Appliances for Indicating the Outline of a Human Body or Figure, and for the Making of Dress Patterns Conformably therewith.
Year: 1898

page_text: Appliances for Indicating the Outline of a Human Body or Figure,
and for the Making of Dress Patterns Conformably therewith.
We, JAMES NEUFLIESS and ABRAHAM TENENBAUM, both of 9 Albert Street, in the
City of Birmingham, Tailors, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
Our invention has for its object the production of simple and convenient appliances
suitable for tailors, dressmakers, and others, for indicating the outline of a human
body or figure and for the making of coat or other dress patterns conformably therewith.
In the construction of an appliance, which we hereinafter term a mode conformator,
in accordance with our invention, we employ a number of adjustable straps or bands
which we dispose horizontally and vertically, or otherwise, to conform to the contour
of the human body. At the points of intersection or juncture of such straps we
provide clamps, or other securing devices, which can be readily adjusted as may be
required. The straps, bands, or other parts of the mode conformator employed for
encircling the neck, waist, arms, or other part of the body or figure, are fitted with
buckles or other fastenings by which they can be secured at the positions to which
they are adjusted.
The main straps, bands, or like members of the mode conformator are arranged at
the positions of the seams of the coat, or dress, to be produced, and along such
members we dispose studs, or other pointed projections, which, when the appliance
has been placed upon and adjusted to the person for whom a garment is to be
made, serve for the attachment of pieces of gauze, paper, or other material and for
the indication thereon by the holes made by such projections, of the exact pattern
for the cutting of the pieces of cloth or other material from which the garment is to
be made.
The clamps or other securing devices for the straps or bands, are so constructed
and arranged that they are not obstructed by the pointed projections on movement
for adjustment purposes.
We preferably make the bands or like parts or members of our mode conformator
from thin steel or other metallic strips backed or encased with cloth, leather, or other
material, and having the pointed projections formed by pressing or forcing up
triangular or other shaped pieces from the metal itself.
With our mode conformator a positive pattern can be readily made by a tailor or
dressmaker to the exact shape of the human form or figure, and the appliance can be
used for various garments for men, women, and children.
Dated this 2nd day of Ontaban 1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Appliances for Indicating the Outline of a Human Body or Figure,
and for the Making of Dress Patterns Conformably therewith.
We, JAMES NEUFLIESS and ABRAHAM TENENBAUM, both of 9, Albert Street, in the
City of Birmingham, Tailors, 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 :-
Our invention has for its object the production of simple and convenient
appliances suitable for tailors, dressinakers, and others, for indicating the outline of
a human body or figure, and for the making of coat or dress patterns conformably
therewith.
In the three accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to.
Figure 1 is a front elevation, Figure 2 a back or end elevation, and Figure 3 a
side elevation of an appliance as arranged in accordance with our invention for a
female figure.
Figure 4 is an end section to a larger scale of one of the straps, bands, or like
members of our appliance, whilst Figure 5 is an isometric view of one of the metallic
adjustable clips or like fastening or retaining devices.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In the construction of an appliance, (which we hereinafter term a mode
conformator) such as illustrated, we employ a number of straps, bands, or the like,
of any suitable material, and dispose the same horizontally and vertically or other-
wise to conform to the contour of the human body. At the points of intersection
or juncture of such straps or members, we preferably provide clamps or clips or other
securing or retaining devices which can be readily adjusted as may be required.
The main straps, bands, or like members of our mode conformator are arranged at
the positions of the seams of the coat, or dress, to be produced, and along such
members we dispose studs, or other pointed projections, which, when the appliance
has been placed upon and adjusted to the person for whom a garment is to be made,
serve for the attachment of pieces of gauze, paper, or other material and for the
indication thereon by the holes made by such projections, of the exact pattern for
the cutting of the pieces of cloth or other material from which the garment is to be
made.
The clamps or other securing or retaining devices for the straps or like parts are
so constructed and arranged that they shall not be obstructed by the pointed
projections on the movement of the clamps for the adjustment purposes.
Referring to the drawings, the main straps or bands shown therein represent
various seans of the garment to be produced. Thus the strap or band A represents
the front centre seam, the straps B B₁ the first breast cut seams; the straps C C¹ the
second breast cut seams, the straps D D the under arm seams, the straps E E' the
side bodice seams, the straps F F the back seams, and the strap G the back centre
seam. Along these straps or like members of our mode conformator, we dispose
projecting studs such as a for the indication of the exact pattern on a piece of gauze
or other material. In Figure 1 we have indicated by dotted lines a piece of gauze or

