Improvements in Stocking Suspender Clips and other Clips for Garments and Articles of Dress.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 27th May, 1890-Accepted, 28th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stocking Suspender Clips and other Clips for
Garments and Articles of Dress.
I, WILLIAM RADCLIFF BIRT Junr. of 5 Kingswood Villa Kingswood Road
Moseley Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manager of India Rubber Ware-
house, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
==
The object of this invention is to form a suitable covering for clips for the purpose
of protection where they come into contact with the skin, garment, article of dress or
other substance or material in order to prevent irritation, scratching tearing, or other
annoyance, for which purpose I cover the clip with leather cloth, india rubber, or other
material or substance, either entirely or in part, it may be stuck on, sewn on, or fixed
by any suitable method.
The elastic or tape which is attached to the clip may be continued over the clip and
so fixed as to form a covering, or it may hang loosely over the clip.
Thus it will be perceived that my invention consists in partly or wholly covering
the clip by any suitable material or substance for the purpose of protecting anything
which may come in contact with it.
Dated this 28th day of August 1889.
WILLIAM RADCLIFF BIRT, JUNIOR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stocking Suspender Clips and other Clips for
Garments and Articles of Dress.
I, WILLIAM RADCLIFF BIRT Junr. of 5 Kingswood Villa Kingswood Road Moseley,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manager of India Rubber Warehouse 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, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings :
:-
Fig. 1 is a general view shewing the covering to the clip.
Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are sections of the clip and covering.
The object of this invention is to form a suitable covering for clips for the purpose
of protection where they come into contact with the skin garment, article of dress or
other substance or material in order to prevent irritation, scratching, tearing or other
annoyance, for which purpose I cover the clip with leather, cloth, india rubber, or
other material or substance either entirely or in part, it may be stuck on, sewn, or
fixed by any suitable method.
Figs. 1 and 2 shew the covering passing round the back end of the clip and being
fixed to the flat part of the other end; the covering is slit sufficiently to allow the clip
to open in front at A.
Fig. 3 shews the elastic or tape which is attached to the clip extended and
fastened to it so as to form the covering.
Fig. shews another method of fastening the covering viz. by passing it through
the slit at the back.

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 :-
The method of covering clips for garments and articles of dress, arranged
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
1
CM
1000
WILLIAM RADCLIFF BIRT, JUNR.
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.