An Improved Skirt Grip and Belt Shaper.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Skirt Grip and Belt Shaper.
I, JOSEPH TATTON, of 18 Queen Street, Leek, in the County of Stafford,
Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved skirt grip and 'belt shaper, which is formed
of a plate of thin sheet metal or other suitable material. This plate is perforated
with any convenient number of holes at suitable intervals by which means it is
sewn into the bodice of a lady's dress or into a separate belt. The plate is shaped
to fit the figure and on the inner side it has two or any other number of bars
soldered or otherwise secured to it to receive hooks.on the skirt.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant.
I, JOSEPH TATTON, of 18 Queen Street, Leek, in the County of Stafford,
Warehouseman, 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 improved skirt grip and belt shaper, which is formed
of a plate of thin sheet metal or other suitable material. This plate is perforated
with any convenient number of holes at suitable intervals by which means it is
sewn into the bodice of a lady's dress or into a separate belt. The plate is shaped
to fit the figure and on the inner side it has two or any other number of bars
soldered or otherwise secured to it to receive hooks on the skirt etc.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figs. 1 and 2 represent two views of a skirt grip and belt shaper made according
to my invention and Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views respectively of an alternative
forin and Fig. 5 is another modification of the same.
In Figs. 1 and 2, a represents a belt, and b a thin plate of metal or it might be
of any other suitable material such as wood or vulcanite which is curved and
shaped to fit the figure, or any flexible material which would conform to the shape
of the figure; to this plate bis secured by soldering or otherwise a bar of metal or
of other suitable material c which is bent preferably parallel to the body of the
plate so that a small space is left between the two to allow of hooks to be attached
to it. The plate b is sewn to the belt a or it might be directly into the bodice of
a lady's dress by thread as shown; or the plate 6 might be cemented or fastened
in place in any other convenient and suitable way.
The hooks d are sewn to the skirt of a lady's dress, not shown, and these hooks
are then hooked into the bar c which supports the skirt when the belt a is
fastened on to the waist of the wearer. In a similar manner a hook e or more

page_text: than one hook may be stitched to a bodice in the reverse direction to the hooks d
so that the bar c may serve to support the skirt and also hold down a bodice
at the same time. The bar c may be flat as shown or of any other suitable section,
and more than one bar may be employed as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 in which
the plate b is made with two bars c which might be preferred for supporting
both a skirt and holding down a bodice although I believe a single bar will
meet almost every requirement.
Again, instead of attaching separate bars c to the plate b a bar or bars c may
formed out of the plate b by cutting and stamping as shown in Fig. 5.
be
Or instead of bars c hooks or eyes might be secured to the plate 6 to engage
eyes or hooks secured to the skirt or bodice, or the bars c might be secured to the
dress to engage hooks on the plate b.
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 skirt grip and belt shaper formed of a metal or other suitable plate adapted
to fit the figure and provided with devices to engage corresponding devices on a
lady's skirt and bodice, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 8th day of October 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.