Improvements in catamenial sacks / [Emma Aubrey Wiley].

  • Wiley, Emma Aubrey.
Date:
1889
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Improvements in catamenial sacks / [Emma Aubrey Wiley]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'tute of Application, 23rd Aor., 1889 Specification Accepted, 8th June, 1889 A.D. 1889, 23rd April. N° 6823. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. Improvements in Catamenial Sacks. \r> 30 I, Emma Aubrey Wiley, of Sos Angeles, in the County of Sos Angeles and State of California, United States of America do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:— 5 The invention relates to improvements in catamenial sacks, having for its object to provide a device which may be easily and securely affixed to the body in such a manner that all unnecessary restriction and heating of the body are avoided and further to provide the said sack with an integral pocket adapted to contain a sponge linen or other soft absorbent material which cannot be displaced by the motions of 10 the body. The invention consists in a certain novel construction and arrangement of parts, fully set forth hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a view of the sack in the operative position. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same partly broken away. Referring by letter to the drawings. A designates the body of the sack adapted to fit closely around the lower portion of the trunk of the wearer and cut away as at B B to form openings for the passage of the limbs when fitted upon the person as shown in Fig. 1. said sack being provided with the tapes (Jl 01 to adapt the same to he adjusted around the limbs. The upper edge of the sack is also provided with the drawing tapes C 0 to enable the top of the body to be adjusted to fit the waist of the wearer. The sides of the body are cut away so as to form openings 1) I) when fitted around the person and the rear side of the same at the upper edge is provided with th<‘ V-shaped openings E E to enable the sack to fit more accurately to the trunk and provide ventilation. The bottom of the sack between the openings B B above referred to is provided with the hanging pocket F adapted to contain a sponge soft linen or other absorbent material in a position to receive the menstrual discharges and prevent them from coming in contact with the garments of the person wearing the sack. The improved sack may be made entirely of thin rubber which (being elastic) will tit the body accurately and closely and will therefore protect the garments. 0