Improvements in Bands or Appliances for Securing or Holding Persons in a Desired Position.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1800
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
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Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bands or Appliances for Securing or Holding
Persons in a Desired Position.
I JOHN JOWITT WILSON of Queen Catherine Works Kendal Westmoreland
Horse Clothing Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to bands or appliances for securing or holding persons in a
desired position for such purposes as preventing a child from escaping from bed,
and the frequent injury arising therefrom, and in cases of lunacy, delirium tremens,
and kindred diseases where restraint or control is necessary.
These bands or appliances may be used to the body legs or arms.
I will describe my invention thus; For securing a child I employ a band of a
required width and length, of a suitable material, say web, each end of this band
is overlapped and secured thus forming at each end a loop the width of the band,
these are constructed to receive two metallic stays, one at each end, and each end
of the said stays has an aperture, when the stays are in position in the band they
are sufficiently long for the apertures to be exposed, and to admit of tapes being
connected thereto, and this secures them in their position.
The tapes are of a sufficient length to allow of being passed under the bed or
article the child is lying upon, and be tied, but when the tapes are removed the
stay can be removed chiefly for the washing.
We employ a second band (in two parts) of a required material but narrower
and shorter than the first named, the outer ends are secured to the inner surface
of the first named band by stitching or otherwise when the broad band is secured
as above described the child is placed upon this band, and between the two ends of
the narrower band the free ends being brought over the body of the child, and
secured by holes and studs or any other convenient manner.
For securing an adult, I construct the broad band with the loops and metallic
stays and tapes or straps in application as above set forth but the second band
I employ (which is in one part) I secure to the broad band only by stitching or
otherwise, upon its inner surface, and at a required distance I affix a strong
cross band or strap. The person to be secured is placed upon the broad band,
and the second band is brought over the body, the end which is loose is passed
under the cross-band and the said end is locked or secured in a suitable
manner.
For securing the legs or arms, I employ the broad band, with loops, metallic
stays, and tapes or straps and application as above set forth but I use two
narrower bands which are stitched such a distance apart upon the broad band, as
will admit the body of the person to be secured to be placed between the said
bands are then arranged over the arms, or legs, and the free ends are passed under
cross-straps which are stitched or secured to the broad band, the said free ends
being locked or secured in a suitable manner.
Dated 16th March 1896.
THOS. KENDRICK,
3 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Bands or Appliances for Securing or Holding
Persons in a Desired Position.
I, JOHN JOWITT WILSON of Queen Katherine Works, Kendal, Westmoreland,
Horse Clothing Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to bands or appliances for securing or holding persons in a
desired position, for such purposes as preventing a child from escaping from bed,
and the frequent injury arising therefrom, and in cases of lunacy, delirium tremens,
and kindred diseases where restraint or control is necessary. These bands or
appliances may be used to the body legs or arms.
And in order that this my said invention may he more readily understood I shall
now proceed more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose 1 shall
refer to the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed, the same
letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout all the figures.
Figure 1. is a view in plan from the outer surface of a band or appliance for
securing a child in a desired position constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2. is a side view in elevation of the same.
Figure 3. is a view in plan from the outer surface of a band or appliance
for securing a person in a desired position suffering with delirium tremens, and
the like, by passing the same round the body, constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 4. is a side view in elevation of same.
Figure 5. is a view in plan from the outer surface, of a band or appliance for
securing the arms or legs of a person in a desired position, and constructed
according to my invention.
Figure 6. is a side view in elevation of same.
Figure 7. is a view in elevation of one part detached.
a, is the band, each end being overlapped, and secured, thus forming the loops b,
which receive the metallic stays, c provided with the apertures d, one at each end
to receive the tapes or straps e, as Figure 1, ff is the two part band secured
to a, at g, g, when a, is secured to the bed or other place by means of e, the
child is placed upon a and between gg and under ff, the ends of same being
brought over the body and then secured as h, Figures 1, and 2.
For securing an adult; a is the broad band, with loops, b, and stays c, with
apertures d, for tapes or straps e, as Figure 1-f is herein one part, and secured
to a, at one end only g-i is a cross band or strap. The person to be secured is
placed upon a, f being passed over the body, and the loose end under i and then
secured at Figures 3 and 4.
For securing the legs or arms-a is the broad band, b, are the loops, the
metallic stays, d, are the apertures for tapes or straps e, (Figure 1), f, are
two straps secured to a at 9 g. The body is placed upon a, between 9, 9, and
the ends brought over the body, and then secured as h,-f, f', are the two bands
for the armis, or legs the ends being secured to a, at g', 9', while the free ends
after being passed over the arms or legs is passed under the cross straps i, i, and
secured at as Figures 5, and 6.
In either case the tapes or straps, may be connected to the bed, or where the
person is to be secured by tieing or buckling.
I would observe in conclusion that I do not limit myself to these drawings only
as illustrative of my invention, nor to form, or details of construction, as I may

page_text: vary the same without departing essentially from the principle of my said
invention.
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 :-
In "Improvements in bands or appliances for securing or holding persons in a
desired position"
1. The combination, the band a, with loops b, metallic stays c, with apertures d,
band or bands f, and f¹ fastening h, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
2. The general construction and combination of parts, substantially as herein-
before described in the foregoing specification and illustrated by the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
Dated 22nd June 1906
THOS.
KENDRICK,
New Eldon Chambers, 50 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.