Improvements in Devices for Preventing Trousers' Knees from Bagging.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st Dec., 1892-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1893
Improvements in Devices for Preventing Trousers' Knees from
Bagging.
I, EDWARD SAMUEL WOOLF Junr. of Abbeyfield, Sandbach, in the County
of Chester, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention has for its object, the preventing of the bagging at the knees, of
trousers, in a simpler and less troublesome manner than by means of mechanical
trouser stretchers.
It consists in placing inside the trousers, a band of unstretchable material
such as for instance, a tape having copper, nickel, phosphor-bronze aluminium, or
other tough and not very corrodible wire interwoven with it.
This band is sewn at intervals to the trousers and takes all strain off, thus
preventing the trousers from bagging.
Dated the 20th day of February 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Preventing Trousers' Knees from
Bagging.
I, EDWARD SAMUEL WOOLF Junr. of Abbeyfield, Sandbach, in the County
of Chester, Brewer, do bereby 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 has for its object the preventing of the bagging of the knees of
trousers in a simpler and less troublesome manner than by means of mechanical
trousers stretchers.
In consists in placing, inside the trousers, a band of unstretchable material,
which is sewn at top and bottom, or at intervals, to the trousers and is worn
therewith. By this means, the strain is taken off and bagging is prevented.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 shows a pair of trousers, with a portion of the cloth removed, showing
my improvement applied thereto.
Figure 2 is an enlarged view of my stiffening device.
A, are the bands attached at top and bottom only to the trousers B. The band
is of unstretchable material, such as, for instance, a tape having copper, nickel,
phosphor bronze, aluminium or other tough and not very corrodible wires C inter-
woven with it, thus forming a band, which, though unstretchable and fairly stiff,
is yet sufficiently flexible to admit of its bending to conform to the movements
of the human limbs.
This band A takes up all strains tending to bag the trousers on bending the
knee. It is prevented from getting out of place by strips D sewn to the trousers,
one immediately above and the other immediately below the knee, holding the
band A in central position across the knee.

page_text: 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 :-
1. The combination, with a pair of trousers, of a band or tape of unstretchable
material sewn or otherwise fastened to the inside thereof, and adapted to be worn
with the trousers, said band forming a stiffening for the garment, whereby bagging
at the knees is prevented, substantially as described.
2. The combination, with trousers, of a device for preventing bagging at the
knees, consisting in a tape having copper, nickel, phosphor bronze, aluminium or
other tough and not very corrodible wires interwoven with it, and means for keeping
the tape in place, substantially as described.
3. The combination, with trousers B and band A, of cross bands or loops D
placed one a little above and the other a little below the knee, whereby the band A
is held in central position, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 30th day of November 1899
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.