Improvements in Trousers.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trousers.
JOHN CRABTREE Witham Lodge Bracebridge Lincoln, Railway Official, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the purpose of keeping the cloth taut and preventing wrinkles in the legs of
men's trousers when in use I introduce suitable strips of whalebone, or of steel, or
other suitable material, which are placed inside the legs of trousers.
These stays, or grips, may be applied to any part of the trousers, but are by
preference placed on the inner side of both seams of each leg below the knee. The
stays are made up with the trousers as part of the garment, or are provided
separately. In the latter case the stays are fitted in position by being passed into
or through loops formed on, or as part of the overlap of the cloth inside the seams
(or may be sewn on to the cloth) and then being secured firmly to the cloth of the
trousers at each end of the stay.
One mode of securing the ends of the separate stays so as to keep the cloth taut,
is by providing two small caps or pouches, the top one being placed upside down
and at the required distance from the bottom one.
Another
Each stay being flexible is slightly bent for the purpose of allowing the ends to
pass in to the caps or pouches. When this has been done the stay again straightens
out to full length and grips the leg of trousers holding the cloth taut.
mode of securing each stay to the cloth is by a simple arrangement of hooks and
eyes, or by adjustable clips or catches.
Each stay may be provided with an adjustable screw or button, or slide, or other
means of altering the length of stay to tighten or loosen the grip as required.
The stays extend from the knee to the bottom of the trousers or may reach only
to about an inch from the bottom so as to allow of the bottom of trousers being
turned up. Or the stays are hinged or jointed at a short distance from the extreme
end of trousers to allow of the stays turning up with the trousers.
The stays are made in different sizes to fit the various lengths of trousers.
The novelty is in providing light stays, or grips, for wear inside the legs of
trousers, also in the arrangement for attaching to or removing such stays from the
trousers legs.
The advantages are in the efficiency of the appliance for keeping the legs of
trousers in good shape whilst in use, by preventing sloppiness and tendency to bag
or crease, thus improving the appearance and the serviceability of the garment.
Dated this Fifteenth day of May 1895.
JOHN CRABTREE Witham Lodge Bracebridge Lincoln, Railway Official, 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:—
For the purpose of keeping the cloth taut and preventing wrinkles in the legs of

page_text: men's trousers when in use I introduce suitable strips of whalebone or of steel, or
other suitable material, which are placed inside the legs of trousers.
These stays
(or grips) may be applied to any part of the trousers, but are by preference placed
on the inner side of both seams of each leg below the knee.
The stays are made up with the trousers as part of the garment, or are provided
separately. In the latter case the stays are fitted in position by being passed into
or through loops formed on, or as part of the overlap of the cloth inside the seams-
or may be sewn on to the cloth-and then being secured firmly to the cloth of the
trousers at each end of the stay.
One mode of securing the ends of the separate stays so as to keep the cloth
taut, is by providing two small caps or pouches, the top one being placed upside
down and at the required distance from the bottom one.
Each stay being flexible is slightly bent for the purpose of allowing the ends to
pass in to the caps or pouches. When this has been done the stay again straightens
Another
out to full length and grips the leg of trousers holding the cloth taut.
mode of securing each stay to the cloth is by a simple arrangement of hooks and
eyes, or by adjustable clips or catches.
Each stay may be provided with an adjustable screw or button, or slide, or
other means of altering the length of stay to tighten or loosen the grip as required.
The stays extend from the knee to the bottom of the trousers, or may reach only
to about an inch from the bottom so as to allow of the bottom of trousers being
turned up. Or the stays are hinged or jointed at a short distance from the extreme
end of trousers to allow of the stays turning up with the trousers.
The stays are made in different sizes to fit the various lengths of trousers.
The novelty is in providing light stays, or grips, for wear inside the legs of
trousers, also in the arrangement for attaching to or removing such stays from the
trousers legs.
The advantages are in the efficiency of the appliance for keeping the legs of
trousers in good shape whilst in use, by preventing sloppiness and tendency to bag
or crease (or run up) thus improving the appearance and the serviceability of the
garment.
The stays may be of any thickness or strength, and are made in any shape, but
are by preference flat. The steel, (or other highly flexible material) of which they
are formed, is provided with a covering of linen or cloth, or other suitable
covering.
When the stays are to be sewn on to the cloth of trousers eyelets are provided
for this purpose either in or on the stays.
Instead of one long, or jointed stay, two or more separate stays may be applied
inside each seam. When this is so, short stays are placed at the bottom of the
legs of the trousers to allow an inch or more of the cloth being turned up when
required.
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 introduction or application of stays to trousers in the manner and for the
purposes herein before described.
JOHN CRABTREE.