Improvements in Garment Holders or Suspenders.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Garment Holders or Suspenders.
1, WILLIAM NOLAN, residing at 9 Bleeker Street, in the City of Toronto, in the
County of York, in the Province of Ontario, Merchant Tailor, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in garment holders
(adapted more particularly for use in connection with trowsers) whereby the trowsers
may be retained in their original shape, and prevented from bagging at the knees,
or otherwise altering their shape without interfering with the creasing or non-creasing
of the same, and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and easily
operated holder, which can be cheaply manufactured, and which can be inserted into
position without interfering with the shape of the trowsers, and without stretching
them at the expense of their length; and the invention consists essentially of a
garment holder made of a continuous piece of spring metal wire, each end of which
is fitted with a cylindrical head, preferably of wood, cork, rubber or other similar
material, each head adapted to revolve freely in either direction on its respective end
of the holder, the whole device being hereinafter more fully set forth.
In the drawings:
Fig. 1 is a view of one style of garment holder.
Fig. 2 is a view of an alternative style.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and
drawings.
As shown in the drawings the garment holder is comprised of two handle bars A,
substantially U-shaped and made of a continuous piece of spring wire. As shown in
Fig. 1 of the drawings each end of each of the handle bars A is bent back parallel with
itself. Rigidly fitted on each end of the garment holder is a washer B. Each of the
washers B is equidistant from the end of its respective arm a, and fitted on each of
the arms a, between the washer B and the end, is a cylindrical-shaped head (', of cork,
wood, rubber, or other material. To retain each of the heads C on its respective
arm a, the end of each of the said arms is fitted with a second washer D. The wire
from which the garment holder is made is preferably round, and it might here be
stated that owing to the washers B-D each of the heads C can revolve freely in either
direction on its respective arm.
In Fig. 2 the garment holder is shown to consist of two handle bars A, made of a
continuous piece of spring wire, substantially U-shaped, each of the handle bars A
being fitted with a cylindrical-shaped head C, in the manner above described. As the
holders are made of spring metal it is possible to compress or expand the width of the
garment holder to adjust it to the garment which it is required to hold. It might here
be stated that the garment holder is so adjusted that it merely fits the garment without
stretching it, in order that the garment will be held in such a position that its weight
will return it to its natural shape when suspended. Before packing the garment away
it is possible to insert the garment holder into position in it, then fold it, and place it
in the trunk or valise or other receptacle for transportation purposes, without removing
the holder. The garment can be suspended by the garment holder without coming in
contact with the suspensory medium. To permit of adhesion between the garment and

page_text: heads, I find it advisable to corrugate or serrate the heads to provide an uneven or
slightly roughened surface, to which the material of the garment will readily adhere.
Dated this 16th day of March A.D. 1896.
George Barker,
WILLIAM
AN.
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, England, Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Garment Holders or Suspenders.
I, WILLIAM NOLAN residing at 9 Bleeker Street, in the City of Toronto, in the
County of York, in the Province of Ontario, Merchant Tailor 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 certain new and useful improvements in garment holders
(adapted more particularly for use in connection with trowsers) whereby the trowsers
may be retained in their original shape, and prevented from bagging at the knees,
or otherwise altering their shape without interfering with the creasing or non-creasing
of the same, and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and easily
operate holder, which can be cheaply manufactured and which can be inserted into
position without interfering with the shape of the trowsers and without stretching
them at the expanse of their length; and the invention consists essentially of a
garment holder made of a continuous peice of spring metal wire, each end of which
is fitted with a cylindrical head preferably of wood, cork, rubber or other similar
material each head adapted to revolve freely in either direction on its respective end
of the holder, the whole device being hereinafter more fully set forth.
The drawings on Sheets One and Two referred to in this Complete Specification are
those deposited with the Provisional Specification wherein
Fig. 1 is a view of one style of garment holder.
Figure 2. is a view of an alternative style.
Figure 3, Sheet 3 shews the application of the holder to a trouser leg.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawings.
As shown in the drawings the garment holder is comprised of two handle bars A,
substantially U shaped and made of a continuous piece of spring wire. As shown in
Fig. 1 of the drawings each end of each of the handle bars A is bent back parallel with
itself. Rigidly fitted on each end of the garment holder is a washer B. Each of the
washers B is equi-distant from the end of its respective arm a, and fitted on each of
the arms a between the washer B and the end, is a cylindrical-shaped head C, of cork,
wood, rubber, or other material. To retain each of the heads C on its respective
arm a the end of each of the said arms is fitted with a second washer D. The wire
from which the garment holder is made is preferably round an it might be here
stated that owing to the washers B-D each of the heads C can revolve freely in either
direction on its respective arm. The garmet holder is inserted into the leg of the
trousers as shewn at Fig. 3 thus keeping them in their original shape.
In Fig. 2. the garment holder is shown to consist of two handle bars A, made of a
continuous piece of spring wire, substantially U shaped, each of the handle bars A
being fitted with a cylindrical shaped head C, in the manner above described. As the
holders are made of spring metal it is possible to compress or expand the width of the
garment holder to adjust it to the garment which it is required to hold. It might here
be stated that the garment holder is so adjusted that it merely fits the garment without
stretching it, in order that the garment will be held in such a position that its weight
will return it to its natural shape when suspended. Before packing the garment away

page_text: it is possible to insert the garment holder into position in it, then fold it and place it
in the trunk or valise or other receptable for transportation purposes, without removing
the holder. The garment can be suspended by the garment holder without coming in
contact with the suspensory medium. To permit of adhesion between the garment
and heads, 1 find it advisable to corrugate or serrate the heads to provide an uneven or
slightly roughened surface, to which the material of the garment will readily adhere.
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 [
claim is :-
1. The garment holder herein before described and illustratrated in the accompanying
drawings.
2. A garment holder comprised of two handle bars made of a continuous piece of
spring wire substantially U-shaped, the end of each of the handle bars bent back
parallel with itself, a cork revolubly mounted on each of the bent ends of the handle
bars, and washers mounted on the bent ends to revolvubly hold the corks in their
proper positions, substantially as specified.
Dated this 94th day of Narambon 180€
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.