An Improved Child's Undergarment.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Child's Undergarment.
I, GEORGE DONALD MCKAY of 107, Main Street, Aurora, in the County of
Kane, and State of Illinois, United States of America, 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 improved "combination" undergarment is open at the back and provided at
that point with elastic connections arranged in a peculiar manner, also with elastic
shoulder straps and with other attachments whereby it is adapted for use as a
shoulder brace, also for supporting skirts, hose, drawers, diapers, etc.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the back of the garment and Figure 2 is a
face view of the front side of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.
Two
The body portion A is made of muslin and opens at the front. It is cut low at
front and back so as to leave the chest of the wearer as free of pressure as
practicable. The side portions of said body are extended upwards at front and
back and are connected over each shoulder by a pair of elastic straps a a.
elastic bands extend transversely across the opening in the back and serve to
hold the extensions and shoulder straps in place and at the same time permit the
garment to yield easily when the body of the wearer is bent forward or the
shoulders are moved simultaneously or individually. This arrangement adapts
the garment to serve as an efficient shoulder brace. A third elastic band c is
attached to the upper cross band and extends down to and is connected with the
An elastic
body of the garment at the lower end of the opening in the back.
strap d is attached to the lower edge of the garment in line with said band c and
adapted and intended for use for supporting diapers. For this purpose it
may be provided with an attachment in the form of a safety pin or similar
device. By this arrangement the support of the diaper is partly transferred to
the vertical back band c and thereby to the upper cross band and shoulder straps
so that the greatest elasticity is obtained. In addition to the elastic attachments
already described, I provide the garment in front and rear with two short elastic
straps having safety pins which are for use in supporting a ladies' napkin. These
straps are so arranged one on each side of the middle of the garment as to be
as nearly as practicable in vertical alignment with the inner shoulder straps so that
the downward pull comes mainly on the latter or in other words the pressure is
applied to the middle portion of the shoulders of the wearer. The garment has at
each side a pendent portion from which an elastic stocking-supporter g
suspended. I also provide the garment with buttons to adapt it for use in
supporting boys' pants. Thus constructed, the garment is a highly elastic com-
fortable garment of great utility.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
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1. The improved child's undergarment provided with an elastic cross band
spanning the opening in the back, another elastic band attached to the former and
extending down to and connecting with the body of the garment, as shewn and
described.
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2. The improved child's undergarment provided with an elastic cross band
spanning the opening in the back, another elastic band attached to the former and
extending down to and connecting with the body of the 'garment, and the elastic
strap attached to the lower portion of the body in line with the vertical back band
and elastic shoulder straps, as shewn and described.
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3. The improved child's undergarment having the clastic shoulder straps and
the elastic straps fattached to its lower edge one on each side of the middle and
in substantial' alignment with the inner shoulder strap, as shewn and described, .for
use as.specified.
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4. In a child's undergarment, the combination with the body cut low in front
and back and having an elastic cross band spanning the back opening, of the
elastic stocking-supporters attached to pendent side portions of the garment as
shewn and described.
Dated this 23rd day of
OHHE LONG
THE LONG
G. D. MCKAY,
By A. M. & Win. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.