IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR SUSPENDERS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Varney at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 18th October 1883.
WILLIAM VARNEY of Wood Street in the City of London " IMPROVEMENTS IN
BRACES OR SUSPENDERS
"
This Invention relates to certain improvements in suspenders or braces such as
are used for holding up trousers.
According to this Invention I connect to the ends of the shoulder straps which
forin the back of the brace or suspender a cord of any suitable material passing
over two pulleys (one being connected to each of the back ends of the shoulder
straps). The said cord has four loops formed therein so that two may be connected to
the back buttons of the trousers and the other two to the two side buttons. To each
of the other ends of the said shoulder straps which forms the front of the brace or
suspender I connect as hereafter described a cord with one loop to attach to the
front brace buttons of the trousers I connect each of the front cords of the brace
to the buckles by means of a hook and eye which I am enabled to do according to
this Invention without the intervention of a pulley as heretofore the hook may
either be suitably fixed to the said front cord and the eye to the buckle or vice
versa I prefer to have the shoulder straps folded and interlaced so as to be
independent of each other in order that the brace or suspender may adjust itself to
the wearer
By the above improvements I am enabled to make braces or suspenders with
cords and only employing two pulleys instead of four or six as required for braces
made with cords as heretofore thus considerably simplifying the make of this
description of brace or suspender

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Varney in the Patent Office on the 18th April 1884.
WILLIAM VARNEY of Wood Street in the City of London IMPROVEMENTS IN
BRACES OR SUSPENDERS
This Invention relates to certain improvements in suspenders or braces such
as are used for holding up trowsers.
According to this Invention I connect to the ends of the shoulder straps which
form the back of the brace or suspender a cord of any suitable material passing
over two pulleys (one being connected to each of the back ends of the shoulder
straps) The said cord has four loops formed therein so that two may be connected
to the back buttons of the trowsers and the other two to the two side buttons. To
each of the other ends of the said shoulder straps which forms the front of the
brace or suspender I connect as hereafter described a cord with one loop to attach
to the front brace buttons of the trowsers. I connect each of the front cords of the
brace to the buckles by means of a hook and eye which I am enabled to do
according to this Invention without the intervention of a pulley as heretofore the
hook may either be suitably fixed to the said front cord and the eye to the buckle
of vice versa
I prefer to have the shoulder straps folded and interlaced so as to be
independant of each other in order that the brace or suspender may adjust itself to
the wearer.
By the above improvements I am enabled to make braces or suspenders with
cords and only employing two pulleys instead of four or six as required for braces
made with cords as heretofore thus considerably simplifying the make of this
description of brace or suspender.
And in order to explain my said Invention more fully I will now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
the same letters denote the same parts in both the views
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
Fig 1 shews a pair of braces made according to my Invention
Fig 2 shews the said braces as they would appear when in use
A A shew the shoulder straps. B cord (made of any suitable material) passing
over pulleys C C and having four loops D D and D¹ D¹. E E shew cords with a
loop G in each these latter cords I preferably connect to the buckle by means of
a hook and eye arrangement as shewn on the drawing.
It
Braces made according to my said Invention are worn as shewn at Fig 2. The
loops DD are attached to the back buttons of the trowsers and those marked D' D¹
to the side buttons and the remaining two marked G G to the front buttons
will be seen that braces made according to my said Invention only require two
pulleys instead of four or six hitherto required in this description of brace
Having thus described and ascertained the nature and object of my said Inven-
tion for Improvements in braces or suspenders and the means whereby the same
may be carried into practical effect I would remark in conclusion that what I claim
and desire to secure by the hereinbefore in part recited letters patent is
The arrangement of cords B and E E in combination with loops D D¹ G and
shoulder straps A A all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
In Witness whereof I the said William Varney have hereunto set my hand and
seal this seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty four
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