the same to Trousers or other similar Garments.
Year: 1888

page_text: the same to Trousers or other similar Garments.
I, JOHN FREDERICK WARBRICK of 68 Deansgate, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows
The object of my said invention is to construct and arrange the parts of brace or
other like suspenders in such a manner that they yield or accommodate themselves, by
their give and take action, to the various motions or postures of the body of the
wearer.
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My improved brace consists of two shoulder straps composed of elastic, or non-
elastic webbing, or other material, and are connected at the hack by means of a
circular or other strap or cord fastened in any convenient manner. On the centre
circular or other strap or cord is mounted loosely a short centre leather or other piece,
which will allow of the centre circular or other strap sliding through the same
according to the strain or movements of the body of the wearer. To the front ends
of the shoulder straps and the lower end of the centre back strap are attached spring
clips, or safety or other hooks, which loop or fit into slots or recesses in metallic or
other strips stitched or otherwise to the waistbands of trousers or other similar
garments in lieu of buttons. The metallic or other strips are of any convenient
length provided with holes for stitching them to the waistbands at both the sides and
back. These strips are pliable and maintain or support the trousers in a perfectly
straight manner to the body of the wearer, by which creasing or puckering in the
back and sides is entirely obviated.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Braces or Suspenders and in Means for Attaching
the same to Trousers or other similar Garments.
I, JOHN FREDERICK WARBRICK of 68 Deansgate, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:—
The object of my said invention is to construct and arrange the parts of brace or
other like suspenders in such a manner that they yield or accommodate themselves,
by their give and take action, to the various motions or postures of the body of the
wearer
My improved brace consists of two shoulder straps composed of elastic, or non-
elastic webbing, or other material, and are connected at the back by means of a
circular or other strap or cord fastened in any convenient manner. On the centre
circular or other strap or cord is mounted loosely a short centre leather or other piece,
which will allow of the centre circular or other strap sliding through the same
according to the strain or movements of the body of the wearer. To the front ends
of the shoulder straps and the lower end of the centre back-strap are attached spring
clips, or safety or other hooks, which loop or fit into slots or recesses in metallic or
other strips stitched or otherwise to the waist bands of trousers or other similar
garments in lieu of buttons. The elastic or other strips are of any convenient length
provided with holes for stitching them to the waist bands at both the sides and back.
These strips are pliable and maintain or support the trousers in a perfectly straight
manner to the body of the wearer, by which creasing or puckering in the back and
sides is entirely obviated.
Fig. 1 is a back elevation of my improved brace showing the method of attaching
the same to the metallic or other strips or regulators I employ in lieu of the ordinary
brace buttons on the waist bands of trousers, pantaloons, breeches, and other similar
articles of wearing apparel. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation through line WY in
Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the metallic or other strips I attach to the
waist bands of trousers or other similar garments in lieu of buttons. Fig. 4 is a
plan of same, and Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation through line C D in Fig. 3.
My improved brace consists of two shoulder straps A and A' composed of elastic
or non-elastic webbing, or other materials at present employed for making braces.
The shoulder straps A and A¹ are connected by the circular or other strap B forming
the centre, the ends of which are attached to the ends of the shoulder straps A and A'
by means of stitching as shown in Fig. 1 or otherwise. On the centre circular or
other strap B is mounted loosely the leather or other piece C in the form of a loop ;
the outer ends of which are secured by stitching or otherwise to the elastic or non-
elastic web or centre piece or strap D, thus securing the central suspension which is
the essential feature of my invention. The leather or other picce C may be dispensed
with, and the loop formed of one continuous piece of leather, web, or other material,
thus becoming part of the back strap. The loop of the leather or other piece Ú
being mounted loosely on the centre circular or other strap B allows the latter to
slide or slip through the same according to the strain or movements of the body of

page_text: the wearer, as will be seen on referring to Fig. 6; the latter being a diagram of the
back of a person wearing my improved braces or suspenders in the act of raising
one arm.
Fig. 8 is a diagram of the front of a person wearing my improved braces or
suspenders in the act of raising one arm. When the wearer raises or stretches
forth one of his arms as in Figs. 6 and 8 the shoulder straps A and A' maintain their
correct position on the shoulders; the movement being compensated for by the
connecting strap B sliding through the loop C attached to the upper end of the
back-strap D, by which the pressure on either shoulder is uniform and the lengths of
the legs of trousers, pantaloons, or breeches are unaltered. thereby remedying a long
standing defect. To the front ends of the shoulder straps A and A' and the lower end
of the centre-piece or back-strap Dare attached the spring clips or safety or other
hooks E connected or attached to the ordinary buckles S, which loop or fit into the
slots or recesses F in the strips or regulators G. The latter are made of metallic or
other materials, such as, horn, bone, vulcanite, composition, and other materials
sufficiently strong to bear the strain and sustain the weight of the trousers or other
articles of wearing apparel, and are provided with the holes H, by which they are
stitched to the waistbands of trousers, pantaloons, breeches, and other similar garments
in lieu of buttons. The positions of these strips or regulators are defined in Figs.
and 7 of the drawings; the latter figure being a front view of a person wearing my
improved braces or suspenders. The strips or regulators G being made of pliable or
flexible materials and curved horizontally to the curve of the back and front of the
body maintain or support the trousers or other similar garments in a perfectly straight
manner to the body of the wearer, by which creasing or puckering in the back and
sides is entirely obviated.
Fig. 9 is an elevation of an arrangement wherein I substitute a cord for the circular
or other strap B, and Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation through line M N.
To the back-strap D is attached the buckle I on the upper end of which is mounted
the swivel K carrying the cord pulley L, which are the equivalent for the loop C in
Figs. 1 and 2. On the pulley L the cord B slides to and fro according to the move-
ments of the body of the wearer. The ends of the cord B are attached to the metallic
ends secured to the leather or other pieces R by the rivets P. The leather or
other pieces R are attached to the shoulder straps A and A' by stitching or other
equivalent means.
1 would have it understood that I lay no claim to the spring clips or other hooks E
described and shown.
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 combination in braces or suspenders of the shoulder straps A and A¹ con-
nected together by the strap or cord B, and the centre back-strap D with the loop C
or its equivalent, substantially as and for the purposes described.
2. The use and construction of the strips or regulators G with the slots or recesses F
secured to the waist-band as described, to receive the ends of the spring clips or other
hooks E on the ends of the shoulder straps A and A' and the centre back-strap D for
the purpose of supporting trousers or other similar garments, substantially as described
and as shown on the drawings.
Dated the 1st March 1889.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.