IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUCKLES OR CLIPS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF TROUSERS, PART OF WHICH OTHER PURPOSES" JCHROWBARAUDS ADE ALSO ADDI IGAPLE TO PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Walker, of Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
BUCKLES OR CLIPS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF TROUSERS, PART OF WHICH
OTHER PURPOSES"
JCHROWBARAUDS
ADE
ALSO
ADDI IGAPLE TO
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Walker at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 26th May 1880.
"IMPROVEMENTS
GEORGE WALKER, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick.
IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUCKLES OR CLIPS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF TROUSERS,
PART OF WHICH IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO APPLICABLE TO OTHER PURPOSES."
'This Invention relates, firstly, to improvements in the construction of what are
known as lever buckles or clips of braces, whereby in the event of the loss of a
button or buttons the trousers can be held and suspended by the buckle or clip, or
the employment of buttons can be entirely dispensed with; this part of the said
Invention is also applicable to the suspension of ladies' garments and other articles
of dress. The second part of this Invention refers to improvements in buckles or
clips of braces, in which the button holes are formed on, or connected to, a strap or
cord which is separate from the main portion of the brace, and which runs through
a loop or box attached to the buckle or clip. And the third part of this Invention
consists in an improved contrivance for securing the buckle in the desired position
on the brace.
The first part of this Invention consists in fixing one or more spikes to the lower
part of the frame of the buckle or clip in such a manner that they project at right
angles, or nearly so, to the same, that portion of the lever plate which, when the
buckle or clip is closed, comes opposite the points of the said spikes is provided
with apertures, indentations, or recesses, for the purpose of receiving and covering
the said points.
The frame and lever plate of the buckle or clip may be of any suitable and known
construction, and when employed in connection with braces the frame is provided
with loops for the reception of the web, and any suitable contrivance for gripping
the latter, as is well known and understood, is also provided. The buckle or clip,

page_text: as above described, can be attached to any article of dress for the purpose of holding
and suspending another article.
Although the spikes are hereinbefore described as being fixed to the frame of the
buckle or clip, it will be well understood that the same can be fixed to the back
part of the lever plate, in which case the frame is provided with apertures,
indentations, or recesses for receiving and covering the points of the said spikes.
The second part of this Invention relates to improvements in the construction of
the loop or box through which the strap or cord carrying the button holes runs.
A hook is formed on, or attached to, the lower part of the frame of the buckle or
clip, and a pin is rivetted between the back and front portion of the hook, that is
to say, across the loop thereof, such pin being provided with a friction roller over
which the before mentioned strap or cord passes.
A lever or plate is hinged to the lower part of the frame of the buckle or clip,
and the front or disengaged end of the said lever or plate is bent or curved so that
it can be sprung over the bend of the hook, by which means the strap or cord will
be securely enclosed, but at the same time it will be free to run over the before
mentioned friction roller. The disengagement of the strap or cord from the said
hook can be easily and quickly effected by lifting the said lever or plate.
This portion of the Invention can be employed in connection with buckles or
clips constructed as firstly hereinbefore described, or with buckles or clips of any
suitable and known construction.
The third part of this Invention consists in the construction and arrangement of
an improved contrivance for maintaining the buckle in the desired position on the
brace. The frame of the buckle is divided horizontally into two loops by means of
a bar, on which is pivoted a small plate or button; the web of the brace having
been passed through the loops, the plate or button is turned until its ends press the
brace firmly against the outer bars of the loops.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said George Walker in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 25th
November 1880.
«
GEORGE WALKER, of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick. IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUCKLES OR CLIPS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF TROUSERS,
PART OF WHICH IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO APPLICABLE TO OTHER PURPOSES."
My said Invention relates, firstly, to improvements in the construction of what are
known as lever buckles or clips of braces, whereby in the event of the loss of a
button or buttons the trousers can be held and suspended by the buckle or clip, or
the employment of buttons can be entirely dispensed with; this part of the said
Invention is also applicable to the suspension of ladies' garments and other articles
of dress. The second part of my said Invention refers to improvements in buckles or
clips of braces, in which the button holes are formed on, or connected to, a strap or
cord which is separate from the main portion of the brace, and which runs through
a loop or box attached to the buckle or clip. And the third part of my said
Invention consists of an improved contrivance for securing the buckle in the
desired position on the brace.
