Improvements in Belts for Personal Wear.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Jan.. 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 20th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Belts for Personal Wear.
I, AUGUST WALTER 95, Milton Street, Fore Street in the City of London,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in a belt (alone or attached to another garment) with
removable springs or other clastic materials and buckles or buttons also remov-
able, so that nothing but textile materials are left, when the garment has to be
washed.
Description as follows:
Several springs are attached round the belt (in vertical position). These springs
are in cases and can be taken out by means of holes in the cases.
One of the
springs holds three pieces of binding with buckles, which by means of the
removable springs can also easily be removed before washing and afterwards
attached again.
A. WALTER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Belts for Personal Wear.
1, AUGUST WALTER of 95 Milton Street, Fore Street in the City of London,
Manufacturer, 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:-
This invention of improvements in belts for personal wear has for its object
to enable the metal, whalebone or other hard elastic supports or stiffening devices
with which such belts are commonly provided and also the fastening devices such
as buckles or buttons used therewith to be readily removed when it is desired to
wash the textile portions of the belts and afterwards to be readily replaced for
use. To enable the elastic supports or stiffening devices to be readily removed
and replaced the cases or sheaths in which they are usually enclosed are each
formed with openings through which the end portions of one of the elastic supports
or stiffening devices can be caused to pass so as to enter the case or sheath but
so as to leave an intermediate portion or portions of the support or stiffening
device exposed so that the same can be easily manipulated. The buckles or other
fastening devices employed can be secured to strips of binding or webbing adapted
to be normally held in place by one of the removable stiffening devices, the
fastening devices being adapted to engage with other strips of binding or webbing
that may be similarly attached to another of the stiffening devices or be sewn to
the belt.
Belts constructed as described may be attached to or formed in one with other
garments, or may be used apart from other garments.
The accompanying drawing shows in front elevation a belt with removable
stiffening and fastening devices according to this invention, attached to or forming
part of a pair of pants. 1, 1 are the stiffening devices each consisting in the
example shown of a flat strip of steel covered with textile material, and 22 are
the cases or sheaths for such devices arranged at suitable points around the belt
in the usual manner and each formed in the example shown by sewing a piece of
tape binding or the like stitched along its edges to the belt. Each of these cases
or sheaths according to this invention is formed with holes through which the

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end portions of a stiffening device 1 are passed into the case or sheath in which
they are retained as shown; but leaving an intermediate portion 1ª exposed so that
the stiffening device can be readily withdrawn and replaced when necessary. The
buckles 4 are attached to the belt by means of loops 5 of binding or tape to
which they are secured. These loops 5 are normally held in place by one of the
stiffening devices 1, the case or sheath 2ª for which in this case is formed with
several holes 3 through which the stiffening device is passed in such a manner as
to extend alternately under and over the outer portions of the case or sheath
between the holes and leave several exposed parts 1 on which the said loops are
threaded as shown, the loops being first passed beneath a band 6 of tape or the
like that is stitched to the belt at each side of each of the loops. To the opposite
side of the belt in the required positions, pieces 7 of binding or tape are secured
so as to form straps, which can be passed through the buckles and engaged there-
with for the purpose of tightening the belt around the body of the person wearing
the same as well understood. In lieu of buckles, buttons may be secured to the
loops 5 suitable button-holes being provided on the opposite side of the belt, on
strips corresponding to the straps 7. It will be seen that with a belt thus con-
structed all the non-textile portions thereof can be easily and quickly removed
preparatory to washing the garment and afterwards replaced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A belt for personal wear constructed with perforated cases or sheaths and
removable stiffening devices portions of which are passed through the perforations
in such cases or sheaths so as to be retained therein whilst another portion or
portions is or are left free or exposed substantially as herein described for the
purpose specified.
2. A belt for personal wear constructed with removable stiffening and fastening
devices arranged and retained in position substantially as described and shown for
the purpose specified.
1
1000
A. WALTER.