Improved Truss.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1894
Improved Truss.
I, CARL LANGE, Gentleman, of Knochels Ohren, Stralsund, Germany, 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:-
The present invention consists of an universal truss adapted to cover and securely
retain even the severest classes of ruptures.
With the trusses hitherto in use, in which one pad is employed, it often occurs
that jumping, running, lifting, or other exertion will cause a recurrence of the
rupture which often terminates fatally.
The present invention entirely obviates all such danger and risk.
In order to render this Specification more easily intelligible reference is had to
the accompanying drawing in which similar letters denote similar parts throughout
the several views:-
Fig. 1 being a detail elevation of the pad;
Fig. 2 a side elevation of Fig. 1 with the padding removed;
Fig. 3 a general arrangement of the truss;
Fig. 4 a perspective view of a truss for light ruptures, and
Fig. 5 a truss having two pads.
a is a metal strip on which is mounted a sleeve b containing a shaft c having fast
thereon a ratchet wheel d, retained in any desired position by means of a spring
catch or pawl e.
A spring is wound on the shaft c and presses with its free end
on the inner pad A which is hinged to the strip a. Around the edges of this inner
pad A is an outer pad B also hinged to the strip a, said pad being held against the
body by means of the strap C which is attached to it by the button h of said pad.
Both pads are advantageously polstered having polster springs F as shown at
Fig. 2.
The spindle c is provided at its end with a button g having orifices, so that if it
desired to tighten the spring f and increase its pressure on the pad it is only
necessary to place a nail or other suitable tool into one of the orifices and turn the
spindle, whereby the spring will be tightened. On lifting the spring pawl e the
spring may be easily released.
The belt Z is advantageously connected to the strip a carrying the pad, by means
of a hinged link E.
Fig. 4 shows a truss for a light rupture, in which spring fand its adjustment are
dispensed with and the inner pad is retained in place by a strap & suitably buttoned
thereto whilst the under pad is retained by a strap D.
Fig. 5 shows a truss adapted for severe ruptures and whereby the inner pad is
removed and arranged at the side of the full pad B as at U. Both pads are in this
instance positively retained by the thigh straps T and R respectively. The
laterally arranged pad A prevents a lateral widening bursting of the rupture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what
1 claim is :-
(1.) The combination of an inner spring-pressed pad hinged to the belt and an
outer independent pad surrounding the same and retained by a strap.
(2.) In combination, a truss belt, having an intermediate metal strip, a spindle c
having sleeve b mounted on said strip an inner pad hinged to said strip and an

page_text: outer pad also hinged to said strip around said inner pad, a spring wound on said
spindle b and means for tightening said spring substantially as described.
(3.) In combination, a truss belt, having an intermediate strip, a spindle c having
sleeve mounted on said strip, an inner pad hinged to said strip and an outer pad
also hinged to said strip around said inner pad, a spring wound on said spindle and
a ratchet wheel on said spindle and a pawl é to engage said ratchet and means for
rotating the said spindle as specified.
(4.) In combination with a truss belt having inserted metal strip a, an inner
pad binged thereto and an outer pad independently of inner pad and means for
retaining said pads substantially as described.
(5.) In combination with a truss having an inserted metal strip a, a pad B
hinged thereto and a pad U hinged laterally thereto and means for securing
said pads.
1 ˚
100x
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention " Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.