Improvements in Braces or Suspenders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1893--Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Braces or Suspenders.
I, HERMANN NEUMANN, of 28 Laederstraede, Copenhagen, in the Kingdom of
Denmark, 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 :-
My invention relates to braces or suspenders and comprises an adjusting device
by means of which they may be readily shortened or lengthened without the buckle
heretofore employed.
This adjusting device, of which three are generally used for each pair of braces
or suspenders, that is to say one for each front end of the two main straps and
one for the main strap attached to the rear ends of the latter, consists of a buckle
with three slits provided one below the other and through which the strap is
drawn in zig-zag form so that it passes over the button strap or cord having its
middle part placed against one of the bridge-pieces between the slits in the buckle,
and thus clamps this button strap or cord against the buckle on the main strap
being pulled.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure I represents a perspective view of a pair of braces or suspenders provided
with the improved adjusting device.
Figure 2 shows a transverse section of this adjusting device.
Figure 3 is a front view showing the buckle separately.
Figure 4 illustrates how the adjusting device is operated.
As shown in Figure 3 the buckle designed to replace the buckle hitherto used
in braces or suspenders consists of a quadrangular metal plate c which is preferably
made convex at its upper edge and concave at its lower edge and provided with
three parallel slits farranged one below the other and having such a width and
height that one of the main straps a or b of the braces or suspenders can be
conveniently drawn in zig-zag form through the three slits in the manner shown
in Figure 2. When this has been effected there will be in front and at the rear
of each metal plate a loop formed by the main strap, Figure 2. The button strap
or cord d, preferably made elastic, is drawn to about its middle through one or the
other loop after its enlargement. If then the braces or suspenders are stretched
the button strap or cord is firmly pressed against the buckle by the main strap so
that the button strap or cord, the buckle and the main strap are compelled to
remain in their position.
If the braces or suspenders are to be shortened or lengthened it is only necessary
to hold the buckle c by the hand, to pull the button strap or cord d as indicated in
Figure 4, and then pull the main strap either above or below the buckle until the
button strap or cord d is clamped. Then the buckle, according as the upper or
lower end of the main strap is pulled, will occupy a lower or higher position
relatively to the said strap.
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 :-
An adjusting device for braces or suspenders formed by a buckle c with one or
more straight or curved slits ƒ provided one below the other, and through which
the main strap is pulled in zig-zag form so that it passes over the button strap or

page_text: cord d placed against one of the bridge pieces of the buckle and clamps this button
strap or cord against the buckle on the main strap being stretched.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1893.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.