A Skirt and Belt Holder.
Year: 1895

page_text: A Skirt and Belt Holder.
I, LUCY TAYLOR of Thames Bank House Mortlake Surrey England Spinster,
of no occupation do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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A metal frame or slide (somewhat resembling the frame of a buckle) having one
or two slots of suitable dimensions to admit the passing through same of the
desired width of outside belt. Attached to the middle bar of the frame & in the
centre of same is fixed a stud forming a button which is to be passed into a button
hole in the waistband of skirt, thereby holding the skirt securely in the desired
position and preventing the outside belt slipping up over the skirt band, or the
skirt from drooping below the outer belt which is a great imperfection in ladies
attire with the present methods of fastening the skirt of a dress to the outer belt.
The frame may be made all of metal or partly of metal or of any other suitable
material.
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LUCY TAYLOR.
A Skirt and
I, LUCY TAYLOR, of Thames Bank House, Mortlake, in the County of Surrey,
Spinster, 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 relates to an appliance which is intended for use with a waist-
band or belt for the purpose of supporting or retaining in position a skirt or other
garment on the wearer in such a manner as to avoid the unsightly gaping which
oftentimes occurs between the band of the skirt and the upper garment or
the belt.
According to my invention the appliance consists of a frame or plate which is
formed with suitable slots or apertures for enabling it to be connected to the belt
or external waist-band and is provided with a stud or projection adapted to enter a
button-hole in the skirt-band or to otherwise detachably engage with the said
skirt-band. When the upper garment consists of a blouse a button-hole may
likewise be formed therein for engagement with the aforesaid stud.
In order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect I will describe the same more fully with reference to the accompanying
drawing, in which
Figure 1 is an elevation of the inner side of the appliance attached to a belt and
Figure 2 a cross section thereof on the line 1. 1. Figure 3 is also a cross-section
similar to Figure 2 but with the belt removed.
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 1 but illustrates a slightly modified
construction of the appliance, Figure 5 is a cross section thereof on the line 2. 2,
and Figure 6 is a vertical section on the line 3. 3. of Figure 4 with the belt
removed

page_text: A is a plate of metal or other suitable material having vertical slots a, a, therein..
Through these slots the band or belt B is passed, as shewn in Figure 2, so that
the stud C which projects from the central part of the plate will come on the
inside of the band or belt. The band of the skirt or other garment which is to be
connected to the appliance is formed with a button-hole in such a position that it
will come in contiguity to the aforesaid stud and readily engage therewith when
the belt is around the waist of the wearer. This button-hole may be arranged
either horizontally or vertically; I find it advantageous to arrange it horizontally.
In the modified construction shewn in Figures 4 to 6 the plate A is provided
with a strip of metal or other suitable material a' which is so arranged that a
space or slot is left between it and the surface of the plate A. This strip a¹
may be secured at its ends to the plate A; or the slot may be produced by
slitting the plate A with two vertical incisions and forcing the metal existing
between these incisions away from the plane of the plate A. This appliance is
attached to the belt or band by passing the latter through the aforesaid slot as
shewn in Figure 5.
If it be desired to permanently connect the appliance to the external waist-band
or belt, I dispense with the slot or slots in the plate A and provide it with suitable
perforations for permitting it to be affixed to the inside of the waist-band or belt
by sewing or otherwise.
If
I do not confine myself to the contour of the plate A. shewn in the drawings,
as it may be made of any desired shape and may moreover be embellished by
suitable designs stamped thereon or otherwise applied thereto. It will also be
obvious that the appliance can be made of other material besides metal.
desired the belt may be provided with more than one of the aforesaid appliances.
By means of iny invention the skirt or other garment can be securely retained
in the desired position, the belt being prevented from rising above the skirt-band,
and the skirt-band from becoming visible below the belt. I thus overcome a great
imperfection which exists in ladies attire with ordinary methods of attaching the
skirt to a belt.
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. An appliance for use with an external waist-band or belt consisting of a
plate having a stud or projection on its inner face for engagement with the skirt
or other garment and provided with slots or apertures for enabling it to be
connected to the external waist-band or belt substantially as described and for the
purpose specified.
2. A skirt and belt holder constructed and adapted to act substantially as
described with reference to Figures 1 to 3 or Figures 4 to 6 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 14th day of March 1896.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.