in back or spine supporting braces
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1887
Complete Left, 27th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1888
This invention relates to certain detail improvements in back or spine supporting
braces.
1. To prevent the breast straps or webbings inconveniently pressing into the arm
pits while the brace is in wear.
2. To cause a better set of the braces and a more equal division of strain upon the
shoulders of the wearer.
3. To ensure a better support of the trousers if the brace be worn by a gentleman,
and to obviate the now unpleasant side strain upon the fly front of trousers, also to
remove the side lift on the hips as generally produced which gives the trousers the
appearance of having one leg longer than the other, it also prevents the usual grip of
the band across the stomach.
For the purpose of my invention I roll up or pad that part of the front or breast
straps which pass under the arm and I attach thereto an additional strap provided
with an adjustable end for securing the trousers front.
I also arrange adjustable ends to the back or spine plates to enable the braces to
be lengthened or shortened at will.
The mid straps which connect the back or spine plates are adjustable for wide or for
narrow persons.
I have mentioned this invention as applied for supporting trousers, but the braces
can be used by ladies to support their undergarments.
Dated this 07th day of Mo 1887
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Matthew Wilson.

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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 certain detail improvements in back or spine supporting
braces.
1. To prevent the breast straps or webbings inconveniently pressing into the arm
pits while the brace is in wear.
2. To cause a better set of the braces and a more equal division of strain upon the
shoulders of the wearer.
3. To ensure a better support of the trousers if the brace be worn by a gentleman
and to obviate the now unpleasant side strain upon. the fly front of trousers, also to
remove the side lift on the hips as generally produced which gives the trousers the
appearance of having one leg longer than the other, it also prevents the usual grip of
the band across the stomach.
The annexed drawings show my invention.
I roll up or pad that part A of the front or breast straps B, B, which pass under
the arms and I attach thereto an additional strap C provided with an adjustable end D
for securing the trousers front. I also arrange adjustable ends E, E, to the back or
spine plates F, F, to enable the braces to be lengthened or shortened at will.
The mid-strap G which connects the back or spine plates F, F, is adjustable for
wide or for narrow persons.
I have mentioned this invention as applied for supporting trousers as at Figures 1
and 2 but the braces can be used by Ladies to support their undergarments or the
ends of the straps B, B, may have lower breast straps H, H, for attaching the front
straps A, A, to a waist band I.
The spine plates F, F, are of stout steel carefully tempered and pocketed in a
leather or other casing, said plates being retained by stud buttons J, J, to the upper
of which the mid-strap is also connected the lower studs K, K, being passed through
the ends of the spine plates F, F, and the combined back and shoulder straps B, B, if
for gentlemen's wear or to the waist belt I, if for ladies wear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The improvements in spinal or back supporting braces as above defined and as
shown on the annexed drawings consisting specially of the parts marked A, C, F, H,
applied in their respective positions for the purposes set forth.
this wron day of February 1000.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said M. Wilson.
BALDA