Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1897-Accepted, 10th July,, 1897
communication. Irom abroad by WILLIAM
IIAMILTUN
CELSION of Dudley,,.
County of Camden, State of New Jersey,. United States of America, Dentist.)
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I, JOHN CLAYTON MEWBURN of the Firm of J. C. Mewburn and Ellis of 55 and 56
Chancery Lane in the County of London, Chartered. Patent Agents, 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 relates to improvements in dress supporting and securing devices
and has for its object to provide in the skirt of a dress, a securing band by which the
skirt may be held in proper shape and form, and which at the time affords a means
of securely holding together the edges of the placket, as more fully set forth
hereinafter..
In the accompanying drawings:
:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a supporting and securing device constructed
in accordance with this invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view of a portion of the same.
Figures 3. and 4 are detached perspective views on a somewhat larger scale,
illustrating details of construction.
Figure 5 is a transverse sectional elevation on the line 4-4, Figure 1, drawn to a
larger scale, and
Figure 6 is a sectional perspective view illustrating a modification.
In dress skirts as at present made much difficulty is experienced in keeping the
placket or slit at the rear of the skirt closed at all times, the fastenings most
commonly in use being of such nature that the placket will tend to open when the
skirt. is raised. In carrying out this invention I provide in the skirt a band A in two
sections a' each having at one end a loop, b. secured in position by a rivet or by
soldering and having its free ends bent over and embracing the opposite band, the
arrangement being such that the bands may slide through the loops to increase. or
decrease the length of the whole.
a,
In the section a are a series of openings c and in the opposite section a' is secured
a pin d, which may be adjusted in any one of the openings c of the band a, and when
so adjusted will firmly hold the two sections in the required position.
On the inner surface of the section a' near its free end is an elongated eye e made
of sheet metal, and provided with shoulders. f from which project fingers or ears g
adapted to pass through suitable slits h formed in the body of the strip near its
opposite edges and afterwards bent toward each other so as to confine the eye in
position. The eye e is in all respects similar to the eye e' hereinafter referred to and
shown in Fig. 3, except that it is without the tongue l'. The shoulders fabut against
the surface of the strip or band and being much wider than the ears or fingers g
serve to keep the eye in its proper position a slight distance away from the face, of
the strip and at the same time they act in a measure to strengthen and reinforce the
band at this. point where it is somewhat weakened by the formation of the slits h.

page_text: The extreme end of the section a' is bent inwardly in a slightly waved line to form a
hook i for engagement with an eye e' (shown separately in Fig. 3) provided on the
outer face of the section a, at some distance from the extreme end of the latter. The
hook has a slot (Figures 1 and 4) at its curved portion for the reception of a
projecting tongue l'on the end of the outer eye e' (Fig. 3) so that before the hook
can be released from the eye it must first be depressed to force the tongue l' out of
engagement with the said slot.
The eye or loop e' is with the exception of the addition of the tongue in all
respects similar, both in form and in manner of securing, to the eye e above
described. The extreme end of the section a' is preferably narrowed and tapered
somewhat so that it may readily be inserted in the eye e, and with the latter as
a guide the two sections of the band may be gradually drawn together and then
secured by inserting the hook i in the eye e'.
In Figure 6, is shown a modification of the raised eye, which in this case is
formed by slitting the band or strip proper at ½ and stamping up the eye portion
from the body of the strip or band. In order to strengthen the band at this
point a strip of metal ' is bent and clamped around the band or strip as shown.
In practice the sections a, a' are first adjusted by the dress-maker to the proper
length by inserting the pin d of the section a¹ in the proper opening c of the
section a and the band is then preferably covered with some suitable fabric. The
adjusted band is then fastened in position in the interior of the band of the skirt at
the waist line, care being taken that the hook end i be securely stitched to the inner
face of the overlapping portion of the placket and to this end a series of small thread
openings are preferably formed in the section a' at this point, and similar thread
openings m are formed in the section a for securing thereto the opposite edge of the
placket. The tapered end of the section a is left free and when the skirt is to be
fastened it is merely necessary to insert this tapered end in the eye e and
then draw the two edges of the placket together until the hook i may be engaged
in the eye e¹.
l
As the sections of the band are securely interlocked at two points the raising of
the skirt cannot unfasten them and the skirt is securely held in position and all
sagging is prevented.
It will be readily understood that if desired the two bands a a' may be entirely
separate and each be made in the form of a short section provided with eyes to be
secured to the dress.
With a device of this character it is almost impossible for the placket to gape or to
be accidentally opened.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
as communicated to me, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination of the two adjustable strips or bands, means for locking the
strips or bands in the adjusted position raised eyes provided on the inner and outer
surfaces of the respective sections, and a hook formed at one end of one of such
strips and adapted to engage in the raised eye of the opposite strip, substantially
as set forth.
2. The combination of two strips or bands, one having on its inner face an eye for
the reception of the end of the opposite strip, and terminating at its end in a slotted
or recessed hook, and the opposite strip having on its outer face an eye provided with
a tongue for engagement with the said slotted or recessed hook, substantially
as set forth.
3. The combination of the two strips or bands adjustably connected together, a
raised eye on the inner surface of one strip, a raised eye on the outer surface of the
opposite strip the end of one strip being tapered so that it may freely enter the eye
of the opposite strip and the end of the said opposite strip being provided with a
hook adapted to engage in the eye of the first strip, substantially as set forth.
4. The combination of the two strips or bands, a pin provided in one of such strips
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page_text: and there being a series of openings in the opposite strip, into which the said pin
may enter, loops provided on the proximate ends of each strip and embracing the
opposite strip, with means for securing the free ends of such strips, substantially
as set forth.
J. C. MEWBURN & ELLIS,
55 and 56 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.