US131840A - Improvement in hoop-skirts - Google Patents

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M.` BERLINER. `Hoop-Skirts.

Patenmted Oct. 1, '1872.

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IMPROVEMENT IN HOOP-SKIRTS.

i Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 131,840, dated October 1, 1872.

To all whom Vif may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCUS BERLINER, of the city, county, vand State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Hoop-Skirts; and I 4do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andl exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make andl use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specication, in which drawing- Figure l represents a side view of this invention; Fig. 2 is a front view'of the same; Fig. 3 is a partial side view of the same on a larger scale than` the previous figures; and Fig. el is a horizontal section of the same.

Similar letters indicate correspondingparts. This invention consists in the arrangement of diagonal crosssprings extending' across the opening of `an open front skirt, said springs being fastened at their lower ends to the bottom hoop of the skirt, while their upper ends are provided with hooks, clasps, or other suitable fastenings, to be attached to one of the upper hoops of the skirt in such a manner that when the skirt is worn the pressure of the dress on the cross-springs throws the skirt back in the rear, thereby preserving its desired effect, while, at the same time, the

front ofthe skirt is left open sufciently so as not to interfere with the free motion of the feet and legs in walking.

In the drawing, the letter A designates an open-front skirt, composed of a .series of sectional horizontal hoops, a, a at, which are suspended from the waistband b by vertical tapes c c et. The ends of the bottom hoops are secured to the` vertical tapes .c and from their ends extend in an oblique or diag onaldirection the cross-springs d el, to which )are secured the ends of the hoops a', and also the ends Lof the tapes ciwhich form the edges of the opening in front of the skirt and to 4which are secured the ends of theupper hoops a. -By these means thelower portion of the opening in front of the skirt is thrown wide open, (see Fig. 2,) so that the skirt does not interfere with the free action of the feet and. legs in walking. The springs d d extend across each other in' front of the skirt, and

their upper ends are provided with hooks e or with clasps or other fastenings, whereby the same can be conveniently attached to one of the hoops a., which is provided for this purpose with a series of holes, j', (see Figs. 3

and 4,) so that by adjusting' the hooks or fastenings e the skirt can be /enlarged or diminished to suit the person Wearing the same.

When the skirt is worn, the dress bearing on the springs d d, which cross each other in front of the opening in the skirt, throws the rear part oi' the skirt back and the full effect of the hoop-skirt is preserved, while with ordinary open-front hoop-skirts the weight of the dress, which rests on the rear part or" the skirt, is not counteracted in front and the principal e'ect of the hoop-skirt is lost. My

skirt has also the advantage that in sitting 4 down the knees of the person wearing the skirt are entirely unobstructed, and the skirt and dress are not thrown forward. The lower hoops a being fastened upon the springs d and the upper hoops upon the front-tapes 0*, said hoops can be arranged parallel with each other, while the free ends of the spring ol by crossing the front opening connect the sides of the skirt together and forml the front portion of the hoop-skirt. By this means the ordinary mode of lacing open-front skirts is dispensed with, and the ends of the said crosssprings d being free and carrying fastening-hooks, which engage with eyes j in lone of the top hoops, a,

whereby the size ofthe skirt may beincreased l or diminished with ease and facility.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, `is

In an open-front skirt the arrangement of vsprings d d extending from the lower hoop of the skirt in diagonal directions across each other and across the opening in frontof the skirt, and provided with hooks e for engaging the eyes fof the hoop a, substantially as herein shown and described.

This specification signed by me this 2d day l of February, 1872.

' M. BERLINER.

' Witnesses: W. HAUFF,

E. F. KASTENHUBER.

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