Improved Braces of Dusponuore
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 26th Jan., 1894
Improved Braces of Dusponuore
I RAYMOND WILMOT BRETT of 36 London Road, Tunbridge Wells in the
County of Kent, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to improved expanding braces or suspenders.
According to this invention the two webbings cross each other at back or front
and pass through two slots in a wire device or plate of a square or suitable
rectangular form so that the webbings may slide freely in said slots and to one end
of each webbing I connect a roller and a short piece of webbing at right angles or
nearly so to the main webbings, the opposite ends of said short pieces of webbing I
pass through a grid and turn over so that these pieces may be lengthened or
shortened and to the under portion of said grid I connect another roller and to the
upper portion a spring hook or other suitable fastening device to fasten on to the
buckle at end of the other webbing.
Over the rollers I pass a cord having a loop at either end and I also have a third
roller running on aforesaid cord (with loops attached) between the two aforesaid
rollers thus both ends of the braces or suspenders are similar.
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BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Braces or Suspenders.
I RAYMOND WILMOT BRETT, of 36 London Road Tunbridge Wells, in the
County of Kent Gentleman, 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 :-
This invention relates to improved expanding braces or suspenders.
According to this invention the two webbings cross each other at back or front
and pass through two slots in a wire device or plate of a square or suitable
rectangular form so that the webbings may slide freely in said slots and to one
end of each webbing I connect a roller and a short piece of webbing at right
angles or nearly so to the main webbings the opposite ends of such short pieces
of webbing I pass through a grid and turn over, so that these pieces may be
lengthened or shortened; and to the under portion of the said grid I connect
another roller and to the upper portion a spring hook or other suitable fastening
device to fasten on to the buckle at end of the other webbing.
Over the rollers 1 pass a cord, having a hook at either end, and I also have a
third roller, running on aforesaid cord, with loops attached between the two
aforesaid rollers, thus both ends of the braces or suspenders are similar.
In order that ny said invention may be understood I will refer to the drawings
accompanying this Specification in which :-
Fig. 1. shews view of a pair of braces with my improvements adapted thereto.
Fig. 2. view of grid detached.

page_text: Fig. 4 shews view of that part of brace where the main webbing cross each other
:and pass through slotted plate or wire device.
Fig. 5. section through line A B Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 one of the back ends of brace detached.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the views.
a a shew the main webbings crossing each other at back and passing through
wire device or slotted plate b, c c shew short webbings connected at one end to the
back ends of the main webbings a a and to the other ends of these webbings the
grids d. d. are attached one of which is shewn detached and enlarged at Figs. 2
and 3.
The grids d. d. are provided with spring hooks or catches e. e. on to which the
buckles f. f. hook by the loops o. o. as shewn at Fig. 2 when the brace is worn;
9. g. are two cords passing through loops h, i, j, k, l, m, there are also other loops
(not shewn) on each of the outer ends of the cords g. g. to button on to the
trousers these are all ordinary loops for the trouser buttons.
In order to wear braces made as described and shewn the main webbing a. a. go
-over the shoulders in the ordinary way and the short webbings c. c. are brought
round the sides of the wearer and the hooks e. e. hooked on the loops o. o. of the
buckles f. f. in front.
The two loops at the back ends of the cords g. g. are buttoned to the back
trouser buttons; and the loops at the other ends of these cords are buttoned to the
front buttons and the loops on and to the side buttons.
It will be seen that by drawing the grid d. towards the back that the chest of
the wearer would be expanded.
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. Braces or suspenders having the main webbings passing through a square or
nearly square wire device substantially as described.
2. In braces or suspenders the combination of the side webbings and grid
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. In braces or suspenders the combination of spring hook and grid on side
webbing for the purposes set forth.
4. Braces substantially as set forth.
Dated this 27th day of November 1804
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.