Improvements in Dress Suspenders and Holders.
Year: 1890

page_text: i ate of Application, 29th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1890 ·
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Suspenders and Holders.
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN of Great Charles Street, in the City of Birming-
ham, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates 1st, to means consisting of front and back slings, for suspend-
ing ladies' garments or dresses. 2ndly, in applying the said slings, in connection with
dress belts. 3rdly, in the construction of holders, for securing the said dresses, in
connection with the slings as aforesaid, which may be made of leather, chain, or other
material.
Secured to the front and back of a belt, I arrange two or more sets of depending
lengths of materials, or slings, with attachment hooks or grips at their lower ends.
These slings or lengths, may be movable, instead of being fixed, that is to say, the
upper ends of the slings, or suspender lengths, are attached to, or carried by,
runners, which admit of being adjusted to any desired positions upon the band of
the belt.
Or the said belt may have attachment loops, at the lower edge of its band, from which,
the said suspender lengths or slings, are hung.
The suspender lengths or slings, may be made adjustable, in respect of their
lengths, whilst I propose that the said slings should differ in length, viz. :-those
disposed at the opposite sides, should be longer than those. at the front or back, thus
admitting of the said slings, which may have spring hooks or other adjuncts at
their ends, being employed for the carrying of umbrellas, parasols, parcels, or
the like.
When in use, the suspenders loop up the dress, at various points around the
person, and thereby prevent the bottoins of the said garments, from becoming
soiled.
The suspenders may have coiled springs, arranged in connection with them,
for the purpose of picking them up, or raising them to an elevated position.
These yielding connections, may be made to automatically raise the suspenders, on
being liberated, or they may be yielding devices only, from which the lower part of a
dress may be suspended.
In carrying out the holder part of my invention, which is attached to the lower
end of the suspender or sling, I make the same in the form of a pair of pliers, with
the ends of the long arms, turned into loops and with the ends of the short and gripping
arms, formed into looped rings, of dissimilar diameters, so that on the said gripping
arms being brought together, the loop ring of the one, passes into the inside of the
loop ring of the other, so that the material of a dress, is gripped between the outside
of the inner and smaller loop, and the inside of the larger one.
These holders are preferably made from wire, and bent and fashioned into shape, by
processes commonly known.
The gripping arins between the joint and the looped ends, are made bow or semi-
circular, and adapted for embracing the stick of an umbrella, on the loop sliding upon
the long arms, being pulled into position, for gripping purposes.
Dated this 27th day of January 1890.

page_text: Improvements in Dress Suspenders and Holders.
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN of Great Charles Street, in the City of Birming-
ham, 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 means for suspending dresses and articles, and consists
primarily in the employment of runner or other lengths or slings, suspended from a
body strap or band.
Thus, secured to the front and back of a belt, two or more sets of depending
lengths or slings are arranged, with attachment grips or their equivalents at their
lower ends. These lengths or slings may be movable, instead of being fixed, that is
to say, the upper ends of the slings, or suspender lengths, are attached to, or carried
by, runners, which admit of being adjusted to any desired positions upon the waist
strap or band.
The suspender lengths or slings, may be made adjustable in respect of their lengths,
whilst propose that the said slings should differ in length, viz. :-those disposed at
the opposite sides, should be longer than those at the front or back but to this I do not
limit myself.
When in use, the suspenders loop up the dress, at various points around the dress,
and thereby prevent the bottoms thereof from draggling.
The suspenders may have coiled springs, arranged in connection with them, for
the purpose of picking them up, or raising them to an elevated position.
In carrying out the holder part of my invention, which is attached to the lower
end of the suspender or sling, I make the same in the form of a pair of pliers, with
the ends of the long arms, turned into loops, and with the ends of the short and
gripping arms, formed into looped rings, of dissimilar diameters, so that on the said
gripping arms being brought together, the loop ring of the one, passes into
the inside of the loop ring of the other, so that the material of a dress is
gripped between the outside of the inner and smaller loop, and the inside of the
larger one.
These holders are preferably made from wire, and bent and fashioned into shape, by
processes commonly known.
The gripping arms between the joint and the looped ends, are male bow or
semi-circular, and adapted for embracing the stick of an umbrella, on the loop
sliding upon the long arms, being pulled into position for gripping purposes.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings. represents in perspective, a dress
suspender, and holder, constructed and arranged according to my invention. It will
be seen that the suspender, consists essentially of a waist encircling band, belt, or
filament, with suspender lengths connected to it, partly by runner ends, and partly by
attachment rings, and by which former, the said lengths admit of being adjusted to
any position, as may be desired, although the attachment rings may if necessary, be
carried by runners, or runner loops, to admit also of their adjustment.
Figure 2 represents a front elevation of the same, upon an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a cross section of Figure 2 upon the dotted lines A B.
a is a waist encircling strap or band, connected together at its ends, by a buckle a²,
and threaded upon the fore ends of the said band, are the runner ends 62, of suspender
lengths b, whose lower ends 68, carry buckle, loop, holder, spring, or other attach-
ments for the connecting of them to an article of dress held or required to be
looped up.
By providing the upper ends of the said suspender lengths, with runners or loops,

