Improvements in Dress Suspenders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Nov., 1893—Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Suspenders.
I, ROBINSON WHITEHEAD, of 46, Well Street, Bradford, in the County
of York, Stuff Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in dress suspenders or devices for
adjusting the height of ladies' skirts and its object is to provide a simple,
convenient and compact device to raise the skirt a convenient height or clear
of the path when walking and when required to let it down to the usual length.
For this purpose I employ two links hinged together at one end and their other
ends are adapted and arranged to be sewn or otherwise attached to the skirt.
The hinge or joint connecting the two links is a spring hinge or a spring is provided
in connection with the links which tends when the two links are closed together
parallel to each other to keep them in that position.
It will be readily understood that if when the links are fully extended the
extremities are sewn or attached-say for example-to the nnderside of the skirt
with the links in a vertical position the act of closing the links will bring the
two points of attachment approximately together and thus raise the skirt that
amount.
Instead of sewing the links in position one or both of them may be provided
with means for ready attachment and thus afford a wider range of adjustment.
Dated this 8th day of February 1893.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Suspenders.
I, ROBINSON WHITEHEAD, of 46, Well Street, Bradford, in the County
of York, Stuff Merchant, do bereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in dress suspenders or devices for
adjusting the height of ladies' skirts and its object is to provide a simple, convenient
and compact device to raise the skirt a convenient height or clear of the path when
walking, and when required, to let it down to the usual length.
For this purpose I employ two links hinged together at one end and their other
ends are adapted and arranged to be sewn or otherwise attached to the skirt. The
hinge or joint connecting the two links is a spring hinge or a spring is provided
in connection with the links which tends when the two links are closed together
parallel to each other to keep them in that position.
It will be readily understood that if when the links are fully extended the
extremities are sewn or attached-say for example-to the underside of a skirt
with the links in a vertical position the act of closing the links will bring the
two points of attachment approximately together and thus raise the skirt that
amount.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part
of this Specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in each of the figures.

page_text: Figure 1, is a longitudinal view of my improved suspender shown open. Figure 2,.
is a side view of the same.
Figure 3, is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the suspender closed.
Figure 4, is a side view of the same.
The link A is formed of wire bent to the shape shown and the ends of the wire
flattened to allow the rivet B to be passed through them. The link C is also
formed of wire bent to the shape shown and the ends of the wire are coiled round
to form the eye D mounted upon the rivet B to hinge the two links together.
The wire forming the link A is flattened at E, E and slots are made through these
flattened portions adapted to receive the lugs F, F formed upon the spring G which
spring is secured in position on the link A by these lugs fitting in said slots. When
the links are open the free end of the spring is arranged to bear with more or
less pressure upon the eye D, and the ends H of the coils of wire forming said
eye are arranged to project at a suitable angle so that when the two. links are
closed or bent so as to be approaching the closed position the ends H-press-the
spring outwards or away from the link A and consequently the spring tends to close
the links and keep them closed.
The wire forming the links is flattened at J and the threads by which the
suspender is stitched to the skirt may be passed round these flattened parts to
confine the stitches in that position.
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 :
A dress suspender adapted to be secured to the dress skirt formed by two links
hinged together by means of a spring hinge, substantially as herein shown and
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of November 1893.
DRACUP & NOWELL,.
Bradford, Agents.