IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING ATTACHMENTS FOR BRACES AND OTHER LIKE SUSPENDERS
Year: 1885

page_text: We, JOEL CADBURY and FRED WALKER LAMBERT both of Great Hampton
Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING ATTACHMENTS FOR
BRACES AND OTHER LIKE SUSPENDERS, to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in making the tabs of braces and other like suspenders,
spring or yielding, instead of rigid as is the case with tabs or tab cords of the
ordinary construction.
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By our invention, the said tabs or the cords of the tabs are made yielding or
complient, by interposing a coiled spring between the ends of two sliding bars,
with gapped openings or middles, forming as it were long links with widened out
bottoms; and which said links are so arranged with respect to each other, that the
bars or sides of the one link are presented to the gaps or open sides of the other,
so as to form a hollow chamber wherein a coiled spring is enclosed; thus the link
which carries the loop to be connected to the bottom of a garment, consists of a
fork like bar closed at top, and connected at bottom to the loop, by a metal clip.
The other or second bar, which is attached to the tab cord is exactly the same as
the one attached to the loop, but disposed in a reverse direction, so that the top of
the one, is the bottom of the other, and between these said parts, the spring is
compressed on the sliding of the bars upon each other, on the tabs distension.
To determine the parallelism of the bars, on distension and contraction, slots or
depressions are made on opposite sides of the top and bottom parts of the links,
and within these depressions the sides of the links slide, so that the slots form
guides for the sides of the links to work in and also keep the said links in their
proper relative positions; that is, the closed sides of the one, come opposite the
open sides of the other, thereby forming a chamber wherein a coiled spring is
enclosed.
When in use, the link on the one part slides upon the link of the other part,
and on distension, the two ends of the links approach each other, and compress the
coiled spring disposed between them,

page_text: On pressure being relieved, the parts return to their normal positions, by the
expansion of the spring, which reacts upon the ends of the links, sliding them
backwards, in reverse directions.
By employing yielding tabs as described, considerable advantage is thereby
obtained, as the brace or other suspender is permitted to take and follow the
motion and posture of the wearer.
The tabs or tab cords may be provided with one or more yielding connections,
as may be desired, but I usually prefer to employ one spring connection to each
loop.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Attachments for Braces and other like
Suspenders.
We JOEL CADBURY and FRED WALKER LAMBERT both of Great Hampton
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING ATTACHMENTS FOR BRACES
AND OTHER LIKE SUSPENDERS," and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention consists in making the tabs of braces and other like suspenders,
spring or yielding, instead of rigid as is the case with. tabs or tab cords of the
ordinary construction.
By our invention, the said tabs or the cords of the tabs are made yielding or
compliant, by interposing a coiled spring between the ends of two, sliding bars,
with gapped openings or middles, forming as it were long links with widened out
bottoms; and which said links are so arranged with respect to each other, that the
bars or sides of the one link, are presented to the gaps or open sides of the other,
so as to form a hollow chamber wherein a coiled spring is enclosed; thus the link
wbich carries the loop to be connected to the bottom of a garment, consists of a
'fork like bar closed at top, and connected at bottom to the loop by a metal clip.
The other or second bar, which is attached to the tab cord is exactly the same
as the one attached to the loop, but disposed in a reverse direction, so that the top
of the one is the bottom of the other, and between these said parts, the spring is
compressed on the sliding of the bars upon each other, on the tabs distension.
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To determine the parallelism of the bars, on distension and contraction, slots or
depressions are made on opposite sides of the top and bottom parts of the links,
and within these depressions the sides of the links slide; so that the slots form
guides for the sides of the links to work in and also keep the said links in their
proper relative positions; that is, the closed sides of the one, come opposite the
open sides of the other, thereby forming a chamber wherein a coiled spring is
enclosed.
When in use, the link on the one part slides upon the link of the other part,
and on distension, the two ends of the links approach each other, and compress the
coiled spring disposed between them.
On pressure being relieved, the parts. return to their normal positions, by the
expansion of the spring, which reacts upon the ends of the links, sliding them
backwards in reverse directions.
By employing yielding tabs as described, considerable advantage is thereby
obtained, as the brace or other suspender is permitted to take and follow the
motion and posture of the wearer.
The tabs or tab cords may be provided with one or more yielding connections,
as may be desired, but we usually prefer to employ one spring connection to each
loop.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing,
the manner which the same is to be performed.
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Figure 1 represents in front elevation spring attachments constructed according
to our invention, and applied to the tab cords of a brace or suspender. Figure 2
shows one of the said attachments and tab cord upon a larger scale, and figure 3
shows the same in longitudinal section, with the spring enclosed between the
movable parts and expanded. Figure 4 represents the same section as figure 3 but
with the spring compressed. Figure 5 shows in front elevation one of the draw
bars or links separately. Figure 6 shows an edge view of the other draw bar.
Figure 7 shows an underside view of figure 5 while figure 8 shows an underside
view of figure 6. Figure 9 shows the spring.
The same letters of reference indicate the corresponding parts in the several
figures of the drawing.
a is a coiled spring interposed between the box or turned ends b³ of the draw
har b, and the end c³ of the draw bar c. These draw bars or draw links have open
sides 68, and which said draw bars are so arranged with respect to each other,
that the sides of the one are presented to the gaps or open sides of the other, so as
to form a hollow chamber wherein the coiled spring a is enclosed, as best seen in
the transverse section figure 10 taken on the dotted lines A B figure 3. de are
gaps, made respectively on opposite sides of the box or end portions of the draw
bars b and c; that is, the draw bar b has gaps d on opposite sides of the end 62,
while the draw bar c has gaps e on opposite sides of the end c²; and within these
gaps, the sides of the draw bars work, and their parallelism determined on
distension and contraction; so that these gaps d and e form as it were, guides for
keeping the links parallel and in their proper relative positions. f is a clip made
in one piece with the draw bar b, and f' are jaw teeth or spikes (best seen in
figure 7) which secure the tab cord g, on the turning over of the edges of the
sides f h is a clip of the lower draw bar and is also provided with jaw like teeth
or spikes h¹ like that of the former, (best seen in figure 8) which clip the ends of
the tab loop i and secure it to the said braw bar.
When in use, the draw bar or draw links of the one part, slides upon or within
the sides or links of the other part; and on the tabs distension, the two turned or
box ends of the links approach each other, and compress the coiled spring disposed
between them.
On pressure being relieved, the spring reacts and compels the return of the parts
to their normal positions; that is, the draw bars recede from each other, or are
pressed back in reverse directions.

page_text: By providing tab cords with yielding connections as described, a brace or
suspender is permitted to take and follow the motion and posture of the wearer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is-
First. Yielding spring attachments or connections for braces and other like
suspenders, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. A yielding connection for the tab cords and tab ends of braces and
other suspenders consisting of two box or hook ended sliding draw bars or links,
with the solid or closed sides of the one working or aliding within the open sides
and guide gaps of the other thereby forming a distensible long box or chamber
wherein a coiled spring is enclosed and compressed, substantially as and for the
purpose herein described and set forth in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying
Drawing.
Thirdly. Securing the draw bars or draw links of yielding attachments by
making the cord clips f and h in one piece with the bars, and securing the cords
within the ends of the said clips by jaw like devices, substantially as described and
illustrated.