Improvements relating to Dresses for Stage Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 12th May, 1894
Improvements relating to Dresses for Stage Purposes.
Artist,
I PAUL BRAUN CINQUEVALLI of 5, Mostyn Road, Brixton Road, S.W.,
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 dress attachments for the purpose of assisting in stage
performances and consists in the application to various parts of the garments of
pockets for the reception of balls.
The attachments are intended for use in feats of juggling, in which series of balls
are thrown up in the air and otherwise manipulated, the pockets being for the
purpose of catching them as they fall. The attachments are in the shape of
billiard pockets, and are formed with a strong rim of metal or other material at the
top, from which is suspended a receptacle formed of strong netting. These pockets
are fixed to the tightly fitting jacket commonly employed for such performances, or
in some cases to other parts of the person. They may be firmly stitched to the
garment, or may be hooked on in a manner which will ensure their being held
securely, or may be fitted to a belt strapped round the body or limbs.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Figs. 1 & 2 are respectively front and rear views of a figure having the pockets
attached to the jacket,
Figs. 3, 4, & 5 are illustrations of belts suitable for purposes of attachment.
Figs. 6 & 7 detail views showing a pocket attached to the belt,
Fig. 8 a jacket having slits for fixing the pockets, and
Fig. 9 a side elevation of a pocket suitable for hooking on to the jacket as shown
in Fig. 8 and Fig. 10 is a cap or head dress with pocket fitted on top.
A is the jacket of any suitable style and shape, having as shown in Fig. I a
pocket B at each shoulder, stitched, hooked or otherwise fitted to it in such a
manner that there will be no danger of it shifting or becoming loose, and thus
interfering with the performance.
The pockets at the waist in Figs. 1 and 2 are fitted by means of the belt C, three
pockets being shown, one at the back and two at the front or sides. The belt is
furnished at the required points with sockets formed in metal plates c, c¹ fixed on
the belt. In Fig. 3 the plates c are fixed on the outside of the belt, and in Figs. 4
& 5 the plates cl form part of the belt, being connected by straps. To fit the
pockets to the belt, they are each formed with downwardly projecting tongues b
fixed to the metal or other rim b'. These tongues project into the sockets on the
belt, and fitting them closely support the pockets firmly.
The jacket shown in Fig. 8 is provided with the slits a at the shoulders and waist.
These are stitched over like ordinary button holes or otherwise rendered of
considerable strength.
The pocket shown in Fig. 9 to be fitted to such a jacket, is formed with the
spring tongue on the rim 61. This spring tongue is thrust through a hole a and
when the jacket is put on, the tongue owing to its shape will be held securely
between the body and the jacket, keeping the pocket in the required position.
According to Fig. 10 a tightly fitting cap D is provided with a light frame d
projecting at the top and forming a conical head-dress. In this frame is fixed the
pocket B so that a ball may be caught in the cap as well as by pockets on the body
or limbs.

page_text: 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.) A dress attachment for stage purposes, consisting of a number of pockets
each formed with a rigid rim, and suspended net, fitted securely to various parts of
the dress, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2.) A jacket for stage purposes, having fitted to various parts a number of
pockets, formed with a rigid rim and suspended net, substantially as described and
for the purposes specified.
(3.) In a dress attachment for stage purposes, the combination of a pocket
having a rigid rim, suspended net, and downwardly projecting tongues, with a belt
formed with metal sockets in which the tongues are placed, substantially as described
and shown and for the purposes specified.
(4.) In a dress attachment for stage purposes, the combination with a jacket
having a number of specially formed slits, of pockets formed with a rigid rim,
suspended net, and a spring tongue inserted through the said slit, substantially as
and for the purposes specified.
(5.) As a dress article for stage purposes, a tightly fitting cap formed with a light
frame, carrying at top a pocket with suspended net, substantially as described and
shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 5th day of April 1894.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.