Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted. 14th Sept., 1888
I, FRIEDRICH ALFRED MEYER, of Katharinenstrasse 23. Leipzig in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists in an instrument or device for use by tailors and others, in
or for assistance in taking measurement of the body for the cutting of cloth and the
like for garments.
The object of the invention is principally to provide incans whereby a base line may
be defined or set out around the body at or near the waist, said base line lying in a
plane hearing a known angle to the spine where the latter traverses the base plane
aforesaid, preferably an angle of 90° or a right angle, said line therefore forming a
base from which measurements may be taken to various points of the body similarly
as has been heretofore done in reference to a waist band, such base being thereafter
easily set out upon the paper pattern by reason of the known angle with the spine.
The device consists for this purpose, of an upright rod having fixed, by one end, to
its lower extremity, a jointed or flexible band made up of several lengths of rigid rod
hinged together and to the rod aforesaid in such a manner, that they may be bent
around in a plane perpendicular to the upright rod aforesaid-With such device may
be combined a waist band or other device by which the device may be temporarily
secured to the body.
The upright rod is secured to the body upon the spine, with the lower end resting
in contact with the spine in the hollow of the back at the waist, the flexible rod is then
carried around one side of the body it being of sufficient length to pass across the
front of the body. To the base line formed by this rod, the various measurements
desired are now taken-being afterwards set off on the paper pattern on which said
base line and spinal line have been set down.
Dated this 26th day of November 1887.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: TFRIEDRICH ALFRED MEYER of Katharinenstrasse 23, Leipzig in the Empire of
Germany Manufacturer 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 consists in an instrument or device for use by tailors and others in or
for assistance in taking measurement of the body for the cutting of cloth and the like
for garments.
The object of the invention is principally to provide means whereby a base line
may be defined or set out around the body at or near the waist said base line lying in
a plane bearing a known angle to the spine where the latter traverses the base plane
aforesaid preferably an angle of 90° degrees or a right angle said line therefore forming
a base from which measurements may be taken to various points of the body similarly
as has been heretofore done in reference to a waist band such base being thereafter
easily set out upon the paper pattern by reason of the known angle with the spine.
The device consists for this purpose of an upright rod having fixed, by one end to
its lower extremity a jointed or flexible band made up of several lengths of rigid
rod hinged together and to the rod aforesaid in such a manner that they may be bent
around in a plane perpendicular to the upright rod aforesaid. With such device
may be combined a waist band or other device by which the device may be temporarily
secured to the body.
The accompanying drawing illustrates the contrivance and its mode of use.
Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the contrivance.
Fig. 2 is a section through the body illustrating in plan the application of the
contrivance thereto.
Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate in side and rear views the measurements which may be
taken.
Fig. 5 illustrates the applications of said measurements to the pattern.
Lis a rod of wood or other material B is a series of rods connected end to end by
hinges a in such a manner that they may be extended into a straight or curved line
as indicated in Fig. 2 so as to lie in the same plane. The inner rod is firmly secured
by a screw i or otherwise to the lower end A of the rod so as to project therefrom at
an angle of 90°, G is a flexible belt adapted to be secured about the body by a buckle
and firmly fixed to the rod L at A for the securing of the contrivance to the body in
the manner shown in Fig. 3. The contrivance is fixed as follows. The rod L is laid
against the spine with its lower end A exactly in the hollow of the waist and is secured
by the belt G. The jointed rod B is then passed about the body as in Fig. 2 and will
pass across the front of the body at a point more or less above the true waist (indicated
by belt G) according to the figure of the person measured.
All measurements formerly taken to the belt G are with this contrivance taken to
the belt B the distance between the belts B and G in front being also measured.

page_text: Such measurements as are generally taken are indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 3
and 4 being set off on the pattern paper in the known manner the letters of reference
indicating the corresponding measurements in the figures.
The belt B may be divided into feet and inches or according to any other standard
of measurement.
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. For the measurement of the body a contrivance comprising in combination the
rod Land the hinged series of rods B fixed at a known angle to said rod L sub-
stantially as and for the purpose sot forth.
2. The combination as described of rod L hinged series of rods B and belt.G
for the purpose sot forth.
Dated this 9th day of August 1888.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.