IMPROVED SPRING ATTACHMENT FOR BRACES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS
Year: 1884

page_text: We DAVID TIMINGS and SAMUEL TIMINGS, both of Great Hampton Street,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Stampers and Pierciers, do hereby declare
the nature of our Invention for AN "IMPROVED SPRING ATTACHMENT FOR BRACES
AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS," to be as follows:-
Our Invention consists of a piece of suitable metal being stamped into an oblong
blank with side pieces each about the width of the centre part we then stamp a.
grove or corrigation in the centre of the same, into this grove or corrigation we
place a spirial spring and cover it over with a strip of metal having the top end
turned down, which fitting into the top end of the grove or corrigation acts upon
the spring when in use, the two sides of the box are now turned down and closed
together thus keeping the several parts securley in position The box carreying the
spring, is now secured by suitable means to the adjustable buckle, the lower end
being connected by the actuating plate by a hook (or other suitable means) to the
buckle or runner ring carrying the straps or runners, the brace is now compete the
web of course being unelastic.
In use the brace being adjusted to the required length for wear, and put into
position on the wearer the spring gives to every movement of the body, thus taking
away the uncomfortable feeling when wearing an ordinary brace.
This Invention can also be applied for buttons, glove fasteners, and such like
articles.

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We, DAVID TIMINGS and SAMUEL TIMINGS, both of Great Hampton Street,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Stampers and Piercers, do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for "AN IMPROVED SPRING ATTACHMENT FOR BRACES
AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention consists of a suitable piece of metal being stamped into an oblong
blank or slide with side pieces each about the width of the centre part, a groove or
corrugation being formed in the centre of the same into this groove or corrugation
we place a spiral spring and cover it over with a strip of metal (which forms the
slide box) having the top end turned down which fitting into the top end of the groove
or corrugation in the slide acts upon the the spring when the combined arrange-
ment is in use, the two sides of the box are turned down (or over the slide) and
closed together thus keeping the several parts securely securely in position.
The slide carrying the spring is now secured by suitable means to the adjustable
buckle, the lower end being connected by the actuating plate (the flatened end of
slide box) by a hook or other suitable means to the buckle or runner-ring carrying
the straps or runners that connect to the buttons of trousers, the brace is now
complete the web of course being unelastic.
In use the brace being adjusted to the required length for wear and put into
position on the wearer the spring gives to every movement of the body, thus taking
away the uncomfortable feeling when wearing an ordinary brace.
This invention can also be applied for Buttons; Glove fastners and such like
articles.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings
the manner in which my invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents a front view of the slide box.
Figure 2 is a section of figure 1 at A B.
Figure 3 is a back view of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a plan of figure 3.
Figure 5 is a front view of the corrugated slide.
Figure 6 is a section of. figure-5 at C D.
Figure 7 is a front view of figure 5.
Figure 8 is a plan of figure 7.
Figure 9 is a view of spiral spring.
Figure 10 is a front view showing the slide-box, slide and spring put together.
Figure 11 is a section of figure 10.
Figure 12 is a back view of figure 10.
Figure 13 is a view showing the slide provided with a button.
Figure 14 is a side view of figure 13.

page_text: Figure 15 represents the complete arrangement figure 10 hung on to the buckle
of a brace side.
Figure 16 represents a side elevation of figure 15.
Figure 17 represents three complete sets of figure 10 connected to a cloak.
Figure 18 is an enlarged plan of figures 17 in the direction of the arrow.
Figure 19 is a view showing figure 10 used as a glove fastner.
Figure 20 is an enlarged view of the glove fastner.
In carrying out our invention we should form or make the box represented at
figures 1-2-3-4 by any suitable mechanical means; then in a like manner form or
make the corrugated slide represented at figures 5, 6-7-8.
We should next proceed to slide the corrugated part into the slide box as
represented at figures 10 and 11, completing the arrangement by passing an
ordinary spiral spring such as represented at figure through the opening A
figure 12 until the whole of the spring rested in the corrugated groove as shown
in dotted lines at figure 10, when so put together, the top end of the spring would
bear against the end of corrugated slide see B figure 5 and B figure 8; the bottom
end of the said spring bearing against the end of slide box as indicated at C
figure 2 and C figure 3, it will thus be readily understood that any pressure exerted
in the direction of the arrow shown at figure 10 would compress the spring between
B and C.
The combination or arrangement shown at figure 13 and figure 14 is for the
purpose of using in various ways for instance' the slide-box can be sewn on to
braces through the holes in the flanges marked the button G could then be used in
button holes formed in the trousers or buttoned into ends made of leather or other
suitable material, the ends being provided with button holes to connect to the
buttons of trousers in the ordinary way.
The button arrangement can also be sewn on to one side of a glove, cape, coat
mantle, corset, garter, or other article of wearing apparel, a suitable button hole
being provided in the other side of the article to connect to the button G.
The complete arrangement as shown at figure 10 can be connected to the ends of
a pair of braces in a variety of ways one of which is shown at Figures 15 and 16-
H represents the slide-box, with the slide in it.
I represents the slide with a ring attached to it, ordinary brace ends being sewn
on to the ring. It will be observed that the slide box is hung on to a hook
formed on the front of the buckle.
J figures 17 and 18 represent the complete arrangement figure 10-connected to
a cloak, it will be observed that the buttons on one side of the cloak are passed
through the hole K in the tops of slide boxes and then secured to the cloth or other
material the rings being passed on to the buttons on the other side of said cloak
thus completing the connection.
M figures 19 and 20 represents the completed arrangement figure 10 connected to
a glove in a similar manner to that shown on the cloak at figure 17.
It will be observed that in drawing the slide out of the slide box the spring is
compressed, I prefer to use this arrangement of spring but I can where preferable
make the slide much shorter than represented at figure 10 and connect the spring
to the top of slide-box and to the top of slide so that when the slide is drawn out
of the slide-box, by means of the ring L or button D the spring would be expanded
instead of compressed in either case the saine result is produced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
1st The combination of a slide-box, a slide and a spring as represented and
described for the purpose of using with braces and other articles of wearing
apparel.
2nd The combination of a slide-box a slide and a spring as represented at

page_text: 3rd The combination of a slide-box, a slide, a spring and a button as represented
at Figures 13 and 14.
4th The combination of a slide box, a slide and a spring, the spring being placed
in position to press against the outer extremity of slide so that when the slide is
drawn out the spring will expand or the spring being placed to press against the
iner extremity of slide so that when the slide is drawn out of the slide-box the
spring would be compressed.