IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Henry Brierley, of 58, Aldermanbury, London, in
the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Henry Brierley at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th December 1876.
JOHN HENRY BRIERLEY, of 58, Aldermanbury, London, in the County of Middlesex.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES."
My improvements in braces refer mainly to those known in the trade as ring
army, improved army, and Cantab; these will be sufficient to explain the nature of
my Invention.
In a ring army and also improved army one portion of the fittings is attached to
the other by the leather end passing round a metal ring, and secured thereto by
means of an eyelet or eyelets. It is found however that this plan is very insecure,
either the ring cuts the ends through, or the piece of metal known in the trade as
a D back cuts through the leather army back.
The object of my Invention is to make the braces much more durable in the
mauner I now describe. In the front part or portion of the brace I place a piece of
leather over the bar of the buckle in the same manner as though I was manu-
facturing a ring army brace, I then place the leather ends in such position as they
usually lie when attached to the brace by means of ring, but betwixt the piece of
folded leather, and then securely stitch the leather ends in this position. In addition
to this and to afford greater security I also cut a hole through the three thicknesses
of leather and eyelet them securely by the usual process.
I proceed exactly in the same manner as before described in manufacturing my
durable Cantab, only using principally webs in place of leather. In manufacturing
n Cantab the web passes over a roller or piece of metal; the friction soon cuts the
web asunder. I adopt the same method in my improvements here, only substituting
web into which to insert the web ends in place of leather.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Henry Brierley in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 13th
June 1877.
JOHN HENRY BRIERLEY, of 58, Aldermanbury, London, in the County of
Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES."
My improvements in braces refer mainly to those known in the trade as ring
army, improved army, and Cantab; these will be sufficient to explain the nature of
my Invention.
In a ring army and also improved army one portion of the fittings is attached to
the other by the leather end passing round a metal ring, and secured thereto by
means of an eyelet or cyelets. It is found however that this plan is very insecure,
either the ring cuts the ends through or the piece of metal known in the trade as a
D back cuts through the leather army back.
The object of my Invention is to make the braces much more durable in the
nanner I now describe. In the front part or portion of the brace I place a piece of
leather over the bar of the buckle in the saine manner as though I were manu-
facturing a ring army bicc, I then place the leather ends in such position as they
usually lie when attached to the brace by means of ring, but betwixt the piece of
folded leather, and then securely stitch the leather ends in this position. In
addition to this and to afford greater security I also cut a hole through the three
thicknesses of leather, and eyelet them securely by the usual process. This brace I
call the lion brace.
I proceed exactly in the same manner as before described in manufacturing my
durable lion Cantal, only using principally web in place of leather. In manu-
facturing a Cantab the web passes over a roller or piece of metal; the friction soon
cuts the web asunder. I adopt the same method as before described in my
improvements here, only substituting web into which to insert the web ends in
place of leather.
In order that the nature of my Invention may be more readily understood, I
annex Drawings.
No. 1 represents my lion brace with the army ends placed betwixt the folded
leather, to which they are not only stitched but cycleted securely.
No. 2 represents my durable lion Cantab brace made of web in place of leather at
the ends of the brace.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and the manner the:
same is to be performed, I declare that I claim as my improvements in braces,-
1st. The placing the army leather ends betwixt a double thickness of leather
instond of folding it over a ring as heretofore, the ring having been previously
attached to the leather as in the brace called an army brace.
2nd. The stitching and eyeleting the army straps securely at about the same 4
angle as they are on the ring when worn on the person, thus counteracting all
friction or cutting, and yet allowing more play than is needed in any brace as now
worn.
3rd. The principle, as herein described, without any reference to fabric or
Inaterial.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Henry Brierley, have hereunto set my
and and scal, this the Eighteenth day of May, One thousand eight hundred
JOHN H. BRIERLEY. (LS)