Improvements in Dress Belts, Bands, and Suspenders.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Belts, Bands, and Suspenders.
I, ISAAO EVANS of Lionel Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Leather
Goods Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates principally to belts and bands, but is applicable to suspenders,
such as braces, and my said invention has for its object, the connecting of the ends
of dress belts, or bands, and suspenders, as aforesaid.
The means of connection consist essentially in piercing the extremities or end parts
of a belt, band or the liko, with a series of equi-distant holes, which come coincident,
on the said extremities of the articles coming together, and are there secured by one,
two, or more solitaire fasteners.
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In applying my invention to a belt, I take a leather or other belt, or band, and up
the middle of the end parts or extremities, of the same, I pierce a series of equi-distant
and coincident holes, which come together, on the two ends of a band or belt,
overlapping each other, and through the said coincident holes, the hollow stem of the
one part of a solitaire, forwardly passes, and is there'secured in position, by the stalk
of the other part, passing and snapping into it.
I preferably employ two solitaires as the belt fastener, although a single one, or
more than two may be employed.
The middle and coincident holes of the ends, which admit of the adjustability of the
belt or band, may be eyeleted or otherwise formed..
To adjust the belt, press the pushers of the solitaire or solitaires, and remove the
head or heads; this done, place the stem or stems of the back part or parts, through
other coincident holes, with the extreme ends of the said terminals at a greater or less
distance apart.
In applying my invention to a suspender, one end is, made to form the brace,
and the other the tab; and which fab and brace, are connected by means
aforesaid.
Dated this Eleventh day of December 1888.
as
ISAAC EVANS.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dress Belts, Bands,, and Suspenders.
I ISAAC EVANS of Lionel Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Leather *
Goods 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 :-
This invention relates principally, to belts and bands, but is applicable to dress
suspenders, such as braces, and my said invention has for its object, the adjusting..
and connecting of the ends, of dress belts or bands, and also making the connections.
of the ends or the tab ends of braces.
The means of connection consist essentially in piercing the extremities or end
parts of a belt, band or the like, with a series of equi-distant holes, which come.
coincident, on the said extremities of the articles coming together, and are, there
secured by one, two, or more solitaire fasteners.
In applying my invention to a dress belt, I take a leather or other belt or band,,
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page_text: and directed up the middles of the end parts or extremities of them, I pierce a series
of equi-distant and coincident holes, which come together, on the two ends of a barid
or belt, overlapping each other; and through the said coincident holes, the stem of
the one part of a solitaire, forwardly passes, and there secured in position, by the
other part of the said solitaire, snapping into it..
I preferably employ two solitaires, as the belt fastener, although a single one, or
more than two, may be employed.
The middle and coincident holes of the ends, which admit of the adjustability of
the belt or band, may be eyeleted or otherwise formed.
To adjust the belt, press the pushers of the solitaire or solitaires, and remove the
head or heads; this done, place the stem or stems of the back part or parts, through
other coincident holes, with the extreme ends of the said terminals at a
less distance apart.
greater or
In applying my invention to a suspender, one end is made to form the brace, and
the other the tab, and which tab and brace are connected together by means as
aforesaid.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents a belt or band, provided with
fastening means, according to my invention. It will be seen that the fastening
means, consist of two solitaires, whose stems pass through coincident holes, made.
within the ends of the belt or band respectively.
The right-hand side solitaire, is shown in dotted lines, in order to exhibit the stem,
which is shown in section, passing through the said holes, as aforesaid.
Figure 2 represents a longitudinal vertical section of figure 1, on the dotted
lines A B.
Figure 3 shows the terminal ends of the said dress belt or band, and the coincident
holes made along their middles.
Figure 4 represents a dress belt or band, with a single solitaire fastener, and with
one end only adjustable.
Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of the same, and figure are elevations of the
ends, showing the adjustable hole in the one, and a single hole in the other.
a is one end of a belt, and is the other end; the end a, has holes a², arranged
at equi-distances apart, whilst the end b, has similar and like arranged holes b², which
on the end b being placed upon the end a, or vice versa, the holes a², 62, admit of
becoming coincident. When the said holes are coincident, pass the stems c², of
solitaires c, through them, then secure the heads c³, upon the stems, when the belt ends
will be connected-together and fastened; so that it will be seen, that by changing the
positions of the holes with each other, the belt or band is made adjustable.
