Improvements in Chest Expanding Bra
Year: 1899

page_text: JOHN FREDERICK GOODALL, 38, Basinghall Street, London, E.C., Manufacturers'
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of improvements in the construction of the braces for
holding up the garments & expanding the chest.
My invention consists of braces constructed of elastic webbing, leather, or any
other materials, by which the chest is allowed more freedom & ease from the
garments than by the use of the usual method of constructing braces.
My invention consists of a special arrangement of connecting the shoulders
straps at the back by two cross pieces, each one attached near the shoulder on
one side of the shoulder strap and also connected at the other end to the opposite
shoulder strap near the tab which fastens the brace on to the back button of the
trousers or other garment.
My invention therefore consists of two ordinary shoulder straps connected
together at the back by two cross pieces of elastic, webbing or other materials,
thus allowing more freedom of the brace & being much easier to wear.
My invention also consists of a special construction of the front leather tabs by
which the garments are attached to the braces. In my invention the two outside
tabs, are made one half the length of the two inside ones by this arrangement
the weight of the garment is taken clear off the chest thus allowing the chest
every facility to expand; and placing the weight of the garments on the proper
part of the shoulder.
My invention is so constructed that the weight of the garment is placed upon
the back instead of the chest thus tending to counteract the effect of stooping and
produce an upright and healthy position. The cross pieces at the back may be
constructed of cord; running from one shoulder strap, stitched near the shoulder,
then through a ring, eyelet or pulley, near the buttonhole of each brace, and
back to the opposite shoulder strap, thus being one continuous cord and keeping
the braces in their proper position whatever position the body and arms may be
placed in and giving perfect freedom to move in any direction.
Ti 17th Jan of T.... 1900.
Improvements in Chest Expanding Braces.
JOHN FREDERICK GOODALL, 38, Basinghall Street, E.C., Manufacturers' Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
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page_text: to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
My invention consists of improvements in the construction of braces for holding
up the garments and expanding the chest.
My invention consists of braces constructed of elastic webbing and leather or
any other material by which the chest is allowed more freedom and ease from
the garments than by the use of the usual method of constructing braces.
My invention consists of a special arrangement of connecting the shoulder straps
at the back by two cross pieces each one attached near the shoulder on one side
of the shoulder strap, and also connected at the other end to the opposite shoulder
strap near the tab which fastens the brace on to the back button of the trousers
or other garment.
My invention therefore consists of two ordinary shoulder straps connected at
the back by two cross pieces of cord, elastic-webbing or other material; thus
allowing more freedom of the braces, & being much easier to wear.
My invention also consists of a special construction of the front leather tabs
by which the garments are attached to the braces. The two outside tabs
(marked 1) (in the front of the braces) are made one half the length of the two
inside tabs (marked E) (in the front of the braces), by this arrangement the
weight of the garment is taken clear off the chest; thus allowing the chest every
facility to expand, and placing the shoulder straps in proper position on the
shoulders.
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My invention is so constructed that the weight of the garment falls on the
back instead of the chest; thus tending to counteract the tendency of stooping
& produce an upright and healthy position.
The two shoulder straps are connected at the back by one piece of cord,
elastic webbing or other (textile) material, marked A which passes through two
metal rings (marked G) attached to the two metal fittings (marked B) by means
of which the back tabs are connected with the two shoulder straps.
The two ends of this material (marked G) are crossed, fastened where they
cross by a metal clasp (marked F) each end is fastened to each shoulder strap a
little higher up. In this way the connecting material is crossed at the back.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the said is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. Improvements in chest-expanding braces, consisting of a cross piece of
cord, elastic webbing or other material by which the two shoulder straps are
connected together at the back in the manner described; which allows an easy
sliding movement of the connecting material.
2. That the two outer front tabs be constructed one half the length of the two
inner front tabs, thus taking the weight of the garment off the chest.
Unted this 21st day of tho
GOOP 1900
JOHN F. GOODALL.