IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BRACES OR SUSPENDERS
Year: 1887

page_text: I JOHN WALKER SEDDON of 36 Lever Street Manchester in the County of Lancaster
Brace and Belt Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BRACES OR SUSPENDERS to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of braces or suspenders
for trousers and more particularly to the mode of attaching the tabs or end pieces to
the shoulder straps.
or other-
The present mode of attaching the tabs to the buckles or equivalent parts on the
shoulder straps is generally to bend the tab over the loop or bar of the buckle or
equivalent and secure the doubled portions together by stitching rivetting
wise. In some cases a metal bush is used inside the loop or double portion of the tab
which metal bush bears upon the metal loop or bar of the buckle or equivalent part
and is intended to prevent undue wear of that portion of the tab which bears upon the
said metal loop or bar. The uso of a metal bush in this manner is however open to
certain objections and my present Improvements are chiefly directed to meet and
overcome these objections.
In carrying my Invention into effect I propose to avoid the use of metal and to
employ strips of parchment vellum hide such as thin buffalo hide or other tough
fibrous material of a like or suitable nature all such material being hereinafter
designated and included in the word parchment. These strips of parchment are placed
either inside or both inside and outside the loops or doubled portions of the tabs or
end pieces which thus have a smooth but hard surface to work upon whereby the
leather or other material of which the tabs are made is protected from wear and the
durability of the tabs increased without the use of any metal. Strips of parchment
may be similarly applied to any style of brace fittings and also to the case or double

page_text: flap which supports the loop ring or equivalent to which the back tabs or ends are
connected and when parchment is used in this manner it is possible to dispense with
rivets and to run stitches through and all round the case or double flap and parchment
and close up to the loop or ring which is not possible when the said part is lined with
metal.
In some cases it may be found advantageous or desirable to cover the outside only
of the tabs or end pieces with parchment or to make the whole tab or end piece of
parchment as aforesaid.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Braces or Suspenders.
JOHN WALKER SEDDON of 36 Lever Street Manchester in the County of Lancaster
Brace and Belt Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of braces or suspenders
for trousers and more particularly to the mode of attaching the tabs or end pieces to
the shoulder straps.
The present mode of attaching the tabs to the buckles or equivalent parts on the
shoulder straps is generally to bend the tab over the loop or bar of the buckle or
equivalent and secure the doubled portions together by stitching rivetting or other-
wise. In some cases a metal bush is used inside the loop or doubled portion of the
tab which metal bush bears upon the metal loop or bar of the buckle or equivalent
part and is intended to prevent undue wear of that portion of the tab which bears
upon the said metal loop or bar. The use of a metal bush in this manner is however
open to certain objections and my present improvements are chiefly directed to meet
and overcome these objections.
In carrying my Invention into effect I propose to avoid the use of metal and to
employ strips of parchment vellum hide such as thin buffalo hide or other tough
fibrous material of a like or suitable nature all such material hereinafter both in the
Specification and claims being designated and included in the word parchment.
These strips of parchment are placed either inside or both inside and outside the loops
or doubled portions of the tabs or end pieces which thus have a smooth but hard
surface to work upon whereby the leather or other material of which the tabs aro
made is protected from wear and the durability of the tabs increased without the use
of any metal. Strips of parchment may be similarly applied to any style of brace
fittings and also to the case or double flap which supports the loop ring or equivalent
to which the back tabs or ends are connected and when parchment is used in this
manner it is possible to dispense with rivets and to run stitches through and all round
the case or double flap and parchment and close up to the loop or ring which is not
possible when the said part is lined with metal.
In some cases it may be found advantageous or desirable to cover the outside only
of the tabs or end pieces with parchment or to make the whole tab or end piece of
parchment as aforesaid.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings reference being had to the
figures and letters marked thereon.
Figures 1 and 2 represent in front view and side view respectively a braco hackle a
for attachment to one of the shoulder straps and with two tabs for attachment to the
trouser buttons. The ends of the tabs are doubled over the buckle loop and then
secured by rivets c which also serve to secure the pieces of parchment d in this instance
shown both on the inside and the outside of the tabs.

page_text: Fig. 3 shows a parchment piece d on the inside only of the tab b.
Fig. 4 shows a parchment piece d on the outside only of the tab b.
Fig. 5 shows the case or double flap e and parts of the shoulder straps with a
loop to which the tabs are secured as already described with reference to the buckle
loop, Figs. 1 to 4. The case e is strengthened on the outside and it may be on tho
inside also by a parchment piece d' secured by a rivet c.
Fig. 6 is a similar view to Fig. 5 but without the parchment piece d' on the outsido
of the case e.
In this case I should use a piece of parchment within and it might be
outside the case or double flap and run the stitches through and all round the parch-
ment and the leather or other material of the case and close up to the loop g so as to
dispense with rivets.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is-
1. The use and application of parchment for the purpose of strengthening the tabs
and the case or double flap of braces substantially as herein described with reference
to the Drawings annexed.
2. The improved braces or suspenders having pieces of parchment applied sub-
stantially as herein shown and described for the purposes specified.
Dated this 51st day of July loo0.
H. B..BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.