BETTER ADJUSTMENT & MORE SECURE HOLDING OF STOCKINGS, SOCKS, SLEEVES, SCARFS, & OTHER ARTICLES OF A LIKE NATURE IN THEIR PROPER POSITIONS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, FREDERIC EDWARD TAYLOR 115, Newhall Street, Birmingham, in the county
of Warwick Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for THE BETTER
ADJUSTMENT & MORE SECURE HOLDING OF STOCKINGS, SOCKS, SLEEVES, SCARFS,
& OTHER ARTICLES OF A LIKE NATURE IN THEIR PROPER POSITIONS to be as
follows:-
A shaped piece of metal either oblong or otherwise, on which is firmly fastened
Dear one end another pieco of metal bent in such a position that when the two are
pressed together at the opposite end to which they are fastened, & then released,
the one will spring away from the other. At, or near the extremity of the two
ends which spring apart, the clip is shaped in any way most suitable for bolding
the stocking or other article securely, when the two pieces of metal are pressed
together by force-An arm of metal shaped at one end somewhat in the form of
the letter S reversed, is fastened at the bent end to the bottom piece of metal, so as
to admit of its working loosely up & down. This arm goes through a slot made in
the top piece of metal, & when pressed down causes the two pieces of metal to
approach each other until they meet & clip the stocking which is placed between
them; then the clip is closed. The arm owing to its peculiar shape hangs on to
the edge of the slot (which can be slightly bent down so as to allow it to rise easily
on to it) & therefore will not spring back until raised at one end.
Dad his 80th day of Tul., 1985

page_text: Stocking Suspender Clip or Fastening.
I, FREDERIC EDWARD TAYLOR 115 Newhall Street Birmingham, in the county
of Warwick, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A STOCKING
SUSPENDER CLIP OR FASTENING, FOR THE BETTER ADJUSTMENT & MORE SECURE
HOLDING OF STOCKINGS, SOCKS, SLEEVES, ETC, IN THEIR PROPER POSITIONS and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The clip or fastening in question is made of metal, usually of an oblong shape,
& divided into three parts either more or less, which when joined together after
having been properly shaped, form the complete clip. The bottom part A. Fig. 1.
consists of a flat piece of metal, near one end of which are two small slots D. D.
whilst at the other are two oblong slots E. E. placed side by side. These slots can
be of any quantity, shape, or size as required, or may be replaced by any other
method more suitable for holding the article to be supported. Nearly midway,
between the two ends of the metal at a certain distance between the slots D D
& E E, is another slot F, usually oblong in shape, running parallel to the sides of
the part A. Between the slot F & the end where the slots E E are situated the
piece of metal A is hollowed or curved in & out, so that the metal may bend more
easily at this point if necessary, owing to its being not quite so wide as at other
parts. This hollowing out is not essential to the working or make of the clip.
A piece of metal G crosses slot F transversely at right angles, on which the arm
part C Fig. 3 works at one end. This completes part A.
Part B. Fig. 2. consists of a flat piece of metal, one end of which is shaped
& bent over in the shape of two V's. H H which are so placed that they will fit
into the slots D D. Midway between the two ends of part B, at a certain distance
is a slot J, usually oblong, one end of which at K can be slightly bent down, so
that the arm part C may rise easily on to it. Between this slot J, & the other end
of part B the metal is slightly hollowed out at L, as in part A, so that it may
spring more easily backward & forward at this point. From this part at L to the
end by H H, the part B is curved upward so that it inclines gently away from
part A after it has been fastened tightly to it by rivets or otherwise at M M. If
part B is not made of resilient metal, or made resilient at about L, part A must be
made so, & bent in the same way as described above for part B, otherwise the two
parts when pressed to, will not spring asunder on being released-If desired both
parts A & B can be made & shaped of resilient metal, so as both to spring apart
from each other from about L to H H. They can also be made in one piece if
required.
Part C. Fig. 3. is a strong narrow piece of metal shaped at one end something
like the letter S. The straight end is placed through the slot J, & then the curved
end is partly inserted through the slot F where at N it is fastened tightly round
the metal G, so that it works on it like a binge. The part B can be rivetted 'on
either before or after part C has been attached to part A. This completes the
description of the various parts of the clip.

page_text: Figs. 4 & 5. represent the clip when made for use on a stocking suspender, Fig. 4.
shewing it open; Fig. 5. closed. The edge of the stocking or article to be supported
is placed between the two pieces of metal A & B over the slots D D. The straight
end of the arm part C is then pressed right down, which causes B & A to approach
each other until they meet at H H & D D. The Stocking being in position
between these two points is thus pressed down into the slots D D. by the V shaped
pieces H H, which thus hold it fast, & the clip is then closed.
To open the clip, the arm part C is raised by the finger, which removes the
pressure at K & G, the parts A & B then spring apart at the opposite end to which
they are fastened, thus releasing the stocking. The arm part C will not spring
back until raised by force at one end, owing to its peculiar shape, which causes it
to hang on to the edge of the slot J at K, when pressed down on to it-The
Stocking Suspender is attached to the clip by passing the tapes through the two
slots E E. The shape or design of the Stocking suspender clip or fastening is
liable to alteration & I do not bind myself rigidly to any of the particular forms
herein described. For instance, the ends at D D & H H may be shaped or made
in any way most suitable for holding the stocking or other article securely, when
the two parts A & B meet; either by a toothed edge, or otherwise as most
convenient.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures.
The clip can be used on Stocking, Sock, or Sleeve Suspenders, Scarf Adjusters, or
any other articles of a like nature whatsoever, which are constructed for purposes of
suspension and better adjustment.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is-
(i.) The use of an arm hinged on to a metal plate & shaped as herein described.
(ii) The combination of the aforesaid hinged arm with two plates, in one piece,
or joined, either one or both resilient so that the distance between the top
& bottom plates may be variable substantially as described, according to the
position of the aforesaid arm.
(iii.) The hinged arm with plates so arranged that the shaped end of the arm
will exert pressure on the afore mentioned plates when in a certain position,
holding them together.
Dated this 24th day of March 1906