A New or Improved Appliance for Suspending Trousers when not in Wear.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Suspending Trousers when not
in Wear.
We, ANDREW ANDERSON, of 7, Humbledon View, Sunderland, Tailor, and
GEORGE ADIE, of Bewick Road, Gateshead, Manager, both in the County of
Durham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
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The object is to facilitate the placing of the trousers, preferably two pairs
together, in such manner that they hang by the bottoms of the leg their weight
causing them to retain their shape without the injurious effect of stretchers.
The appliance consists of a frame comprising three pieces (preferably of wood)
recessed, so as to receive each one pair of trousers and having a certain amount of
spring, placed side by side of such length as to take in the bottoms of the trouser
legs the two outer pieces being hinged at one end to the centre piece. The
centre piece forms the fulcrum against which the trousers are gripped by the
two outer pieces, and also from which the frame is suspended from a hook in the
wardrobe. The two outer pieces are each hinged at one end to the centre piece
and at the other end pivoted straps are fitted on the centre piece which, when the
trousers have been inserted, being turned on their pivots over the inclined ends
of the outer pieces draw them with the action of a wedge toward the centre piece
and secure the trousers in the recessed portions between the centre and two outer
pieces. The pieces forming the frame may be covered on their inner surfaces
with strips of cloth to prevent marking the trousers or the wood may be left bare.
Dated thie 19th day of August 1899.
T. J. DANSON, F.Ch.Inst.P.A.,
Agent for Applicants,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
A New or Improved Appliance for Suspending Trousers when not
in Wear.
We, ANDREW ANDERSON, of 7, Humbledon View, Sunderland, Tailor, and
GEORGE ADIE, of Bewick Road, Gateshead, Manager, both in the County of
Durham, do hereby declare the nature of said invention, 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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The obiect is to facilitate the placing of the trousers, preferably two pairs

page_text: together, in such manner that they hang by the bottoms of the leg, their weight
causing them to retain their shape without the injurious effect of stretchers.
The appliance consists of a frame comprising three pieces (preferably of wood)
recessed so as to receive each one pair of trousers and having a certain amount of
spring, placed side by side, of such length as to take in the bottoms of the trouser
legs, the two outer pieces being hinged at one end to the centre piece. The centre
piece forms the fulcrum against which the trousers are gripped by the two outer
pieces, and also from which the frame is suspended from a hook in the wardrobe.
The two outer pieces are each hinged at one end to the centre piece, and at the
other end pivoted straps are fitted on the centre piece which, when the trousers
have been inserted, being turned on their pivots over the inclined ends of the
outer pieces, draw them with the action of a wedge toward the centre piece, and
secure the trousers in the recessed portions between the centre and two outer
pieces. The pieces forming the frame may be covered on their inner surfaces
with strips of cloth to prevent marking the trousers or the wood may be left bare.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
On the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the
suspending frame, Fig. 2 is an end view on left hand and a section through vertical
centre line of Fig. 1 on right hand, Fig. 3 is a plan shewing one pair of trousers
in position and on the other side open to receive a second pair.
A is the centre bar to opposite ends of which are hinged the side bars B B¹,
one being closed the other open. C C are the hinges and D D₁ the pivoted straps
or clamps for securing the bars B B close to the centre bar when the trousers are
in position. The centre bar and the two side bars are recessed nearly from end to
end, and the two side bars are correspondingly recessed (see Fig. 3) to allow for
the thicknesses of the trouser legs and cause them to be firmly held when the
side bars are closed by the straps or clamps D D by their wedge action. Further
to give a certain degree of elasticity to the frame both centre and side bars are
further recessed at ends E and at centre F, which latter also allows for the thickness
of the side seams G (Figs. 2 and 3). H is a hook screwed into the centre piece A
to hang the suspender in the wardrobe.
Although we prefer to suspend two pairs of trousers in each appliance it will
be evident that two pairs may be suspended from each side by making the recesses
between the centre and side bars wider in proportion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is.:-
The new or improved appliance for suspending trousers when not in wear,
comprising a centre bar recessed on both sides, to which are hinged or jointed two
side bars, similarly recessed next the centre bar, in such manner that either being
opened the trousers can be inserted and secured by closing them against the centre
bar by clamping straps, preferably having wedge action, pivoted thereto, sub-
stantially as described and in one form shewn by the drawing.
noted this 3rd day of November 1899
T. J. DANSON, F.C.Inst.P.A.,
Agent for Applicants,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,