page_text: similar material stretched over the straps or members, A, B1, C, and D¹ and also over
the arm-hole seam member H¹, the shoulder strap J¹ and a portion of the collar K,
the said collar being made from a deep band as shown which can be adjusted in
diameter by a small strap or any other convenient manner. The studs or projections
a disposed along such members will indicate by perforations through the gauze the
exact pattern of that portion of a lady's coat or jacket commonly known as the "fore-
part," and on removing the gauze and placing it over the cloth from which the garment
is to be made the pattern can be readily chalked or marked on the cloth for the
guidance of the cutter. The patterns for the other portions of the garment are taken
in a precisely similar manner from the other members of our mode conformator,
after such members have been properly adjusted upon the person to be fitted.
The first breast cut seam straps or members B B are extended over the shoulder
straps J and J respectively, but the members C and C are jointed to the members
Band B respectively as illustrated; the exten led portions b and 6 of the members
B and B are jointed to the under bust strap M as shown. The breast strap L, the
under-bust M, the waist strap N, and the hip strap 0 are each provided with a
metallic hook and eye or other fastening device and with a short length of elastic
material, to enable the said straps or members to be readily secured upon the
particular person for whom a garment is to be made.
The arm-hole seam members H and H¹ we preferably make of a jointed or chain like
form as illustrated. The other straps, bands, or like members of our mode conformator
we preferably make from thin steel strips such as P in the detail view at Figure 4, to
which we rivet or otherwise secure the indicating studs or projections a. The steel
band is backed or covered with cloth, soft-leather, or other suitable material.
Instead of rivetting the projections such as a (Figure 4 to the steel band or strip
we sometimes form the indicators from the band itself by pressing or forcing up
triangular or other shaped pieces from the metal.
Each of the metal clips or like fastening devices as Q, one of which is shown
separately and to a larger scale at Figure 5, we preferably make from one piece of
metal suitably bent or shaped to embrace a pair of straps or like members disposed
at right angles to each other, and whilst retaining the said members in position to
permit of such adjustment as may be required.
With our mode conformator properly adjusted upon a person for whom a garment
is to be made a positive pattern to the exact shape can be readily obtained, and thus
an accurate fit of such garment can be ensured without the necessity of its being
tried on the person before its completion.
Our appliance can be used for obtaining patterns for garments or parts of garments
for men, women, and children, the number of straps, bands, or like members, and
other parts being varied in number and shape, and adjusted as to disposition, to suit
the particular garinent or style of garment and the form or part of the forin or figure
of which patterns are required.
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 :-
1. A mode conformator or improved appliances for indicating the outline of a
human body or figure and for the making of dress patterns conformably therewith,
substantially as described and as illustrated.
2. In a mode conformator, the combination comprising the flexible seam bands or
members A, B B, C C, D D₁, E E', F F¹, and G, also the arm-hole seam members
HH', shoulder straps J J', and collar K, with the breast strap I, the under-bust
strap M, the waist strap N, and the hip strap O, the whole of the said parts being
constructed and arranged for relative adjustment substantially as and for the purposes
described and as illustrated.
3. In a mode conformator, the combination with the seam and other flexible
bands, straps, or members, as claimed in the preceding Claim 2, of metallic clips or

page_text: fastening devices Q constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes
described and as illustrated.
Dated this 3rd day of Inly, 1900
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London W. C.,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, and 25, Cross Street, Manchester,
Agents for the Applicants.