Improved Appliance or Attachment for Retaining Skirts or other Garments in Position.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 18th May, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance or Attachment for Retaining Skirts or other
Garments in Position.
We, ALEXANDER WHEELER PATCHING and JOHN SNOWDEN SMITHSON, of Victor
Works, Angelina Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
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This invention is designed more particularly to provide an attachment for
ladies' belts to prevent the skirts at the back falling out of place
It consists essentially of a clasp oi buckle to fit over or upon the belt with
back and front pieces to engage the belt--the back piece provided with pro-
jecting prongs or the like to engage the band of a skirt or other garment to
prevent same falling and to maintain it in position during wear and the front
preferably ouamented
In one form it may be made out of one piece of metal stamped or cut and
folded over to form a loop or enclosure to receive the belt and move along it
the back portion being attached at one end to the front portion by a rivet or by
solder o otherwise The back part carries a transverse piece with one
or more preferably three projecting prongs which are bent or inclined towards
the inside of the belt and attach themselves to the skut The front may be
plain or ornamental or may have any ornamental device attached thereto
In another form, the inner or back piece is stamped out with the prongs the
ends being turned over to allow for the thickness of the belt To the over-
turned ends we rivet solder or otherwise attach a bar or plate which can be
plain or ornamental and can so be used or an ornamental mount may be attached
thereto
In another form the inner or back piece with the prongs is stamped out as
before and a wne or other piece bent or twisted into any shape forms the front
with any suitable form of mount soldered or attached thereto The ends of
the back are rolled over a loop on the front piece and secured thereby The back
and front parts of the attachment may be secured together in any other con-
venient way, or the two parts may be pivoted or hinged together or otherwise
removably connected.
Dated this 28th day of August 1899
Improved Appliance or Attachment for Retaining Skirts or other
Garments in Position.
We, ALEXANDER WHEELER PATCHING and JOHN SNOWDEN SMITHSON, of Victor
Works, Angelina Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers,
[Price 8d]

page_text: 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
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This invention 18 designed more particularly to provide an attachment for
ladies' belts to prevent the skuts at the back falling out of place
It consists essentially of a clasp o buckle to fit over or upon the belt with
back and front pieces to engage the belt-the back piece provided with pro-
jecting prongs on the like to engage the band of a skut or other garment to
prevent same falling and to maintain it in position during wear and the fiont
preferably ornamented.
The invention will he fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig 1 Perspective view of front or outside.
Fig 2 Perspective view of back or inside
Fig 3. Side elevation.
The clasp oi skut grip ▲ 18 stamped from sheet metal and folded over to form
a loop or enclosure a to receive a belt B and slide along it to the back whero
it may be secured by stitching through the holes if desired It is made with
a front or outer portion c and a back or inner portion d which embrace or
enclose the belt B the two being stamped from one piece of metal bent on turned
over and riveted at one edge or two pieces riveted at the top and bottom by
rivets e as shown
The back portion or inner portion d carries a transverse bar 1) with one or
more preferably three projecting prongs which are bent or inclined towards
the inside of the belt and project onto and attach themselves to the band of
the skirt
In the form shown in the diawings the inue or hack piece d is stamped out
with the prongs d¹ the ends being turned over to allow for the thickness of
the belt To the over-turned ends we livet solder or otherwise attach the front
piece which may be of any suitable shape such as a fiame bar or plate.
The cross bar D is preferably stamped out of the same piece as the back
portion or it may be stamped separately and 11veted
In another form the back and front are stamped out of one piece
In either case the front or outer side may be ornamented or have an ornamental
plate or covering of any device attached thereto for ornamental purposes or it
may be otherwise ornamented.
In another form the inner or back piece with the prongs is stamped out as
before and a wne or other piece bent or twisted into any shape forms the front
with any suitable form of mount soldered or attached thereto The ends of
the back are rolled over a loop on the front piece and secured thereby
The back and front parts of the attachment may be secured together in any
other convenient way or the two parts may be pivotted or hinged together or
otherwise removably connected
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same 18 to be performed we declare that
what we olaim 18 -
1. A skirt grip or clasp for retaining skirts or other garments in position
constructed with a slide to embrace a belt and one or more prongs on the inner
side to engage with the skirt or garment substantially as described
2. A skirt grip or clasp constructed and arranged substantially as described.
and shown
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. 3000
Baird the 15th day of March 1900
LULO
WM P THOMPSON & Co,
Manchester, Liverpool & London, Patent Agents