A) with buckles & tw straps of webbing. Made in different sizes to measurement of figure.
Year: 1897

page_text: FANNY DUNN (nee Nurse Frances), 41, Waterloo Street, Hove, Sussex,
Certified Nurse, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A binder made of stout material (calico or linen) with twelve buckles & twelve
straps of webbing. Made in different sizes to measurement of figure.
FANNY DUNN (nee Nurse Frances), 41, Waterloo Street, Hove, Sussex,
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:
A binder made of stout material (calico or linen) with twelve buckles and twelve
straps of webbing. Made in different sizes to measurement of figure.
It is well known that in ordinary binders which consist of a strip of material
which is wound round the body of the patient, it does not comfortably fit the figure,
especially across the hips and legs as an ordinary binder tends to exert an excess
of pressure upon the legs just below the hips.
Again when the ordinary binder which is secured around the body of the wearer
by means of safety pius, is requred to be tightened, this has to be done by an
attendant & the object of my invention is to so construct and arrange the binder
as to enable it to fit the figure and at same time enable it to be tightened by the
patient as required.
provide a binder of suitable material such as calico or linen which is provided
with buckles or such like which are secured to the binder in such a position that
when the same has been wound around the body of the wearer straps or webbing
or other suitable material which are attached at or about the end of the binder
may be passed through the buckles or such like. These straps being of a sufficient
length to allow the binder being tightened round the body of the wearer.
I find
it convenient to employ twelve buckles and twelve corresponding straps but of
course it will be readily seen that the number of buckles and straps may be
increased or diminished as required.
The length of the band and the position of the buckles thereon will be adjusted

page_text: to suit various sizes of the figure of the wearer. By this arrangement it will
be seen that a patient lying in bed may tighten the band at the required part
by pulling a strap or straps without the assistance of an attendant.
For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my binder. b is the binder which is made
of suitable material and in the illustration the material is double, that is to
say there are two thicknesses of material employed, but of course I need not
confine myself to this. a are the straps which are attached to the edge of the
binder in any convenient manner and which pass through the buckles c which
are attached to the binder at the required position according to circumstances.
Any convenient form of buckle may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In binders for obstetrical purposes the employment of buckles attached to
the binder in such a position as to enable straps or the like secured at or about
the end of the binder to engage therewith after the binder has been wound around
the body of the wearer for the purpose of enabling the binder to be tightened
around the body as required.