AN IMPROVED ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I JAMES GLENDENING of 30 Talbot Court in the City of London Tailor do
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for "AN IMPROVED ABDOMINAL
SUPPORTER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME to be as follows:-
"
Abdominal belts as at present made are very imperfect and will not keep in
position and are at the same time uncomfortable and costly Now according to this
Invention I make an abdominal supporter so as to fit exactly that portion of the
body where it is required and so as not to interfere with the necessities of life and
general movements of the body and limbs I will now proceed to describe the
method of making my improved supporter in order that it may exactly fit that
part of the body where required and in order that the same may be understood
I will refer to the drawing accompanying this specification (drawn to a scale of
quarter of the full size) in which Fig 1 shews the method of obtaining the pattern
Fig 2 shews the supporter complete and Fig 3 front view as it would appear on
the body, Fig 4 side view and Fig 5 back view. The same letters denoting the
same parts in all the views.
I first obtain the measurement round the seat of the person after which I draw
a median line X from which I obtain all the points A B C D E F by a proportion
of the said seat measure in a similar way to the cutting of trousers for example
and as shewn at Fig 1 the following being a description of this figure. From the
point A (which shews the part commencing at the navel) I mark a line running
below the waist to the point B which it will be seen comes on the median line ✗
I then continue from point B to point C this latter part coming on the loins. The
part C only forms a piece to hold the supporter in position under the waistband.
I then continue to point D (the spine line) and from thence sloping to the thigh
joint at point E to the pelvis F and up again to the navel I then proceed when
required in the same manner to mark out the thigh lines G so as to leave bands
to go round the thighs which are attached at one end to the side opposite the hip
as shewn at Fig 4 and at the other end near the front as shown at Fig 3 I then
double over the material on which I have made the above named diagram and cut
out all the parts outside the dotted lines (which shew the pattern) and thus obtain
my pattern as represented at Fig 2 of the drawings,

page_text: The supporter is fastened in front by a cord or other suitable fastening so that
the two edges may be flush when brought together and not overlap in order to
present a smooth surface to the skin. The above supporter is applicable for either
male or female with a variation of the dimensions to suit the case.
By making supporters according to this invention they can be washed as they
may be made of any material.
I may employ whale bone or other suitable material to stiffen the supporter
where required in such a way that the same may be easily put in and taken out
at will.

page_text: I JAMES GLENDENING of 30 Talbot Court in the City of London Tailor do
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for AN IMPROVED ABDOMINAL
SUPPORTER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Abdominal belts as at present made are very imperfect and will not keep in
position and are at the same time uncomfortable and costly: now according to
this Invention I make an abdominal supporter so as to fit exactly that portion
of the body where it is required and so as not to interfere with the necessities of
life and general movement of body and limbs. I will now proceed to described the
method of making my improved supporter in order that it may easily fit that part
of the body where required and in order that the same may be understood I will
refer to the drawing accompanying this specification (drawn to a scale of quarter
of the full size) in which Fig 1 shews the method of obtaining pattern Fig 2
shews the supporter complete and 6g 3 front view as it would appear on the body
Fig 4 side view and Fig 5 back view. The same letters denoting the same parts
in all the views.
I first obtain the measurement round the seat of the person after which I draw
a median line X from which I obtain all the points A B C D E F by a proportion
of the said seat measure in a similar way to the cutting of trousers for example
and as shewn at Fig 1 the following being a description of this figure. From the
point A (which shews the part commencing at the navel) I mark a line running
below the waist to the point B which it will be seen comes on the median line X.
I then continue from point B to point C this latter part coming on the loins. The
part C only forms a piece to hold the supporter in position under the waist band.
I then continue to point D (the spine line) and from thence sloping to the thigh
joint at point E to the pelvis F and up again to the navel I then proceed when
required in the same manner to mark out the thigh lines G so as to leave bands
to go round the thighs which are attached at one end to the side opposite the hip
as shewn at Fig 4 and at the other end near the front as shown at Fig 3. I then
double over the material on which I have the above named diagram and cut out
all the parts outside the dotted lines (which shew the pattern) and thus obtain my
pattern as represented at Fig 2 of the drawings.
The supporter is fastened in front by a cord or other suitable fastening so that
the two edges may be flush when brought together and not overlap in order to
present a smooth surface to the skin.
The above supporter is applicable for either male or female with a variation of
the dimensions to suit the case.
By making supporters according to this Invention they can be washed as they
made be made of any material.
I may employ whale bone or other suitable material to stiffen the supporter
where required in such a way that the same may be easily put in and taken out
at will.
I sometimes prefer the aforesaid bands G to be straight so as to fasten to garters
or otherwise or in some cases I dispense with these bands altogether as the supporter
will be found to keep in position of itself on many persons,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly Manufacturing an abdominal supporter substantially as set forth.
Secondly An abdominal supporter made to fit exactly that portion of the body 5
where required substantially as described and shewn.