Improvements in and connected with Trousers and Breeches and in Braces or Suspenders therefor.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in and connected with Trousers and Breeches and in
Braces or Suspenders therefor.
I, JOSEPH COLEMAN, of 220, 221 and 222, Great Lister Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Tailor and Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of the herein described improvements in and connected
with trousers and breeches and in braces or suspenders therefor. According to
one part of this invention I dispense with the usual trousers buttons at the top
of the trousers and instead thereof I sew or otherwise permanently fix to the
top of the trousers six short tabs two of which are situated at the back of the
trousers in the places usually occupied by the two buttons and the other four
are fixed to the front of the trousers in the places occupied by the usual four
buttons for the braces. Each of these short tabs, which I call the trousers tabs,
are provided at the top with metallic fittings to engage with the button holes at
the ends of the usual brace tabs. These fittings of the trousers tabs may be
constructed in various ways for instance each of the said fittings may consist of
a wire or metal loop or ring in which the trousers tab is looped and permanently
fixed this ring being at its upper part provided with a side button or head to
engage with the button hole of the brace tab, or the said wire or other metal loop
may be made with a T-shaped head or upper part to engage in the button hole
of the brace tab or the said trousers tabs which are permanently fixed to the
trousers may each he made with a button hole to connect on to a T-shaped or
other metal fitting which is permanently fixed to or formed with the lower end
of the brace tab. By employing the trousers tabs sewn or otherwise per-
manently fixed to the trousers as above described instead of the ordinary trousers
buttons the inconvenience of the buttons coming off the trousers is avoided.
The fittings above described as applicable for attaching the brace tabs to the
trousers tabs can be similarly used on the trousers tabs and braces of the kind
described in the Specification of my Letters Patent No. 11381 of A.D. 1897, that
is to say, each of the tabs therein described as being fixed to the top of the
trousers may be provided with a fitting of the kind herein described consisting of
a loop eve or ring at the lower part which is permanently fixed to the upper
part of the tab, the upper part of the said fitting being made with a T-shaped or
other head or button to engage with the button hole formed on a short tab fixed
to the lower part of the brace buckle or slide of the braces
In another arrangement of my invention each of the said trousers tabs is at
the top provided with a wire or other loop ring or eye to which is fixed a short
upwardly projecting leather or other tab having a button hole at its upper end
and to engage with this button hole the brace buckle or the metal loop of the
braces is made with an inverted T-shaped part or otherwise formed with an
enlarged inverted head to engage with the button hole at the top of the trousers
tabs. Or, in combination with the brace buckle or loop fitting made with a Tor

page_text: other head as last above described, I may employ a short leather strap or loop
made with a button hole at each end and arranged to be threaded through the
loop eye or ring at the top of the trousers tabs and then be connected to the
brace buckle or metal loop of the braces by the inverted T-shaped or enlarged
head of the same being passed through the button holes of the strap.
My invention is similarly applied to breeches and braces therefor.
Improvements in and connected with Trousers and Breeches and in
Braces or Suspenders therefor.
I, JOSEPH COLEMAN, of 220, 221 and 222, Great Lister Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Tailor and Outfitter, 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 consists of the herein described improvements in and connected
with trousers and breeches and in braces or suspenders therefor.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which Fig 1 shews a portion of the upper part of a pair of trousers with one
arrangement of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a front view and Fig. 3
is a sectional view of the same invention represented by Fig. 1 but fastened on
to an ordinary brace tab: Fig. 4 shews my invention separate from the trousers:
Fig. 5 is a front view of a portion of a pair of trousers with another arrangement
of my invention applied thereto and this arrangement is also illustrated in
sectional elevation by Fig. 6 and in front elevation by Fig 7 connected to an
ordinary brace tab: Fig 8 illustrates a slightly modified form of the fastening
shewn in Figs. 5, 6 and 7; Fig. 9 shews an ordinary brace end made with a
series of button holes and suitable for use with my invention; Figs. 10 and 11
illustrate a modification of my invention the parts being shewn dis-connected in
Fig. 10 and connected together in Fig. 11: Figs 12 and 13 illustrate another
arrangement of my invention the brace tab being separated from the fitting in
Fig. 12 and connected thereto in Fig. 13: Figs 14 and 15 illustrate another
arrangement of my invention and Fig. 16 shews another arrangement of the
same.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures.
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I will first refer more particularly to Figs 1 to 9 both inclusive
According to this part of my invention I dispense with the usual trousers
buttons at the top of the trousers and instead thereof I sew or otherwise per-
manently fix to the top of the trousers six short tabs one of which is shewn in
Figs 1, 2, 3 and 4 and marked A Two of these tabs A are situated at the top
of the trousers in the places usually occupied by the two brace buttons at the
back of the trousers and the other four tabs A are fixed to the front part of the
trousers in the places usually occupied by the four brace buttons. A portion of
the trousers is represented and marked B. Each of these short tabs A which I
call the trousers tabs are provided at the top with metal fittings to engage with
the button holes at the ends of the usual brace tabs, or to engage in holes
the brace ends J Figure Q. These fittings may be constructed and arranged in
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page_text: various ways.
