Gentlemen's Pants Suspender.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 1st Mar., 1893-Accepted, 10th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Gentlemen's Pants Suspender.
ALFRED WILLIAM BIRD 8 Coburg Buildings Coburg Row Westminster
Fireman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
The
An appliance for the suspencion of gentlemens pants to the trousers.
appliance consists of a peico of brass or steel about two inches in length and three
quarters wide and about the thirty second of an inch thick and forms as it were a-
double hook the outside one to clip on to trousers and inside one susponding pants
the steel or brass is slotted to allow the centre peice to be bent out to form the first
hook whilst the other end is bent over to clip the trousers the appliance can be left
attached to the pants on undresing ready for use on redressing.
Dated this 27th day of January 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Gentlemen's Pants Suspender.
ALFRED WILLIAM BIRD No. 8 Coburg Buildings Coburg Row Westminster
London S.W. Fireman 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 suspender consists of a piece of brass or steel about two inches long by three
quarters of an inche wide and the 30th of an inche thick it being bent over one 4th of
an inche from centre and when so bent forming a clasp which is placed upon the
waist band of trousers the shortest end being outside as shown in section A from
the centre of longe end is cut a tongue inche from the bottom and three quarters
of an inche long and a quarter inche wide this tongue being bent upards to form
a hook in section B the whole forming a sort of double hook the tounge in section B
forming the attachment for pants or drawers whilst section A forms the clasp for
the trousers by which means the pants are fastened securely and momentraly.
Pants thereby are prevented from slipping below the loins or dragging one way or
the other the bottom of section B being bent outwards forming a loop withe the
lower edge beveled to allow the tapes to work with out friction according to the
motions of the body the upper part of the tounge is bent inwards which prevents
the tape from becomeing detached.
As shown in the elevation in Figure C which shows the hook bent inwards which
presses against the clasp. The back is shown in the elevation Figure D whilst the
plan Fig. E shows the slot from which the tape hook is cut and the end view F
shows the way which it is used the clasp being upon the trowsers with the pant
tape upon the hook. The material which the suspender is made should be either
brass or steel about two inches long by three quarters of an inche wide and
the 30th inche thick it being then bent over fourth of an inche from its centre to
form the clasp to the waist band of trowsers the groove or crease is then formed
by placing the clasp upon a block with a groove in it to the size required and
struct by placing a piece of round iron wire upon the brass or steel which then
receives a blow from an hammer the tongue is then cut below the groove this
tongue being bevelled at its lowest part is then turned upwards to form the hook
which carries the pant tapo it being slightly bulged at it lower part to make
it spring against the clasp to prevent the pant tape from becomeing detached
the object of the crease or groove being make the clasp on the trowsers clip
them closely.

page_text: Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner it is to be performed declare that what I
claim is
1. That it prevents the breaking of the tapes through unequel strain and
friction.
2. That it prevents the panta or drawers from slipping below the loins by
placing a suspender upon the waistband of trowsers each side of the body they are
suspended equally and can be worn with ease and comfort.
3. The simplicty of its construction makes it impossible to get out order whilst
its price places it with in the reach of all persons.
LOL
1000
A. W. BIRD.