Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 2nd Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 6th Sept., 1887.
I, JOHN REDMAN of Salem Mills, Hebden Bridge, in the County of York, Wholesale
Clothier do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is designed. to secure a better fit about the hips of the wearer, and in
many cases to obviate the use of braces, or suspenders and affording greater freedom
of movement to the wearer.
According to this my invention as applied to garments as aforesaid I affix preferably
at the back, and at distances apart and opposite each other two buttons, hooks, or other
like fasteners, these receive and secure end pieces of leather, washleather, buckskin or
other like material, which are stitched or attached to a band or strip of elastic woven
material or india rubber such strips being stitched to the garment at its centre, and is
eased or slackened by unbuttoning or unhooking one of its ends, or a buckle may be
employed, but I prefer to construct the appliances as described in one, so as to avoid
the necessity of use of buckle and for such purpose in some cases I permanently affix
by stitching or otherwise the elastic to the back of the garment, in such case the end
pieces of leather and buttons are not required.
1000
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: I JOHN REDMAN, of Salem Mills, Hebden Bridge, in the County of York, Wholesale
Clothier, 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 is designed to secure a better fit about the hips of the wearer, and in
many cases to obviate the use of braces, or suspenders, and affording greater freedom
of movement to the wearer.
According to this my invention as applied to garments as aforesaid I affix preferably
at the back, and at distances apart, and opposite each other two buttons, hooks, or
other like fasteners, these receive and secure end pieces of leather, wash-leather, buck-
skin, or other like material which are stiched, or attached to a band, or strip of elastic
woven material, and are eased, or slackened by unbuttoning or unhooking one of
their ends.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a
part of this specification in which :-
Figs. 1. and 2. illustrate the improved appliance.
According to this my said invention as applied to garments as aforesaid I affix
preferably at the back, and at a distance apart, and opposite each other two buttons,
hooks, or other like fasteners, these receive, and secure end pieces 1, of leather, wash-
leather, buckskin, or other like material, which are stitched, or attached to a band, or
strip of elastic woven material, or india rubber 2, and are eased, or slackened by
unbuttoning, or unhooking, one of their ends.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature and particulars of
my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
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The improved appliance, constructed as illustrated and for purpose herein described,
Dated this 30th day of July 1887.
JOHN REDMAN.
By his Agent,
Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.