A Belt for Accouchements.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Nov., 1895-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1895
A Belt for Accouchements.
I, SARAH ELIZE BETH JACKSON, of 4, Corporation Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Costumier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
This invention has for its object to provide a belt in place of the "binders" used
in accouchements which belt will permit of readily and gradually compressing the
relaxed part of the body without disturbing the patient in the slightest degree and
which will give great support and comfort."
To this end I form the said belt in one or more parts and so laced together that
the same can be readily drawn tight on the part of the body requiring compressing
gradually. The said belt parts are laced together at the side or sides and the front
or at both places so as not to disturb the patient when drawing the belt tight.
The said belt I may make of any suitable fabric or material giving the required
support and I may furnish it with flaps to reach across the laced portions.
Dated this 11th day of February 1895.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
I, SARAH ELIZE BETH JACKSON, of 4, Corporation Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Costumier, 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 has for its object to provide a belt in place of the "binders" used
in accouchements which belt will permit of readily and gradually compressing the
relaxed part of the body without disturbing the patient in the slightest degree and
which will give great support and comfort.
To this end I form the said belt in one or more parts or sections and so laced
together that the same can be readily drawn tight on the part of the body requiring
compressing gradually. The said belt parts are laced together at the side or sides
and the front or at both places so as not to disturb the patient when drawing the
belt tight.
The said belt I may make of any suitable fabric or material giving the required
support and I may furnish it with flaps to reach across the laced portions.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures, showing in perspective some of the forms
in which my invention may be carried out.
Referring to the figures generally a is the belt, 6 the lace, c the flap.
According to one form of my invention by preference I make the belt a in one
part as shown in Fig. 1, the fastening being in this case arranged in front. Fig. 2
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page_text: shows another form of my invention where the belt is made in two parts a, a¹ and
laced together at each side.
In connection with the belt a, a strap d may be used as shown in dotted lines
Fig. 1, attached to the belt a by such as buttons e which serves as a suspender and
gives additional support.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is-
A belt for accouchements formed in one or more parts or sections adapted to be
laced at the side or front, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 12th day of November 1895.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.