US2170340A - Suspender construction - Google Patents

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Aug. 22, 1939. J. SCHWARZ SUSPENDER CONSTRUCTION Filed June 24, 1937 Patented Aug. 22, 1939 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE SUSPENDER CONSTRUCTION Joachim Schwarz, Irvington, N. J., assignor to Forstner Chain Corporation, a corporation of New Jersey My present invention relates to apparel accessories and has particular reference to suspender constructions.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide novel suspenders having a small number of parts which cooperate to produce a more effective device.

It is a further object of my invention to provide suspenders which have fabric strap portions combined with stretchable sections utilizing expandible spring coils.

An additionalobject of my invention is to provide a unique means for joining the spring coil sections to the fabric strap portions so as to permit quick adjustment.

Another object of my invention is to provide a sliding connection for the fabric strap portions so as to retain the fabric ends in contiguous; relation to the spring coil sections without interfering with the stretch of the latter.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a freely swinging back construction for the suspenders.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in

conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and

more specifically defined in the claim appended thereto.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view of the novel suspenders construction, parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a rear View of the adjustable con.- nection of one spring coil section to its fabric strap;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail showing the manner of locking of the adjustable connector to the coil section;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an adjustable connector;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the novel slide connector;

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the fabric engaging lock plate therefor;

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the appearance of the slide connection when assembled;

Fig. 9 is a section through a sliding eye end lock on the line 99 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 10 is a perspective View showing the sliding eye end lock prior to assembly; and

Fig. 11 is a detail view of a modified slide connector.

Referring to the drawing, the novel suspender It includes two strap portions I I and I2 made of relatively non-stretchable material, preferably fabric, and two spring coil sections I3, I4 which are adjustably secured to the ends of the textile sections H and I2 by means of adjustable lock connectors I5 and It. The forward ends of the straps H and I2 are slidably mounted on the coil sections by means of end slide connections i'i, I8, the rear ends of the straps respectively passing through a back ring I9 and having their ends locked to the other strap by means of locking connections 2d; a third spring coil section ZI is swivelly attached to the ring I9. The respective coil sections have end tabs 22, 23 and 24, which are equipped with the usual button loops 2t, and slidingly pass: through eyes 26 of end lock connections 21 secured to the ends of the coil. sections, the back coil section 2| being connected to the ring 59 by a similar end connection 21. The adjustable connections I5, I6 are preferably formed as disclosed in Fig. 3, and include a base 28, preferably stamped of sheet metal, which has end tabs 29 and foldable flanges: 30, whereby the tabs 25 may be passed through adjacent coils: 3% of a coil spring section, as shown in Fig. 4, the side flanges 39 then being folded thereover to permanently lock the spring coil and the end connection together. The base I5 is bent upwardly and then outwardly, see Figs. 3 and 5, and has rear sides 32 in which a cam lock 33 is: hingedly mounted, having a finger engageable portion 34 for lifting, and a toothed cam portion 35 at right angles thereto, to receive the strap II, whereby turning the finger engageable portion 34 downwardly between the sides 32 locks the strap to the end connection. As best shown in Fig. 3, the formation of the base provides a back portion which is laterally displaced from the front portion, whereby the strap freely passes: underneath the coil section, the end of the strap being attached to a slide element, see Fig. 6, which has a split loop 36 and an intermediate lock plate 31 with an end wall 38 and spaced prongs 39, these spaced prongs being passed through the strap fabric and turned over to engage the loop 36, as disclosed in Fig. 5, the ends of the loop being recessed as indicated at 40 to receive the edge 38, thus completing the assembly. Each end connection 21 comprises a base 4I having side flanges 42 and an elongated central shank 43 terminating in a flat end 44 which has side prongs 45, whereby one end of the coil section may be received in the base and the elon- III gated portion turned over, thus forming the eye 55 26, the prongs being passed through adjacent coils and the side flanges then folded over to complete the assembly. An alternative construction facilitates length adjustment, the sections II and I2 having metal ends 46, see Fig. 11, a

slide loop 41 retaining the sections and coil sections to ether.

The novel suspenders thus includes straps having expansible coil sections, with novel end connections to receive the button tabs, and a sliding ring connection at the back, whereby the suspenders are light, comfortable to Wear, and follow the movements of the wearer at all times. The use of spring coil sections limits the stretching portions to the vicinity of the trousers, and the strap portions which pass over the shoulders do not stretch, thus adding to the comfort of the wearer.

While I have described a specific constructional embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that changes in the size and arrangement of the parts, in the materials used, and in the manner of attachment of the parts toeach other, may be made to suit the requirements for difierent designs of suspenders without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

In an article of the class described, two straps of flexible material, a ring, one end of each strap being swivelly connected to said ring, a metallic spring coil section having an end connector swivelly connected to said ring, each of said straps having an end connector slidably adjustably secured thereto, and metallic spring coil sections respectively connected to said sliding connectors, the free end of each strap having an end connector adapted to freely slide on the associated spring coil section.

J OACHIM SCHWARZ.

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