Improvements in Dress Holders or Suspenders.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Holders or Suspenders.
I, HENRY MANNING KNIGHT of Elmside, Hampton-on-Thames, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The arms of dress holders or suspenders with the usual gripping pads at their
curved ends, are pivotted at top to a cross bracket through which a quick threaded
screw passes, the lower end of which screw is connected to and moves up and down
with, two levers which are also linked to the arms of the dress or suspender holder.
There is a nut on the screw the upper end of which carries a ring to which the
holding cord is connected. The dress or other article to be suspended being placed
between the gripping pads and the nut on serew being screwed down on to the
bracket the screw travels up through the bracket and brings with it the arms
jointed to the arms of the dress holder or suspender, and in such manner as to cause
the pads to grip and so hold the dress firmly while the return of the nut along the
screw removes the pressure from the arms and the dress or other article is instantly
released. The nut, screw, and toggle arms, while firmly holding the suspender
arms and preventing any slip whatever, allow of the immediate release of same
when required.
The nut might be on the cross bracket so that the rotation of same would produce
the opening as well as the closing.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Holders or Suspenders.
I, HENRY MANNING KNIGHT, of Elmside, Hampton-on-Thames, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer, 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 refers to dress holders or suspenders mainly composed of two
gripping arms, the upper ends of which are jointed or pivotted to a cross bracket,
while the lower ends are employed to grip the article to be suspended; each of
the gripping arms are connected by an arm to a central rod or screw passing
through the cross bracket, and when the rod or screw is acted upon by a nut or
otherwise, the connecting arms, which form a kind of toggle, operate the gripping
arms.
My invention will be fully understood by the following description having
reference to Figures 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of
reference refer to like parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 shows in front elevation a dress holder or suspender constructed accord-
ing to my invention, wherein the arms a, a with the usual gripping pads b, at their
curved ends, are pivotted at top to a cross bracket c through which a quick threaded
screw d passes, the lower end of which screw d is connected to and moves up and
down with, two toggle arms e, e which are also linked or jointed to the arms a, a of
the dress holder or suspender the relative positions of the arms and levers being
readily seen by reference to Figure 2 which shows the device in its closed position

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the illustration at Figure 1 showing the same opened. The cross bracket c is fitted
to slide over the screw d, best seen at Figure 3, which shows the device in trans-
verse vertical section; above the cross bracket c is a nut gearing with the screw d
the upper end of which screw, carries a ring d to which the holding cord is
connected. The dress or other article to be suspended being placed between the
gripping pads, band the nut, being screwed down onto the bracket c, the screw d
travels up through the bracket and brings with it the arms e, e jointed to the
arms a, a of the dress holder or suspender, and in such manner as to cause the
pads b, to grip and so hold the dress firmly while the return of the nut along
the screw d removes the pressure from the arms and the dress or other article is
instantly released. The nut f, screw d, and toggle arms e, e while firmly holding the
suspender arms and preventing any slip whatever, allow of the immediate release of
same when required.
In the device just described the means for operating the levers forming the
holder or suspender, only act in a positive manner upon the same when closing the
gripping jaws, but this is not necessarily coincident with dress holders or suspenders
made according to my invention, as by slight developments or alterations in the
construction of such means, as would readily suggest themselves to persons manu-
facturing the same, the nut or its equivalent may be made to act for both the
opening and closing; or the opening and closing may be partially or wholly effected
or assisted by a spring or springs, so as to act in a more automatic manner than
that shown at Figures 1, 2 and 3. Thus for example the nut might be on or in
.connection with the cross bracket so that the rotation of the nut would produce the
opening as well as the closing.
The spring before referred to I place upon the rod d as shown at Figures 4
and 5 (in open and closed positions respectively) the rod d not being screwed and
the said spring is located between the head of the rod and the cross bracket c.
aa are extensions from the arms aa (or the extensions might be from the cross
bracket c). To open the device the person using same, places two fingers under
the extensions a, a to support the apparatus, and presses down the head ¹× when
it,assumes, the position shown at Figure 5, the article to be gripped is then inserted
between the gripping arms and the head * released, when the re-action of the
spring will close the holder.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what mauner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. In dress holders or suspenders the combination with two gripping arms,a,.a
hinged together, or to a cross piece at their upper extremities, of toggle arms e, e
jointed together and to the said arins a, a, and operated by a sliding rod or screw d,
controlled by nut or equivalent device, all substantially as set forth.
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2. In dress holders or suspenders, the combination with the arms a, a having
.gripping ends b, b, the cross bracket and toggle arms e, e, of the means whereby the
said. parts are operated and controlled all substantially as and for the purposes
herein described.
3. The general arrangement and combination of parts composing my improved
.dress holder and suspender all substantially as and for the purposes herein described
and illustrated with reference to Figures 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawings
together with any mere modification or modifications thereof.
Dated this 17th day of November 1891.
HENRY MANNING KNIGHT!
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.