US826815A - Suspensory bandage. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

H. J. WORTZ. SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

APPLICATION FILED 10110.26,

Witnebaeof @e? THE cams PEIERS cm, wAsnmcron, a cv tion of certain cords of the device in partlyconnected condition. elevation of a modification of certain cords employed.

elcll to be buckled togeth t employed the strap, the latter being bent on itself and having a buttonhole side of the sac has a button F secured thereto, so that said strap nected with the sac by said button and buttonhole, it being evident that by unbuttoning said strap the from the strap, readily washed buckle. button F is the button F, the ob ect of which will be hereinafter stated.

tachments, the same being formed of cords each in sections H J, the section H being sei cured at one end to the lower portion of the sac in the eye K therein, the other ends of said sections having loops L thereon.

cords of the form of loops, which, providing resiliency to relieve the bandjof strain, are 'reevedgingthezloopslli after HENRY J. WORTZ, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

Application filed December 26,

Specification of Letters Patent.

1905. Seria1 N0.293,315-

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. Wonrz, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Suspensory Bandage, of which the followng is a specification.

My invention consists of a suspensory bandage of that class embodying a sac and means for conveniently and reliably securing the same on the body, while also of the disconnection of tain other parts for the purpose of washing, cleansing, &o.

admitting the buckle and cer- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a suspensory bandage embodying my invention. view and partial perspective view of a detached portion.

Fig. 2 represents a partial top or plan Fig. 3 represents aneleva- Fig. 4 represents an Similar letters of reference indicate correer, so as to retain body, the buckle 0 cm in position on the having its loop D fitted freely on E, while the adjacent buckle may be slipped so that the latter may be without interference of said On the side of the sac opposite to the G G designate the perineal straps or legat- The sectlons J are composed of elastic sac and the bodythe manner of sli necting the secti dent that said s so as to permit the sac to washed and so Extending from the sides of the sac and se same are the cords N in locating the bandage the atassed under the crotch, the legs and again are passed through looped sections J and drawn taut, after which und the buttons F us being controlled so and conveniently rem below, it being reve by the bands B B, The cords employed are prefon, so that they be worn with less friction, and consequently with ease and comfort.

In Fig. 4 I show cords i tions H of the other figure formed of an endless piece H tachments G then to the outer s in front, when they are woun F, th

ton on said band held on the d 'ond-named secured to said button. In a suspensory b band, said second be see continuous, as sho Fig. 1.

Having thus described In claim as new, and desire ters Patent, is

1. In a suspensor a part of w perineal co ections ma are p ides of the cords N d tight aro e sections J H th that the sac is firmly tained in position fro tained in position abo as is evident.

erably circular may in cross-secti y banda connection bei g adapted t a button on -named attachment be ured to said button. 3. In a suspensory banda .band, a perineal attachmen attachment connected with necting devices on said band,

Patented July 24, 1906.

p-knots, as at M, thus conons H J as one, it being eviy be disconnected,

be conveniently kept clean.

sponding parts in the figures. itself and passed through the eye K, thus pro- Referring to the drawings,Adesignates the ducing the loops H with which the loops J sac of a suspensory bandage, and B B desigof the cords H may be reeved or knotted, the nate the body-bands, the latter being adaptsame as in Fig. 3. The bands B B may be wn by the dotted lines,

, it being 11 lieu of the secs, the same being doubled on y invention, what to secure by Letge, a body-band, hich is doubled on itself, a sac, a nnection extending from sai on on said band, said conne being adapted to be secured together, and a buckle deta oubled part of d sac, ctions a butchably said band, the sec ng adapted to be andage, a sac, a bodya perineal attachment extending from sac, an attachment on attachment bein connected and said band, said 0 be detachably said band, the ing adapted to ge, a sac, a bodyt on said sac, an said band, cona button on the latter and an elastic piepe inteprnediate; of .eord and means for attachingsaiddoop t0 the said attachments detachably secured therebody-band of the device, said cord being to, the second-named attachment being doubled on itself. a i

adapted to befsedunedtosaid buttonw l I HENRY J. WORTZ. 4. Ina suspensory bandage, a sac having i Witnesses:

an eyelet therein, a cord extending from said J OHN" A. WIEDERSHEIM,

eyelet, an elastic 100p connected with said i S. R. CARR.

Images