Improvements in or relating to Braces or Trousers Suspenders.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb.,
1898
Improvements in or relating to Braces or Trousers Suspenders.
We, WILLIAM HORNER, of 55, Aubrey Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Gentleman, and JOSEPH GRIFFITH, of Alvanley, Frodsham, in the County
of Chester, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It is well known that in braces or trousers suspenders the first parts to wear out
and break are the tabs which fasten the braces to the trouser buttons. It generally
happens that the remaining parts of the braces remain intact, and are capable of
much longer wear, and the object of our invention therefore is to so arrange the
braces that the wearer can attach new tabs to replace the broken ones, and thus
enable the braces to be used again and again instead of having to throw them away
as useless when the tabs break.
one.
Our invention consists in making the buckle or metallic part that connects the
brace to the tabs in such a manner that the tabs can be connected or disconnected
therefrom, and thus when a tab breaks it can be taken off and replaced by a new
This may be effected by making the buckle or other part that connects the
tab to the brace at the back and front, with a bar to which the tabs are secured by
loops. The bar is hinged at one end so that it will turn thereon and at the other
end provided with a fastening or catch. For this purpose the end of the hinged
bar inay be broadened out at the end, and adapted to socket into the metallic part
of the brace, the metallic part is made with a narrow slot in front through which
the narrow part of the bar can be passed laterally, and then pulled down into the
socket. In this position the tabs cannot slip off the bar. To remove them all that
is necessary is to raise the bar slightly on its hinge, pull it laterally through the
narrow slot so as to free it from the socket, and turn it down on its hinge. The
tabs can then be easily slipped off.
Instead of providing a hinged bar however, we may form the bar after the
manner of a split ring, each part being made springy and with an opening at
one part by which the tabs can be strung upon it. The two parts being pliable
they can be separated to admit the passing of the loop of the tab through the
slit after which the slit closes of itself, or part of the device may be rigid and
the other part springy so that the tabs can be passed between the two, after
which the slit closes of itself. Or we may provide the ends of the tabs with
springy hooks, so arranged that they will clip on to the bar, the springy nature
of the hooks preventing them accidentally coming off.
In thus describing our invention, we wish it to be understood that we do not
confine ourselves to the exact details set forth, and these can be altered without
departing from the principle of our invention.

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Improvements in or relating to Braces or Trousers Suspenders.
We, WILLIAM HORNER, of 55, Aubrey Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Gentleman, and JOSEPH GRIFFITH, of "Alvanley," Frodsham, in the
County of Chester, Gentleman, 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 :-
It is well known that in braces or trousers suspenders the first parts to wear out
and break are the tabs which fasten the braces to the trouser buttons. It generally
happens that the remaining parts of the braces remain intact, and are capable of
much longer wear, and the object of our invention therefore is to so arrange the
braces that the wearer can attach new tabs to replace the broken ones, and thus
enable the braces to be used again and again instead of having to throw them away
as useless when the tabs break.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, in which a brace buckle is shown made in
accordance with our invention.
Referring to this Figure, A. is the buckle or metallic part that connects the brace
to the tabs B in such a manner that the tabs B can be connected or disconnected
therefrom, and thus when a tab B breaks it can be taken off and replaced by a new
one: This may be effected by making the buckle or other part that connects the
tab to the brace at back or front, with a bar C to which the tabs B are secured by
loops D: The bar C is hinged at E to the buckle so that it will turn thereon, and
provided with a fastening device G or catch. For this purpose one end of the
hinged bar may be clawed, and the other end adapted to catch in it. In this
position the tabs B cannot slip off the bar. To remove them, all that is necessary is
to raise the bar C slightly, so as to disengage it from the claw, and the tabs can
then be easily slipped off.
Instead of the above arrangement however, we may form the bar after the
manner of a split ring each bar being made springy and an opening at one end by
which the tabs can be strung upon it. The two parts being pliable, they can be
separated to admit the passing of the loop of the tab through the slit after which
the slit closes on itself, or part of the device may be rigid and the other part springy,
and so that the tabs can be passed between the two after which the slit closes of
itself. In thus.describing our invention we wish it to be understood that we do not
confine ourselves to the exact details set forth as these can be altered without
'departing from the nature of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In braces, or trouser suspenders forming the buckles or metallic parts that
Connect the braces to the tabs, in such a manner that the latter can be connected or
disconnected therefrom, and thus when a tab breaks it can be taken off and replaced
by a new one substantially as described.
2. In braces or trouser suspenders, forming the buckle or metallic part that
connects the braces to the tabs, with a bar, to which the tabs are secured by loops,
this bar being formed at one end with a claw, and the other end adapted to engage.
in said claw, whereby by disengaging the two ends the tabs can be slipped on or
off substantially as described.
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page_text: 3. The combination with a buckle or other like metallic part of a brace of our
improved coupling device to which the tabs can be connected or disconnected as
required substantially as set forth.
Dated this 15th day of November 1898
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents, of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & Londou.