Improvements in Dress Protectors.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left. 12th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 16th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Protectors.
I, FRANCES EVANS, of Clarendon Road, Sale, in the County of Chester, Married
Woman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists of a strip of combined material such as cloth and leather. (or American
cloth, or imitation leather,) sewed longitudinally together in such a manner as to be
readily sewn or otherwise attached to the bottom hem of the skirt of a lady's dress
or any other part exposed to great friction, so as to form a better resisting surface
than the ordinary material of which the dress is made.
Dated the 24th day of June 1891.
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46ª, Market Street, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Protectors.
1, FRANCES EVANS, of Clarendon Road, Sale, in the County of Chester, Married
Woman, 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:-
The object of my invention is to form a strip of material capable of being readily
sewn or otherwise attached to any part of a garment exposed to excessive friction,
such as the bottom hem of the skirt of a ladies dress.
1 accomplish this by sewing longitudinally together two or more strips of
material, one capable of withstanding considerable friction, such as leather,
imitation leather, or material of similar qualities, and the others of soft material,
such as ordinary cloth, strong calico, tape, and other casily perforated material, so
as to form one long strip, part of which can be readily sewn to any part of a
garment so as to leave the other and more resisting material in the place upon
which the wear is expected.
Referring to the drawings sent herewith,
Figs. 1 and 2 show side view and section of the simplest form of my invention,
Figs. 3 and 4, side view and section of my invention modified to enable a "steel"
" cane to be inserted such as is used in the bust portion of ladies dresses,
Figs. 5 and 6, show side view and section of another modification for the same
purpose, and
Fig. 7 shows a portion of strip (formed as shown in Figs. 1 and 2) inserted in
the lower hem of a ladies dress skirt.
In all the figs. a indicates the leather or resisting material, and b the softer material
used for attachment; in Fig. 7, c indicates a portion of the skirt of a ladies dress.
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 combination of two materials, one capable of resisting friction, and the other
of a softer texture, so as to form a longitudinal strip, capable of being readily sewn
upon a garment, in any position where excessive wear is expected, substantially as

page_text: described and shown herein before, and in the accompanying drawing, for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 11th day of March 1892.
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46^, Market Street, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.