Improvements in Dress-fasteners.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Appl cation, 16th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1394-Accepted, 15th Sept. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress-fasteners.
I, ROSALIE SCHAEFER, of Berlin, Cöthener Strasse 46, in the Kingdom of
Prussia, Empire of Germany, Private Lady 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 invention relates to an arrangement by means of which the dresses and
underskirts of women can be conveniently and comfortably fastened on the body
and the slits of said skirts held closed.
In order to make this invention more fully intelligible reference is had to the
accompanying drawing in which like letters are used to denote similar parts.
Fig. 1 shows the fastener when closed,
Fig. 2 the same when open, whilst
Figs. 3 and 4 show a modification of the middle fastening-device.
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The fastener consists of two narrow very thin bars a and b of the length of the
slit in the dress to be closed. These bars are hinged on a pivot c and overlap each
other when closed, the broad parts d and e at the top being provided, the one with
a hook and the other with an eye, by means of which the two bars are clipped
together. In the middle of each bar, a second hook or button and eye or other
means of fastening is arranged, this serving to keep the bars well together and
preventing the slit from bulging open.
The fastener is so arranged in the dress, that the hinge falls together with the
end of the slit, whilst the broad parts d and e are attached to the waist-band. By
clipping the bars together by means of the two hooks and eyes etc., the slit of the
dress is closed and prevented from opening.
The fastener is easy to release when removing the skirt, and in consequence of
the elasticity of the bars offers no hindrance whatever to the free movements and
yielding qualities of the dress-material.
Berlin the 11th day of September 1893.
Improvements in Dress-fasteners.
I, ROSALIE SCHAEFER of 29A Urbanstrasse, Berlin in the Kingdom of Prussia
and German Empire, Private Lady, 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 an arrangement by means of which the dresses and
underskirts of women can be conveniently and comfortably fastened on the body
and the slits of said skirts held closed.
.
In order to make this invention more fully intelligible reference is had to the
drawing filed with my Provisional Specification in which like letters are used to
denote similar parts.

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Fig. 2 the same when open, whilst
Figs. 3 and 4 show a modification of the middle fastening-device.
The fastener consists of two narrow very thin hars a and of the length of the
slit in the dress to be closed. These bars are hinged on a pivot c and overlap
each other when closed, the broad parts & and eat the top being provided,
the one with a hook and the other with an eye, by means of which the
two bars are clipped together. In the middle of each bar, a second book or
button and eye or other closure or means of fastening is arranged, this serving to
keep the bars well together and preventing the slit from bulging open.
The fastener is so arranged in the dress, that the binge falls together with the
end of the slit, whilst the broad parts (d) and (e) are attached to the waist-band.
By clipping the bars together by means of the two hooks and eyes etc. the slit of
the dress is closed and prevented from opening.
The fastener is easy to release when removing the skirt, and in consequence of
the elasticity of the bars offers no hindrance whatever to the free movement and
yielding qualities of the dress-material.
The dress-fastener may however also be arranged, with the bars situated by the
side of each other, joined together at the lower ends by means of a linked hinge.
Each bar may be composed of two parts hinged together in order to allow an easy
mobility.
A hook () is fastened to the bar (a) and corresponds with an eye (i) in which
the former can be locked in order to secure the exact position of the bars (u)
and (b). The very same effect will be obtained by the plate-spring (k) connected
with the bar (a). This plate-spring (k) can be pushed into an eye of the bar (b),
and on account of its elasticity will hold together the bars (a) and (b), whilst the
disengagement of the same can be obtained by pressing down the plate-
spring (k).
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A fastener for women's dresses and underskirts, consisting of two bars of very
thin material hinged together at one end and provided in the middle with books
and eyes or other closure-arrangements by means of which the bars can be clipped
together, substantially as and for the purpose herein described with reference to
the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 30th day of August 1894.