Year: 1894

page_text: I, ELIZABETH ANNIE RICKETT of 17 Tempest Hey in the City of Liverpool
Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a simple attachment to dresses to enable ladies
to suspend them above the dirt or mud.
It consists in one two or more, preferably three elastic tapes fastened at the top
under the waist band, and at the bottom to the dress on the inside. At the bottom
is a hook and at two points in its length are eyes. This being in position and a
lady wishing to hook up her dress puts her hand through the placket hole, and
hooks the hook into either of the eyes, the lower eye being simply to keep it from
the dust, the upper eye to keep it out of contact with mud in rainy weather.
It is obvious that the position of the hooks and eyes could be reversed, and also
that other fastenings could be used instead of hooks and eyes. Further that the
band need not necessarily be elastic, but it has a much superior effect when elastic.
Dated the 12th day of December 1894.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
I, ELIZABETH ANNIE RICKETT, of 17, Tempest Hey, in the City of Liverpool,
Spinster, 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 has for its object a simple attachment to dresses to enable ladies
to suspend them above the dirt or mud.
It will be understood from the following description, reference being had to the
accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a view of my improved attachment; and
Figure 2, the attachment in use.
Referring to these drawings,
or
The attachment consists of one, two or more, preferably three elastic
non-elastic tapes A A A fastened at the top a under the waistband, and at or near
the bottom at b to the dress on the inside. At B is a hook, and at two points in its
length are eyes C. This being in position, and a lady wishing to hook up her dress,
puts her hand through the placket hole and hooks the hook B into either of the
eyes C, the lower eye being simply to keep it from the dust, the upper eye to keep
it out of contact with mud in rainy weather.
It is obvious that the position of the hooks and eyes could be reversed, and also
that other fastenings could be used instead of hooks and eyes. Further, that the
tapes might be fastened at the top lower down than the waistband, e.g. to the skirt
inside.

page_text: 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 :-
1. The manufacture and use of dress holders or suspenders, substantially as and
for the purpose described.
2. The improvement in dress holders or suspenders, which consists in forming
them of one, two or more tapes fastened at top under the waist band or in other
convenient position and at or near the bottom to the dress on the inside, each of
said tapes being provided with hooks and eyes or other suitable fastening devices
at suitable positions in their length, whereby by fastening the hook or other suitable
fastening device to one or other of the eyes or other suitable fastening device, the
dress is raised up the required distance from the ground to keep it out of the dust,
or out of the mud in rainy weather substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of Sentember 1895.
WM. P. 'THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London, Patent Agents.