Improvements in Braces and their Attachments and Fittings.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1888
Specification Accepted, 7th Dec., 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Braces and their Attachments and Fittings.
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN of the firm of Martin and Martins of Great
Charles Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick, 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:
This invention relates to improvements in braces and their attachments and fittings
as herein described, whereby the body parts or shoulder lengths of the said braces are
ventilated, and their connections with the front tab lengths greatly improved, whilst
the slide and other accessory parts, are simplified in their working.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in plan or front elevation, a
trousers brace with fittings and accessory parts made according to my invention. It
will be seen that the body part, or the brace shoulder lengths, or those parts which
extend from the front, to the back tabs, are ventilated or have intervening spaces
between the band lengths employed in their construction. The said band lengths are
so arranged, that they are extended forwardly into front tab lengths, of which the ends
are provided with yielding button-holes.
Figure 2 represents in front elevation (upon an enlarged scale) the fore-part of the
left-hand side shoulder length, with its tab connections.
Figure 3 shows a back elevation of the said left hand side shoulder length and
tabs figure 2. It will be seen by reference to the said figure 3, of which figure 4 is a
longitudinal vertical section, that the bands which form the body or shoulder lengths
of the brace, are the same bands, which form the tabs, or the tab lengths.
The hands as aforesaid are like endless ones, directed first from one side of a
shoulder length, then folded upon itself, and back again through a part of a back
looped slide, and then into a second tab length like the first, but continued to another
inside shoulder length.
Figure 5 shows in front elevation, the back connection of the shoulder lengths, with
the metallic fitting, to which the back tab lengths are connected.
Figure 6 is a vertical section of the said figure 5, whilst figure 7 is a section
upon the dotted lines A B, thus exhibiting the return ends or parts of the side
lengths.

page_text: a, bare right and left hand shoulder lengths, composed of bands a¹, a², b, b²; the
bands a, a, are in one length, and the bands 1, 2, are in another length, and
with the respective ends of the said lengths connected together in manner
following.
The band length al passes forwardly through the right hand side long eye c² of a
metallic frame c, and is connected by stitchings a³, to the band length 62, whilst the
band length a passes forwardly through the left hand side long eye of the frame c,
and is connected by stitchings a, to the band 61.
The band length passes forwardly through the left hand side eye c³ of the
frame c. and is then continued and connected by stitchings 63, to the band a², whilst
the band length 62 passes forwardly through the right hand eye c³ of the frame c,
and is then connected by stitchings to the band length a¹.
The tab lengths of the fronts of the braces are formed in the following
manner.
d is a buckle slide, consisting essentially of a divided three barred frame with a
rear and supplementary back bar d², pierced and raised rearwardly from the middle
bar d'. This buckle slide has loop connections d³, d³, which carry pull ends, by means
of which the buckle slide is operated.
The front tab lengths of the right hand side are formed exactly in the same
manner as the front tab lengths of the left hand, therefore I will only describe those
of the latter.
The band length ¹ first passes through the buckle slide, and over the middle
bar d, and is then continued into a tab length e, consisting of back and front
lengths 6, 6, and with the upper part of passing through, and over the loop d²,
and then returned into a tab length el, consisting of front and back parts 67, 68, which
latter forms a continuation of the band length 62, with which the band b¹ constitutes
the body or shoulder parts of the brace.
By so constructing braces as described, the body or shoulder part, and both tab
lengths are made out of a single length of webbing, or other band length.
By changing the position of the slide, the tabs are increased or decreased in length,
and a less or greater body part thereby produced.
The back tab lengths are made from a band or single length of webbing folded
upon itself into loops, with the middle parts of the bands forming the said tab lengths
passed through respective eyes e of the frame c.
The tab lengths both at back and front of the brace are provided with yielding tab
ends or button holes g, composed of an elastic band, round in cross section, and with
its terminal ends connected by a metallic clip g', and the middle part drawn together
and fixedly embraced by a clip g².
By constructing the tab ends g with yielding button-holes as described, the said
ends are easily connected, or passed over the buttons of a garment.
The band lengths which may be two or more, can if necessary be connected together
at intermediate points during the process of their formation or weaving; and further,
that the said lengths may be made up of two or more separate pieces joined together
at their ends.
The buckle slide may be made without the bar d', and in which case, prongs, levers
or other affixing means, are then employed.
That the longitudinally disposed piercings lying one under the other may be four,
six or more according to the number of band lengthis employed.
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:
First. Making the bodies, or the shoulder lengths of braces, of two or more
parallel bands, lengths, or the like, running side by side, and connected together at
suitable intervening distances, so as to leave a ventilating space between them,
substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly.- Making or forming a shoulder length, or the body part of the brace
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page_text: length, and the front tabs of a brace, in one piece, or from a single or double
band or webbing length (joined together if necessary) as set forth in figuros 1, 2, 3
and 4.
Thirdly. Connecting the terminal ends of the respective band lengths of a shoulder
length, to the band lengths of another shoulder length, in manner as set forth in
figures 1, 5, 6 and 7; whereby the said shoulder lengths are made to sit and adjust
themselves more evenly upon the shoulders of the wearer.
Fourthly Forming the fore parts of the shoulder lengths in manner as represented,
whereby the changing of the position of the slide will increase or decrease the lengths
of the tabs, and the said shoulder lengths proportionally.
Fifthly. A slide, buckle, or a buckle slide, provided with longitudinally side by
side pierced and parallel openings, and with or without a rearwardly directed loop d³,
of which the said loop is attached to, or made out of the longitudinal middle bar of
the frame as set forth.
Sixthly. Making the tab ends g of braces, from a length of "elastic," or elastic
webbing, in combination with both, or either of the clip connections g¹, g² as
set forth.
Lastly. A brace for suspending garments as herein set forth in figure 1, whereby
the shoulder lengths are ventilated, and the brace or tab fore ends are thrown or
allowed to make different or varying angles on the adjustment of the slide, and which
said parts of the brace connections and fittings are arranged, and operate and cooperate
in the manner as described.
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