Improvements in Waist Belts.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 11th Mar., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waist Belts.
I, HENRY JACQUES GAISMAN, of 515, Broadway, New York City, County of
New York and State of New York, United States of America, Merchant, 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:
My invention relates to the class of waist belts that are composed of a plurality
of parts connected together by intermediate rings or the like, usually located at
the part of the belt that overlies the hips of the wearer, but in such belts, as
known to me, the connecting rings are non-elastic, so that when the main por-
tions of the belt are made of leather or webbing the belt is practically rigid
around the waist
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The object of my invention is to provide a belt, of the class described, with
elastic connections between the several parts thereof, so that the belt may expand
while around a person's waist.
In carrying out my invention I provide a belt having a plurality of main parts
and an elastic or expansive connection for said parts of the belt, and a suitable
buckle or fastening to connect the belt around a waist. The elastic connection
I prefer to use 18 in the form of an elastic 1ing, and while it may be permanently
connected with the respective parts of the belt, I preferably make it detachable
therefrom For this purpose, in the preferred form, the ends of the straps com-
posing the belt are provided with complemental fastening devices so arranged
that the straps near their ends may be passed through the elastic ring and doubled
back and held by the said complemental fastenings.
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The invention also consists in the novel details of improvement and the com-
binations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed
out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof,
wherein Figure 1 indicates a belt embodying this invention; Figure 2 is a similar
view showing means for detachably connecting the parts of the belt with the.
rings, and Figure 3 is a detail view showing modified means for detachably con-
necting the ring with the belt
In the accompanying drawing, in which similar numerals indicate correspon-
ding parts in the several views, 1 indicates generally a belt embodying this in-
vention. The main portions of the belt consists of several strap-like parts 2, 3. 4,
one of which parts carries a buckle or other fastening device 5, for connection
with the free end of the belt. The strap 4 is connected at one end to the strap 2,
and at its other end the strap 4 is connected to the strap 3 by intermediate elastic
or expansible connections 6. In the drawings these expansible connections are
in the form of rings which are preferably made of elastic webbing, such as rubber
covered by or woven with threads in well known manner.
In Figure 1 the elastics or elastic rings 6 are shown permanently connected to
the straps 2, 3, 4, wherein the corresponding ends 2º, 3º, 4ª, of the strap are
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page_text: doubled back through the rings and sewed or gummed to the main part of the
strap.
In Figure 2 the elastic rings 6 are detachably connected with the belt, for
which purpose the ends 2, 3, 4", of the straps are not permanently attached to
the respective parts of the shape, but are detachably connected therewith, and
as a convenient connection for the purpose complemental button fastenings are
shown comprising a stud 7 and a socket 8 to receive said stud, which may be in
the form of the well-known glove fasteners. In this class the respective ends of
the straps 2, 3, 4 are passed through the rings 6, folded back from the ring, and
secured by the button fasteners. By this means a person can readily detach an
elastic ng from the belt when it has become worn or too much stretched and
replace a new one. In this class of belts, particularly leather belts that are pro-
vided with a lining of a different color or grade of material from the exposed part
of the belt, the free end that is passed through the ing 6, if brought through
from the mine side and folded over the outer side of the body of the strap, would
expose the lining on the unfinished side of the belt. In order to have the end
portion of the strap that passes through the ring 6 present the same appearance
as the exposed portion of the body of the strap I provide an independent tongue 9,
of suitable shape, preferably having an exposed surface the same as the exposed
surface of the strap, and the inner end of the tongue 9 is secured to the inner
surface of the corresponding strap as at 9ª, so that the tongue 9, when passed
through the ing and doubled back over the outer side of the strap will present
its finished surface to the outer side. In this class the tongue 9 canles one of the
parts of the button fastener 8 or 7 The described arrangement of the ends of the
straps having folds or bights in which the interposed ing es, and detachable
connections for conuecting said ends with the body of the straps may, of course,
be used with rings other than elastic rings, such as the well known metal or
leather rings or frames. In either case the arrangement shown provides a con-
venient means for detachably connecting the several parts of the belt. It will be
understood, also, that while the projecting and folded ends of the straps, or their
equivalent the tongues 9, are shown passed through the rings 6, from the inside
and folded upon the outer side of the straps 2, 3, 4, they may be passed thiough
the rings from the outer side and folded over the inner side of said straps. But
where they are arranged as shown in Figure 2 they serve to embellish the strap.
Other means for detachably connecting the elastic rings with the straps 2, 3, 4,
may be provided than that shown in Figure 2. Such an arrangement is shown
in Figure 3, wherein the ends 2", 4", of the straps 2, 4, are folded back and secured
to the straps forming loops in which the elastic ring 6, is located, in manner
similar to that shown in Figure 1. But in this case the elastic ring 6 is divided
and provided at its ends 6, 6b, with complemental fasteners adapted to secure
the ends of the ring together. For this purpose I have shown ferrules 10, 11,
secured to the ends of the ring, the one 10 having a slot 10" to receive a hook 11"
carried by ferrule 11. With this arrangement the ring 6 may be replaced by dis-
connecting the parts 10, 11, of one ring, removing the ring, inserting a new one
in its place and connecting its ferrules 10, 11, together. Such rings may be sup-
plied independently of the belts to enable the users to replace the elastic rings
themselves.
While belts of the character described may be used without fastenings to attach
them to the trouser bands I have shown fasteners 12, carried by the straps 2, 3,
on opposite sides of the buckle 5, in position to engage the buttons on the band
of a pair of trousers. As fasteners for this purpose are well known they need not
be further described here.
It is sometimes convenient and desirable to be able to change the buckles on
belts and for this purpose I have shown the buckle 5 as detachably connected
with the corresponding strap. For this purpose the ends 3b of strap 3, at the part
where it connects with the buckle is not permanently attached to the strap, as
is usual when fastening buckles to belts, but is detachably connected therewith,

page_text: for which purpose the part 3b of the strap and the contiguous portion of the strap
are provided with complemental fasteners 14, which may be practically the same
as those described at 7 and 8, whereby the end 3b of the strap may be unfastened
from the latter so that the buckle can be removed and a new one attached to the
strap. A slot 15 is shown located at the end or junction of the parts 3, 3b of the
strap to receive the tongue of the buckle. It is evident that any other desired
form of buckle attached to a belt by the complemental fasteners may be used,
instead of the particular construction shown.
While the belt is shown as provided with three main strap-like parts 2, 3, 4,
it is evident that the belt may be composed of two or more such parts in which
case one of the rings 6 would be dispensed with, and the other ring interposed
between the two straps where the belt has but two straps. Neither is the inven-
tion limited to the precise details of construction shown and described as they
may be varied without departing from the spirit thereof.
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
1 claim is;-
1. A belt composed of a plurality of strap-like parts, an elastic ring connecting
the corresponding ends of adjacent parts together, and a fastener for connecting
the ends of the belt around a waist, substantially as described.
2. A belt composed of strap-like parts, elastic rings detachably connecting said
strap-like parts together, and means for fastening the belt around a waist, sub-
stantially as described.
3. A belt composed of a plurality of strap-hke parts, a ring or frame inter-
posed between the ends of two straps, the ends of said straps having folds or
bights in which the ung lies, and detachable connections for connecting said
ends with the body of the straps, substantially as described.
Dated the 7th day of February 1899
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.