US1319650A

US1319650A - Vksokika kasmauski

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Publication number: US1319650A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 1936-10-21

Description

"Vuil lille BELT.

replication led Mey 6, 1919.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l. Venom it. lAsMAUsiiI, u citizen of the Republic ot' liithuuniu, resid ing1 et Chicago, in the county of (look and Stute. ot' lllinois. huye invented u certain new and useful lniproveinentin lelts, of which the following is u. full, elettr, concise, und exact description, reference being hud to the accompanying' d swings, formingv s purt of this specilicution.

lily invention relates to belts und has to do more particularly with belts adapted for use os abdominal supporters. ln stout people, the Weight ot the internal organs und abdomen is thrown principally upon the `muscles et the lower abdomen, which ure continually under e strain und not being reinforced by any bony structure ut times permit displnceinent oit the internal organs. @ne or the principal obiects ot' my invention is to provide en improved und simpliiied belt of this character psrticulurly eit'ecin supporting' the lower ubdonien.

l'n the :accompanying draining', l have illustrated the preferred forni ot' my invention, in Whicli- Figure shows the belt in use; und

Fig. f2 is s View of the belt spread ont Het.

Referring new more pnrticulurly to the preferred forni et' my invention ns shown in ltig. 2, it comprises e, body member 5, pret ersbly et e Webbed elasticl materiel, having, suitable ends 6 sind periforlued :it 8, 9, und provided with eyelets so that the belt may be leced as indicated in llig. 1. 'lhese end pieces 6, 'l' are preferably made ot' lest-her or other suitable substance capable ot standing the strain incident to the lacing up of the belt.

ln order to give the proper support, l' provide suitable strengthening ribs or stays disposed along the belt, these ribs being made oi steel or Whsle-bone strips ot the usual construction and preferably covered With leather. At the back of the belt l attach a suitable number of ribs 11, the number depending upon the size of the belt, spacing them about two inches spart. Adjacent these beck supports 11, 1 provide intermedinte ribs 12, 13, At the hip portions crested ribs 14, 15 are provided and so positioned es to come immediately above the hips. These crossed stsysl 5nd, ere particularly elle@ tive in holdingr the belt in place et the hips stidening the belt. At the front ot' the belt Speciceten of Letters Eatent.

Pntented (Det. 21, ittlllllt. Serial No. 295,103.

:it euch end, l provide trout intermediate ribs 1G, 1?, which ere positioned between the, hip ribs l-l, l5 und the. lacingT members. l also preferably attach ribs 18. 19 adjacent to ends of the belt but beneath the leathers G., so as to provide s suitable support et tie meeting or front portion of the belt.

rlhese ribs ure snitubly zrttuched to the cloth strip 5 by sewing' along the edges thereof. 'llhe edges 20, 21 of the beltare preferably lturned over or hemmed so es to protect the ends of the ribs or stays.

y menus of the ribbed reinforcement the belt may be drawn up quite tight Without4 having it fold over on itself us occurs in sonic of the belts. This helps keep the belt in proper piece and also assists in holding the covered part of the body rin.

ln applying the device, es shown in Fig. 1, l preferably place s line woolen bend 22 between the belt und the body. this bund absorbingthe moisture given ott1 by the body und not only keeping the. body Warm but also protecting the flesh against rubbing 'by the belt. This w'oolen bund muy be sttuchcd 'to the belt if desired.

What l clsim us new und desire to secure by Letters letent is:

l. An ebdonimel supporter comprising n belt, ineens -for lacing the ends of thev belt, und crossed stays positioned st the hip portions ot' the belt.

2. .ein ubdonimn supporter comprisingn belt, n Wool lining therefor, means for lacing the ends of the belt, front and back vertical stays, and crossed stuys positioned :it the hip portions of the belt.

3. An abdominal supporter comprising :t Webbed elastic belt, ineens for lacing the ends of the belt in front extending ucross the full width of the belt, front and buck stays, crossed stays at the hip portions, und front und buck intermediate stays of less length. than the Width of the belt.

4. n abdominal supporter comprising a Wool lined belt in which the wool is placed next the body of the wearer, stayed leather lacingit pieces at the ends ot' the belt, crossed stuys on those portions of the belt adapted to tit the. hips ot the wearer, and intermediutc stays length then the width of the. belt.

ln Witness whereot1 l hereunto subscribe my nume this 29th duy of April A. D., 1919.

VERONHQ KSMA TSKI.

adjacent seid crossed stays, ofless