Improvements in Sanitary Belts and Stocking Suspenders.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sanitary Belts and Stocking Suspenders.
I, CHARLOTTEE GAY of 26, Terminus Terrace, Southampton, no occupation do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a sanitary belt for use by ladies, and has for its object.
to provide a belt of this description which will be more comfortable in wearing:
than the ordinary arrangements.
In carrying out my invention I employ a waist band of suitable thin material:
stitched diagonally to prevent creasing or narrowing. The surface to be placed
next to the skin must be soft and the belt is cut to the shape of the hips. It is
buttoned or otherwise secured at the front at a little to one side to clear the corset
steel. The strain on the band is taken by the hips, as the band is not of sufficient.
size to slip over them and thus cannot be dragged down and chafe the skin. The
band is widened at a point on each side to take the stocking suspender if the latter
is to be connected to the band.
The suspender for the towel is stitched, buttoned, or otherwise secured at each.
side and consists of two tapes extending towards the front and meeting at the
centre. One of these tapes is furnished with a hook for securing the towel and a :
loop to receive the end of the other strip this loop being fixed to the hook. The :
hook engages with a loop stitched on the towels, and thus lies flat and takes up !
very little room. The tapes are provided with buckles by which their length can
be regulated. The same arrangement extends to the back, the straps or tapes
being elastic. By means of this device the towel can be changed without :
undressing.
To this can be secured the stocking suspender consisting of a tape to be sewn to
the stocking top at both sides, the tapes being three or four inches long and.
attached to each other at their ends. To these are buttoned the suspending
straps, which are secured at their upper ends to the belt. These straps, are formed
with a number of button holes any of which can be used for buttoning to the
stocking. The upper ends of the straps are of elastic.
Dated this 8th der of November 1895
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sanitary Belts and Stocking Suspenders.
I, CHARLOTTEE GAY of 26, Terminus Terrace, Southampton, no occupation,
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 sanitary belt for ladies use in combination
with stocking suspenders, and has for its object to give greater comfort and
increased facilities in using or wearing the same than is the case with the ordinary.
arrangements

page_text: For this purpose I employ a waist-band of suitable thin material stitched'.
diagonally to prevent creasing or narrowing. The surface next the skin must
be of soft material and the belt cut to the shape of the hips. It is buttoned or
otherwise secured at the front a little to one side to clear the corset steel. The
strain on the band is taken by the hips, as it is not of sufficient size to slip over
them, and thus cannot be dragged down so as to chafe the skin. The band is
widened at a point on each side to take the stocking suspender, if the latter is to
be connected thereto.
The suspender for the towel is stitched or otherwise secured to each side and
consists of two tapes extending towards the front and meeting at the centre. One
of these tapes is furnished with a hook for securing the towel, and a loop fixed to
the hook to receive the end of the other strip. The hook engages with a loop
stitched on the towel and thus lies flat so as to take up very little room, and the
length of the tapes can be regulated by means of buckles. The same arrangement
extends to the back, the tapes or straps being elastic. By means of this arrangement
the towel can be changed without undressing.
To the said belt may be secured stocking suspenders consisting of tapes sewn to
the stocking top at both sides, the tapes being three or four inches long and
attached to each other at their ends. To these are buttoned the suspending straps,
which are secured at their upper ends to the belt, and formed with button holes for
buttoning on the stocking tapes. The upper part of the suspending straps are of
elastic.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, illustrating my invention Fig. 1 is a
front view of one of my improved belts, and Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.
a is the belt or waist-band formed of suitable thin material stitched diagonally
and lined or formed on its inner surface with some soft material. The belt is cut
to the shape of the hips and is buttoned at a¹ or otherwise secured in front, a little
to one side to clear the corset steel.
The suspender for the towel 'consists of two tapes b, b stitched or buttoned one
to each side of the belt, the said tapes extending forward as shown in Fig. 2, and
meeting at the centre. One of these tapes is furnished with a hook c which
engages with a loop stitched on the towel and to the said hook is secured a loop c¹
for receiving the end of the other strip or tape b. The lengths of the tapes can
be regulated by means of the buckles 6'. The same arrangement extends to the
back, as shown at d the tapes or straps d being in this case elastic, and one of
which is provided with a hook e and loop as before described with reference to the
front tapes.
1 may also use in combination with my improved belt, stocking suspenders
consisting of tapes, sewn to the top of the, stocking at, both sides and
attached together at their other ends. These tapes are buttoned to the suspending
straps 9, which are secured at their upper ends to the belt a the latter being
widened or extended on each side to receive the said straps. The straps g are
formed with several button-holes g₁ for adjusting the height of the tapes ff
buttoned thereto. The upper part of the straps 9 is formed of elastic g³ so as not
to interfere with the motion of the limbs.
It is evident that the general arrangement of my improved belt and the parts
in connection-therewith may be slightly modified from. that shown in the drawings
without departing from the characteristic features of my invention.
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) The improved sanitary belt for ladies use, formed of a band of suitable thin
soft-lined material cut to the shape of the hips, and stitched diagonally substantially
as, described and for the purposes specified.
(2.) In sanitary belts as specified in Claim 1 the use of front tapes or straps
such as 6 adjustable by buckles b', and one of which is provided with a hook c, to

page_text: which the towel may be suspended, and a loop c¹, elastic back straps or bands d
being also provided, one of which has a suspension hook e and a loop, substantially
as described and for the purposes specified.
(3.) In sanitary belts as above claimed the combination therewith of stocking
holders comprising the tapes f f adjustably connected to the straps g secured to.
the band a, the said straps being provided with button-holes g' and an elastic
portion, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(4.) The improved sanitary belt and stocking suspender, substantially as described.
and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 10th day of August 1896.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant..