Improvements in Braces or Suspenders for Trousers and other Clothing.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May; 1888
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Complete Specification Left, 1st Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1889
Improvements in Braces or Suspenders for Trousers and other
Clothing.
I CHARLES PERKS of Rose Hill Bowdon in the County of Cheshire Mathematical
Instrument Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The brace consists of two shoulder-straps, each containing in its length, near the
front end, a buckle, with which to regulate the length. These shoulder straps are
continued, one to the other, thereby making one continuous line, or brace, by two
cords or guts, having on each cord or gut two pulleys, carrying a button-hole each,
which pulleys allow the cord or gut to run freely in them,-forming four supports for
the trousers, on which the strain or pull, is under all circumstances equal, none of the
button-holes being at the extremity of a cord; also two light straps containing buckles
for adjustment, one between the centres of the two pulleys behind, and one between
the centres of the two pulleys in front, so that the pulleys may be kept upright, and
allow the button-holes to hang perpendicularly if desired-The shoulder straps may
be made to work through each other at the point where they cross, at the back.
Dated Seventh day of May 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Braces or Suspenders for Trousers and other
Olothing.
CHARLES PERKS Mathematical Instrument Maker Rose Hill East Downs Road
Bowdon Cheshire 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 brace consists of two shoulder-straps each containing in its length a buckle with
which to regulate the length these shoulder straps are continued one to the other
thereby making one continuous line or brace, by means of two cords or guts having
on each cord or gut one, two, or more pulleys, acting also as button holes (which
pulleys allow the cord or gut to run freely in them) forming supports for the trousers
on which the strain or pull is under all circumstances equal none of the button holes
being on any extremity of a cord. Also two light straps containing buckles for
adjustment, one between the centres of the two pulleys behind and one between the
two pulleys in front so that the pulleys shall always be kept upright, and allow the
buttonholes to hang perpendicular if required. The shoulder straps may be made to
work through each other at the point where they cross behind.
Fig. 1. shews back view of brace. S, S¹, are the right and left shoulder-straps.
9, 9, 9, 9, are the guts or cords connecting the shoulder-straps, and running through
the button-hole pulleys freely. P, P, P, P, are the pulley button-holes allowing the
guts or cords to run freely through the pulleys. 6, b, b, b, are the buckles with
which to adjust the braces. C, is the crossing point of braces behind, where the
shoulder-straps may be made to work through each other.
Fig. 2. shews the front view of brace. S, S¹ are the right and left shoulder-straps.
9, 9, 9, 9, are the guts or cords connecting the shoulder-straps and running through
the button-hole pulleys freely. p, p, p, p, are the pulley-button-holes allowing the
guts or cords to run freely through the pulleys. b, b, b, b, are the buckles with which
to adjust the brace.
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,
1-The employment of pulley-button holes exclusively, thereby avoiding terminal
button-holes.
2-The improved self-adaptability of the brace to any and all possible movements
of the body.
3-The avoidance of any friction on the shoulders, and wear and tear of the shirt.
Dated this 17th day of March 1889.
CHARLES PERKS,
Rose Hill, East Downs Road, Bowdon, Cheshire,
Applicant.