Improvements in Holders for Skirts.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 5th Nov., 1898
DE BUITIVATION
Improvements in Holders for Skirts.
I, AUGUSTA EMILY KELLEWAY, of 14, Mortimer Road, Kensal Rise, W., Dress-
maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved holder for use with ladies skirts and
provides a simple device which will allow the skirt to be raised and held in raised
position in rainy weather, the device being operated in an easy manner.
In carrying out my invention I propose to fit inside the skirt at the back and
at the upper end a device similar to the spring button or fastener used at present
in gloves. The socket of this fastener is fixed a short distance from the head or
button so that when the two parts are connected a fold will be formed and the
skirt will be raised a corresponding distance. This fastener is preferably secured
to a band which is stitched in position, three of such bands being employed for
each skirt.
This arrangement allows the skirt to be held up in a simple and convenient
and the skirt can be lowered by simply pulling it down.
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GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Holders for Skirts.
I, AUGUSTA EMILY KELLEWAY, of 14, Mortimer Road, Kensal Rise, W., Dress-
maker, 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 improved holder for use with ladies skirts and
provides a simple device which will allow the skirt to be raised and held in raised
position in rainy weather, the device being operated in an easy manner.
In carrying out my invention I propose to fit inside the skirt at the back and
at the upper end a device similar to the spring button or fastener used at present
in gloves. The socket of this fastener is fixed a short distance from the head or
button so that when the two parts are connected a fold will be formed and the
skirt will be raised a corresponding distance. This fastener is preferably secured
to a band which is stitched in position, three of such bands being employed for
each skirt.
This arrangement allows the skirt to be held up in a simple and convenient
manner, and the skirt can be lowered by simply pulling it down.

page_text: In order thai this invention may be more clearly understood reference is had
to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings on which,
Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the arrangement of the holders on the inside
of the skirt.
Fig. 2 shows one of the holders and
Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the method of fixing for holding up the skirt.
On the inside of the skirt at the back and near to the waist band a band A of
suitable material is attached lengthwise of the skirt by sewing or otherwise.
Several of these bands A are preferably employed, three being shown on the
drawings.
To these bands A are attached two spring buttons or fasteners B preferably of
the divided spring head type as used for gloves. The sockets C for receiving
these buttons or fasteners B are attached at the lower ends of the bands A.
When required to bring the holders into use during wet and muddy weather,
the skirt is folded over so that the sockets C can be fitted over the buttons or
fasteners B as shown in Fig. 3, holding the skirt the required distance from the
ground. The two buttons or fasteners B being provided on each band A. allow
for a variation in the distance of the skirt from the ground.
To release the holders it is only necessary to pull the skirt downwardly when
the sockets C will disengage from the buttons or fasteners 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
(1) An improved holder for ladies skirts consisting of bands stitched to the
skirt, spring buttons fixed on the bands and sockets to receive the spring buttons,
the arrangement allowing the skirt to be held in raised positions and released
readily when desired substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) The improved holders for securing ladies skirts in raised positions, sub-
stantially as described and shown in the accompanying drawings and for the pur-
poses specified.
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GEO. H. RAYNER,
.37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.