A LIGHT VENTILATING ABDOMINAL BELT
Year: 1885

page_text: We, HENRY FISHER, 22 Oakley St Chelsea, Doctor of Medicine ARTHUR
BURGESS SOAR, The Hyle Hendon Wireworker and HARRIOT POTTER 16 Hill
Street, Finsbury, Wireworker do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
A LIGHT VENTILATING ABDOMINAL BELT to be as follows:-
A light belt for support of the abdomen with ventilation, made of hardened and
tempered steel wire meshed in different sized network, and coated with silver or
nickel to prevent rusting. The sides are fitted with elastic wire and canvas or other
materiál, laced at both sides for fitting and graduating pressure. The network
consists of wires simply interlaced or connected by a single twist, so that the
wires may have a certain amount of play and give to the movements of the body,
but will regain its original shape by means of a light spring wire which is
interlaced through the meshes of the network and which may be magnetized if
desired.
HENRY FISHER, M.D.
ARTHUR BURGESS SOAR.
HARRIOT POTTER.
HENRY FISHER, doctor of medicine of 22 Oakley Street Chelsea London
and HARRIOT POTTER, Wireworker of 16 Hill Street Finsbury London and
ARTHUR BURGESS SOAR, Wireworker of 16 Hill Street Finsbury London 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:-
First, To produce a light belt for giving support to the abdomen for ladies during
pregnancy or in cases of corpulency. To give comfort to the wearer & preserve the

page_text: Second, The use of material and method of construction which will permit free
movement of the body without the shape of the belt becoming distorted by great
strain or wear.
Third, To permit perfect ventilation of the body through the belt.
Ordinary belts are made of a closely woven material stiffened by thick springs
and bands, do not give to the body and cause great heat and discomfort by
preventing the proper ventilation of the body. We make our improved belts
mainly of small meshed spring wire netting.
This netting may be constructed in any other suitable manner and may be of
any suitable metal or alloy, but it is preferably made of hardened and tempered
steel wire, coated with nickel, silver or other protection from rusting. If desired
the net work may be magnetized.
The open net work consists preferably of wires which are simply interlaced or
connected by a single twist so that the wires may have a certain amount of play
and be able to move freely relatively to each other whereby the belt will ". give
to the movements of the body but will regain its original shape by means of a
light spring wire which we interlace through the meshes of the net work.
The main parts of the belt viz. those covering back and belly we make of wire
net (sometimes covered with light material to hide the wire), the parts covering
the hips of canvas and elastic or other suitable material with eyelet holes to permit
of lacing up on each side.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 represents the front of the belt, Figure 2
the back view and Figure 3 the side, Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed view of the
kind of wire network we prefer to use.
A represents the wire net work moulded so as to fit comfortably to the Form.
B is the light spring interlaced between the meshes of the wire net. CC are eyelet
holes for lacing up the belt. The top & bottom edges are bound with a strip of
leather (D) or other covering for the ends of the wires. At each side a narrow
piece of spiral wire elastic (E) is inserted (or common elastic for cheaper qualites)
Bo that the belt will extend somewhat when the wearer sits down.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The use of flexible spring wire netting in the construction of abdominal belt's
substantially as specified.