A NEW OR IMPROVED YIELDING CORD OR BAND TO BE APPLIED TO BRACE TABS, YIELDING CONNECTIONS GENERALLY AND FOR LACING PURPOSES to be as follows:
Year: 1885

page_text: We, JOEL CADBURY of Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, and JOSEPH GEORGE ROLLASON of Spencer Street,
Birmingham aforesaid, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said
invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED YIELDING CORD OR BAND TO BE APPLIED
TO BRACE TABS, YIELDING CONNECTIONS GENERALLY AND FOR LACING PURPOSES
to be as follows:-
"
Our invention has for its object the production of a yielding and pliable cord
or band to be used or applied principally in the formation of brace tabs, yielding
and pliable connections for braces, articles of wearing apparel and for lacing
purposes principally to be applied for lacing corsets to allow the lacings to give to
the posture of the person, instead of being rigid or non-yielding as is common with
lacings of the ordinary kind.
Our invention consists in the production of a composite cord or band, which
shall be both pliable and yielding which said cord or band is made up or composed
of a non-metallic core composed of a strand or strands of india rubber or other
elastic material, while the outside of this core is encircled by a close fitting metallic
coiled spring; that is, the base of the cord band consists of an india rubber or part
india rubber strand which is covered by a closed coiled metallic spring, or a metallic
covering of fine spring wire, which preserves from wear the non-metallic internal
support.
In making up a band or length of the aforesaid yielding cord or band, a knot
is made at the extreme ends of the non metallic core to prevent it from being
distended to a greater extent than its metallic spring covering; so that on the
stretching or distension of the cord or band, the inside core and the outside metallic
spring covering move together; so that the distension and contraction or the action
and reaction of the inside core and the outside covering are equal.
By thus producing yielding and pliable metallic cords or bands as described,
there is no undue strain put upon one part more than another.
In the making up or production of a yielding tab for braces, a suitable length of
the said cord is taken and the extreme ends respectively formed or turned up into
a loop which loop is secured by an ordinary metallic clip. The yielding tab when

page_text: applied to braces, expands and contracts or accommodates itself to the posture of
the wearer.
In applying our invention to other yielding connections, the cords or bands may
be employed singly or used in a series placed side by side; and further, when
the yielding cord is used as a lace, for the lacing of corsets and the like, free
expansion is allowed by the yielding lacing which is unattainable with lacings of
the ordinary kind. Such cords when so employed, may be provided with tags.
Instead of connecting the internal support with the outside covering by knots
at each end, other attachment means may be employed with like effect.
The application of our invention to other purposes, differs in no essential respect
from its application to a brace tab, yielding connection or to a lace as hereinbefore
described.
4536
PR
Brace Tabs, Yielding Connections generally, and for Lacing
Purposes.
We, JOEL CADBURY of Great Hampton Street Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer, and JOSEPH GEORGE ROLLASON of Spencer Street,
Birmingham, aforesaid, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said
invention for "A. NEW OR IMPROVED YIELDING CORD OR BAND TO BE APPLIED
TO BRACE TABS, YIELDING CONNECTIONS GENERALLY, AND FOR LACING PURPOSES,"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention has for its object the production of a yielding and pliable cord
or band to be used or applied principally in the formation of brace tabs, yielding
and pliable connections for braces, articles of wearing apparel and for lacing
purposes generally, such as for the lacing of corsets, in order to allow the said
lacings to give to the posture of the person, instead of being rigid, or non-yielding,
as is common with lacings of the ordinary kind.
Our invention consists in the production of a composite cord or band, which
shall be both pliable and yielding; which said cord or band is made up or composed

