An improved chest expander / [Eliza Thomson].

  • Thomson, Eliza.
Date:
1897
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An improved chest expander / [Eliza Thomson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 5361 A.D. 1896 Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1896 Complete Specification Left, 3rd Dec., 1896—Accented, 9th Jan., 1897 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. An Improved Chest Expander. I Eliza Thomson 52 Compayne Gardens W. Hampstead N.W. Gentlewoman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows — My invention consists of a collar with braces attached for expanding the chest, and at the same time keeping the head erect—relieving the strain upon shoudlers 5 and round the arms. The collar is shaped to neck and on shoulders, and fastens in front, to which 4 braces are joined two in front and two at back. They are also fixed at the waist, to a waistband. A strap is carried from front brace, under arms, & across shoulders. March 10th 1896. 0 ELIZA THOMSON. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. An Improved Chest Expander. I, Eliza Thomson, of 52 Compayne Gardens, West Hampstead, in the County of Middlesex, Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and 15 in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:— My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 is a back view of my improved chest expander shown as in use. It consists of a collar a shaped to fit the neck and made wider at the sides 20 where it fits on the shoulders than at the front and back. The collar is made to fasten in front 'with any suitable fastening a1 and it carries four braces b. b1 two being attached in front and two being attached at the back. These braces b b1 are attached at their lower ends to a waistband c provided with any suitable fastening cl. A strap d is connected to each of the braces b and 25 passes under the arms, the rear ends of these straps being connected to a pad dl attached to the back braces bl bl. A short distance piece d2 connects the strap d with the waistband c at each side under the arms and helps to keep the said straps in position. The braces bl and the straps d are provided with means whereby they may be 30 adjusted in length as shown in Figure 2. By my improved construction of chest expander the following advantages are obtained. The collar prevents the unsightly projection of the chin which usually happens when the shoulders are drawn back by the ordinary chest expanding braces whilst 35 the disagreeable tightness, which to some persons is unbearable, is avoided by the attachment of the front straps b b to the collar instead of passing them directly round the shoulders and under the armpits. 1Price 8^.]