends may be fitted
with any suitable clasp or fastening device, to fasten the band of dress round the-
waist and at same time secure the tops of the stiffners. The latter being brought
together by the fastening of the waist of the dress effectually prevent the dress.
gaping open in wear.
This 6th day of Me 1893
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device for Securing the Back Waist V or Opening of
Dress Skirts.
I, EMILY LOUISE SAXTON, of 13, Elsie Road, Dulwich, no occupation 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 securing the closing of the opening V or placquet hole
at the top of a skirt of a dress, where it fastens round the waist.
To enable this invention to be properly understood, I will proceed to describe
the same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1, illustrates the device open, as it would be while putting on the skirt.
Figure 2, the device closed after the waist of the dress is fastened.
Figure 3, a side view of the device closed.
The device consists of two lengths A, B, of stiff material preferably steel, encased
in a suitable cover, and hinged together at one end. These stiffners are sewn or
attached one on each edge of the V opening or placquet hole, so that the hinged
part comes at the bottom. The mode for fastening the top free ends is to extend
the case in which the stiffeners are encased, a short distance beyond the stiff material
to form a kind of tab as at C, which is sewn round or to the waist band D, and so
when this is fastened by hooks and eyes E, F, or other means, the two stiffeners are
drawn one over the other as at Figure 2, so causing the edges of the placquet hole
of the skirt to over-lap. The stiffeners A, B, by being hinged at bottom and
secured and fastened at top effectually prevents any gaping open of this part of the
dress in wear.
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. A device for securing the closing of the waist opening or placquet hole of the
skirt part of a dress from gaping open in wear, consisting of two pieces of suitable

page_text: stiff material hinged together at one end, and attached or sewn in the opening of
the skirt part; which when the skirt is fastened round the waist, are drawn
together or over-lap, substantially as described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
2. In a device for securing the closing of the waist opening or placquet hole of
the skirt part of a dress, the use of hinged pieces of stiff material attached or sewn
in the placquet hole which are drawn together or over-lap preferably by fastening
the waist band.
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FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.