Improvements in the Means of Suspending or Supporting Trousers Without the Aid of Buttons.
Year: 1893

page_text: Improvements in the Means of Suspending or Supporting Trousers
Without the Aid of Buttons.
We, FREDERICK LEADBEATER of 5 Corporation Street, Manchester, Music
Publisher, and ABRAHAM CLAUGHTON, of 10 Winifred Street, Blackpool,
Joiner, both in the County of Lancaster 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 a means of suspending or supporting trousers, and the
object of this invention is to dispense with the use of buttons as now used when
braces are employed for the purpose herein before named.
We attain this object by the means hereinafter described and as illustrated in
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
In the several views shown therein similar letters refer to similar parts.
In this invention we attach to the ends of braces of the ordinary form, or to any
part of braces or suspenders of any other preferred construction or arrangement,
a metallic clip such as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 on the drawings which represent
a front and side view respectively of a clip constructed according to this inven-
tion that may be attached to braces in the manner shown in Fig. 3, or otherwise
attached according to the form of brace that may be preferably employed for
supporting the trousers.
We construct the aforesaid metallic clip in two parts or shanks such as a and a¹,
which are hinged in the centre by means of a pin b passing through from side
to side. The lower ends of each of the parts a and a' of said clip are caused
to press tightly together by means of a coil spring such as c, as shown in Fig. 2,
or other form of spring attached thereto.
To the upper part of one of the aforesaid shanks, a swivel d is attached
by which said metallic clips are connected to the ends or other parts of braces
or suspenders for trousers. Iu applying our invention the brace, if of the ordinary
form, with clips such as herein before described attached by the aforesaid swivel
to the ends of the tabs in lieu of loops, is placed across the shoulders in the
usual manner and the upper parts z of the shanks a and a' are pressed together
so as to separate or open the lower parts of said shanks between which the
band of the trousers is placed. When the upper parts of the shanks are.
released from pressure the lower parts will close and firmly grip the band of
the trousers in any part of said band where the clip may have been placed.
In order to secure a firm grip on the band of the trousers, we make the inner
faces of the lower ends of clip either corrugated or with projections formed
thereon.
In a modification of our invention we form said clip by means of hinged
pieces such as are shown in Fig. 4, with a loop e to fall over and engage in a
serrated edge for its equivalent in lieu of a spring for keeping the lower part
of the clip closed, thereby permitting any portion of the band of the trousers
to be inserted and gripped firmly between the ends of said lower parts as shown
in Fig. 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
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As a means of suspending or supporting trousers without the aid of buttons,
the use of clips either of the form shown or other like form, that may be
attached to the ends of braces of the ordinary description. or to any part of

page_text: braces or suspenders of any other preferred construction or arrangement, by
which the trousers band is gripped between the ends of the aforesaid clips and
the trousers are suspended or supported without the aid of buttons in the manner
substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 95th dor of Faha 1002
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicants.