Improvements relating to Aprons.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1893-Accepted, 2nd June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Aprons.
We, ROBERT HILL of 9 Montrose Street, and WILLIAM HILL of 33 Virginia
Street, both in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to aprons which have a bib, and cross over back
straps or securing strings, and the improvements comprise a new or improved mode
and means whereby these strings can be conveniently secured to, or guided past the
ends of the waist band to be tied at the back of the wearer, and instantaneously
released again when the apron is not required for use.
The improvements consist in securing or fitting a clip or hook fastener on each
of the ends of the apron waist band below the bib, which shall receive and guide
the cross over back straps used to secure the apron on the wearer.
The clips or fasteners would be formed of a hook or U shape open at the duplex
free end part, and close at the other or bent centre back part, and be made of.
spring or other metal wire, or like material. These clips would be attached by
their one or longer limb to the ends of the waistband, or a continuation of same,
and preferably be enclosed or covered over with the cloth of the band and secured
by sewing or otherwise, so as to be easy of removal for replacement or when the
garment is to be washed. The one half or part of each clip would thus project out
parallel or at an angle to receive the apron string in the central open space between
it and the other part, and guide the string while being drawn through the clip to
be tied by a loop or other knot at the back of the wearer. Instead of the guide
fastener being made of a hook shape, it may be made of a round grooved pulley or
flanged button shape, and have the strings guided in a recess, between its duplex
flanges, or between its flange and the garment, when a single flange is used.
With this improved mode of securing apron bands or strings, these bands which
are attached at their one end to the upper corners of the bib are passed over the
shoulders and crossed over transversely at the back of the wearer and then drawn
through the hook or guide fasteners at the ends of the waist band and tightened up.
to place said band and apron properly on the person; and the ends of the strings
are afterwards secured by a loop or other knot at the back of the wearer.
When the apron is desired to be removed from the wearer, the knot is simply
untied and the strings easily drawn out and set free from the waist-band guide-
fastener.
Dated 8th day of August 1892.
W. R. M. THOMSON & CO.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Aprons.
We, ROBERT HILL, of 9 Montrose Street, and WILLIAM HILL, of 33 Virginia
Street, both in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing,
that is to say :-
guided past the
This invention has reference to aprons which have a bib, and cross over back
straps or securing strings, and the improvements, comprise a new or improved mode
and means whereby these strings can be conveniently secured to or
ends of the waist band to be tied at the back of the wearer, and instantaneously
released again when the apron is not required for use.

page_text: And in order that our said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, we have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, in which
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Figure 1' represents a perspective back elevation of a lady as in the act of tightening
up the strings of an apron through our clips or fasteners.
Figure 2 represents a side and edge view detached, of one of the clips; and
Figure 3 represents a view showing the mode by which these metal clips are
inserted into and removed from the apron waist band.
Referring to these drawings:-The improvements consist in securing or fitting
waist band b
a clip or hook fastener a, a, on each of the ends of the straps c used
below the bib, which shall receive and guide the cross over
to secure the apron A. on the wearer. The clips or fasteners are formed of a
hook or shape a, a, open at the duplex free end part a', and close at the
other or bent centre back part a³, and made of spring or other metal, wire,
celluloid or like material. These clips a a' would be attached to the waistband b
by inserting the end a' through the slit 6, as shown in Figure 3, and drawing
or sliding same to the end of the waistband b, and thus enclose or cover over
the hook with the cloth of the band b, so as to be easy of removal for replace-
ment or when the garment is to be washed, by simply sliding it out at the slit
part b
The one half or part a' of each clip would thus project out parallel
or at an angle to receive the apron string c in the centre open space a' between
it and the other part a, and guide the string while being drawn through the
clip, as shown in Figure 1, to be tied by a loop or other knot at the back of
the wearer. Instead of the guide fastener being made of a hook shape, it may
as shown in edge and face views in Figure 4, be made of a round grooved
pulley or flanged button shape, secured to the band 6 of garment by sewing or
clips at a and have the strings e guided in a recess a between its duplex
flanges a', a', or between its flange and the garment, when a single flange
is used.
With this improved mode of securing apron bands or strings c, these bands which
are attached at their one end to the upper corners of the bib are passed over the
shoulders and crossed over transversely at the back of the wearer and then drawn
through the hook or guide fasteners a, a', at the ends of the waist band b, as shown
in Figure 1, and tightened up to place said band and apron properly on the person;
and the ends of the strings c are afterwards secured by a loop or other knot at the
back of the wearer.
When the apron is desired to be removed from the wearer, the knot is simply
untied and the strings easily drawn out and set free from the waist band guide
fastener a, a¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
First. The herein described method of securing to or guiding apron strings past
clips on the ends of the waistband, and instantaneously releasing same when the
apron is to be detached, substantially as set forth.
Second. The fitting and use of clips or fasteners on the ends of the waistbands
of aprons for the purpose of guiding the securing strings, and enabling them to be
instantaneously released, substantially as herein described in reference to and by
way of application shown in the accompanying drawings.
Third. The fitting of a hook clip fastener on the ends of apron waistbands,
substantially as and for the purposes herein descibed in reference to and shown in
the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 2nd Mov 1902