An Improved Device for Hanging Up and Stretching Garments.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Dec., 18961
Complete Specification Left. 27th Sept. 1897 Accepted 27th Nov. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Hanging Up and Stretching Garments.
I, ALEXANDER HILBIG,, of 123 Oranienstrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Ger-
many,, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The hitherto know davice's for suspending garments have various! incon-
veniences; for instance, the collars of the coats suffer by contact with the
suspension hook, and with so called trousers-stretchers both legs of the trousers
are pressed together and dry with difficulty if wet or damp or receive pressure
marks which impair the good appearance of the trousers.
This invention avoids these inconveniences. In the perspective view shown in
the annexed drawing a horizontal bow a bent up conveniently of wire continues
in the form of round spring like pieces b which are bent into two parts in further
prolongation downwards, so that the parts ce may be slid in the one leg of the
trousers and the parts dd into the other leg. The springs b stretch the: under
leg openings and remove the folds or creases produced by their getting' wet while
the main weight of the trousers being displaced downwards, is of great advantage
for the perfect smoothening of all the folds.
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The parts c and d are conveniently covered with a rough fabric, plush or the
like, so that the trousers hanging downwards thereon cannot slide off.
This trousers-stretcher and suspending device is provided either permanently
or temporarily with a device serving for suspending the coat and arranged over
the trousers-stretching and suspending device.
The suspension device for the coat is already known, it consists of a bipartite
bowe which becoming larger towards the ends is slid in under the shoulder parts
of the coat and which reaches near to the sleeve-holes! In order to better protect
the collar, the hook g is made with a curve f, into which the collar can be easily
placed.
As already said, the trousers-stretching device can be permanently connected
with the suspension-device, or it can be fixed detachably on the same, as. it may
happen, that one requires to dry wet trousers near the stove. In this case the
trousers stretching device can be taken off, for use alone:
The present trousers stretching device itself has also the advantage in com-
parison with others, that the two legs c and d are arranged at a certain distance
from one another, so that the leg. parts do not come in contact, but that air; can
pass through the space thus produced between them!
Dated this 31st day of December 1896.
An Improved-Device for Hanging Up and Stretching Garments.
I, ALEXANDER HILBIQ: late of 123. Oranienstrasse and now of 12 Wilhelm-
strasse, Berlin, Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
[Price 8d.]

page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The devices for suspending garments hitherto employed possess various disad-
vantages, chief among which are the facts that the collars of the coats are pulled
out of shape and easily torn and that the trousers when placed in the stretching
devices have both the legs held tightly together, which, particularly in the case
of wet or damp garments, often causes creases.
The object of the present invention is to obviate these disadvantages and to
suspend the garments with each leg of the trousers separate, so that a current of
air may pass between the same, and effectually dry them if wet or damp:
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And in order to render the present specification more easily intelligible
reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters denote
similar parts, the drawing showing a perspective elevation of the device
The device may be of wire or any other suitable material and consists of the
bar a, having each end bent round at b so as to form an elastic or spring support
for two downwardly extending arms cd and ed. In order to suspend the
trousers, the two opposite arms cc are inserted into the bottom of one leg of the
pair and the arms ad into the other leg, so that the trousers will be hung up,
upside down. This has the additional advantage that the heaviest part of the
garments hangs downwardly and will tend to draw out any creases. The
arms ce and dd are bent slightly outwardly so as to spring press against the
opposite inside surfaces of each leg and prevent the garment from falling off the
support. The effect may be somewhat increased by covering the arms cc and d d
with plush or any other suitable stuff, the friction of which will assist in retaining
the garments in position:
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The trouser-support may be either permanently or detachably combined with
a device for supporting the coat, such as the horizontal arms rr of known shape
and construction, but I prefer to make a bend at f below the hook g, in which
bend the collar of the coat will lie, when the latter is supported on the arms, rr.
In the drawing the arms rr are shown permanently combined with the trouser-
support, but as already mentioned they may be detachably connected thereto,
by any suitable known means without departing from the spirit of the present
invention.
Owing to the bars.cc and d d being a short distance apart, a current of air; can
pass freely between the legs of the trousers so that they may be readily dried. -
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:
A device for suspending garments characterised by a trouser-supporting
arm (a) having spring bows (66) at either end carrying downwardly extending
spring arms (ced d) for insertion into each leg of the pair of trousers, said trouser-
support having either permanently or detachably combined therewith the
arms (rr) for a coat or waistcoat and having a bend (f) in the stem of the hook (g)
for the collar of the coat, in the manner and for the purpose substantially as
described.
2. A device for supporting garments of the construction substantially as des-
cribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
nuhi 17th day of Santamber 1897
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London,
Agents to Applicant..