IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR SUSPENDERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE CHATER LIDSTONE of Castle Street Swansea in the county of
Glamorgan Hatter and Hosier do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR SUSPENDERS to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in braces or suspenders and is
designed to obviate the necessity of using pointed buckles (which pierce the straps
or material) to support the tags, or using clamp buckles, in both of which plans
the ends of the straps may hang down below the waistcoat causing discomfort to
the wearer.
My invention consists in making in the elastic or other straps a number of
eyeletted holes singly, or in parallel sets of two or more.
The bottom of the strap carries a metallic plate carrying a hook or hooks to
engage with the hole or holes in the straps.
The plate may be formed by two portions united at one end bent over the ends of
the straps and rivetted through the end of the strap from side to side by a tubular
sleeve or eyelet attached to the before mentioned hooks or I may form the books
in one piece with the plate or form the latter in other desired manner, or studded
pins may take the place of the hooks.
The strap ends are passed through a plain buckle carrying the tags and the hooks
or studded pins are inserted into the desired holes, thus the straps are maintained
both at a regular length and comfort is ensured to the wearer.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, GEORGE CHATER LIDSTONE, of Castle Street, Swansea, in the county of
Glamorgan, Hatter and Hosier, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR SUSPENDERS," and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
This invention has for its object improvements in braces or suspenders and is
designed to obviate the necessity of using pointed buckles (which pierce the straps

page_text: or material) to support the tags, or using clamp buckles, in both of which plans
the ends of the straps may hang down below the waistcoat causing discomfort to
the wearer.
My invention consists in making in the elastic or other straps a number of
eyeletted holes singly, or in parallel sets of two or more.
The bottom of the strap carries a metallic plate carrying a hook or hooks to
engage with the hole or holes in the straps.
The plate may be formed by two portions united at one end bent over the ends
of the strap and rivetted through the end of the strap from side to side by a
tubular sleeve or eyelet attached to the before mentioned hooks or I may form the
hooks in one piece with the plate or form the latter in other desired manner, or
studded pins may take the place of the hooks.
The strap ends are passed through a plain buckle carrying the tags and the
hooks or studded pins are inserted into the desired holes, thus the straps are
maintained both at a regular length and comfort is ensured to the wearer.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrates the manner of performing my
Invention, part of a brace or suspender being shewn.
In Fig 1, A is part of one of the straps of elastic web or other suitable
material. B eyelets inserted in the same, at intervals.
C is the buckle through which the strap A passes, and which carries the tag D
as usual.
E is a metallic plate secured to the end of the strap A, and carrying hooks F, F,
or I may use studded pins in place of hooks.
Fig 2 illustrates on an enlarged scale on line ab Fig 1 one method of securing
the plate to strap A, by forming it so that it can be bent over the end of the strap
and tubular sleeves or eyelets carrying the hooks F, F are rivetted through
both sides of the plate and the strap.
I do not bind myself to this particular method of attaching the plate to the
strap.
The hooks F, F, or studded pius are inserted in the desired holes B and the
straps are thus adjusted and there are no loose ends to hang down.
I could place the hooks or pins on the straps and the holes in the plates but
this I consider an inferior arrangement.
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 I claim is a brace or suspender having plates carrying
hooks or studded pins attached to the strap ends to engage with eyeletted holes in
the straps, thus adjusting the length of the straps and preventing loose ends
hanging down substantially as described.
· Dated this 25th day of October 1884.