The solitaires, which are detachable, have only to be removed, or their heads
removed, for disconnecting the belt or band.
In figures 4, 5 and 6, a is one end of the belt or band, and b is the other end. The
end a, has a single hole a³, whilst the end b, which is the adjustable one, has a series
of holes b³, which on becoming coincident, or in front of the hole a³, the solitaire
stem cadmits of passing through them; and on the head e being connected to the
stem, the ends a and b, are fastened together by a single solitaire. The loose end b,
is kept in position, and prevented from rising, by a sliding loop d.
Figure 7 represents another form of my invention, in which the ends of a clasp,
snake or other fastened belt, is made adjustable, by passing the stem of the solitaire
or other like fastener, through the coincident holes in the said ends.
Figure 8 represents an edge view, partly in horizontal section. It will be seen in
the said modification figures 7 and 8, that both ends are adjustable, although I wish
it to be understood that one end only may be adjustable, and as the two sides of the
belt are alike, and fastened the same, I will only describe one of them.
a is the end of the belt, a are equi-distant holes, arranged along the middle thereof.
c is a solitaire, with head c, and stem d'is a fastener or clasp, with loop ends ²,
wherethrough the folded end of the said belt, passes, and is there secured, by the stem
of the said solitaire, passing through a hole in the return end, and through a hole in
the front part.

page_text: The securing is effected by first passing the stem of the solitaire through the said
holes, and then snapping its head upon its protruding end.
By the aforesaid ineans, the ends of a belt are made adjustable and connected to
their fasteners.
Figure 9 represents in front elevation, my invention applied to dress brace.
Figure 10 is a vertical section of the same, showing a solitaire stem passing through
a hole in the folded and returned part, and a hole in the front part.
a is a brace length, a' its end, with equi-distant eyeleted holes a², disposed along its
middle, c is a solitaire, with stem and removable head c³, and which solitaire
constitutes the means for securing the adjusted end in position.
In adjusting the said length, fold the end a backwards upon itself, and with the
end hole of the folded back part, in front.of. one of the holes of the front part, and
when in this position, the stem of the solitaire is passed through the said holes, which
affix the end in its adjusted position, whereby the length of a brace length is lengthened
or shortened.
The folded end is kept together, by a loop d, whilst the tab corde, of the tabs, (not
shown) passes through the loop, made between the end of the length and the loop.
Figure 11 represents the back attachment end of a brace.
a is the back attachment, a' the end thereof, a² equi-distant holes, ca solitaire, d a
loop, and e a tab cord.
Figure 12 represents a vertical section of the back connection figure 11.
Figure 13 represents a brace end, with a metallic connection, instead of passing the
tabs' cord through the loop made by the folding back of the end upon itself.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First Adjusting the lengths, and detachably connecting together the ends, of
dress belts or bands, by the stem or stems, of solitaire or other like fastoners, passing
through one, two, or more of a series of equi-distant and coincident holes, directed
along and through the middles of the said ends, respectively, substantially as set forth
in figures 1, 2, and 3, of the drawings.
Secondly:-The combination with ends of a dress belt, of a solitaire fastener,
whereby the said ends are, or may be adjusted and affixed in position, substantially as
described and set forth in figures 1 to 8.
Thirdly Adjusting the length, and detachably connecting together the ends, of
dress belts or bands, by fixed and adjustable ends, with a hole in the former, and holes
in the latter, and through which said holes, a solitaire stem, or other like fastener,
passes, substantially as described and set forth in figures 4, 5 and 6.
Fourthly Securing and adjusting the return and looped folded ends, of dress
belts and bands, by solitaires or solitaire stems, or like fasteners, passing through
coincident and equi-distant holes, made through them, substantially as described and
set forth in figures 7 and 8.
Fifthly Securing and adjusting the return and looped ends of brace or suspender
lengths, or terminals, by solitaires, or solitaire stems, or the like, passing through
coincident and equi-distant holes, or terminals, substantially as described and set
forth, in figures 9 to 12.
D. Cik dan of Cantambor 1889
ISAAC EVANS.
By Henry Skerrett;
Agent for Applicant.