Improvements in Fastenings for Aprons and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Fastenings for Aprons and the like.
I, ISAAC GILBERT, of 5, Canterbury Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Butcher's Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide fastenings whereby aprons and the like
can be secured round the body so that such aprons will fit closely and comfortably,
and at the same time the fastenings will yield when the wearer of the apron stoops,
thereby preventing to a great extent the creasing of such apron which takes place
with the fastenings now in use.
For this purpose I form the apron with an elastic piece or pieces connecting the
two edges at one or more points so that such edges always tend to be drawn together
thereby drawing the apron closely around the body. The elastic piece or pieces may,
be either permanently attached to the edges of the apron or it or they may be
detachably secured thereto by buttons and button holes or other convenient means.
Dated this 16th day of June 1897.
provements in fastenings for Aprons and the st.
I, ISAAC GILBERT, of 5, Canterbury Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Butcher's Outfitter, 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, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings:-
The object of this invention is to provide fastenings whereby aprons and the
like can be secured round the body so that such aprons will fit closely and comfort-
ably, and at the same time the fastenings will yield when the wearer of the apron
stoops, thereby preventing to a great extent the creasing of such aprons which takes
place with the fastenings now in use.
For this purpose I form the apron with an elastic piece or pieces connecting the
two edges at one or more points so that such edges always tend to be drawn together.
thereby drawing the apron closely around the body. The elastic piece or pieces
may be either permanently attached to the edges of the apron or it or they may be
detachably secured thereto by buttons and button-holes or other convenient means. -
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page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a back view of an apron provided with a fastening according to my
invention. a is the apron, b is an elastic piece attached by sewing or otherwise
to the back edges c, c¹, of the apron so that such edges always tend to be drawn
together so as to keep the apron close round the body whilst at the same time such
elastic piece will yield so as to prevent undue strain being brought on the edges c, c¹
when the wearer of the apron stoops. The apron may be put on by being passed
over the head the piece 6 being sufficiently yielding to allow of that being done.
Fig. 2 is a back view of an apron with a modification of fastening under my
invention. a is the apron.
b is the elastic piece provided with buttons 6¹ which
engage with buttonholes d d' at or near the edges of the apron as desired. In this
modification the elastic piece can be entirely detached from the apron thereby
facilitating washing of the latter.
It will be obvious that means other than buttons and buttonholes may be
employed to attach the elastic piece to the apron and that several elastic pieces may
be, used at different points on the edges of the apron as desired.
Having now particularly. described and ascertained 'the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
Fastenings for aprons and the like consisting of elastic pieces attached to the
edges of such aprons and the like by sewing, buttons and buttonholes, or equivalent
means substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this Twenty-eighth day of February 1898
W. B. JOHNSON,
4, Clayton Square, Liverpool, Agent.