An Attachment for Connecting the Skirts and Bodices of Ladies' Dresses.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1894-Accepted, 16th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Attachment for Connecting the Skirts and Bodices of Ladies'
Dresses.
I, JESSIE BIRD, of 24 Stanwell Road, Penarth, Glamorganshire, Gentlewoman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of an Attachment for Connecting the Skirts and Bodices
of Ladies' Dresses and is devised for the purpose of connecting the band of the skirt
to the waistband of a blouse or bodice to prevent the unsightly appearance of the
division between the said bands caused by the dropping of the skirt.
The device consists of a strip of metal or other material having a number of
hooks formed thereon or attached thereto, the said strip being sewn or otherwise
fastened inside the waistband of the blouse or other garment.
A number of eyes are sewn or otherwise attached in a corresponding position to
the band of the skirt and the books before mentioned are connected to the
said eyes.
I Cantember 1893.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
An Attachment for Connecting the Skirts and Bodices of Ladies
Dresses.
I, JESSIE BIRD, of 24 Stanwell Road, Penarth, Glamorganshire, Gentlewoman,
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 consists of an Attachment for Connecting the Skirts and Bodices
of Ladies' Dresses and is devised for the purpose of connecting the band of the skirt
to the waistband of a blouse or bodice to prevent the unsightly appearance of the
division between the said bands caused by the dropping of the skirt.
The device consists of a strip of metal or other material having a number of
hooks formed thereon, the said strip being sewn or otherwise fastened inside the
waistband of the blouse or other garment.
A number of eyes are sewn or otherwise attached in a corresponding position to
the band of the skirt and the hooks before mentioned are connected to the

page_text: In order that my invention may be more readily understood reference is made to
the accompanying drawing wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts
throughout the several figures and in which-
Figs. 1 and 2 represent a side and front elevation respectively of my invention
showing the eyes separate from their hooks.
Figs. 3 and 4 represent a side elevation and back view respectively of my
invention showing the eyes attached to their hooks.
In carrying out my invention I provide a strip of metal A with a series of
hooks B. Said hooks B may be formed integrally with the strip A as shown. The
strip A is provided with suitable apertures C so as to enable it to be readily sewn
to the inside of the waistband of a blouse or other garment. The band of the
skirt of the dress has sewn or otherwise secured to it a series of eyes D,
corresponding in number and position to the number and position of hooks B so
that when the said eyes D are hooked on the hooks B the blouse or other garment
and skirt will be held together and consequently the unsightly appearance of a
division between said garments caused by the dropping of the skirt, prevented.
The attachment as described may be used to secure the skirt to a belt instead of
a blouse.
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 :-
An Attachment for Connecting the Skirts and Bodices of Ladies' Dresses,
consisting of a strip of metal A formed with a series of hooks B and apertures C,
and adapted to be sewn or otherwise fastened to the inside of the waistband of a
blouse or other garment, said hooks B being adapted to receive and retain eyes D
which are separately sewn or otherwise fastened to the band of the skirt, all for
the purposes aud substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 9th day of May 1894.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.