An Appliance for Improving the Figure or Appearance of and Concealing Deformities in the Human Body.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1890--Accepted, 10th Feb.,
1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
An Appliance for Improving the Figure or Appearance of and
Concealing Deformities in the Human Body.
I, PATRICK ROWLEY, of Curraghmore House, Hessle Common, Hull, in the
County of York, Merchant Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide an appliance for improving the figure
or appearance of, and concealing deformities in, the human body and consists of an
instrument or device to be applied to the shoulders of the wearer whereby the coat
or other outer garment is caused to present a graceful and uniform appearance.
According to my invention I provide a rod or wire of any suitable material,
preferably of a flexible nature, such for example as steel and of a form to surround
the back part of the neck of the wearer--the ends of the said bar or rod are made
to extend to the front and are so bent as to lie snugly against the upper part of the
chest. Fitted to slide on this bar or wire are two collars or sleeves to which are
hinged epaulets or shoulder pieces suitably shaped to represent gracefully formed
shoulders which when worn beneath the coat or other outer garment give to the
said garment a neat and graceful appearance. These epaulets or shoulder pieces
may be made of any suitable light, and preferably flexible, material such for
example as steel, tin, leather, gutta percha, vulcanite or the like and they may be
padded on the interior with wool or other suitable material so as to cause them to
set comfortably on the shoulders of the wearer. By hinging these epaulets or
shoulder pieces to the rod or wire as described they admit of the free movement of
the arms of the wearer without inconvenience whilst deformities of the shoulders of
the wearer are effectually concealed and a graceful appearance is given to the coat
or other outer garment.
Dated this 4th dox of Wahun 1900.
PATRICK ROWLEY,
Merchant Tailor.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Appliance for Improving the Figure or Appearance of and
Concealing Deformities in the Human Body.
PATRICK ROWLEY, Merchant Tailor, Curraghmore House, Hessle Common,
Hull, 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 has for its object to provide a simple and convenient instrument or
device for improving the figure or appearance of, and concealing deformities in, the
human body, the said instrument or device being intended to be applied to the
shoulders of the wearer whereby the coat or other outer garment is caused to
present a graceful and uniform appearance.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing is a front elevation Figure 2 a plan and
Figure 3 a side elevation of an instrument or device constructed according to my
invention.
a is a rod or wire of any suitable material preferably of a flexible nature, such
for example as steel, and of a suitable form to surround the back part of the neck
of the wearer, the ends a² of the said bar or wire being made to extend to the front
and are so shaped or bent as to lie snugly against the upper part of the chest of
the wearer.
Fitted to slide and turn on this bar or wire a are two collars or

page_text: sleeves b, to which are attached or formed in one therewith epaulettes or shoulder
pieces c suitably shaped to represent gracefully formed shoulders which when worn
beneath the coat or other outer garment give to the said garment a neat and
graceful appearance. These epaulettes or shoulder pieces c are made of any
suitable light and preferably flexible material such for example as steel, tin, leather,
gutta percha, india rubber, vulcanite or the like that will admit of their expansion
and contraction to fit different sized shoulders and they are preferably padded in
the interior with wool or other suitable material so as to cause them to set
comfortably on the shoulders of the wearer. By fitting these epaulettes or shoulder
pieces to the rod or wire a so as to enable them to turn thereon as described they
admit of the free movement of the arms of the wearer without inconvenience,
whilst any deformities of the shoulders of the wearer are effectually concealed and
a graceful appearance is given to the coat or other outer garment.
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
The combination of parts constituting an instrument or appliance for improving
the appearance of, and concealing deformities in, the human body, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of November 1890.
PATRICK ROWLEY.