US1555510A - Garment supporter - Google Patents

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Sept. 29, 1925. 1,555,510

D. D. MARSH 'GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed July 25, 1923' Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES DOROTHY :o. MARSH, or WASHINGTON, msrmo'r or COLUMBIA.-

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

Application filed July 28, 1923. Serial No. 654,338.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, DOROTHY D MARSH, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Imp-rovements in Garment Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in garment supporters, and more particularly to that class of them which is especially designed for supporting the diapers of infants. One of the difiiculties of providing any means for this purpose is the fact that the skin of the infant is so extremely tender that only material of a very light character can be used, and that must be of a fine and soft quality. Another difiiculty in a device of this character for infants is the fact that the supporting bands which can be purchased in stores have too many points of contact to be supported. The infant walks, if he walks at all, only with difiiculty, and if the support is too tight, it greatly impedes him and it is my desire to make a supporting means such as not to catch or halt him in his movement, but one which will assist him in keeping his clothes from slipping down his legs and that without any undue pressure upon the back or shoulders.

One of the objects I have in view, therefore, is to provide a device of simple construction, whose body belt is considerably above the waistline so that it will not slip off the shoulders, but shows great efficiency in keeping its place notwithstanding the constant wriggling of the child. The devices shown in the stores are for older children, the body belt is much lower, and when worn by an infant is found to be useless as it is constantly slipping off the shoulders. My apparatus overcomes this difiiculty.

\Vith these and other objects in view which may be incident to my improvements, the invention consists in the parts and combinations to be hereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that the several necessary elements comprising my invention, may be varied in construction, proportions and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

In order to make my invention more clearly understood, 1 have shown in the accompanying drawings means for carrying the same into practical effect, without limiting the improvements in their useful applications to the particular constructions, which for the purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an infant wearing one of my improved supporters;

Fig. 2 is a hke rear view of the device alone; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective of one of the supporting bands detached from the harness proper.

Like reference numerals represent the same or corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

The numeral 1 is a band made of tape adapted to encircle the'chest 20f the infant and provided with shoulderbands 3 and l, the ends of which are sewed thereto obliquely, as-seen at 5 and 6, and 7 and 8 in F 2, so as to fit over the shoulders of the child well up towards the neck rather than over the shoulder proper, so as to avoid any interference with the free movement of the childs arms.

As seen in Fig, 2, the chest band 1 is provided with a button 10 and a buttonhole 11 upon the respective ends of the band which enables it to be easily and quickly adjusted around the body of the wearer.

Attention is invited to the fact that the band is not intended to encircle the waist, but to be nearer the arm pits than the waistline both for ease and comfort of the child, and also to avoid as far as possible its becoming wet. It may be stated in this con nection that because my chest band fits almost up to the arm pit, is the reason of its success, for it matters not how much the child wiggles, the harness stays in place.

Upon each side of the body band 1 and at the points 12 equi-distantly spaced between the shoulder bands 3 and A, are provided dependent supporting bands 13, the same consisting of a piece of tape or other suitable material doubled for wear and strength, and so as to fit over and depend from the body band to which it is permanently stitched by a single or double row of stitches 14. The ends of each of these bands fit into a rectangular piece 16 of like material doubled upon itself and sewed at one end 17 at the top and bottom 18 and 19, the piece as a Whole having the appearance of longer.

an inverted T. As seen in Fig. 3, the end piece 16 is provided with eyelets 21 and 22. These are provided to more readilyenable the mother or nurse to attach the safety pins, the prong of each of which is inserted through one eyelet and then through the other and in this manner facilitates the changing of diapers.

The front portion of the band at a pointwhich-is equi-distantly located between the shoulder bands is provided with a supporting band 13 like the side bands, except Each of these rectangular pieces 16 is provided with a safety pinby means of which it is fastened to, the diaper.

It will be observed that the support bands 13 are equi-distantly spaced with respect to each other and that each support band is centrally located between the shoulder bands, also that each of the side support bands 13 are sewed to the main encircling band at a point immediately under the arm pit. The object of this is to enable the mother to fasten the diaper at a point either directly under that portion of the body or at a point slightly toward the rear thereof so that there will be no pressure against the stomach of the child .and no pressure pulling on the shoulders by reason of the efforts of the child to crawl or walk as soon as it becomes sufliciently advanced to .do so.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I

wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details of construction herein set forth, by way of illustration, as it is apparent that many changes and variations may be made therein, by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spiritof the invention, or exceeding the scope of the appended claim.

I claim A garment support of the class described comprising a continuous encircling chest band, means whereby the ends of the band may be secured together at the back, shoulder straps fastened ,obliquelyIto the chest band, support bands ateach side and at the front depending from the chest band, the straps equi-distantlyspaced with respect to each other between the shoulder straps, the front support band being longer than the other two, end pieces attached. to the straps and means for attaching thediaper of an infant to the end pieces.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa ture.

DOROTHY D. MARSH.

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