IMPROVEMENTS IN DRESS SUSPENDERS
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Walker Franklin, of Noble Street, in the City of
London, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN DRESS SUSPENDERS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Walker. Franklin at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th March 1876.
ALFRED WALKER FRANKLIN, of Noble Street, in the City of London. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN DRESS SUSPENDERS."
The Invention has for its object improvements in dress suspenders. For this
purpose instead of making such articles of an elastic cord formed of india-rubber
covered with fibrous material as heretofore, J, according to my Invention, make
them of wire, coiled so as to form au clastic metallic spring or cord; and in
order to prevent the straining of such elastic metallic spring or cord I thread through
the bore of the same a non-elastic cord or tape, which is fastened firmly at each end
to the ends of the elastic metallic cord or spring, such non-elastic cord being placed
loosely in the interior of the metallic cord or spring to render the latter capable of
exerting an elastic force to a certain limited extent. The ends of the suspender are
provided with suitable fastening means as heretofore.
Dress suspenders constructed according to my Invention retain their elasticity and
wear much longer than those heretofore employed.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by the
said Alfred Walker Franklin in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 26th Sep-
tember 1876.
ALFRED WALKER FRANKLIN, of Noble Street, in the City of London.
PROVEMENTS IN DRESS SUSPENDERS."
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The Invention has for its object improvements in dress suspenders. For this
purpose instead of making such articles of an elastic cord formed of india-rubber
covered with fibrous material as heretofore, I, according to my Invention, make
them of wire, coiled so as to form an elastic metallic spring or cord; and in
order to prevent the straining of such elastic metallic spring or cord I thread
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page_text: through the bore of the same a non-elastic cord or tape, which is fastened firmly at
each end to the ends of the elastic metallic cord or spring, such non-elastic cord
being placed loosely in the interior of the metallic cord or spring to render the
latter capable of exerting an elastic force to a certain limited extent. The ends of
the suspender are provided with suitable fastening means as heretofore.
And in order that my said Invention may be more clearly understood, and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying Drawing, more fully
to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
which represents, partly in section and partly in exterior view, parts of a dress
suspender constructed according to the present Invention.
It will be seen on reference to the Drawing that instead of making dress
suspenders of an elastic cord formed of india-rubber covered with fibrous material
as heretofore, I, according to iny Invention, make them of wire, coiled so as to form
an elastic metallic spring or cord a; and in order to prevent the straining of such
elastic metallic spring or cord I thread through the bore of the same a non-elastic
cord or tape b, which is fastened firmly at each end to the ends c of the elastic
metallic cord or spring a to render the latter capable of exerting an elastic force
within a certain limited distance. The ends c of the suspender are provided with
suitable fastening means as heretofore, and as shown in the Drawing. Dress
suspenders constructed according to my Invention retain their elasticity, and wear
much longer than those heretofore employed.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the mode in which
I carry the same into effect, I would have it understood that what I claim is the
peculiar construction of dress suspenders, substantially as herein shown and
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alfred Walker Franklin, have hereunto set my
hand and scal, this Nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.