Improvements in the Construction of Suspenders for Skirts and other Garments and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Suspenders for Skirts and
other Garments and the like.
I, THOMAS PHILIPS, of 96 Portland Street, Southport, in the County of Lancaster,
"Surveyor," do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to a contrivance by means of which the weight of ladies skirts,
petticoats, and other under garments, or the like, may have the weight transferred
from the waist to the shoulders.
My invention consists of a strap to go over each shoulder from the top of the dress,
skirts, etc.; in the front and at the back, and connected with each other by means of a
strap at the back of the shoulders of the same material; with buckles, hooks, eyelets,
or the like, to lengthen or shorten the straps.
At the waist, a band or belt is made to fit the shape of the body, with buckles, books,
eyelets, or the like, so that the shoulder straps, and also the skirts, petticoats, or any
under garments may be fastened or attached thereto. Straps will also be hung or
attached to the band so as to form stocking suspenders.
The object of my invention is to form a mode of transferring the weight of ladies
dresses, skirts, petticoats, or other like garments, from the waist to the shoulders.
My invention is constructed of either cloth, leather, elastic cloth, or of any other
material; with buckles, hooks, eyelets, buttons, or any other attachments.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Suspenders for Skirts and
other Garments and the like.
I, THOMAS PHILIPS of 96 Portland Street Southport in the County of Lancaster
"Civil Engineer" 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 :-
My invention relates to a contrivance by means of which the weight of ladies skirts,
petticoats and other under garments or the like may have the weight transferred from
the waist to the shoulders.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying Drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents the back view of a Suspender with a waist belt or band E with
hooks and eyes I to fasten the same. The shoulder straps A A are fixed to the waist
Across the back is
belt E and fastened at the front by buckles B, B to the straps D.
fixed straps C for buckling together the shoulder straps A A. On the waist belt E
are fixed two straps FF to which buttons H are attached, also two at the back G G.
be used as
Eyes I, are placed front and back of the waist belt É which may
desired.
Figure 2. denotes the front view (of the waist belt E, with attachments) of figure 1.
The shoulder and back straps are described broken off.
Figure 3 is the back view of the suspender with the portions A', and D³, of the
shoulder and front straps, composed of elastic. On the belt E is fixed or attached a
band or skirt E', with elastic gussets J, J, at the sides, and eyes K for lacing or

page_text: fastening the skirt together. The rows of buttons H are attached to the skirt E¹ by
means of tape passed through the centre of the button.
4
Figure represents the front view of figure 3.
Figure 5 denotes the side view or elevation of the band or skirt E¹.
Figure 6 is the side elevation of the strap G, with the tape H' passed through two
eyelet holes in the centre of the button H, and fixed to the strap G.
Figure 7 represents the front view of figure 6. The buttons H are fixed to the
skirt E¹, as described in figures 6 and 7.
Figure 8 denotes the side view of the suspender or abdominal belt E³, with the
suspenders J which may be used as skirt and stocking suspenders. The belt E² is
laced and hooked together, and supported by the shoulder straps as in figure 1.
Buttons and eyes are attached to the belt, and is also provided with elastic gussets J.
Shoulder &c. straps described broken off.
Figure 9 represents the front view of figure 8.
My invention consists of a contrivance by means of a strap A to go over each
shoulder, from the front of the waist belt E, to the back, and connected with each other
at the front by a strap D of the same material, with buckles B to lengthen or shorten ;
and with a strap C, at the back similar to the shoulder straps, and the waist belt E and
band or skirts 1 & 2 made to fit the body, with buckles, hooks, eyelets, or any other
suitable attachments for the purpose of the shoulder straps supporting the weight of
the skirt, petticoats or other under garments, these said garments being fastened to or
attached to the buttons H, fixed on or attached to the straps G, or F, or by the buttons
fixed on or attached to the skirts E' or E, and the suspender J fixed or attached to
the waist belt, band, or skirt for supporting the stockings or for raising and suspending
the skirt as required.
The object of my invention is to form a mode of carrying ladies dresses, skirts,
petticoats, and other under garments suspended from the shoulders and to form a mode
of transferring from the waist to the shoulders the weight of the said dresses, skirts
petticoats and other under garments.
My Invention is constructed of strong webbing silk, cloth elastic cloth leather
fabric or any other material or a combination of either of these said materials with
holes hooks eyelets buckles buttons or any other suitable attachments for the purpose
of attaching the garments thereto. Any number of buttons may be used but preferably
I use four for the purpose of attaching the undermost garment to the lowest row of
buttons round the skirts E¹ and E2 or the straps G, and F, the next garment on the
next above, and so on until the whole of the buttons are occupied and the eyelets on
the belts E, E¹ & 2 for attaching the skirt to.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. The combination of the waist belt E, and the straps G and F, with the
eyelets on the belt E with the rows of buttons H on each strap, with the shoulder
straps A buckled to the back straps D, and the back strap C, fastened by the buckle B,
or other suitable fastenings and the hooks and eyes or other suitable fastenings,
constructed of any description of material or materials, substantially as herein
described and according to figures 1 and 2. of the accompanying drawings.
Secondly. The combination of the waist belt E and the band or skirt E fixed or
attached to each other constructed with elastic gussets J, J, and the elastic connecting
pieces A and D', to the shoulder and the back straps, and the eyelet holes K for
lacing the skirt together with the attachments for the purpose of supporting ladies
dresses and under garments, substantially as herein described and according to
figures 3, 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly. The combination of the rows of buttons H attached to any part of the
suspender, by the tape H' substantially as herein described and according to figures 6
and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
Fourthly. The combination of the waist belt E and the shaped band or abdominal

page_text: belt or skirt E² fixed or attached to each other constructed with elastic gussets J, J,
at the sides fitted with shoulder and back straps as in figures 1 or 3 with various rows
of buttons H and the eyelets on the belt E, and the hooks eyes, and eyelet holes for
lacing the belt together substantially as herein described and according to figures 8
and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
Fifth. The combination of the suspender and the stocking and skirt suspender (for
raising or lowering the dress as desired) J, J¹, fixed or attached to the band or
skirt E substantially as herein described and according to the figures 8 and 9 of the
accompanying drawings.
Sixth. The stocking or skirt suspender J', J' may be fixed or attached to the
belt E or the band or skirt E'.
Seventh. That the skirt E¹ may if desired be made without the gussets J, J.
Eighth. That if desirable in lieu of the holes K in the skirts E' and E' to
substitute hooks eyes, straps, buckles or other suitable fastenings.
Ninth. That if desirable in lieu of the buckles B on the straps A to substitute
hooks and eyes or other suitable fastenings.
Tenth. That in lieu of webbings A, D, and the elastic parts A¹ D', I may
substitute any material in whole or in parts for the shoulder and other straps.
Eleventh. That in lieu of eyes in waist belt E I may substitute buttons, hooks, or
other fastenings.
Twelfth. That in lieu of buttons on the straps G and E, and on the skirts E' and E*
may substitute hooks, oyes or other suitable fastenings.
Thirteenth. That in lieu of fastening the button H to the skirts and straps by
tape H' I may substitute any other method of fastening.
Fourteenth. To fix or attach straps across the breast and under the arm pits.
Fifteenth. That the band or skirts E' and E² may be made without the belt E.
Sixteenth. That the belts, skirts or bands E. E' E' with attachments may be fixed
or attached to corsets or stays having straps over the shoulders in lieu of the shoulder
straps as described.
Dated this 26th day of October 1889.