Improvements in pelvical belts or bands / [Snr. Bracco].

  • Bracco, Snr.
Date:
1904
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Improvements in pelvical belts or bands / [Snr. Bracco]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 13,194-A.D. 1904. Braced s Improvements in Pelvlcal Belts or Bands * Dated this 10th day of June 1904. ABEL & IMRAY, Agents for the Applicant. Printed ior His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Love & Malcomson, Ltd.—1904. 5 10 15 20 ■10 the Hanks and the back near the upper margin of the iliac bones. II—The upper border of the thigh portions nas a shape which appears curvilineal in Fig. 1, and when the belt or band is applied, said border follows exactly the inguinal, genito-crural and gluteal plies by the root of the thighs, and is con¬ nected directly to a middle strip a b of the back central portion of the belt or band. Said middle strip a b extends beyond the central portion becoming a strip aa}—bbl of the thigh portions; the same thing happening for all strips lower than the said strip a b. III.—The portion of belt or band which lays under the middle strip a b is functionally and materially one and the same piece embracing jointly thighs and pelvis. I\—The systems of buckles N M—jNa M1, M L—M1 L1, with their respective tongues II G,—-II1 G1 G F—G1 F1, are such that the first one co-operates fo connect the thigh portions with the central por¬ tion of the band or belt, whilst the second is employed to bind the thighs and generate a friction sufficient to prevent any movement of the belt. This action substitutes, with better efficiency and less molestation, the ordinary underthighs of other belts. The functional characteristic of this belt or band is consequently its steadiness in respect of the person employing it, which steadiness is due to the fact that the band or belt can vest the thighs and the pelvis with a perfect co-operation and connection of all its parts. The described construction of the belt or band by means of strips can be clearly characterised and identified in practice, by saying that the pulling strips,—that is with the exception of the secondary or filling such as m n—have the same position as would be assumed by a cord which were wound around the pelvis and the thighs following a sort of double 8 as shewn at Fig. 2. Assuming such a winding to have been made with a sufficient number of strips parallel to each other, and that these are cut vertically on the abdomen and under the angle H G F, on the sides as shewn in Fig. 4, we obtain a belt or band which laid open has the form of Fig. 1 and the functional characters previously de¬ scribed. The belt or band can be made to measure, so as to fit to all sinuosity of the body. To this end a model of the body by means of a starched or plastered band could be obtained and then the belt or band could be made according to the said model. If instead of many small strips we employed a single large strip or band we would obtain a belt having no more the appearance of a net-work, but the appear¬ ance of a belt made with the usual stuffs. It is to be understood that the principle of construction above described allows some details to be modified without departing from the spirit of the invention. For instance the buckles D E could be made in the back instead of in front; this however would be troublesome. The belt could also be made in one piece with or attached to the corset if this should be considered convenient. Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is: 45 1. A belt or band for supporting or compressing the abdominal viscera char¬ acterised by a central portion for the pelvis and two side portions for the thighs with means of fastening at the centre of the abdomen and at the sides of the thighs, substantially as described. 2. A belt or band made of a net-work of strips in such a manner as to evenly 50 distribute the action of the belt or band over the parts covered, substantially as described. 30 35 40 55
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