page_text: of a non-metallic core, composed of a strand or strands of india rubber or other
elastic material, while the outside of this core is encircled by a close fitting metallic
coiled spring; that is, the base of the cord or band consists of an india rubber or
part india rubber strand, which is covered by a close coiled metallic spring, or
a metallic covering of fine spring wire, which preserves from wear, the non metallic
internal support.
In making up a band or length of the aforesaid yielding cord or band, a knot
is made at the extreme ends of the non-metallic core, to prevent it from being
distended to a greater extent than its metallic spring covering; so that on the
stretching or distension of the cord or band, the inside core and the outside metallic
spring covering move together; so that the distension and contraction or the action
and reaction of the inside core and the outside covering are the same.
By thus producing yielding and pliable metallic cords or bands as described,
there is no undue strain put upon one part more than another.
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In the making up or production of a yielding tab for braces, a suitable length
of the said cord is taken and the extreme ends respectively formed or turned up
into a loop, which loop is secured by an ordinary metallic clip. The yielding tab
when applied to braces, expands and contracts or accommodates itself to the
posture of the wearer.
In applying our invention to other yielding connections, the cords or bands may
if necessary be used in a series and placed side by side; and further, when the
yielding cord is used as a lace, for the lacing of corsets and the like, free expansion
is allowed by the yielding lacing which is unattainable with lacings of the ordinary
kind. Such cords when so employed, may be provided with tags.
Instead of connecting the internal support with the outside covering by knots at
each end, other attachment means may be employed with like effect.
The application of our invention to other purposes, differs in no essential respect
from its application to a brace tab, yielding connection, or to a lace as herein before
described.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawing,
the manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents a yielding and flexible cord made according to our invention,
which said cord is particularly applicable to the formation of yielding and pliable
connections for braces and the like, and also for lacing purposes as hereinafter
more particularly described. a is a non-metallic core of india rubber or other
elastic material, while the outside of this core is encircled by a closely fitting.
metallic coiled spring or coiled spring wire b; that is, the middle of the cord or
band consists of an india-rubber or part india-rubber strand (known as elastic)
which is covered by a closely coiled metallic spring or a metallic covering of fine
spring wire, which preserves the internal core from wear and exposure to the
atmosphere. This non-metallic core a forms also an internal support for the outer
metallic covering. c c. are knots at the terminal or extreme ends of the non-
metallic core a, and these said knots prevent the internal core from being distended
to a greater extent than its metallic covering; that is, the metallic coil is only
allowed to be distended to an extent equal to the elasticity of the internal core;
so that on the stretching of the cord as in figure 2, the metallic coil or outer
covering and its elastic core are distended together. By this means, the coils of
the metallic covering are never disturbed beyond their proper limit, by over
stretching. Figure 3 shows the cord part in section and part in elevation.
Figure 4 represents a portion of the cord in elevation upon a larger scale, and
figure 5 is a section of the same, or a section of the outer metallic covering,
distended or opened out. Figure 6 is a transverse section of figure 4. Figure 7
is the said yielding and elastic cord made up into a brace tab, the tab cord and tab
loops, being made from a single length. Figure 8 shows our invention applied to
a tab cord only, the tab loops being made from a woven substance. Figure 9 shows
our invention applied to a garter.
In this case a flat core a is employed,
surrounded by flat coiled wire b. Figure 10 is a cross section of the said band,

page_text: Figure 11 shows our new or improved yielding and flexible cord applied for the
lacing of a corset.
Instead of knot c, metallic holding clips or cleats may be used with like effect;
and instead of employing round wire as described, flat wire or flat strips, coiled
into continuous lengths may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
"
First. A flexible and yielding cord or band for various purposes; consisting of
a metal spring wire outer coil b, and an internal "elastic" or india rubber centre
or strand a (or a series of strands) and which said strand has knots, cleats or other
holding or securing expedients c at its ends, for the purpose of compelling or
causing the elastic centre, and the metallic spring coil or covering, to distend and
contract or move together, for the purpose and substantially as described and set
forth.
Secondly.-Making brace tab cords and their loops, (or the tab cords alone) or
other brace connections, from a yielding and flexible cord or band, substantially as
described and illustrated.
"
Dated this twelfth day of April 1886.
JOEL CADBURY.
JOSEPH GEORGE ROLLASON.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent to the Applicants.