No. 678,523. Patented July 16, 1901, J. H. SMPSON. GAR MENT suPPORTER. 'Application filed May 1, 1901.) (No Model.)

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JOHN H. SIMPSON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS E. BENNETT, WILLIAM. S. BENNETT, AND ARTHUR B. BENNETT, OF SAME PLACE, (COPARTNERS TRADING AS T. E. BENNETT & COMPANY.) GAR MENT-SUPPORTER. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,523, dated July 16, 1901. Application filed May 1, 1901, Serial No. 58,379, (No model.) To all whom it may eoncein: as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, at g'. A wire B Beit known that I, JOHN H. SIMPSON, a citi passes loosely through the tubular portion or 5o Zen of the United States, residing at Provi barrel a' and has one end bent to form the dence, in the county of Providence and State pin-catch h. The wire B is a spring-wire and 5 of Rhode Island, have invented certain new is formed with a spring-coil i, and beyond said and useful Improvements in Garment-Sup coil is made into a pin-tonguei, which is en porters, of which the following is a specifica gageable with the pin-catch h. 55 tion, reference being had therein to the ac When the parts are constructed, shaped, Companying drawings. bent, and assembled, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, o Like letters indicate like parts. and 3, the heart-shaped portion c of the de Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved vice extends substantially in a direction par garment-supporter. Fig. 2 is a side elevation allel with the annular flangef and neck din of the same. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal the front, and the convex portion b projects section of the device in wearing position, show to the rear. 15 ing the dress waist, skirt, and belt in section The use of this device is to fasten the shirt and fastened together. Fig. 4 is a plan view waist C to the dress-skirt D and to hold the of a sheet of metal struck up for the manu waist-belt E in proper position to prevent the facture of said garment-supporter and before belt from rising. As seen in Fig. 3, the pin the article is cut from said sheet. Fig. 5 is tonguei is thrust through the skirt D. The go an edge view of said struck-up sheet of metal. shank or eye of the button F, which is on the Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a modified form shirt-waist C, is passed up into the slot or of said device. Fig. 7 is a central longitudi openinge of the convex portion b, and in this nal section of the same. Fig. 8 is a rear ele manner the waist C is prevented from rising vation of the same. - from the skirt D. - 25 My invention relates to garment-support These garment-supporters are commonly ers; and it consists of the novel construction made of brass or cheap composition metal; and combination of the several elements, as but as the belt-hook c is much exposed it is 75 hereinafter particularly described, and spe desirable that this part should be made of cifically set forth in the claims. sterling silver, gold-plate, or other superior In the drawings, A represents a piece of metal, and therefore, as shown in Figs. 6, 7, sheet metal, which by die and plunger is and 8, I may make said belt-hook in a sepal formed with a transverse semitubular bend C, rate piece. In this construction the belt a circular convexportion b, and a heart-shaped hook, (designated in said figures asc',) has the convex portion c, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and strip g' extending therefrom, and at the end 35 5. The plate A so struck-up is cut out in of said strip is an arc-shaped piece n, to the the shape indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. center of which the strip g' extends, all, how 4 and is bent into the form shown in Fig. 1, ever, being made of one piece of metal. The 85 where it is seen that the benda is developed arc-shaped piece n is made, preferably, of the into the tubular form a'. A portion of the same width and curvature as the annular 4o plate A is made into a neck d. The convex flangef. From the edge of the annular flange portion b is half cut away crosswise, leaving and integral there with are the radially-di the semicircular aperture b', and the remain rected projections or ear-pieces 12, shown in ing portion of the convex part b is centrally dotted lines in Fig. 6 as extended. The arc slotted with a rounded slot e, as indicated in shaped piece n is laid on the back of the an 45 dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 4. Around the nular flangef, and the ear-pieces in are bent convexportion b is an annular flangef Con down over the piece m of said belt-hook c' necting the heart-shaped convex portion c and swaged or otherwise fastened and secured 95 with the flangef is a strip g, which is bent, together. If, however, it is desired to solder

3. 678,523 said belt-hook by its strip g' or piece m to the openinge and the annular flangef, arranged flangef, this method of uniting said parts is to leave the semicircular aperture b', the U proper. shaped strip g', belt-hook c and the safety Of course the belt-hook c or c' need not be pin loosely mounted in said tubular bend a', heart-shaped, but may be of any desired form. substantially as set forth. I claim as a novel and useful invention and 4. In a garment-supporter adapted to fas 35 desire to secure by Letters Patent ten together a dress skirt, waist and belt, the 1. The improved garment-supporter herein combination of a plate having a rearwardly described, consisting of a plate having a tu extending convex portion provided with an bular transverse bend, a rearwardly-extend opening On its lower edge, an annular flange ing portion, projecting from said plate and all in one piece and a belt-hook in a separate 40 provided with a slot on the lower edge there piece, means to fasten it to said annular of, and a belt-hook projecting from said plate flange, together with devices adapted to se on the front thereof and parallel there with, cure said supporter to the waist and skirt, in combination with a safety-pin loosely substantially as shown. mounted in said tubular transverse bend, 5. In a garment-supporter adapted to fas 45 substantially as shown. ten together a dress skirt, waist and belt, the 2. The improved garment-supporter herein combination of a plate having a rearwardly described, consisting of a plate having a rear extending convex portion provided with Wardly-extending portion projecting there means to attach it to the waist, a belt-hook from and provided with a slot on the lower detachably connected with said plate, to edge thereof, a belt-hook projecting from said gether with fastening means to attach said plate on the front thereof and parallel there plate to the skirt, substantially as specified. With and means adapted to fasten said plate In testimony whereof I affix my signature 25 to a garment, substantially as specified. in presence of two witnesses. 3. The improved garment-supporter herein JOHN II. SIMPSON. described, consisting of a plate having the tu Witnesses: bular transverse bend a', the rearwardly-ex WARREN R. PERCE, tending convex portion b provided with the JOSEPH. R. BULLOCK, Jr.