Improvements in Surgical Trusses.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 9th June, 1899
Improvements in Surgical Trusses.
We, JoHN HENRY OSBORN, of 13, Milford Street, Carbrook, Blacksmith, and
GEORGE COOK, of 37, Selborne Street, Attercliffe, Wheelsmith, both of Sheffield,
in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Trusses as ordinarily made are constructed of an elastic metallic band or spring,
one end of which in the case of a single truss, or both ends of which in the case
of a double truss 18 provided with a pad which is pressed against the body of
the wearer by the action of the elastic metallic band or spring When a single
tiuss 18 required, leather or straps of other suitable material are employed for
adjusting the truss to a proper position, and sometimes in a double truss similar
straps are employed for the same purpose A truss made as here described may
be woin
without inconvenience by persons whose avocations in life do not
necesatate much bodily exertion and which may be described as normal but
when woln
by a person engaged in rough manual labour, such as, a blacksmith, a
collier or a navvy, such a truss will be found inconvement and painful to wear,
through its want of the means of adjustment to the abdomnal movements of the
body
The object of our invention is to obviate this defect by constructing a truss
which shall accommodate itself to such abnormal exertions of the weare
We carry out our invention in the following manner.
The elastic metallic band or spring of our improved truss is made separately
from the portion which forms the pad. This pad piece we construct in the form
of a cucular or oval disc and we attach it to the band or spring by means of a
stud or button which is passed through an elongated slot suitably formed in the
end of the said band
When the pad plate has in this way been attached to the band, the band
may be moved upwards and downwards on the stud on button which acts
like a pivot and by means of the elongated slot the band may likewise be
capable of a certain amount of longitudinal adjustment without in either case
causing any movement of the pad
When a double truss is required the two parts like a right and left hand single
truss may be united together in a similar manner by means of a back plate
provided with similar studs or buttons to act as pivots upon which the band of
the truss may work Where a single truss only is employed the strap would be
connected to a similar hinged back plate to facilitate the adjustment of the truss
and straps to the movement of the body, as previously described,
The padplate and backplate and band of our improved truss would be covered,
padded, and protected in a manner similar that employed in trusses as ordinarily
made, care however been taken for sufficient play to be allowed for the free
movements of the adjustable parts herein described
Dated this 8th day of June 1898.
JOHN HENRY OSBORN,
GEORGE COOK,
The Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Surgical Trusses.
JOHN HENRY OSBORN, Blacksmith, 13, Milford Street, Carbrook, GEORGE Cook,
37, Selbon Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Wheelsmith, 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
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We, construct of steel a band No 1 of any width required either long
enough to go 1ound the body or only part way as thought desireable and this will
fit right or left side when required and at one end the said steel band we make
an oblong aperture or slot No 2. We then construct a disk or otherwise of iron
or any suitable material No 3 and in the centre of the said disk we secure a stud
stood No which is intended for said slot in steel band to ride upon which said
stood can also be detached at will, and so allow the pad of truss No 3 to remain in
position when requned and further we attach to other end of steel band a plate o
disk No 5 which we cover or pad for the same purpose that is to say we intend
this to bind on the body at back and so allow the said band of truss to move
without any friction on the parts intended to be securely held to the aforesaid
truss
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare what
we claim is..
1 A moveable steel band with an oblong slot which will work on the neck of
the stud on the pad
2 That one shape of band will fit on either tight or left side of body.
3 That the pad of truss is detachable from steel band, and can be removed and
replaced at will as desireable