IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR TROWSER SUSPENDERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I PATRICK WILLIAM MARTIN, of 24 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR TROWSER SUSPENDERS" to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture braces in such a manner as to
render them self adjusting and capable of accommodating their action to the
motions of the body in any position.
Instead of attaching the brace-ends, with the button holes formed therein,
directly to the back ends of the shoulder straps, I attach such brace-ends to an
endless cord, and this cord is attached to the back ends of the shoulder straps.
The brace-ends are fitted with pullies or rollers, under which the cord passes, and
which rollers reduce the friction to a minimum. The cord passes through two
loops at the back ends of the shoulder straps, and is so arranged that it forms a
double loop somewhat approaching the figure of CO, the shoulder straps being
attached to the upper sides of the loops, and the pullies of the brace-ends being
attached to the lower sides of the loops thus formed by the endless cord.
The effect of this arrangement is that the least strain on any portion of the
body causes a sympathetic action of the braces, which adjust themselves in the
most sensitive manner, and the strain is at once equalised, and inequalities of
tension are prevented.
The braces may be made of leather, elastic webbing, or other suitable material,
such as those ordinarily used; and the materials forming the cord pullies, and
brace-ends may also be varied.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I, PATRICK WILLIAM MARTIN, of .24 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACES OR TROWSER SUSPENDERS," 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 invention is to manufacture braces in such a manner as to
render them self-adjusting and capable of accommodating their action to the
motions of the body in any position.
Instead of attaching the brace-ends, with the button holes formed therein,
directly to the back ends of the shoulder straps, I attach such brace-ends to an
endless cord, and this cord is attached to the back ends of the shoulder straps.
The brace-ends are fitted with pullies or rollers revolving wheels or tubular
slides, around or through which the cord passes, and which rollers or slides reduce
the friction to a minimum. The cord is so arranged that it forms a double loop,
somewhat approaching the figure of CO.
The effect of this arrangement is that the least strain on any portion of the body
causes a sympathetic action of the braces, which adjust themselves in the most
sensitive manner, and the strain is at once equalised, and inequalities of tension
are prevented.
The braces may be made of leather, elastic or non-elastic webbing, or other
suitable material, such as those ordinarily used; and the materials forming the
cord, pullies, and brace-ends may also be varied.
And in order that my said invention may be clearly ascertained, reference is
hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation shewing the back ends of the shoulder straps a a, fitted
with pullies or rollers b b: leather brace ends c c, also fitted with pullies or
rollers d d; and an endless cord e e, running freely round the four pullies or
rollers bb and d d; whereby great freedom of action is secured.
Fig. 2 is a modification of the foregoing arrangement. The shoulder straps a a
are fitted with clips ff, which clasp the cord e e, as shewn, and by which they
are firmly held. The lower loops pass round the pullies d d, attached to the brace
ends c c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is
The method, means and appliances for attaching brace ends to the shoulder
straps of braces, substantially as herein before described and shewn on the
drawings:
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