An Improvement in Skirt Supports or Belts.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Skirt Supports or Belts.
1, OLIVER IMRAY, of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lano, in the
County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (as communicated to me from abroad by Marie Gair, of 51 Leonard
Street, New York, Gentlewoman) and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to skirt supports and has for its object to provide against
the objectionable weight of metallic supports; the heating caused by them when they
are impervious, and the risk of their becoming unfastened, as will be described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a view of a skirt having attached to it a skirt support according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the skirt support.
Fig. 3 is a back view of the band developed.
Fig. is a section through the band on line x-x of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a similar view with the end A' withdrawn.
A is a band made of spring metal or other suitablo material, having a cut out
portion D at its middle which may be of any desired depth, and has for its object to
lighten the band and to limit the movement of the hooks or catches E and thereby
prevent disarrangement of the dress.
In order to further lighten the band and to admit of free circulation of air the
band has perforations B which may be of any desired size, shape or pattern.
They may, if desired, be arranged so as to outline any decorative design or figure, and
thereby serve the purpose of adornment as well as comfort.
At one end A' of the band A is a lug
secured thereto in any suitable manner
and adapted to engage key-slots F' at the opposite end A*.
Near, and in line with the lug F, is a slot C of suitable length adapted to receive
the ends of a slide or keeper G, thereby limiting its longitudinal play and ensuring it
from loss or displacement. The keeper G is adapted to be slipped over the over-
lapping ends of the belt, its ends G, G, being bent inwards so as to project into
the slot C as shewn in Fig. 4. When the end A' is withdrawn, the ends of the
slot retain the keeper and prevent it from slipping from the belt.
The catches or looks at E are sewed to the band of a skirt one on each side of its
uniting ends, at such a distance apart that they engage in the recess D of the belt.
After fastening the skirt band together, the support is passed under the catches at E,
and fastened in front.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In combination with a skirt support having a slot, a sliding keeper having its
ends projecting into the slot, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. A metal skirt support perforated substantially as described, and provide with
alat sliding keonor the

page_text: lateral movement of which is limited to the length of said slot and means for
fastening substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 4th day of May 1897
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.