Improvements in Braces or Suspenders.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Braces or Suspenders.
I HENRI ABIT of 30, Boulevard Sebastopol in the city of Paris in the Republic
of France, Brace maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR SUSPENDERS" to be as follows:-
These braces are intended to support or suspend the trowsers wholly from the sides
in lieu of at the front and back as is customary.
Four buttons only are necessary, and these are placed two on each side of the
trowsers, at the waist, one a little in front and the other a little in rear of the side
seams, consequently they are purely side suspending braces.
The four strips of elastic material or web of which they are formed are connected
in the centre of the shoulders between the blade bones, by a metal ring, or some
equivalent, this gives free play to the braces in accord with the movements of the
body.
The front parts descend directly from the shoulders, and the back parts pass to the
sides, thus relieving the chest and back from any excessive strain.
:
A. C. HENDERSON &, Co.,
46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Braces or Suspenders.
"
I HENRI ABIT of 30 Boulevard Sebastopol in the city of Paris in the Republic
of France, Brace Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR SUSPENDERS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
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These braces are intended to support or suspend the trousers wholly from the sides
in lieu of the back and front as is customary.
Four buttons only are necessary, and these are placed two on each side of the
trousers at the waist one a little in front, and the other a little in rear of the side
seams, consequently they are purely side suspending braces.
The four strips of elastic material or web, of which they are formed are connected
in the centre of the shoulders between the blade bones, by a metal ring or some
equivalent.
This gives free play to the braces, in accord with the movements of the body.
The front parts descend directly from the shoulders and the back parts pass to the
sides, thus relieving the chest and back from any excessive strain.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings represents the braces as they would appear
in use, as suspending the trowsers from the side.
Fig. 2 shows them as seen from the back.
As will be observed the buttons are placed a little to the right and left of the
seams, the right and left hands a, and b, at the back passing right round to the sides,
whilst the front bands c, one of which only is seen Fig. 1 descend straight from the
shoulders, the four hands or strips of elastic material being united in the centre by
a ring or some equivalent contrivance serving a similar purpose.
By this method the trousers are suspended wholly from the sides, in lieu of back
and front according to custom or babit, whilst the connection in the centre and upper
part of the hack as described, prevents the braces slipping over the shoulders, leaving
the body free to move in any direction without restriction or pressure.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The side suspending braces so constructed and arranged that the two front bands or
strips of elastic web descond straight from the shoulders, to be connected to the
trousers at the waist by buttons placed a little in front of the side seans whilst the

page_text: back strips descend from the centre of the back and are brought round to the front
to be attached to buttons fixed a little in rear of the side seams, thus suspending the
trousers directly from the shoulders to the sides, the four bands being connected
between the blade bones at the upper part of the back by a ring or some equivalent
contrivance, as and for the purposes herein set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1889.
A. C. HENDERSON & Co.,
Patent Agents,
46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.