An Improved Tab, to be used in connection with Braces.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th May, 1895-Accepted, 15th June 1895
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tab, to be used in connection with Braces.
We, GEORGE BUCKLEY and FRED BUCKLEY, of the Firm of Walsh.and
Brierley, of Beech Hill Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, Belt, Brace and
Umbrella Manufacturers; do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to the tabs of braces, the object of our improve-
ments therein being to strengthen the said tabs and prevent them from being torn
in the slit which passes over the buttons.
In carrying out our invention we stitch one or both sides of the tab with wire,
either flat or round in cross section. The wire is preferably composed of copper,
but it may be composed of any other suitable metal lacquered to any suitable
colour or otherwise as thought desirable. The upper end of the tab which turns
over upon the buckle, is made secure by an eyelet or other suitable means.
The wire may be used, whether the tabs are composed of one or more thickness
of material.
By making the tabs of braces with bands of wire as herein described they are
strengthened and not so easily broken as hitherto.
Dated this 16th day of July 1894.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
We, GEORGE BUCKLEY and FRED BUCKLEY, of the Firm of Walsh and
Brierley, of Beech Hill Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, Belt, Brace and
Umbrella Manufacturers, 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 has reference to the tabs of braces, the object of our improve-
ments therein being to strengthen the said tabs and prevent them from being
torn in the slit which passes over the buttons.
Such being the nature and object of our invention we will now proceed to
describe the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is an elevation of a pair of braces
having our improvement applied thereto, which improvement consists in stitching
the brace tab and the part marked C with wire, as shewn at A in Figs. 1, 2 and 3
The wire used may be either flat or round in cross section and it may be
composed of copper or any other suitable material and it may be lacquered to
resemble any suitable metal as thought desirable.
After the tab has been stitched with wire in the manner shewn, the back of
the said tab may be covered with another layer of material as shewn at B in
Fig. 4. If thought desirable the copper wire may be stitched at the extreme
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page_text: sides of the tab and in addition to that the wire may be stitched around the
button hole for giving increased strength to the brace tab.
By making the tabs of braces with bands of wire as herein shewn and described
they are considerably strengthened and endure more wear and tear than when
composed of leather alone.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
In manufacturing brace tabs and the like, the use therein of wire employed in
the manner described and shewn in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 11th day of May 1895
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.