Improvements in Abdominal Belts and Back Binders or Braces.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1893
ompl te Specification Left, 12th June, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Abdominal Belts and Back Binders or Braces.
I, CHARLES PARKER MITCHELL of The Bon Marché 49 Darley Street, Bradford
in the County of York, Baby Linen and Fancy Draper, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows, that is to say:
1
It relates to improvements in the manufacture or production of abdominal belts
and binders or braces for personal wear whereby such articles are rendered more
comfortable and serviceable than heretofore.
In the production of these articles it has been the general practice to employ
or make use of a comparatively non-porous fabric which has been all of one piece
or of several pieces stitched together to cover the whole of the abdomen thus
engendering an undesirable and uncomfortable perspiration or heat which at times
is so excessive as to cause the wearer to remove these articles to gain ease and
freedom.
To obviate these defects I form these belts of strips of fabric, sometimes called
"twilled webbing
which are used in longitudinal pieces that stretch across the
abdomen. These pieces being held in their respective positions by vertical pieces.
being interwoven with and stretched to them thus the lower longitudinal pieces
are securely attached to the main upper longitudinal piece which entirely encircles
the body of the wearer preferably above the hips or round the waist so that same
may be thereby supported, while for further support for these parts, two brace
pieces are made to reach from them up the back of the wearer to encircle the arms
at or over the shoulders.
These two brace pieces are made to intersect each other at the waist, in, from
which part, up to the back of the shoulders, strips of metal, whalebone or the like,
are inserted to stiffen or strengthen them at this part, as also and for the same
reason strips of metal or the like are inserted or attached to the vertical pieces
extending over the abdominal part whenever desired.
By forming these articles of the strips of fabric or webbing as above described
open spaces are left for thorough ventilation and evaporation, of any of the natural
exudations of the body, while strength and firmness of the parts used are secured
in the desired positions.
Provided such openly constructed articles are found not to be warm enough for
the wearer they may be lined with flannel, felt or any similarly porous material.
When the back binders or braces are not used in connection with these
abdominal belts, these latter may be buttoned or otherwise fastened to the corsets
of the wearer.
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page_text: Improvements in Abdominal Belts and Back Binders or Braces.
I, CHARLES PARKER MITCHELL of 49 Darley Street, Bradford in the County
of York, Baby Linen and Fancy Draper, 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, that is to say :-
It relates to improvements in the manufacture or production of abdominal belts
and binders or braces for personal wear, whereby such articles are rendered more
comfortable and serviceable than heretofore.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative of this invention;-
Figs. 1 and 2 are side and back views of my improved belt and back binder.
Fig. 3 is a side view of a modified form of belt as hereinafter described.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view reduced scale and illustrates the belt as separate
from the back binder.
In the production of these articles it has been the general practice to employ or
make use of a comparatively non-porous fabric which has been all in one piece or
of several pieces stitched together to cover the whole of the abdomen, thus
engendering an undesirable and uncomfortable perspiration or heat which at times
is so excessive as to cause the wearer to remove these articles to gain ease and
freedom.
To obviate these defects I form these belts of strips of fabric sometimes called
"twilled-webbing," which are used in longitudinal pieces a a¹ all that stretch across
the abdoinen. The pieces a a¹ all being held in their respective positions by
vertical pieces b b b being interwoven with or stitched to them thus the lower
pieces a¹ a etc., are securely attached to the main upper piece a which entirely
encircles the body of the wearer, preferably above the hips or round the waist so
that same may be thereby supported, while for further support for these
parts a a¹ all and b bb, two brace pieces c c are made to reach from them up the
back of the wearer for the straps d d to encircle the arms at or over the
shoulders.
C
These pieces c are made to intersect each other at e, and have strips of metal,
whalebone or the like inserted as shown in broken lines, so that by these latter
being bent as shown at f, Fig. 1, on the belt piece a being tightened around the
body of the wearer the resilience of these stiffening pieces always tends to bring
them from the erect or straight position against the back of the wearer as shown in
broken lines Fig. 1, into the position shown in full lines of said Fig. 1, such resilient
force tending at all times to keep the shoulders of the wearer well to the back, the
spine at this part straight and the chest forward.
The horizontal pieces a¹ all etc., may be three in number as shown by Fige. 1, 2
and 4 or a greater number of these pieces may be employed as shown by Fig. 3,
such pieces being further varied in number and size as desired to meet the require-
ments of the user, while by having loose parts g on these pieces a" a buckles h
or similar fastening and adjusting devices may be employed for regulating the size
of the belt at such parts as may be necessary to enable same to fit the body of the
wearer more firmly.
By forming these articles of strips of fabric or webbing as above described open
spaces are left for the ventilation and evaporation of any of the natural
exudations of the body, while strength and firmness of the parts used are secured
in the desired positions.
Provided such openly constructed articles are found not to be warm enough
for the wearer, they may be lined with flannel, felt or any similarly porous
material

page_text: When the back binders or braces c c are not used in connection with these
abdominal belts, these latter may be buttoned or otherwise fastened to the corsets
of the wearer.
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. The method of forming or constructing abdominal belts and back binders
or braces substantially as herein set forth and for the purpose specified.
2. In the production of abdominal belts the employment of strips of fabric
arranged and fixed together substantially as herein set forth and described.
3. In the production of belts and back binders, the combination of strips of
fabric and pieces of metal whalebone or other resilient substance all arranged
and formed to meet the requirements substantially as herein specified.
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CHARLES P. MITCHELL,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
CHARLES P. MITCHELL,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.