Improvements in Braces.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
Improvements in Braces.
I, HENRY FERDINAND GROS of 14, Tolver Place, Penzance, 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 improvements in braces and has for its object to
provide a brace of very simple and durable construction and which shall permit of
the free movements of the body of the wearer whilst at the same time reducing to
a minimum the strain on the shoulders.
For this purpose I construct my improved braces entirely of smooth or patent
leather, the glossy or smooth surface being on the inside or that which is next to
the shirt of the wearer. The invention is applicable to any kind of braces inade
of any material such as leather, linen, cotton, silk or wool, the object of the
invention being attained by coating the said materials with any glossy or smooth
preparation incorporated with or fastened by any means to the inner face or surface
of the braces in their inanufacture.
By means of my invention I dispense with the use of elastic or yielding material
in the construction of braces thus minimising the strain brought to bear on the
shoulders of the wearer and increasing their durability and strength; and owing
to the glossy nature of the material or materials used in the manufacture of these
braces they slip or glide over the shoulders of the wearer at each movement of
his body thus affording ease and comfort without the risk of injury to the braces,
and dispensing with the use of cords, pulleys or other mechanical and perishable
means hitherto adopted.
The buckles and other metallic parts used with my improved braces prefer to
construct of aluminium and in combination with such buckles I provide a metallic
loop for receiving and holding the end of the brace. The joints by which the
fastening ends or loops are attached or pivoted to the braces are formed by rivets
and plates of the same metal as the buckles, thus dispensing with stitched work and
forming a thoroughly reliable and strong brace.
The accompanying sheet of drawings shews the form of buckles and pivoted
attachments or ends I prefer to use with my improved braces, Figs. 1 & 1 repre-
senting one of the front ends of a pair of braces in which a is an ordinary buckle
and the metallic loop riveted to the end or part attached to the buckle for
receiving and holding in position the end of the brace c, the reverse or inner side
of the brace e being constructed of glossy or smooth material as hereinbefore
described, such as white or buff patent leather. Figs. 2 & 2 represent another
form of front buckles and pivoted attachments or articulations in which u is the
buckle and the holding loop as aforesaid. d d are the ends or articulations
pivoted to the part e (made of leather or other strong material) by the rivet and
plate, the part being attached to the buckle by the rivets and plates g.
Fig. 3 represents the back of a pair of braces in which the ends of the braces c c
are pivoted to a circular metal plate h by means of a rivet i, the ends or articula-
tions dd being likewise pivoted to and upon the said rivet i, another or similar
plate being likewise attached by the rivet i to the reverse or inner side of the
braces to form the joint.

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
] claim is
(1.) The improved braces constructed of smooth or patent leather or of any
suitable material coated with or having attached to their inner or wearing surfaces
a smooth or glossy material substantially as described and for the purposes
specified.
(2.) In braces such as above claimed the combination therewith of buckles formed
of aluminium and of articulations riveted to the ends of said braces substantially as
described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 26th day of Februar„ 1003
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.