An Improved Means for Connecting and Disconnecting Parts of Braces, Suspenders, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means for Connecting and Disconnecting Parts of
Braces, Suspenders, and the like.
We, CHARLES ROBERT HARRIS and WILLIAM FREEMAN both of Williamsport
in the County of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, United States of America
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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in braces, suspenders, or the like and more
particularly to connectors termed cast-offs therefor and it consists in certain novel
features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter
described and pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a view of one form of cast off applied in position and connecting the
parts of a trouser suspender together.
Figure 2 is a detached view of the cast-off.
Figure 3 is a detached view showing a slight modification in one of the
longitudinal bars of the cast-off..
Figure 4 is a view in perspective of another form of cast-off, and
Figures 5 and 6 show two different methods of effecting a connection between
the cast off and the button straps or tabs.
In Figures 1, 2 and 3 A and A' represent the two longitudinal bars of the cast
off. These are connected together permanently at one end by the end bar 1 and at
the other end, by end bar 2 which has a book 3 on its free end adapted to receive the
other longitudinal bar removably therein. The parts B and C of the trouser
suspender are held together by the cast-off, one of the parts folding over bar A
and the other over bar A' and the edges of the parts B and C are confined between
the two end bars 1 and 2.
Outside of the bar 2 the enlargements 4 and 5 are formed in position to be
received and pinched or compressed between the thumb and forefinger to open or
close the cast off as the case may be.
To broaden out the bearing of the lower bar A' it is bent laterally as in Figures I
and 2 or it may have two bends as at 6, 6, in Figure 3, the object of these lateral
extensions being in each instance to hold the cast-off against turning in the
part C, as this is quite desirable as it always insures an upright position of the
cast-off.
In Figures 4, 5 and 6 a slight change is made in the form of cast-off. In this
construction the wire or other material constituting the longitudinal bars are both
bent inward toward each other as at 8 and 9 to constitute a confining end bar as at 2
in Figures 1, 2 and 3 between which and end bar 1 the web is confined. These bends
forming the end bar overlap each other when in their normal position.
After these bends 8 and 9 the wire is bent outwardly and the hooks 10 and 11
are formed at the extreme ends thereof respectively, whereby to fasten the ends of
the cast-off together.
In Figures 5 and 6 we have shown two different forms of connection between
the cast-off and the button straps or tabs. In both instances the lower longitudinal
bar is off-set at the center 12 for about half its length and then kinked at or near
the center as at 13 to form an extended lateral bearing and around these parts 12
and 13 a sheet metal clip 14 is folded, either as in Figure 5 or 6 and flattened, so

page_text: as to form a perfectly rigid connection between the cast-off and plate to prevent
-one turning with respect to the other.
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 :
1st. As an article of manufacture, a cast off comprising two longitudinal bars
and end bars for confining the web held by the cast off between them, a projection
or finger piece connected with each longitudinal bar at a point outside of or
beyond the adjacent edge of the web, and a hook for detachably holding these bars
-together.
2nd. As an article of manufacture, a cast-off comprising a wire bent to form
two longitudinal wires, an end bar, a pair of inward bends constituting another end
-bar then bent outward to form finger projections and terminating in hooks for
fastening the longitudinal bars detachably together, substantially as set forth.
3rd. As an article of manufacture, a cast-off for suspenders comprising a pair of
longitudinal bars, ends, thumb pieces on the free ends of the longitudinal bars, one
of the longitudinal bars bent laterally and a metal plate rigidly secured around
this laterally bent portion whereby neither part can rock or move independently of
the other, substantially as set forth.
4th. As an article of manufacture, a cast-off for suspenders comprising a pair of
longitudinal bars and ends, the former having finger pieces thereon, one of these
longitudinal bars bent laterally or depressed, and a clasp comprising a plate folded
around the laterally bent or depressed portion of the longitudinal bar, said plate
substantially filling the laterally bent or depressed portion with its outer fold or
edge approximately flush with the adjacent portions of the bar, substantially as
.set forth.
5th. As an article of manufacture, a cast-off comprising two longitudinal bars,
and two end bars for connecting these longitudinal bars and confining the web
held by the cast-off between them, a finger piece formed on each of these
longitudinal bars at a point outside of or beyond the adjacent end bar and a hook
for detachably holding these bars together, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 18th day of February 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London,
Agents for Applicants.