Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
I HERMANN FRIED, of Cannstatt in the Kingdom of Wurtemberg, and German
Empire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to suspender fastenings, and has for its object to dispense
with the buttons and button-holes or similar fastening appliances as now generally
employed for connecting the suspenders with the trowsers.
My improved suspender fastening consists of two parts, that is to say, of a holder
applied to the suspender, and of a case made fast to the waistband of the trowsers.
The holder consists of a heart or other shaped plate of galvanized iron or other suitable
metal and is fixed to the suspender by passing the end of the latter through the
broader slotted part of the holder and forming a loop of the end of the suspender which
is united by means of sewing or otherwise. The narrow end of the holder is provided
with two lateral projections by means of which are obtained a depression at the lower
end of the holder, and two guiding grooves between the body of the latter and its
projections.
The retaining case is made fast to the waistband of the browsers and consists of a
plate of galvanized sheet iron or other suitable metal provided with two lateral, over-
lapping guide flanges which are open at their lower ends whilst their upper ends are
bent to close the guiding space formed by the said laps or flanges. Between the
said flanges an open space is left and below this space there is fastened to the flat part
of the said plate, by means of a rivet or otherwise, a flat spring which near its middle
is vaulted or bent up. The adjacent rims of the said guide laps are turned down.
The width of the flat spring corresponds to that of the said depression in the holder
whilst the turned-down rims of the said laps are arranged at the same distance from
each other as the two guiding grooves, and the said projections are made of such size
as to fit loosely within the guiding space formed by the plate and the said overlapping
flanges.
In order to fasten the retaining case to the trowsers the former is provided with two
slots and the legs of a staple are passed through these slots and the cloth of the waist-

page_text: band at the rear side of which a disc having its central part cut away, is pushed over
the projecting legs which are then bent sideways and thus will hold the said disc, the
waistband and the case together.
Now in order to connect the trowsers with the suspenders, the holder is placed in a
position rectangular or nearly rectangular to the plane of the plate so that the projec-
tions will be in front of the oper ends of the guiding spaces formed by the said laps
and the plate, whilst the said depression of the holder will lie over the spring and the
guiding grooves be entered by the turned-down rims of the laps. The lower part of
the holder, while the latter remains in this position and is free to move through the
said open space, is slid into the case until it has passed over the bent up or vaulted
part of the said flat spring and will strike against the closing upper ends of the plate,
whereby the movement of the holder is arrested which is then turned upwards into a
position parallel with that of the plane of the said plate. The projections of the
holder being thus directly below and in contact with the closed ends, will hold up
the case and the browsers connected therewith.
To detach the suspenders from the trowsers it is necessary only to turn down the
holder in its position rectangular to the said plate again and to slide it out of the case
in a direction opposite to that before described.
It will be seen that the suspender cannot be detached spontaneously from the
trowsers because the lower part of the gradually broadening holder cannot be removed
from the retaining case so long as the said holder is turned in a position nearly
parallel to that of the plane of the plate, the vaulted part of the flat spring acting
against the lower surface of the part of the holder retaining the latter likewise while in
an inclined position and preventing it from passing accidentally out from under the
guide laps.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W...,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: The width of the flat spring e corresponds to that of the depression a in the holder B
whilst the turned-down rims c² of the laps d are arranged at the same distance from
each other as the two guiding grooves b', and the projections bare made of such size
as to fit loosely within the guiding space formed by the plate c and its overlapping
flanges d.
In order to fasten the case C to the trousers the former is provided with two slots f
Figure 7, and the legs f of the staple D are passed through these slots and the cloth
of the waistband at the rear side of which the disc E, Figure 8, having its central
part cut away, is pushed over the projecting legs which are then bent sideways and
thus will hold the disc E, the waistband and the case C nicely together as best shown
in figure 3.
Now in order to connect the trousers with the suspenders, the holder B is placed in
a position rectangular or nearly rectangular to the plane of the plate c so that the
projections will be in front of the open ends of the guiding spaces formed by the
laps and the plate c whilst the depression a of the holder will lie over the spring e
and the guiding grooves will be entered by the turned down rims c' of the laps d.
The lower part of the holder B while the latter remains in this position and is free to
move through the open space d³, is slid into the case C, as illustrated in Figures 1"
and 1', until it has passed over the bent up or vaulted part of the flat spring e and will
strike against the closing upper ends of the plate c whereby the movement of the
holder is arrested which is then turned upwards into a position parallel with that of
the plane of the plate c. The projections b of the holder B being thus directly below
and in contact with the closed ends d2, will hold up the case Cand the trousers connected
therewith, as is best seen in figure 1 of the drawing.
To detach the suspenders from the trousers it is only necessary to turn down the
holder B in its position rectangular to the plate c again and to slide it out of the case ()
in a direction opposite to that before described.
It will be seen that the suspender cannot be detached spontaneously from the
trousers because the lower part of the gradually broadening holder B cannot be removed
from the retaining case so long as the holder B is turned in a position nearly
parallel to that of the plane of the plate c, the vaulted part of the flat spring e acting
against the lower surface of the part of the holder B retaining the latter likewise
while in an inclined position and preventing it from passing accidentally out from under
the guide laps d.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1. declare that what I
claim, is-
First. In a suspender fastening the slotted holder B having at its lower end the
projections, the guiding grooves 61 and the depression a, in combination with the
retaining case C provided with a vaulted springe and having the overlapping flanges d
forming guides open at one end and closed at the opposite end, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
Second. A suspender fastening consisting of a holder having projections and guiding
grooves in combination with a retaining case for guiding the said holder and provided
with means for retaining the latter when in position, substantially as and for the
specified.
Dated this 34th day of Ontahan 1000
purpose
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.