page_text: they admit of being adjusted around the waist, or in any position which a person may
require them.
For the looping up or suspending of a garment, or a portion of it, I make the
suspender lengths b, with adjustment means or buckles c², as shown, on one of the
back suspender lengths c, which is supported at its upper end, through the inter-
vention of joining up ring loops d, of segments of the strap or band a.
The lower end of the right-hand back suspender length, is provided with a holder,
consisting of drawing-to arms e, and gripping-arms e, which have loops of dissimilar
diameters e³, e, adapted for the one of smaller diameter, to take annularly within the
other of larger diameter, hence an efficient gripping between them, see the section
Figure 5.
The inner parts e¹, of the gripping arms, near the joint e³, are made bow shaped in
order to embrace an umbrella, stick or other article f
The drawing-to arms, have a ring e6, with a suspending one e', to which the lower
end of a suspender length is connected.
Figure 6 represents a ladies' dress belt, provided with suspender length attachments,
both of the fixed and runner type, constructed according to my invention.
a is the belt, b one of the suspender lengths, (left-hand side) connected by a loop
or link b', to a runner 63, made of metal or other material. On the other side, c is a
suspender length, a loop or link, and d a fixed attachment, secured by sewing or
otherwise to the belt.
Figure 7 represents in front elevation, the lower end of an adjustable suspender
length, provided with a hook attachment, which is made to engage with a loop of a
garment.
Figure 8 is a section of the same.
Figure 9 represents a sling or suspender, constructed according to another form of
my invention, and is adapted to both suspend a dress or garment, or carry an umbrella,
parasol, or the like, as may be desired.
Figure 10 represents a lower portion of the same, which consists essentially of a
socket, with a spike, grip or holder, for making its connection with a dress,
when the said dress requires to be suspended, as well as an article carried.
a is a waist strap, b is a primary suspender length, and a secondary one, both
of which are carried by the lower extremity 63, of a runner loop b².
c is a buckle, of the primary length b, for adjusting the said length to any extent
desired; and at the lower extremity of the part 6, which is connected to the length b,
is a ring or open ended ferrule 65, wherethrough the lower end of the stick f of the
umbrella f2, passes.
The upper end of the umbrella, passes through the runner or other loop 66, of the
secondary length 61, which is hinged at 7, to the runner loop 62, alike unto the hingeing
or jointing of the primary length b.
Although the said upper ends of the said parts b, 61, are jointed to a runner, yet
they may if necessary be jointed directly to the strap a.
I propose that the end of the suspender length b, or 6³, may carry dress holders, or
like accessories.
Figure 11 represents a runner sling suspender, or a sling suspender, consisting of
a long and short length, running through a loop, carried by a runner.
Figure 12 is a section of the same.
a is a strap, b² the runner, with loop 63, wherethrough a single length 6, 61, passes,
and admits of adjustment, both lengthwise and angularly.
The length b, is provided with a ring, or a ring and dress holder, and the end 61,
with a loop, or a loop and dress holder, spike or the like.
Where a spike is employed, the same is marked h, and shown in Figure 10.
Figure 13 represents another form of dress or like suspender, or sling, arranged
according to my invention.
The attachment of the sling to the person, is made by a safety or nursery pin i,
carrying upon its bar, a connection 2, to and from which the primary and secondary
suspender lengths b, 61, are connected and jointed at 6'.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
First: A dress or other suspender, consisting of an encircling body strap, band, or
length, with adjustable suspender lengths, with runner connections, substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.
Secondly-A dress or other suspender, consisting of adjustable and non-
adjustable suspender lengths, connected to, or moving upon, an encircling body strap,
band, or the like, as set forth in Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Thirdly-In a dress or other holder, consisting of jointed arms, with the lower
extremities of them, bowed, and provided with gripping parts, substantially as described
and set forth in Figures 1, 2, and 5.
Fourthly A suspender or sling, consisting of a primary and long supporting
length or strap. (preferably jointed at its upper end) of the one part, and a secondary
or short jointed holding strap, of the other part, and which said straps, consequent
upon their jointings and dispositions, admit of taking any angle, which the nature of
the article requiring to be suspended or supported, demands, substantially as set forth
in Figures 9 and 13.
:-
Fifthly A suspender or sling, consisting of adjustable long and short straps b, b',
jointedly connected to, a runner loop 62, as set forth in Figure 9.
Sixthly A suspender or sling, the combination with a runner loop 62, of a sirap
or band
of supporting lengths 6, 6, made from a single length, running through an
eye or loop of the said runner 62, substantially as set forth.
a,
Dated this 24th day of October 1890
PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.