An Improvement in or Connected with Braces for Gentlemen's Wear.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or Connected with Braces for Gentlemen's
Wear.
I, FREDERICK JAMES WOLLEN, of 43 Elmsdale Road, Walthamstow, Essex, Manager
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
According to known methods of making braces for Gentlemen's wear, in order to
obtain flexibility at the juncture of the shoulder strap portion to the tab or ends
portion, so that the brace accomodates itself to the varied motion of the body and
strains, it has been usual to apply tubular metal, coiled, having a tape or cord
within it, and with the ends clamped in pockets of clamping pieces giving the
necessary flexibility with the addition that it is of no greater thickness than
ordinary webbing. The ends of this combined and specially made fabric are
enclosed in fold over and clamped pieces of metal which in a finished state do not
materially increase the thickness, they also serve as means for attachment of a link or
staple for the ordinary web, which may or may not be elastic, and constitutes a
brace which fits close to the body of the wearer without protuberance also without
causing undue friction on the other garments.
The invention is applicable to the front portions which clamping pieces from the
tubular formation of the coil spring causes an unpleasant thickness which tends to
show a bulky appearance through the waistcoat and outer coat of the wearer,
besides which the clamps by rubbing against the shirt causes unnecessary wear.
Now the object of my invention is to manufacture those parts of braces before
mentioned from a combination of rubber threads enclosed in two plys of leather closely
cemented, in contact and forming a novel fabric which has all the advantages of metal
springs, for or to the back portions of braces.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or Connected with Braces for Gentleman's
Wear.
I FREDERICK JAMES WOLLEN of 43 Elmsdale Road, Walthamstow, Essex, Manager,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
According to known methods of making Braces for Gentlemens wear, in order to
obtain flexibility at the junction of the shoulder strap portion to the tab or end
portion so that the brace accomodates itself to the varied motion of the body and strains,
it has been usual to apply tubular metal, coiled, having a tape or cord within it, and
with the ends clamped in pockets of clamping pieces, which clamping pieces from
the tubular formation of the coiled spring causes an unpleasant thickness which tends
to show a bulky appearance through the waistcoat and outer coat of the wearer besides
which the clamps by rubbing against the shirt causes unnecessary wear.
Now the object of my invention is to manufacture those parts of braces before mentioned
from a combination of rubber threads enclosed in two plys of leather closely cemented in
contact and forming a novel fabric which has all the advantages of metal springs
for giving the necessary flexibility with the addition that it is of no greater thickness
than ordinary webbing.
The ends of this combined and specially made fabric are enclosed in fold over and
clamped pieces of metal which in a finished state do not materially increase the
thickness, they also serve as a means for the attachment of a link or staple for the
ordinary web, which may or may not be clastic, and constitutes a brace which fits close
to the body of the wearer without protuberances also without causing undue friction on
the other garments.
The invention is applicable to the front portions or to the back portions of
braces.
The rubber threads are stretched somewhat before the leather facing pieces are
cemented to them or to themselves to form the fabric.
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 :-
The manufacture and employment of an elastic fabric composed of rubber
threads or strips cemented between two plys of leather which are themselves also
cemented together and constitute an elastic flexible web specially adapted when the ends
are clamped with metal for attachment of brace ends as described.
The 30th day of January 1889.