An Improved Ladies' Dress Holder.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1892-Accepted; 11th June, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ladies' Dress Holder.
We, ARTHUR DUFFIELD ROBINSON, of 47, Emery Street, Walsall, Stafford-
shire, Die-sinker, and JAMES WILLIAM BROOKS, of 6, Caldmore Road, Walsall,
aforesaid, Coal Merchant, 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 consists of the herein-described improved ladies' dress holder
which is simple in construction and is very secure. A ladies' dress holder
constructed according to this invention consists of a pair of two armed metal levers
jointed together and adapted to hold a lady's dress between their longer arms the
said levers being maintained closed by a locking lever which when turned in one
direction locks the longer arms together by forcing apart the shorter arms, and
when turned in the opposite direction releases the levers and leaves them free to
open. The dress holder, is as is usual, adapted to be attached to a cord to hang
from the wearer's waist.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a front view of a dress holder constructed according to this invention
Fig. 2 is a back view of the same;
Fig. 3 shews the same in side elevation, closed, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of
the same open;
Fig. 5 is a front view of a modification of our invention which is shewn open in
Fig. 6 and closed in Fig. 7;
Fig. 8 shows the locking lever of this modification separately in front and side
elevations and in plan.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawings.
Referring firstly more particularly to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 the two levers by
which the dress is held are marked respectively A and B, they are jointed together
at c by the two side projecting pins c formed on the lever A engaging in holes d in
the ears e which are formed on the lever B. The longer arm a of the lever A and
the longer arm b¹ of the lever B are bowed outwardly as is usual so as the better to
hold the dress between them. The top 63 of the shorter arm 6 of the lever B is
formed as an eye to attach to the usual cord passing round the wearer's waist. Fis
the locking lever by which the levers A and B are locked together or released when
required. This locking lever has two side projections g which engage in holes in
the ears formed on the shorter arm 6 lever B. A heel f¹ is formed on the
locking lever F which when the locking lever is turned to the position shewn in
Figs. 1 and 3 acts upon the shorter arm a³ of the lever A and forces the outer ends
of the longer arms a¹ b¹ together so as to hold the dress between them. When the
locking lever F is turned to the position shewn by Fig. 4 the levers A and B are
free to be separated as shewn and release the dress.
In the modification of our invention shewn by Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 the locking
lever F has a heel at each side marked respectively ff so as to act directly upon
the shorter arms of both of the levers A and B. It will be seen that in this case
the levers A and B are jointed to and connected together by the side plates I¹ I'
to which the locking lever F is also jointed all the levers having side pins which
work in holes in the side plates. The ends of these side pins are or may be
rivetted over so as to keep the side plates and the levers together. The upper end
of the locking lever has a hole for is otherwise formed to connect to the cord from
the wearer's waist. When the locking lever F is upright as shewn in Fig. 7 the
heels f¹ fact upon the shorter arms a' 6' of the levers A and B and force them

page_text: apart and lock their longer arms together and when the locking lever F is turned
as shewn in Fig. 6 the gripping levers A and B are free to separate. The turned
in end a³ of the lever A prevents the locking lever F being turned too far.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a lady's dress holder and in combination with the gripping levers such
as A and B thereof the use of the locking lever F arranged and operating upon the
said gripping levers in the manner and substantially as hereinbefore set forth and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The construction combination and arrangement of parts forming the improved
lady's dress holder herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of
the accompanying drawings.
3. The construction combination and arrangement of parts forming the improved
lady's dress holder hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 of
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Oth low of – 1000
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.