Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan.,
1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1889
OKITE, DECI
I, JOSHUA EDWARD GAVEY of 18 King Street, Jersey, in the Channel Islands do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The Trousers, or other garment, or garments are suspended from a yoke by means
of one continuous cord which is passed alternately through eyelets in the yoke and
eyelets in the suspended garment so as to run easily and play freely with every
movement of the body. The ends of this cord may be fastened to the yoke, to the
suspended garment, or they may be tied together, or otherwise fastened as may be
most convenient. The eyelets may either be fashioned in the yoke or attached thereto
by means of buttons, hooks, or otherwise, and in the same way the eyelets may either
be fashioned in the suspended garment, or attached thereto by means of buttons,
books, or otherwise. The eyelets may be of any size and there
number
be any
may
of them, as found most convenient: but as the chief advantages of this improvement
are equal distribution of the weight of the suspended garment, and the automatic
self-adjustment of the suspender to the movements of the body in all directions, it
follows that the eyelets should by preference be equally distributed, and in such
number, as most easily and readily to yield these two advantages to their fullest extent.
The yoke may be replaced by a belt, or band, and this band may either be worn
loosely, or it may be attached to a waistcoat, corset, or other garment, or the eyelets
may themselves be formed in such garment. The eyelet holes, or any of them, may
be replaced by rings, hooks, loops, or any similar contrivance: and the cord may
either be of silk, leather or other material, and it may be used either singly, or folded,
as may be convenient.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1 The use of one continuous cord running freely through eyelet-holes or similar
contrivance, and adapting itself automatically to the movements of the body, as a
complete suspender, to take the place of braces, and such like contrivances.
2 The use of the same contrivance to suspend skirts or similar garments, and to
raise or lower them at the will of the wearer.
3 The use of the same contrivance as a stocking suspender.
Improvements in Suspenders and Braces as Applied to Trousers,
Skirts, Stockings, or other Garments.
I, JOSHUA EDWARD GAVEY of 18 King Street, Jersey, in the Channel Islands,
Draper 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 Trousers, or other garment, or garments, are suspended from a yoke (A) by
means of one continuous cord (B) (which is passed alternately through eyelets (C) in
the yoke and through eyelets (D) in the suspended garments) so as to run easily and
play freely with every movement of the body. The ends of this cord may be fastened
to the yoke, or to the suspended garment, or they may be tied together, or otherwise
fastened as may be most convenient. The eyelets may either be fashioned in the yoke
itself or may be attached thereto by means of buttons, hooks, or otherwise, and in
the same way, eyelets may either be fashioned in the suspended garment, or attached
thereto by means of buttons, hooks, or otherwise. The eyelets C & D may be of
any size, and there may be any number of them, as found most convenient, but, as
the chief advantages of this improvement are the equal distribution of the weight of
the suspended garment, and the automatic self-adjustment of the suspender to the
movements of the body in all directions, it follows that the eyelets (C & D) should
by preference be equally distributed, and in such number, as most easily and readily
to yield these two advantages to their fullest extent. The yoke A may be replaced
by a belt, or band, and this band may either be worn loosely, or it may be attached to

page_text: a waistcoat, corset, or other garment, or the eyelets C & D may themselves be
formed in such garment. The eyelet holes C & D or any of them, may be replaced
by rings, hooks, loops, or any similar contrivance and the cord B may either be of
silk, leather, or other material: and it may be used either singly, or folded, as may be
convenient.
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 use of one continuous cord running freely through eyelet holes or similar
contrivance and adapting itself automatically to the movements of the body, as a
complete suspender, to take the place of braces, and such contrivances.
2. The use of the same contrivance to suspend skirts or similar garments, and to
raise or lower them at the will of the wearer.
3. The use of the same contrivance as a stocking suspender.