Improvement in Trusses.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Trusses.
I, GEORGE ANDREW VESCELUS, of 622, Ohio Avenue, East St. Louis, Ills.,
U.S.A., Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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The object of this invention is to provide a truss which will be of superior
construction and more efficacous in use than trusses of the kind at present
made and sold.
A truss made in accordance with my improvement, comprises a belt made in
two sections provided with fastening devices at their opposite ends, and an
extension piece intermediate of the sections and provided with straps secured
medially and designed to be secured by the contiguous terminal fastening devices
of the belt sections by rivets which respectively pass through the belt and a pad
and support a buckle. Truss straps are secured to the buckles and balls are
carried by the truss straps.
P. R. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvement in Trusses.
I, GEORGE ANDREW VESCELUS, of 622, Ohio Avenue, East St. Louis, Ills.,
U.S.A., Engineer, 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 an improvement in trusses, and the object of the inven-
tion is to provide a new and useful truss for persons ruptured or suffering from
hernia, such truss being one that will adjust itself to the movements of the body
and, as a result, remain in place and perform the functions for which it is
intended, which is easily put on and taken off, and, being seamless, is comfort-
able and durable and not subject to rips.
Reference being had to the drawings:-
Figure 1 is a front view of the entire appliance.
Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same.
Fig. 3 shows the straps at the back for adjusting the belt to the size of the body.
Fig. 4 shews the belt in its two sections with supporting and adjusting buckles
hip-pads etc.

page_text: The truss is formed of a leathern waist-belt formed in two sections A, A pro-
vided with a front clasp a, a of the hook and eye class, the adoption of this kind
of clasp being in order to facilitate the putting on or taking off of the appliance.
To the belt sections A, A are attached buckles B which are rivetted to the belt
in such manner that they can be moved from side to side or turned entirely
round the said rivets. C, C represent pads rivetted or otherwise attached to the
belt-sections A, A such pads being to afford comfort to the wearer. At the inner
end of each belt section A, A. two buckles 1) are provided and rivetted in the
same manner as the buckles B. An extension piece E of like leather to the belt
has rivetted to it two straps F the same being sufficiently perforated with buckle
holes, and designed to be engaged by the buckles 1) so that the belt sections A, A
with the extension piece E form the complete belt which may be lessened or
enlarged equally from and to its centre by means of the said straps F and
buckles D. The extension piece E is provided with loops or keepers G which are
adapted to encircle the ends of the belt sections A, A and the straps F.
straps H connected as clearly shewn in the drawings to the buckles B are attached
by screws or other means balls I designed to be placed on the rupture, to: hold the
same back or in place. By means of the straps H and buckles B the balls I are
readily adjusted to position.
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The drawings show a double truss to be worn when both sides are ruptured, but
when but one side is ruptured it is only necessary to remove one of the straps H
in order to adapt the appliance to such case.
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:-
In a truss the combination with a belt comprising two sections provided with
fastening devices at their opposite ends and an extension piece intermediate of
the sections and provided with straps secured medially and designed to be secured
by the contiguous terminal fastening devices of the belt sections, of pads and
swivelled buckles secured upon the opposite sides of the belt-sections by rivets
which respectively pass through the belt and a pad and support a buckle, truss
straps secured to the buckles, and balls carried by the truss straps, substantially
as specified.
Dated this 13th day of March 1000