Improvements in Means for Supporting Skirts.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Apr., 1900-Accepted, 2nd June, 1900
Improvements in Means for Supporting Skirts.
I, WILLIAM S. STEELE, of 14, South Wilkinson Street, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.,
Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in that class
of device for conveniently fastening a skirt to the bodice in such a way that it
can be quickly.secured and unsecured.
The object of this my invention is to provide a fastening device of the kind
which can be applied to a skirt waist band; or bodice without the necessity of
having to sew loops onto the material to carry the device. By my improvement,
the whole.device may be readily secured in place by means of an ordinary pin
or pins.
A device of the kind aforementioned constructed in accordance with these
my present improvements, consists of a short narrow strip of metal formed with
transverse corrugations, and, at its ends, with hooks. Another piece of metal
of similar shape, and corrugated, but shorter, is provided. Instead of the
corrugations, the body of the metal may be stamped through from one side so
as to form projecting loops on the other side.
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The longer strip of metal is placed on the outer surface of the waist band-or
bodice band, and the shorter piece in alignment with the longer piece, on the
underside, with the corrugations or loops intermeshing, with the cloth or material
between them. A pin is then passed longitudinally through the corrugations
and material.
Loops, consisting of substantially U-shaped pieces of metal, are inverted
and have their ends formed with an eye and a loop respectively, and are secured
to the skirt-band by pin passed through the eye, the material, and subse-
quently the loop. The loops may, however, be secured in the same manner as
the metal strips aforedescribed!
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In order to support the skirt, the loops are placed over the hooks on the longer
strip of metal and are thereby held until unhooked.
'Doted this' 11th do of 1900
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Improvements in Means for Supporting Skirts.
I, WILLIAM S. STEELE, of 14, South Wilkinson Street, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A..
Inventor, 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:-
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This invention relates to new and useful improvements in means for, support-
ing ladies' skirts onto the waistband of an upper. garment.

page_text: The object of the invention is to provide devices for the above mentioned pur-
pose which will enable the shirt band to be readily detached from that portion
of the dress to which it is secured in an expeditious manner without the neces-.
sity of unfastening safety pins, which; when continually performed, soon makes
holes of considerable size, thus spoiling the material, a further object of the
invention is to provide a device of the kind which can be quickly attached to
the material without the need of accessories such as materials and implements
for sewing which are not always available and take time to manipulate.
Reference being had to the drawings hereunto attached: Figure 1 shews so
much of a shirt and upper garment as will serve to illustrate one form of my
device applied thereto. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of said device. Figs. 4
and are detail views of an alternative device.
The device shewn in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, consists of a metal plate A, adapted
to be passed through a loop B on the upper garment C, and having hooks D
near its respective ends. Metal stampings constituting bails E are provided
with pins which are secured at G and adapted to be sprung into the keeper H,
after being passed through the material as shewn at I in Fig. 1.
In order to attach or detach the skirt it is only necessary to hook or unhook
the stampings. E over or from off the hooks D:
It will be understood that there may be two loops B and that the plate A
may have one hook D projecting between said loops to engage one stamping Ę
when only one of the latter is used.
In that form of the device shewn in Figs. 4 and 5, the plate A is bent upon
itself to form projections J, and is formed with the hooks. D for suspension
therefrom of the stampings E. A second plate K liaving openings L is pressed
against the plate A with the material between them so that it is pressed over
the projections J and into the openings L where it is, secured by the insertion
of a pin M through the material and the perforations N in the projections.
The plate K is formed with an upwardly projecting rib. O to keep the head of
the pin in place, and a lip P to receive the point and prevent it from doing
injury.
It will be understood that this form also need have but'one hook and one bail
if preferred.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:—
(1) The hereindescribed means for supporting skirts consisting of a metal
plate adapted for attachment to an upper garment and having a hook or hooks
projecting therefrom and a bail or bails fitted with a pin for attachment of said
bail or bails to the skirt band and adapted to engage over the aforesaid hooks,
substantially as described.
(2) The hereindescribed means for supporting skirts consisting of a metal
plate having lateral perforated projections and a hook or hooks projecting from
its other side; a second plate perforated to pass over the aforesaid projections,
having a raised rib near one end, and a lip at its other end; a pin adapted to be
passed through the perforations in said projections and be retained by the rib
and lip respectively; and a bail or bails fitted with a pin for the attachment
of said bail or bails to the skirt band; all substantially as herein before described,
and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 10th day of April 1900.
P. R. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant.