US815056A - Waistband, belt, and the like. - Google Patents

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' No. 815,056. Y PATENTVED MAR.13, 190

- A BADIB-LE' TARD. i ,WAIISTBAND', B'ELT,,AND THE LIKE. I

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28. 1905.

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PATBNTED MAR. 13, 1906. LEOTARD.

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- 'E. ABADIE- WAIST'BAND, BELT, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.28. 1905.

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lrllllllvll ld PAT T- mites V .To Beit known that I, EDOUARD ABADIE- LfcoTARD, a citizen of the Republic of France,

residing in Paris, Franceyhave invented 'cer a tain new and useful Improvements in Waist- .bands, Belts, andthe Like, of whichthefollowing is a specification. This invention relates to the class of belts and. bandages for supporting the abdominal [0 parts of the bodyin accordance with the i principles fully enumerated .byDr. Glenard;

a belt or a'stie or rubber threads are disposed in zones during the weaving of the fabric in such a 'mannerthat the several zonesoifer diflerent degrees of resistance to; i extension when the'strain is applied longi tudinally of thebelt. v o g H .Anotherfeature of the invention lies in the "disposal! of thesezones on'eiv above another; the lowermost'ofiering the greatest resistance to extension, the "next above ofieringa little resistance.

i is the widerfoffthe" three, the middle zone somewhat narrower;andthe upper zone the p 'f narrower.

Another featureis that the elastic fabric is in a singleor integral.strip wovenat one pp ration;

. Inthe accompanying drawin s,whichserve to illustrate the'invention' igure-w 1 is an outer faeeviewofi a waist-.beltfori men embodying the present invention" Fig. 2 is an innervface view of a similar belt, but wider and having threestrapsfor securing it. Fig.

3 is an outer -face v1ew-'of .a waist-belt for women. "Fi 's. I devices forth v F'g. 4shows the entirebelt'." 'Fig. 5'is an enlarged view of thefastenin' devices- (stra s andbuckles)' atwthe back'o the belt, Eigs. 6 and ;7 are detail views of the buckle and straps.- g a "It will'notbe necessari;

scribe thelacingfat thebac nor the beltefastenings shown, in Figs.' 1 and 2. .o These latter. may be ordinary 'strapsand buckles;*biit any suitablefasteningevioes may be'ein'ployed. The important 'feature 01? the "invention; is the peculiarWfabric of which. the band-or belt itself is composed.

to minute] de-' This isa fabric woven/in a loom such as is Specification of Letters Intent. Application filed January 28,1905. 'Serial in. 243,164.

and the hbgect of" the invention is to provide "and' ,comlposed' of elastic woven fabric wherein the e il'essresistance, and theuppermo'stthe least 5 ,7 o

This consists of three pairsfof straps'c d and l -The. objectm making the zonesA, B, and O'of. different widths is not=for the purpose of 4 ,"5, 6,y'and 7"show fastening" e belt at; the back in lieu of'lac- (shown in .ig. 3)

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commonly emlplloyed in'weaving elastic fabrics, butv in W 'c'hthe elastic threads are of I v different thickness and strength.-

J Thelower zone A of the bandor belt'has in it'the stronger elastic threads and will be the most resistant. This zone A occupies about one-half the width of the belt or'band. The 4 middle. zone B is narrower than the zone A, and the elastic threads in it willofier less resistanee to extension. The upper zone C is 5 narrower still than the zone B and will offer still less resistance tov extension.

. 1 At theright in 'Fig. land at left i'ni i Figs. 2 a'nd3 the different characters-of the fabric in theseveral zones is illustrated somewhat diagrammatically: f Obviou'sl ;the"re'sistance to extension of the elastic abric may be obtained in various Ways, as .by increasing thethicknessof the rublber threads or by'massingthem closer tog The belt or band ma have two or more elastic zones offering di erent degrees of resistanceto, extension. Three are herein 4 a I. a a shown. ,These zones may in the weaving be f Anotherfeatui'e is that theflow ermost zone 1 distinguished by different colorsbr tints butY this is not essential. A p, I. Figs. 4to 7 eshowa substitute at the' baok' of the'belt or. band for lacin'gseen in Fig. 3.

a frame f and buckles, each. comprising a k e isgsecured to the hinged jaw g. buc

strap d, and the jaw bites on the stra c. The

outer'face is designated'by-a and t e inner making the zone more or less resistant to extension, but for a hygienic purpose, the region to be covered by thestronger zone A 95 bemgwider 'thzinthat to be covered by the narroWerzones.

;-Ha'v'ing' thus? described my invention, I i

1'. 'A. belt of"elasticjand inte allyewoven xco fabric,.havingelasticzones whic 'ofier different de ees of resistance to strain exerted to 'exte'n the-belt elasticallf lengthwise, the

lowermost zone' offering t e eatest resistance and theupperinost zone t eleastelastic ro5 "resistance. Y

2. A belt' of elastic" and integrally-woven fabric, in two sections connectedby fastenf in means at the'back of the wearer, said belt Y bemg divided-longitudinally into three zones no which offer different. degrees of resistance to tionately to its width, less elastic material, in elastic extension when a force is applied lonits cross-section than either of the other gitudinally of the belt. zones. I I 3. A belt of elastic and integrally-woven In witness whereof I have hereunto si ed 5 fabric, having its'width divided into three my name in the presence of two subscri ing 1 5 zones. extending longitudinally, the lower witnesses.-

zone being the widest and having, pr0p0r, EDOUARD ABADIE-LEOTARD tionately to Its wldth, more elastic material Witnesses: in its cross-section than-either of the other 'JULES ARMENGAUD, Jeune,

IO zones, and the upper zone having, propor- AROHIBALD R. BAKER.

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