US93573A - Improvement in hoof-sgirts - Google Patents

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Letters Patent No. 93,573, (lated August l0, 1869.

'IMPROVEMENT IN HOOP-SKITS.

The Schedule referred to in theseLettg-:rs Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known 'that we, JOHN WHITEHEAD, and JOHN MCKEEVER, both of the city, county, and State ot' NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hoop-Skirts; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference'being hadA to the accompanying drawing, forming part ot' this speciiicatiomin which drawingv Figure l represents a'side elevation of this invention. Figure 2 is a horizontal section thereof.

Similar letters indicatecorrespolnling parts. v

This invention consists- Y v First, in the arrangement ofan apron, in' combination'with an open, front hoop-skirt, said apron being secured to the waistband, and to the tapes which support the open ends ofthe hoops, by hooks, but-tons',

or other suitable fastenings, in such a manner'that, by said apron, the open ends of the hoops are prevented from sticking out and injuring the dress worn over the hoop-skirt; and, furthermore, if the apron is soiled, it can be readily-removed for washing.

' Second, our invention consists in providing a hoopskirt with a removable bottom part,- a-nd a removable apron down the front of the skirt, which is formed with au open space, as will hereinafter be more fully described. v

' A represents a hoop-skirt, the bottom part, a, of

v which is secured to vthe main part, b, by means of buttons, o, or other suitable fastenings, so that it can be v,

readily detached for the purpose of ,washing it, or replacing it by another bottom, of the saine or different description/ In hoop-skirts -ot' the ordinary construction, the bottom part, which is most liable to become soiled `or worn, cannot be removed, and, when the bottom part and when itis worn out, it canbe easily replaced by4 another bottom part, without disturbing,r the main part of the skirt..

Whentheskirt A is made with an open front,

shown, we att-ach toit 'nu apron, (l, which is connected to the waistband e byhooks f, or other .suitable fastp i enings,- and to Vthe tapes g, which support the -opeu ends of the hoops, byfmeans' of button h, or other suitable 'fastenings This apron prevents the open ends ofthe hoops from injuring the dress worn over the hoop-skirt, and','when it is soiled, it can be readily i vremoved and washed. ,1 If desired, the hoop-skirtcan be worn withoutthe aprbn.

s We donot claimv :removable bottom part as new 'in itselt`,.as we areawai'fesuchnhas been used beiore'; i

but,"haYing't-hus described our invention,

We claim' asnew, and desirel to secure by Letters Patent- 1.` .The aprond, v'removably attached at the sides of the open space, v'which extends Vfrom the top to the bottom of the skirt, and covering said space, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. A skirt formed with an' open -front extendiug .|,l

throughout its length, and provided with aremovable apron, (l, and a removable bottom part, a, which does not continue entirely around the skirt, but is attached to vthe tapes at 'the sides of the opening, in the front of-the skirt, substantially as and lfor the purposes herein shown und described.y JOHN \VHITEHEAD.

JOHN MCKEEVER.

Witnesses W'.' HAUEF, Guns. WAHLERs.

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