Improvements in or Connected with Dress Holders and the like Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th June, 1889-Accepted, 27th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Dress Holders and the like
Articles.
1, HENRY MANNING KNIGHT of 26 Claremont Road, Cricklewood in the County
of Middlesex Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention refers to improvements in the construction of dress holders and
the like articles for the suspension of dresses, stockings or other articies, as hereafter
described.
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According to my invention I form one side of the clamp of an open frame having
a hollow or aperture of any convenient shape, and I have found an open fraine of
stirrup shape to answer the purpose well, and at the top of this frame I hinge a
sort of tongue catch which latter tends to come against or abut on the base or
lower part of the stirrup shaped frame and may project slightly beyond same.
or near the end of the tongue catch I adapt a block of india rubber or other soft or
elastic material which block may be conveniently made hollow in order that the
end of the tongue catch which is bent over for the purpose may be passed through
the said block and in such manner as to hold the same securely in position; the
block of rubber for example is so arranged that the tail or bent-over end of the
tongue catch rests on the base of the stirrup shaped frame while the rubber block
abuts close up to and against same.
The dress to be suspended is for example inserted into the frame on the side
under the tongue catch and a portion of the dress being brought back over the
tongue while the rubber on same is jambed down with the dress between it and
the frame, and the slide common to dress holders being slid down over the tongue,
or the tongue secured in any other convenient way, the dress is held perfectly securo;
or of course the dress may be simply inserted between the rubber on tongue and
the frame. The tongue catch may be used with or without the soft or elastic
material before mentioned.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Dress Holders and the like
Articles.
I, HENRY MANNING KNIGHT of 26 Claremont Road, Cricklewood in the County
of Middlesex, Manufacturer 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 :-
My invention refers to improvements in the construction of dress holders and
the like for the suspension of dresses, stockings, or other articles, as hereafter
described.
According to my invention I form one side of the clamp of an open frame
having a hollow or aperture of any convenient shape, and I have found an open
frame of stirrup shape to answer the purpose well, and at the top of this frame I
hinge a sort of tongue catch which latter tends to come against or abut on the
base or lower part of the stirrup shaped frame and may project slightly beyond
same. At or near the end of the tongue catch I adapt a block of india rubber

page_text: or other soft or elastic material which block may be conveniently made hollow in
order that the end of the tongue catch which is bent over for the purpose may
be passed through the said block and in such manner as to hold the same securely
in position; the block of rubber for example is so arranged that the tail or bent
over end of the tongue catch rests on the base of the stirrup shaped frame while
the rubber block abuts close up to and against same.
My invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawing
which illustrates a form of holder constructed according to my invention. Figure 1
being, a perspective view shewing the holder when opened to receive the article to
be held. Figure 2 is a geometrical front elevation, and Figure 3 a back elevation
of a similar fastener in the closed position, Figure 4 is a side elevation shewing
the tongue detached, and Figure 5 is a perspective view shewing the holder closed
and grasping a piece of material.
a is the open frame of stirrup shape; b is the tongue catch hinged at to the
upper part of the frame a 62 is the block of india rubber or equivalent material
through a hole in which the bent end or tail of the tongue catch 6 is passed as best
seen at Figure 4 and the said tongue catch is of such a length as when closed to
clip any article inserted against the base of the stirrup shaped frame; c is the loop
shaped slide for securing the tongue catch b.
A portion of the article to be held or suspended, for example a portion of a dress is
or may be inserted from the back into the frame a and is brought back over the
tongue, the rubber on same being jambed down with the dress between it and the
frame, the slide c being then slid down over the tongue, or the tongue may be secured
in position in any other convenient way, and the material or article is held perfectly
secure; or the dress may be simply inserted between the rubber on the tongue and the
frame. The holder is shewn at Figure 5 when applied.
The tongue catch may be used with or without the soft or elastic material 6 before
mentioned.
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
1st.. In dress holders and the like articles, the combination with the frame a and
loop cor equivalent device, of the hinged tongue catch 6 substantially as set forth.
2nd. In dress holders the combination with the open frame a and loop c or equivalent
device, of the tongue catch hinged at band formed with bent end carrying the soft
or elastic block 6, all substantially as described and illustrated with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
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Dated this 26th day of June 1889.
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