Improvements in Stockings.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Stockings.
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I, FRANK ROBERT WHITE, of Bee Hive Lane, Loughborough, in the County of
Leicester, Hosiery Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
This invention relates to improved means for fastening the upper part of a
stocking to the leg of the wearer in order to prevent the said part from slipping
down, and it has for its object to provide a fastening that will not interfere with
the ordinary circumferential elasticity of the stocking at the point at which it
is applied.
According to this invention at a point in the length of the leg of the stocking
where the fastening is to be applied, I form holes or openings at each side of
preferably the front of the stocking, said openings being any suitable distance
apart.
A piece of tape ribbon or the like is passed through one opening and its inner
end connected at or near the other opening, a second piece of tape is passed through
the latter opening and its inner end connected at or near the first opening.
By means of the outer ends of these two pieces of tape, the parts between the
two openings may be drawn together and the diameter of the stocking reduced
at this point. The drawn up part of the stocking is retained in this position
by tieing the two free ends of the tape together, or securing them to each other
by a suitable detachable fastening.
If preferred a strip of material may be secured on the inside of the stocking
between the two openings, so as to form a pocket extending from one opening
to the other, in which the tapes are placed.
The distance between the two openings is preferably so adjusted that when the
portion between them is drawn together the stocking is tight enough to retain
its position. The remaining part of the circumference of the stocking at this
point is not affected, and retains its ordinary elasticity and can thus expand or
contract with the movements of the leg of the wearer.
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BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Stockings.
I, FRANK ROBERT WHITE, of Bee Hive Lane, Loughborough, in the County of
Leicester, Hosiery Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described an
ascertained in and by the following statement:--
This invention relates to improved means for gartering or fastening the upper
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page_text: part of a stocking to the leg of the wearer in order to prevent the said part from
slipping down, and it has for its object to provide a fastening that will not destroy
the ordinary circumferential elasticity of the stocking at the point at which it
is applied.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying draw-
ings, in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion of a stocking showing my in-
vention applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line X X of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation, and
Fig. 4 a horizontal section taken on the line Y Y of Fig. 3 showing a modifica-
tion.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
According to my invention at the requisite point in the length of the leg of the
stocking A, where the fastening or gartering is to be applied. I form two
holes B B which are preferably placed as shown on each side of the front of the
stocking, said openings being any suitable distance apart.
A piece of tape ribbon or the like C is placed through the opening B and its
inner end connected at C which is at or near the opening B¹. A second piece of
tape D is passed through the opening. B¹ and its inner end is connected at D¹
which is at or near the opening B.
By means of the outer free ends of the two pieces of tape C D, the front part
of the stocking which is between the two openings B B may be drawn together
and the diameter of the stocking reduced at this point. The drawn up part of
the stocking may be retained in this position by tieing the two free ends of the
tapes together, or securing them to each other by any well known device.
If preferred those portions of the tapes CD which are within the stocking may
be altogether enclosed by securing a strip of material E inside the stocking, from
one opening B to the other B¹, so as to form a pocket or passage extending from
one opening to the other.
The distance between the two openings B B is so adjusted that when the part
between them is drawn together, the stocking is tight enough at this point to
retain its position. The remaining part of the circumference is not affected and
retains its ordinary elasticity and can thus expand or contract with the leg of
the wearer.
In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a strip of material F of suitable
width and length, is secured by its upper and lower edges to the stocking at the
required point, so as to form a pocket or passage.
The tape C is passed through the opening at one end FI of this pocket or pas-
sage, and its inner end is secured to the stocking or strip of material F at the
other end F
The tape D is passed through the other end F of the pocket, and its inner end
is secured either to the stocking, or the strip of material F near the end F¹ of the
said strip.
This arrangement works in the same manner as that previously described, but
it obviates the necessity of making openings in the stocking.
If preferred a single tape may be employed for drawing up the strip of
material F, and that portion of the stocking to which it is attached.
In this case the tape is passed between the stocking A and the strip of material F
and the part from 1 to F drawn up by tieing the ends of the tape together.
The stocking at the point where the strip of material F is applied may be
strengthened by a corresponding strip of material G secured on the inner side.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. The combination with a stocking formed with holes or openings at B B¹

page_text: of a tape C which passes through the hole B and is secured at or near the hole B¹
a tape which passes through the hole B and is secured at or near the hole B and
a strip of material secured to the inner side of the stocking in order to form
a pocket or passage for the said tapes substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. The combination with a stocking of a strip of material such as F which is
attached to the stocking so as to form a pocket or passage and a tape or tapes in
the said passage substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. The combination with a stocking of a strip of material such as F which is
attached to the stocking so as to form a pocket or passage a tape C which passes
through one end F¹ of the pocket and is secured at or near the other end F and
a tape D which passes through the end of the pocket and is secured at or near
the other end substantially as and for the purpose described.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete fasten-
ing or gartering arrangement for a stocking substantially as described and
illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 or Figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Datod this 2nd day of Santambar 1800
FRANK ROBERT WHITE.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.
FRANK ROBERT WHITE.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.