Improvements in Braces.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Braces.
1, ROBERT HORTON HUMMEL, of 6 Old Bond Street, in the County of London,.
Hosier and Shirt Maker, 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 for improvements in braces has for its object to construct braces.
that shall have an unlimited amount of elasticity and will consequently accomodate
themselves to all positions of the wearer, and in which the elastic parts can readily-
be replaced in case of breakage or loss of elasticity; and consists in connecting
the suspending tags to the body of the braces which are inelastic by means of
rubber rings held in the folds or loops of two straps one fixed at one end to the
braces and the other to suspending tags and having holes in their free ends adapted
to pass over studs near their fixed ends.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings:
Fig. 1 shows a pair of braces constructed according to this invention;
Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the method of adjustably suspending the tags.
from the body of the braces by means of a rubber ring.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the manner of connecting the straps to the
body of the braces.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of one of the suspending rubber rings.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the back connecting strap.
elevation of the same.
Fig. 6 is a side.
Figs. 7 and 8 are front and side elevation respectively of the strap connecting.
the suspending tags to the rubber ring.
Figs. 9 and 10 are front and side elevations of the back suspending tags and
Figs. 11 and 12 are front and side elevations of the front suspending tags showing.
how the braces can be used without the rubber rings in the event of one getting
broken.
Each suspending double tag a is secured to the body of the braces by means of
the straps bb that are connected together by the rubber ring c. The strap b¹ is.
fixed at one end to the braces and near this end a stud d is provided. The free
end of the strap b' is provided with a number of holes e adapted to pass over the
stud d. The free end of the strap b' is passed through the rubber ring c and one
or other of the holes e is passed over the stud d and the free end then passed
through the runner loop f
The double tag a is free to slide in a loop at one end of the strap band is
attached to the elastic loop in the same manner as the strap b. The several holes e
in the strap 6 allow of the length of the braces being adjusted. The back tag a.
is secured to the braces in the same manner as the front tags but is not adjustable,
the straps b, being only provided with one hole e.
In order to lessen the wear on the elastic rings c the ring c is covered with
kid leather g or other suitable material at that part bearing against the straps b
and b.
In the event of the elastic ring breaking the strap 6 is fixed direct to the stud d
of the strap b'. It will readily be seen that in the event of an elastic ring breaking,.
a new one can be readily inserted by taking the straps b b¹ off their studs.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved method of connecting the suspending tags to the body of the
braces by means of readily renewable elastic rings.
2. The improved method of connecting a suspending tag to the body of the braces
consisting of a rubber ring, a folded strap secured at one end to the body of the
braces and provided at the other end with a stud and hole fastening, a double
folded strap in one fold of which the tag is free to move and in the other fold of
which the elastic ring is secured by a stud and hole fastening.
3. The improvements in braces substantially as described with reference to the
drawings.
Dated this 27th day of October 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.