Improvements in Life Belts.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL DE MUITICATION.
Improvements in Life Belts.
I, BREDER CARLSEN, of Bod, in the Kingdom of Norway, Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is an arrangement whereby life belts
adapted for the upper part of the body are fitted along the rims with one or more
edges or strips of stuff or other suitable material for fastening the belt on to
an ordinary article of dress, and also attaching braces to life belts, whereby they
will be kept in a certain height on the chest and the back of the user.
A life belt is fitted with a strip of suitable material running along the border
by means of which the belt may be sewn or buttoned or otherwise fastened on to
the clothes of the user. The belt may be fitted for a similar purpose with several
lobes or strips.
Or, the belt may be fitted with braces, which by means of buttons, buckles, or
otherwise, may be fastened on to the belt and regulated so as to suit anybody.
This latter belt is also fitted with strips for fastening on to the clothes, but may
of course also be used without such fastening, seeing it is kept in the right
position by means of the braces. Such a belt fitted with braces, may consequently
casily be carried in the pocket till the moment it is wanted.
The life belt described above will always lie even and smooth around the body,
and so be quite invisible underneath the outer garments, for which reason it is
also-less exposed to wear and tear. The changing it from one dress on to another
may easily be done, and it will always keep in a perfectly exact position on the
chest and the back, so that the person who wears it, will be kept upright in the
water.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Life Belts.
I, BREDER CARLSEN, of Bod, in the Kingdom of Norway, Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of the present invention is an arrangement whereby life belts
adapted for the upper part of the body are fitted along the rims with one or more
edges or strips of stuff or other suitable material for fastening the belt on to
an ordinary article of dress, and also attaching braces to life belts, whereby they
will be kept in a certain height on the chest and the back of the user.
A life belt is fitted with a strip of suitable material running along the border
by means of which the belt may be sewn or buttoned or otherwise fastened on to
the clothes of the user. The belt may be fitted for a similar purpose with several
lobes or strips.
Or, the belt may be fitted with braces, which by means of buttons, buckles, or
otherwise, may be fastened on to the belt and regulated so as to suit anybody.
This latter belt is also fitted with strips for fastening on to the clothes, but may
of course also be used without such fastening, seeing it is kept in the right
position by means of the braces. Such a belt, fitted with braces, may couse-
quently easily be carried in the pocket till the moment it is wanted.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where Fig. 1
shows a life belt fitted with a strip A. running along the border by means of which
the belt may be sewn or buttoned or otherwise fastened on to clothes. Fig. 2
shows a life belt the borders of which for a similar purpose, are fitted with several
lobes or strips B. Fig. 3 shows a life belt with braces C which by means of
buttons, buckles or otherwise may be fastened on to the belt and regulated so as
to suit anybody. The latter belt is also fitted with strips for fastening on to
the clothes, but may of course also be used without such fastening, seeing it is
kept in the right position by means of the braces. Such a belt fitted with the
braces may consequently easily be carried in the pocket till the moment it is
wanted.
The life belt described above will always lie even and smooth around the body,
and so be quite invisible underneath the outer garments, for which reason it is
also less exposed to wear and tear. The changing it from one dress on to another
may easily be done, and it will always keep in a perfectly exact position on the
chest and the back, so that the person who wears it, will be kept upright in the
water.
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
:
1. The construction and use of a pneumatic life belt along the borders of which
are fitted one or more strips (Figs. 1 and 2) for the purpose of fastening the belt
on to articles of dress, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination and arrangement, with the belt described in Claim 1, of
braces so fitted that when not fastened to any article of dress the same may
serve to keep said belt at a certain height on the front and back of the body of 4
the user so that said user may be kept upright in the water, as set forth.
Dated the 1st day of December 1800
WM. BROOKES & SON
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.