Braces or Suspenders (Patent No: 359475)

Inventor: Dick, James Ward (inventor)

Location: High River

Comments: see Glenbow Archives M324; M2562; M3267; RCT55; b New Brunswick 1886; moved to High River 1905; ranched; 1914 m Catherine Bond, 3 children; 1934 moved to Calgary; government inspector, nothing related to invention

Description: Braces or Suspenders. Serial No, 411,975.

THE CLAIMS.

(1) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment and ball and socket connections between said straps and said tabs or lugs.
(2) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment and a swivel connection between said straps and said lugs pivoting about a vertical axis.
(3) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment and a connection between said straps and said lugs consisting of a ball and socket device having a slot extending on one side from the base of the socket and widened at the top for disengaging the ball from the socket and having an opening in the top of the socket slightly smaller than the ball and leading into the widened slot.
(4) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment and an uncoupling swivel connection between said straps and said lugs pivoting about a vertical axis.
(5) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment and an uncoupling swivel connection between said straps and said tabs or lugs pivoting about a vertical axis and means of automatically preventing the accidental uncoupling of the swivel connection.
(6) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment and an uncoupling ball and socket connection between said straps and said lugs and means of automatically preventing the accidental uncoupling of the connection.
(7) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment and between said straps and said lugs an uncoupling ball and socket connection pivoting about a vertical axis and means of automatically preventing the accidental uncoupling of the connection.
(8) Braces or suspenders comprising should straps, tabs or lugs for attachment to a garment in combination with a socket recessed to contain a removable ball fastener connection pivoting about a vertical axis.