Improvements in Garment Supporters or Skirt Grips.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1995
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Garment Supporters or Skirt Grips.
I, WILLIAM BRISBANE RAND, of 150 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts,
United States of America, 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 a simple and inexpensive device for supporting skirts,
pants, and other garments and so arranged to be used in connection with a belt that
when the belt is tightened the device will automatically secure in position both the
garment to be supported and the belt and when the belt is loosened it will
automatically release the garment and belt.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner of application of the
improved device to a belt, this view representing the inner side of the device
and belt.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the outer side of the device detached from
the belt.
Figure 3 is a vertical section of the same.
A represents a preferably ornamental frame of any desired shape, and somewhat
similar to a buckle frame and conveniently made of spring metal. Projecting
downwardly within the frame, from the upper cross bar a thereof, is a spring
tongue B, the width of which as compared with the inner dimensions of the
frame A is such as to leave slots b, for the passage therethrough of the belt C,
which is arranged to pass over the outer side of the spring tongue B and inner
side of the fraine A. At its lower end the tongue B is bent to produce a lip c
which has a slight upward inclination and at the free edge of which teeth d are
formed. The tongue B is so bent outwardly from the frame A that normally, the
points of the teeth d will be approximately in line with the plane of the inner face
of the frame.
From the foregoing description it will be understood that when the belt is
applied to the person of the wearer and drawn tight, the spring tongue B is forced
by the belt toward the person and the teeth d are thereby caused to penetrate
the garment to be supported-a pair of pants for instance-so that the garment
and the belt cannot become detached from each other. When the belt is loosened,
the teeth d will, by the resilience of the tongue B, be automatically withdrawn from
the garment.
The before described device is especially useful for supporting pants when
a négligé shirt is worn, or for supporting a lady's skirt when a shirt or blouse is
worn, in which latter case the device will preferably be located behind and not only
support the skirt but constitute a neat and pretty ornament. For supporting
gentlemen's garments the device can be worn at the back or sides if desired and
may be worn with the tongue projecting either up or down.
The device is very simple in construction being preferably formed in one piece
of sheet metal, automatic in operation and efficient in the performance of its
functions.

page_text: 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. In a garment supporter or skirt grip the combination with a plate or frame
having a tongne such as B connected therewith said tongue having teeth d thereon
of a belt connected with the plate and having sliding connection therewith and
bearing against the back of the tongue whereby to exert a pressure thereon to force
the teeth into the garment substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a garment supporter or skirt grip the combination with a plate having
a slot or aperture therein a tongue such as B connected with the plate at one
end of the slot said tongue narrower than the slot whereby a space is formed
between the tongue and slot at each side of the tongue and the tongue extending
normally at an angle to the plate and gripping teeth such as d extending from the
tongue of a belt passed through the space at the edges of and in contact with the
tongue said belt being adapted to force the tongue towards the plate substantially
as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete garment
supporter or skirt grip substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 12th den of Aust 1905
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.