Improved Device for Suspending Trousers and other Garments and Articles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Improved Device for Suspending Trousers and other Garments and
Articles.
I, FRITZ KROHN, of 21 Strassburgerstrasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
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 :-
The present invention relates to an improved device to be used in lieu of buttons
or other like fastening means.
The improved suspending device is represented in the accompanying drawings,
in which :-
Figure 1 is a front view.
Figure 2, a cross section through the device when open.
Figure 3, a cross section through the device when closed.
Figure 4, an elevation of part thereof separately and Figure 5 shows the device
as applied to the suspension of trousers.
The improved suspending device consists of three main parts, namely:-
1. The metallic plate a provided with small suspension rollers 6 and an elastic
pad or lining c on the inner side of the rear portion of the plate a.
2. A spring d connected at e to the plate a and having its lower extremity ƒ bent
at an angle with the upper part and provided with an elastic pad, and
3. An arm 9 pivotted by means of pins to the metallic plate a and provided
with a bent or inwardly projecting portion i.
When the improved device is used in connection with trousers suspenders, as
shown at Figure 5, it is preferred to fasten one of the improved devices to the right
and left respectively of the front and back parts of the trousers by pushing the
device over the edge of the trousers band. The four improved suspenders are
connected together by the cord s, thus completing one example of the application of
the improved suspender.
The army in Figure 2 is shown in its open position, it being prevented from
turning further down by the raised portion k of the end of the spring d, so that in
this position it may always be easily reached by the forefinger of either the right
or left hand.
Figure 3 shows the device closed; this is effected as follows. After having
pushed the improved device over the band of the trousers or other article to be
suspended, the arm g is pressed inwards by the forefinger from the position shown
at Figure 2 to that shown at Figure 3, the thumb being used for counter-pressure
at the back of the plate a. The part is thereby caused to press the end with
its elastic pad against the fluted, ribbed or toothed pad c of the plate a so as to
securely grip the band of the trousers or other article or garment.
The end m of the lever arm 9 is made to yield slightly and is bent in such a
manner as to grip tightly over the upper portion of the bent plate a but can be
brought back to the open position shown at Figure 2 by pushing against it with the
forefinger.
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The arm g may sometimes be constructed without the locking end m at the top,
in which case the inwardly bent part of the lever arm g is arranged to become
locked by simply pressing the lever arm g against the bent plate a.
The construction of the device has been devised to give as little trouble a..
possible and especially to avoid unpleasantness in use. The dimensions of the
constituent parts of the improved suspender will naturally greatly vary according
to the particular use to which it is to be applied; for instance, it may be used as an
attachment for braces used in suspending trousers or as a suspender for other
garments or articles or as a dress or train holder and the like.

page_text: 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 :-
:-
1. A device to be used in lieu of buttons and other known attachments for
'suspending garments and other articles, consisting of a bent plate a which is pushed
over the band of the garment, said plate being provided with an elastic pad or
lining c on the inside of the rear portion, and with a spring d fixed to the front part
of said bent plate, the spring d being provided at its extremity f with an elastic
pad which, when pressed against the rear portion of the plate a, grips firmly on to the
garment, the pressure being applied by means of a lever arm g having an inwardly
bent portion i, while the spring d forms the means for separating the two elastic
pads, substantially as herein shown and described.
2. A suspending device, constructed as described in Claim 1, and specially
adapted for use in connection with trousers by being provided with rollers round
which a cords passes in such manner as to allow the parts of the trousers to
adjust themselves and to yield readily to the movements of the body.
3. The improved suspending device constructed substantially as herein shown
and described.
Dated this 12th day of Santamber 1902
FRITZ KROHN,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
FRITZ KROHN,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.