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(No Model.)

H.W.BU RY. SKIRT DISTENDER.

N0.'574,131.- Patented Dec. 29, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IIARRY IV. BURY, OF FRANKFORT, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES AMOS AND N. S, MOORE, OF SAME PLACE.

SKIRT-DISTENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,131, dated December 29, 1896. Application filed August 8| 1896. Serial No. 602,112. (No model.)

To all whom t 72ml/ conc/21W: sheaths in which they are incased may be Be it known that I, HARRY W. BURY, a citimade of any suitable light material, such as zen of the United States,residingal Frankfort, silk or linen. in the county of Clinton and State of Indiana, The forming or distending tubes are adapf- 55 5 have invented a new and useful Attachment ed to extend from a point at or near the band for Dress-Skirts, of Vwhich the following is a of an underskirt or similar support to a point specification. near the bottom of the skirt and upon the My invention relates to an attachment for outer side of said nnderskirt, whereby the distending dress-skirts to hold the same in upper orouter skirtmayhang thereover, and 6o Io 'the desired folds or plaits; and the object in in order that the distending-tubes may fit, re-

view is to provide means to be readily atspectively, in the folds of the upper or outer tached to an underskirt orits equivalent, and skirt (not illustrated in the drawings) hookwhich may be inflated to the desired extent eyes 5 or similar fastening devices are arpneumatioally, thus securing lightness, flexiranged in the spaces between the distending- 65 i 5 bility, and durability. tubes, as upon the support l, for engagement Further objects and advantages of the inbyhooks (not shown) which are adapted to be vention will appear in the following descripcarried by the upper or outer skirt. tion, and the novel features thereof will be From the above description it will be seen particularly pointed out in the appended that when inflated the distending device form- 7o 2o claims. ing the subject of my invention is adapted to In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is hold the organ-pipe77 or godet 7 folds in a perspective view of a device embodying my the proper shape to cause the back of the invention applied in the operative position skirt to hang gracefully without adding ma- .to a dress-skirt. Fig. 2 is a transverse horiterially to the weight of the skirt, and, in 75 25 zontal section of the same.A Fig. 3 is adetail fact, resulting in a reduction of weight in view in perspective of the upper extremity of comparison with those means, such as hairone of the tubes. Fig. 4 is a detail vertical cloth and other stiffening-linings, which are or longitudinal section of aportion of the upordinarily employed for this purpose.

per extremity of a sheath, showing the con- Various changes in the form, proportion, 8o 3o tiguous portions of the tube and supportingand the minor details of construction may be skirt. resorted to without departing from the prin- Similar numerals of reference indicate corciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of responding parts throughout the figures. this invention.

The dress-forming tubes embodying myin- Having thus described my invention, I 85 35 vention consist, essentially, of a tapered or claimconical tube 2, adapted to be inflated by air, l. The combination with a supporting-garfor which purpose the upper or reduced exmentof' a series of tapered sheaths of flexible tremity thereof is open to provide for applymaterial attached to the garment and open ing the lips. After inflation the reduced at their reduced ends contiguousto the waist- 9o 4o extremity of the tube is folded or bent upon band of the garment, and tapered pneumatitself, as shown in Fig. 3, and is secured by ically-infiat-able tubes incased in said sheat-hs means of a tie 3 or its equivalent. In conand having inlet-tubes extending through nection with this tube is preferably employed the openings at the reduced ends of the a flexible sheath 4, which may be attached to sheaths, to facilitate ind-ation, substantially 95 45 the dress-skirt or other support by means of as specified.

stitching or otherwise, the upper end of the 2. The combination with a su pporting-garsheath being left open to give access to the ment, of tapered sheaths of flexible material upper extremity of the inflated tube. The permanently attached exteriorly to the said tubes may be constructed of any suitable airgarment and extending from the waistband ico 5o tight material, such as vulcanized silk, linen, approximately to the lower edge thereof, and

or the equivalent thereof, as rubber, and the tapered pneumaticallyinflatable tubes arranged within the sheatbs and provided with of the tubes being adapted to be folded or exposed means of in nation, substantially as bent upon themselves to retain contained air,

specified. and a tie for securing` said extension :in its 15 3. Adistending device Afordress-skirts conifolded position, substantially as specified.

5 prising tapered exible sheaths adapted to 3 In testimony that I claim the foregoing as be carried by the supporting-skirt and ari my own I have hereto aliixed mysignature in ranged at intervals with their reduced eX- the presence of two Witnesses. treinities contiguous to the waistband, inilatable tubesitted in said sheaths and havi IIARRY XV. 'KURS/ 1o ing` extended and reduced upper extremities adapted to project through the open upper ends of the sheaths, said reduced extensions Witnesses:

FRED BOWEN, .Toi-1N MARSHALL.

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