The first part of this Invention consists in fixing one or more spikes to the lower
part of the frame of the buckle or clip in such a manner that they project at right
angles, or nearly so, to the same, that portion of the lever plate which, when the
buckle or clip is closed, comes opposite the points of the said spikes is provided
with apertures, indentations, or recesses for the purpose of receiving and covering
the said points. The frame and lever plate of the buckle or clip may be of any
suitable and known construction, and when employed in connection with braces
the frame is provided with a loop or loops for the reception of the web, and any
suitable contrivance for gripping the latter, as is well known and understood, is
also provided. The buckle or clip, as above described, can be attached to any
article of dress for the purpose of holding and suspending another article.
Although the spikes are herein before described as being fixed to the frame of the
buckle or clip, it will be well understood that the same can be fixed to the back
part of the lever plate, in which case the frame is provided with apertures,
indentations, or recesses for receiving and covering the points of the said spikes;
or instead of placing all the spikes on the plate, or on the frame, one or more spikes
can be placed on both, the apertures, indentations, or recesses, being arranged
accordingly.
The second part of this Invention relates to improvements in the construction of
the loop or box through which the strap or cord, carrying the button holes, runs.
A hook is formed on, or attached to, the lower part of the frame of the buckle or
clip, and a pin is rivetted between the back and front portions of the book, that is
to say, across the loop thereof, such pin being provided with a friction roller, over
which the before mentioned strap passes. A lever or plate is hinged to the lower
part of the frame of the buckle or clip, and the front or disengaged end of the said
lever or plate is bent or curved so that it can be sprung over the bend of the hook,
by which means the strap or cord will be securely enclosed, but at the same time it
will be free to run over the before mentioned friction roller. The disengagement
of the strap or cord from the said hook can be easily and quickly effected by lifting
the said lever and plate.
The third part of this Invention consists in the construction and arrangement
of an improved contrivance for maintaining the buckle in the desired position on
the brace. The frame of the buckle is divided horizontally into two loops by
means of a bar, on which is pivoted a small plate or button; the web of the brace
having been passed through the loops, the plate or button is turned until its ends
press the brace firmly against the outer bars of the loops.

page_text: I will now proceed to refer to the accompanying Drawings, from which the
nature of my said Invention will be more clearly understood. Figures 1, 2, and 3
are views of a buckle or clip constructed in accordance with the first part of my
said Invention. Figure 1 is a front view with the lever plate up; Figure 2 is a
side view of the same, and Figure 3 shows the lever plate closed down and holding
a portion of a garment; in these Figures, A is the frame of the buckle or clip;
B is the lever plate, which is, by preference, hinged at b, b, to the frame A; and C
is a contrivance for gripping the web of the brace; a, a, are the spikes, and
b', b', the apertures, indentations, or recesses for the reception of the points of the
same, and X is the portion of the garment; Figures 4 and 5 are views of a
modification of the last described buckle or clip, in which two serrated plates a are
substituted for the spikes a; and apertures, indentations, or recesses b¹, or
projections or teeth formed on, or attached to, the frame A and the plate B are
sometimes employed for effecting the desired object. The loop or box forming the
second part of my said Invention is shown in Figures 6 and 7 in connection with a
lever buckle or clip; in these Figures, A is the frame of the buckle, B is the hook,
C is the pin and friction roller, D is the lever or plate which is hinged at d to the
frame A, E is the end of the brace, and F is the web of the latter. The lever or
plate D is shown closed over the hook B, and the position of D when open is shown
in dotted lines at Figure 7. The third part of my said Invention is shown in Figures
8 and 9; A is the frame of the buckle, B is the centre bar, and C, C, the outer
bars, D is the plate or button pivoted to B, F is the web of the brace, which is shown
released in Figure 8, and firmly secured in Figure 9.
It will be readily understood that any of the herein before described improvements
forming the first, second, and third portions of my said Invention can be employed
in connection with each other, or that the whole can be combined in one buckle or
clip, and that, when desired, they can also be employed separately in combination
with any buckle or clip of suitable construction.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention, and the
manner in which it is to be performed, I would observe, in conclusion, that what I
consider novel and original, and therefore claim as constituting the Invention
secured to me by the said hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent, are,-
First. The combination and arrangement of spikes and apertures, indentations, or
recesses, and modifications thereof, with buckles or clips, substantially as and for
the purposes hereinbefore described and set forth.
Secondly. The construction and arrangement of the loop or box, substantially as
and for the purposes hereinbefore described and set forth, and shown at Figures
6 and 7 of the accompanying Drawings.
And, Thirdly. The combination and arrangement with the frames of buckles, of
the plate or button, substantially as and for the purposes herein before described
and set forth, and shown at Figures 8 and 9 of the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Walker, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty third day of November, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty.
Witness,
W. H. WALKER,
Clerk,
Tenby St. North,
Birmingham.
GEORGE WALKER. (L.S.)