Improvements in Stockings and in such like Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Stockings and in such like Articles.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS RICHARDSON, 3, High Street, Maidstone, Kent, Hosier, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to stockings and such like articles, whereby the necessity
for garters or suspenders may be dispensed with if desired. Each stocking would
be fitted with an attachment of tapes (or other material) looped or having eyelot
holes (2 or more) placed in such manner as to allow of being drawn together by
means of a lace, so as to reduce size of stocking top when in use; by useing several
eyelots, position of grip could be altered to suit height of wearer. Cord could be
used in same way as tape.
Dated this 10th da
ML 1007
Improvements in Stockings and in such like Articles.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS RICHARDSON, 3, High Street, Maidstone, Kent, Hosier, 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 relates to stockings and such like articles whereby the necessity
for garters or suspenders may be dispensed with if desired, so doing away with the
objectionable practice of tight gartering and its consequent ills; giving an article
in its stead easily manipulated and capable in itself of being sufficiently elastic to
prevent undue pressure, at the same time maintaining stocking in required posi-
tion.
The said invention can be placed on existing stockings without alteration or
damage thereto; by simply sewing or stitching on either by maker or by wearer.
It is also capable of adjustment to various height persons, or shrinkage, &c., in
washing.
Each stocking would be fitted with an attachment of tape or tapes, cord or cords
or other material at sides or other position to act as a grip for a lace or band so as
to draw together stocking and reduce size at required position.
The said tape or tapes, cord or cords or other material answer well sewn or
stitched on to stocking but could of course be formed at time of weaving stock-
ing by being woven into fabric. Tapes could also be rivetted or eyelotted to fabric
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page_text: of stocking, or even stocking itself could be fitted with a series of worked or eye-
lotted holes (strengthened in usual ways) for the above purpose of lessening size
of stocking, coupled with the adjustability spoken of.
The position of tapes or cords would vary with the elasticity of stockings: some
fabrics being much more elastic than others.
One cord or tape each side of stocking would give the needed grip for lace but
by fixing more than one cord or tape each side, an adjustability of size is obtained.
In the using of tape it might be fitted with worked holes or eyelotted holes and
simply stitched to stocking by its one edge, on the flat of stocking; or by using
tape doubled and stitching its two single edges with double edge of stocking be-
tween, a firmer fixing can be obtained—the tape extending beyond stocking would
be fitted with said holes... In using cord or cords, by simply stitching to stock-
ing say one inch and then missing one inch and repeating operation a series of
loops would be formed to use with lace instead of holes.
Tape could be also used to bind double edge of stocking and then be eyelotted
through stocking and all.
It is obvious that the piercing of stocking fabric, by eyelot hole is not good.
These several ways of using a lace or band attached to a series of holes or loops
for the purpose of adjustability is to make clear the scope of said invention as
applied to a series of holes or loops in stockings.
By a series of holes or loops is meant where several holes or loops are put at each
side, or other position of stocking, so as to allow of being worn by various height
persons or to compensate for alteration in the using or washing of stocking. The
using of a,band instead of a lace would require a hook attachment (H) to grip holes,
having a lever buckle or slide to draw sides together instead of tying lace.
Fig. 1 shews stocking fitted with single tape A, eyelotted B, sewn on stocking
at C, drawn together by lace D.
Fig. 2 shews stocking fitted with double tape E, worked holes F, stitched on
double edge of stocking at G.
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Fig. 3 shews band attachment to use instead of lace, metal hooks to grip holes H,
band J, lever buckle or slide K.
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 :-
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Firstly. An attachment or addition for stockings and like articles by which
garters or suspenders 'may be dispensed with, comprised of two tapes or cords hav-
ing a series of holes or loops to be used with a lace or band substancially as
described and illustrated in accompanying drawings.
Secondly. The making or using of a stocking or like article fitted with gartering
attachment substancially as described and illustrated in accompanying drawing.
Dated this 15th day of December 1897.