Year: 1887

page_text: I, EDGAR FRANCIS MARION SPIES, of Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore, and
state of Maryland, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 relates to certain new and useful improvements in bibs for children.
The object of the invention is to provide a bib having a waste receptacle or pocket
extending entirely across its front, and so arranged that said pocket will catch and
retain any food or drink that may be dropped in feeding the child.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-
Fig. 1 is a view of the blank or a pattern of the fabric from which the bib is made.
Fig. 2 is a view of the pocket stiffener. Fig. 3 is a back view of the bib. Fig. 4 is
a vertical section on line xx. Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line y y. Fig. 6 is a
perspective front view of the bib.
The bib may be made of any suitable material adapted to resist water-such as
oil-cloth, enamel-cloth, or rubber cloth. The front or chest part, A, and the neck
part b or fastening may have any usual or desired form. At the bottom of the usual
front part and continuous therewith (see Fig. 1) is the front side, c, of the receptacle
or pocket, and a flap, d, is below said front side. In the present instance the blank or
pattern on the opposite edges, where the sides of the receptacle or pocket come, is
cut V-shape, as at e, and the front side, c, of the pocket folds up against the chest part
on a line at the narrowest point between the two V-shaped cuts. The line of this fold
thereby constitutes the bottom of the pocket. The front side of the pocket, measured
across at its widest point, c', is broader than the widest part, c³, of the chest-front.
This greater breadth is indicated by the broken line near each end of the pocket-front
side. When the pocket-front side c, having a greater breadth, as stated, is folded up
against the chest part A, and the points c¹ are brought exactly coincident with the
points c³, the effect will be to spring or bow outward the top of said front side of the

page_text: pocket, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The two sides of the pocket (or, in other
words, the edges where the V-shaped cut is made) are each seamed or united by a
sheet-metal-clamp, f, hereinafter to be described..
A stiffener, g, of pasteboard, sheet metal, or any suitable material, is cut exactly the
size of the front side of the pocket, and is cemented thereto on the back surface, so
that when the pocket-front side is folded up against the chest part said stiffener will
be outerinost, and the stiffener is covered and hidden from view by the flap d, which
may be cemented against the stiffener. This flap may be scalloped or bound on the
edge, or otherwise ornamented in any desired way. The clamps feach consist of a
strip of sheet metal folded lengthwise. (See Figs. 3 and 5.) One of these bind and
securely hold each side of the pocket, including the ends of the stiffener. It will thus
be seen that when the pocket-front is sprung or bowed outward from the chest part it
has sufficient stiffness to retain its shape, and the top of the pocket is thus sufficiently
spread open to catch any food or drink that may drop from the child's mouth.
From the foregoing description, and by reference to the drawings, it will be
understood the pocket extends entirely across the front, and that the only seams in its
construction occur at the sides, and these are each secured by a metal binding-clamp
extending all along the seam. By this means the pocket is both strong and
water-tight.
The advantages of a bib of this kind is projecting a child's clothing and the carpet
on the floor are obvious.
Bib-pockets as heretofore made have not been provided on the front side with
means to insure them to bow or spring outward from the chest part of the bib, and
an improvement in this respect constitutes one feature of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
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1. A child's bib having a V-shaped section at the lower part of the body portion
upon each side thereof, forming the part e, and a flap, d, below and continuous with
said part c, the corners c¹, c², of the cut portion brought together and the edges of
the V-shaped parts secured together to form the pocket of the bib, and a stiffener, g,
secured to the part c, said part and stiffener being wider than the cut part of the
body portion, whereby the pocket is bowed or flaring, as shown and described.
Dated this 21st day of May 1887.