US2064077A - Brace - Google Patents

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DBC. l5, 1936. B PARlS 2,064,077 BRAcE Filed Feb. 28, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet@ @f www@ B. PARIS Dec. 15, 1936.

BRACE 2 Shets-Sheet '2 Filed Feb. 28, 1936 Patented nee. 15, 1936 j 2,064,077 'i UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

Benjamin Paris, Wellington, New Zealand Application February 28, 1936, Serial No. 66,265

In New Zealand February 28, 1935 3 Claims. (Cl. 241-13) This invention relates to braces and belts for button tab I0. Upon the belt being passed around supporting trousers and the like wearing apthe body, the tab 8 is inserted through the loop 4 parel. and the eye 9a engaged over the stud part 9, as The object of the invention is to enable the shown in Figure 2, necessary adjustment being straps of a pair of braces to be used as a belt made by the buckle 3. l 5 independently of each other. Referring now to Figures 4 to 6, of the draw- According to the present invention, on one or ings, instead of the fork being formed by passing both straps forming the braces, a brace tab is perone strap through the other it is separately manently secured on the metal loop at one end formed. This fork is formed of two thicknesses of 10 of a strap by the stud portion of a dome fasmaterial, such as leather, the bottom piece I4 10 tener, which enables such to be folded over to rehaving tongues I5 formed integral with it. Metal ceive the button tab or, when the strap is to be hooks I6 are inserted between the piece I4 and used as a belt, opened for insertion into the metal the upper piece II, the pieces I 4 and I'I and the loop at the other end of the strap when the buthooks I6 being Secured tgethel by means 0f the ton tab at such loop has been removed. stud portions I8 of dome fasteners. The other 15 The invention will be described with the aid parts I9 of the dome fasteners are insertedin of the accompanying drawings, whereinzthe ends of the tongues. The button tabs are Figure l is a view of the braces assembled. connected to the lower part of the fork in any of Figure 2 shows a view of one of the straps of the usual ways, such as by rivets 2|. 'I'he fork is 20 the brace used as a belt. attached to the straps I and 2 by passing the 20 Figure 3 is a view showing the loop of one tongues I5 through thelloops 4 of the Straps and strap through which the other strap may be securing them by the dOIne fasteners. The loops passed 4 engage the hooks I 6.

Figure 4 is a modied form of the braces. The tongues l5 may be made Separate from the Figure 5 is a plan of the fork used in the braces, fork and xed to it by the stud portions I8 of the 25 shown in Figure 4. dome fasteners.

Figure 6 is a side View of such fork. This construction enables the quick assembly Referring to the drawings, and rst to Figures of the parts of the braces and also enables the l to 3, the straps I and 2 have adjusting buckles straps to be quickly removed from the fork so 3 and metal loops 4 and 5 at their respective back that either of the straps I or 2 can be used as a 30 and front ends. The loops 4 at the back ends of belt, as shown in Figure 2. To enable such straps the straps have usual button tabs 6 inserted to be used as a belt, the front ends would be therethrough and secured by dome fasteners 'I, so provided with the tab 8 from which the button that they can be removed and replaced when tab I0 is removed when the tab 8 is inserted into desired. The metal loops 5 carried by the front the loop 4, as in Figure 2. 35

adjustable ends of the straps have brace tabs 8 What I Claim isipermanently secured to them by the stud porl. Supporting braces for trousers and the like tion of the dome fasteners 9, the other part or eye including a pair ofstraps each having one end 9a of the dome fastener being inserted in the free portion fOldable upon itself t0 DIOVide e 100D, e 40 end of the tab so that these tabs 8 can be opened bllekle engaged With each 100Ded' end portion oi 40 and closed to receive the button tabs I0, as indisaid straps, a metallic loop fixed to the other end cated in Figure 1, where one tab 8 is shown open of each of the straps, Other metalli@ 100ps loosely and the other closed. The usual metal hook II engaged with the looped portions of each of the can be inserted on the dome fastener in each case straps, a button tab arrangement removably ento give greater support for the button tabs. gaged with each of the fixed loops, a foldable 45 The strap 2 is formed with an eye I2 by stitchbrace tab permanently secured to each of the ing a strip of similar material thereto, as shown movable metallic loops, a separable fastener on in Figure 3, and through this eye the other strap each of the foldable tabs so that each of the foldis passed. It will be noticed that aline of stitchable tabs can be folded over to .form a receiving ing is parallel with the direction of the strap I to loop for a button tab or opened for insertion into 50 ensure the strap lying correctly. the corresponding fixed metal loop when the but- When it is desired to use one of the straps as a ton tab has been removed thus enabling each of belt, its button tab 6 is disengaged from the loop the straps to be used as a belt. 4, and the brace tab 8 opened by disengaging the 2. Supporting braces as claimed in claim 1, inportion Sa of the dome fastener and removing the cluding an eye formed in one strap so as to sld- 55 each of the straps, other metallic loops loosely Y engaged with the looped portions of each of the straps, a button tab arrangement removably engaged With each of the fixed loops and comprising a forked member, fixed tabs at the outer end .of said member, foldable tabs at the inner end of said member for removable and detachable engagement with the fixed metallic loops, a foldable brace tab permanently secured to each of the removable metallic loops, a separable fastener on each of the foldable tabs so that each of the foldable tabs can be folded over to form a receiving loop for a button tab or opened for insertion into the corresponding fixed metal loop when the but- -ton tab arrangement has been removed thus enabling each of the straps to be used as a belt.

BENJAMIN PARIS.

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