US181487A - Improvement in suspenders - Google Patents

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J. B. SHARP.

sUsPENnEns. V No. 181,487. Pmnted. Aug'. 22,1875

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UNITED STATES PATENT OETIcE.v

JAMES E. SHARP, 0E NEw'YoEk, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. |81,487, dated August 22, 1876; application led J une 6, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. SHARP, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in n Suspenders, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification,.reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in Whicll- Figure l represents a front view of a pair of Suspenders containing my improvement, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of one of the straps, detached. Fig. 3 is a like section of the buckle connection,.detached.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. My invention relates to certain improvements in Suspenders; and consists in a button-strap, of woven, braided, or knittedfabric,A which is made tubular for part of its length, so as to adapt it to a looped buckleconnection, so called, such tubular part being f' provided with a flexible core, for the purpose knittedfabric, which is provided with a tubular part, B. This tubular part B extends through the central part of the strap A, or that part thereof which is situated between the button-holes, and it is preferably made to terminatea short distance above the buttonholes, its-shown. The said tubular part B may be formed by using a flat strap, of the usual' shape, which is turned over on itself trailsversely, and sewed or otherwise fastened together at the edges, as in the present example of my invention. In some cases, however, I so weave or knit the strap A as to produce the tubular part B in the form of a seamless pocket.

Within the tubular part B of the strap is placed a core, C, of any suitable-exible material, s'uch as, for instance, a piece of rope or twine. I make the said core C of such thickness, relatively to the tubular part B, that it is held in place by frictiona-l contact with the latter; but, if desired, the core may be sewed or otherwise fastened.

It is obvious that by the core C the tubula part B is eifectually preserved in shape, while, through such tubular part, the strap A is adapted to be used in conjunction with a looped buckle-connection.

The letter D designates a buckle-connection, composed ot' a double flat strip of woven, braided, or knitted fabric, which is bent on. itself lengthwise, and the ends of which are united or fastened together, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, so as to form a closed loop, E.

The said double flat strip D, composing the buckle-connection, is fastened to the buckle F of 'a suspender by passing the strip through the buckle before it is doubled, as shown at Gr in Fig. 3, and thus the attachment of the said connection is greatly facilitated.

The loop E of the buckle-connection serves to receive the tubular part B of the strap A; and by making the said connection of a double strip of woven or knitted fabric I not only facilitate its attachment, as above stated, but also obtain a very firm and durable support for the strap. l

The buckle-connection may either be made as above stated, or it may be produced by weavin g itwith the loops to receive the buckle and the strap. In practice it will be made tapering, the loop E, which receives the tubular part B of the strap A, being at the narrow end.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure;

A button-strap for suspenders, composed of

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