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For instance each of the said fittings may consist of a wire or
other metal loop C in which the trousers tab A is sewn and permanently fixed,
this loop C being at its upper part d¹ provided with a side button or head
engage with a button hole d' of the brace tab D. Or the wire or other metal
loop C may as in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 be made with a T-shaped head or upper part c³
to engage in the bottom hole, of the brace tab D. Fig 8 shews the same
kind of fitting C but stamped out of sheet metal instead of being made of bent
wire as in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
Or the trousers tabs which are permanently fixed to the trousers may as shewn
in Figs. 10 and 11 where they are marked A be each made with a button hole a¹
to connect on to a T-shaped or other metal loop or fitting which is permanently
fixed to or formed with the lower end of the brace tab. In Figs. 10 and 11 the
brace tab D is represented as provided with a T-headed metal fitting C such as
represented in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 so that the T-head can be engaged with the
button hole a¹ of the trousers tab A2 to support the trousers as in Fig. 11. In
a similar manner the brace tab D may be provided with a fitting such as
represented in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 or formed in any other convenient manner so
as to engage with the button hole a¹ in the trousers tab A.
By employing the trousers tabs A or A2 sewn or otherwise permanently fixed to
the trousers as above described instead of the ordinary buttons the inconvenience
of the buttons coming off is obviated.
The fittings C above described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.
and 11 as applicable for attaching hiace tabs to the trousers tabs A can be
similarly used on the trousers tabs and braces of the kind described in the
Specification of my Letters Patent No. 11381 of A D. 1897, that is to say, each tab
such as E (see Figs. 12 and 13) therein described as being fixed to the top of
the trousers B may be provided with a fitting C of the kind herein described
consisting of a looped eye or ring C at the lower part which is permanently
fixed to the upper part of the tab E the upper part of said fitting being made
with a T-shaped or other head cor button to engage with the button hole d
formed on the short tab D fixed to the lower part of the brace buckle or slide
of the braces.
In another arrangement of my invention illustrated by Figs. 14 and 15 the
said trousers tabs EE which are permanently fixed to the trousers are at the
top provided with a wire or other looped ring or eye F to which is fixed a short
upwardly projecting leather or other tab G having a button hole g¹ at the upper
end and to engage with this button hole g¹ the brace buckle H or metal loop of
the braces is made with an inverted T-shaped part h¹ or otherwise formed with
a large inverted head to engage with the button hole g¹ in the tab G.
In combination with the brace buckle or loop fitting H made with a T-shaped
or other head as last above described I may employ a short leather strap or loop I
made with two end button holes marked respectively arranged to be
threaded through the loop eye or ring at the top of the trousers tabs E, or at
the top of a short trousers tab such as A, and then be connected to the brace
buckle H or metal loop of the braces by the inverted T-shaped or enlarged head
of the same being passed through the button holes of the strap, sec
Fig 16.
My invention is applied to breeches and braces or suspenders therefor similarly
as above described with reference to trousers and their braces or suspenders.
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
or
1. The combination with a pair of trousers or breeches, of six tabs sewn
otherwise permanently fixed to the top thereof in place of the usual brace buttons
each of said tabs being provided with a metal loop made with an enlarged head

page_text: or otherwise shaped to engage with the button holes in the brace tabs or brace
ends, substantially as herein described
2. The trousers tabs A adapted to be sewn or otherwise permanently fixed to
the top of trousers or breeches and provided with the metal loops C made with
enlarged heads or c³ or otherwise shaped to take into the button holes of brace
ends or brace tabs, substantially as described
3. The combination with a pair of trousers or breeches, of six tabs such as A
sewn or otherwise permanently fixed to the top of the trousers or breeches in
place of the usual buttons each of said tabs being provided with a button hole to
engage with fittings on the braces or brace tabs, substantially as herein described.
4. Braces or brace tabs provided with metal loops C made with enlarged
heads such as or adapted to engage with the button holes of trousers tabs
such as A which are fixed to the top of trousers or breeches, substantially as
herein described.
5. The combination with a tab which is permanently fixed to the top of a
pair of trousers or breeches, of the metal loop C fixed to said tab and made with
an enlarged head (³ or c³ to engage in the button hole of the brace tab or brace
end, substantially as described.
6. The combination with a tab which is permanently fixed to the top of a
pair of trousers or breeches, of the metal loop or ring F fixed to said tab and the
leather tab G fixed to said ring and projecting upwardly therefrom for attach-
ment to the braces, substantially as described with reference to Figs 14, and
15 of the accompanying drawings
7. The combination with a tab which is permanently fixed to the top of a
pair of trousers or breeches, of the metal loop or ring F fixed to said tab, a leather
loop such as I threaded through said ring and made with a button hole at each
.end and taking on to the enlarged head of the brace buckle or slide, substantially
as described with reference to Fig 16 of the accompanying drawings
Data hi 10:1 day of Varamban 1800
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.