Improvements in Brace or Suspender End Attachments.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 17th June, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brace or Suspender End Attachments.
We, THOMAS WALKER, of Brook Street Works, St. Pauls Square, in the City
of Birmingham, Manufacturer, and JOHN JAMES GLASGOW of 10 and 12 Monkwell
Street, London, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to a duplex metallic attachment for the ends of braces or
suspenders, and consists primarily of a skeleton stretober frame, made up of four
primary parts, viz., two-wings or side members, whose outer ends have button loops
with contracted and spring entrances, a Ushaped middle part, and a suspension
loop, whose lower parts are connected or coupled to the upper parts of the side
members, at their junctions with the middle part, by clips, so as to admit of the
middle parts and the outer wings swinging laterally upon the suspension loop,
which, when the attachment is in use, takes over a hook, stud or equivalent
carried by a buckle frame or other attachment of a brace or suspender.
The inner ends of the lower branches of the side members, which are formed
into loops, take around and slide upon the bar of the U-shaped middle part, and
between these loop ends, a coiled spring, encircling the said bar, comes, and forces
outwardly the opposite sides, upon the joint clips as fulcra, and keep the said sides
constantly upon the stretch, hence a yielding stretcher frame, which, when the
pocket-looped free ends surround the shanks of a pair of trouser buttons, stretches
the material lying between the said buttons and thereby prevents sagging or
looseness in the garment when being-worn.
The locating of the spring between the looped free ends admits of the connection
being adapted to buttons of greater or less distances (within certain limits) apart.
In fitting the attachment to a garment, pass the opening of the enlarged part of
one of the skeleton frames over the head of one button, and then draw the
attachment along until the spring contracted part is passed' over the shank, which
thon rests within the pocket loop. Then pucker up the waist band and pass the
second button through the opening of the other frame, when the garment will
expand itself and draw the button shank into the pocketted loop at the other side.
The general figure of the attachment falls to the contour of the waist of the
body, and the said attachment is preferably made from wire, strip-metal or the
like.
If necessary an additional appendage may be combined with the said brace end
stretcher attachment, from which pants, drawers or the like may be suspended,
either directly or through the medium of tapes or 'loops.
We propose that the said drawers suspender may be made in common with
the loop from which the whole attachment is hung, and that the connection
means should consist of upright horn-shaped members terminated by balls or other
terminals, or they may consist of books, or equivalents to support the drawers by
means of the tapes now ordinarily used.
We wish it to be understood that the drawers suspender may be usel
independently of the trousers suspender and that instead of the connection being
made by an eye on the attachment engaging with a hook on the 'buckle frame part,
the said hook may be carried by the attachment and the loop by the 'buckle frame,

page_text: or the tab ends of a brace may be connected directly to a buckle frame carried by
the attachment.
Dated this 28th day of September 1894.
THOMAS WALKER,
JOHN JAMES GLASGOW,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in Brace or Suspender End Attachments.
We, THOMAS WALKER of Brook Street Works, Saint Pauls Square, in the
City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, and JOHN JAMES GLASGOW of 10 aud
12 Monkwell Street, London, Warehouseman, dolliereby 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 a duplex metallic attachment for the ends of braces or
suspenders, and consists primarily of a skeleton stretcher frame, made up of four
primary parts,, viz., two wings or side members, whose outer ends have button loops
with contracted and spring entrances, a Ushaped middle part, and a suspension
loop, whose lower parts are connected or coupled to the upper parts of the side
members, at their junctions with the, middle part, by clips, so as to admit of the
middle part and the outer wings swinging laterally upon the suspension loop,
which, when the attachment is in use, takes over a book, stud or equivalent carried
by a buckle frame or other attachment of a brace or suspender.
The inuer ends of the lower branches of the side members, which are formed
into loops, take around and slide upon the bar of the U-shaped middle part, and
between these loop.ends, a coiled spring, encircling the said bar, comes, and forces
outwardly the opposite sides, upon the joint clips as fulcra, and keep the said sides
constantly upon the stretch, hence a yielding stretcher frame, which, when the
pocket-looped free ends surround the shanks of a pair of trouser buttons, stretches
the material lying between the said buttons and thereby prevents sagging or
looseness in the garment when being worn.
:
The locating of the spring between the looped free ends adınits of the connection
being adapted to buttons of greater or less distances (within certain limits) apart.
lo fitting the attachment to a garment, pass the opening of the enlarged part of
one of the skeleton frames over the head of one button, and then draw the
attachment along until the spring contracted part is passed over the shank, which
then rests within the pocket loop. Then pucker up the waist band and pass the
second button through the opening of the other frame, when the garment will
expand itself and draw the button shank into the pocketted loop at the other side.
The general figure of the attachment falls to the contour of the waist of the
body, and the said attachment is preferably made from wire, strip-metal' or the
like.
If necessary, an additional appendage may be combined with the said brace end
stretcher attachment, from which pants, drawers or the like may be suspended,
either directly or through the median of tapes of loops.
We propose that the said drawers suspender may be made in common with the
loop from which the whole attachment is hung, and that the connection means
should consist of upright horn-shaped members terminated by balls or other
terminals, or they may consist of hooks, or equivalents to support the drawers by
means of the tapes now ordinarily used.
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We wish it to be further understood that the drawers suspender may be used
independently of the trousers suspender and that instead of the connection being

page_text: made by an eye on the attachment engaging with a hook on the buckle frame
part, the said hook may be carried by the attachment and the loop by the buckle
frame.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents our metallic brace attachment
shown in use and applied to a garment.
Figure 2 represents a full-sized view of the said metallic attachment or skeleton
stretcher frame connected to the hook of a buckle.
Figure 3 shows an edge view of Figure 2, whilst Figure 4 is an underside plan
of the same.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
a is a skeleton stretcher frame, made up of four primary parts, viz., two outer
wings a', each having button hole loops or ends a, with contracted and yielding
entrances a', a U-shaped middle part b, which said wings a, and middle frame b,
are united, by clips c, to a suspension or carrier frame d, having a ring eye d¹,
for taking upon a hook e', of a buckle or other fastener e, connected to a brace
or other suspender f.
The primary frame a b, swings upon the clips c, as joint centres, whilst located
between the end parts at, of the sides a', is a coiled spring g, for giving longitudinal
stretch to the stretcher frame.
h are drawers suspender, over which the tapes of drawers take.
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:-
First. In braces or suspenders, employing as the means of connection with a
garment, a duplex or double-sided metallic stretcher frame, substantially as
described and set forth.
Secondly. In braces or suspendere, employing as the means of connection with a
garment, a duplex or double-sided metallic stretcher frame, with button loops made
integral therewith, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly. The improvements in attachments for braces or suspenders, with or
without the drawers suspension means, substantially as described and set forth.
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1905.
THOMAS WALKER,
JOHN JAMES GLASGOW,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.