US762555A - Combined brace and suspensory. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JUNE 14, 1904'.

A. 0. RANKIN. COMBINED BRAOB AND SUSPENSORY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27. 1903.

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Patented June 14:, 1902.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER (J. RANKIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED BRACE AND SUSPENSORY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,555, dated June 14, 1904. Application filed August 27, 1903, Serial No. 171,000. (No model.)

To (LU whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C. RANK N, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Brace and Suspensory, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a suspensory garment, and particularly to an undergarment provided with a suspensory and abdominal support thereon.

The invention has for an object to provide a suspensory permanently attached to a pair of drawers, so as to be held thereby in proper position for comfortably and properly supporting the parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved form of abdominal support at the upper portion of the drawers adapted to be connected with the undershirt or body garment by elastic connections by which a perfect freedom of movement is permitted without displacing the parts from their proper positions.

Other and further ob ects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forthin both figures of the drawings.

The letter A designates a pair of drawers, which may be of any desired material or construction and from which the usual fly portion has been removed, and a suspensory bag or sack a, suitably gathered at its free edge (0 is secured by means of a non-elastic tape a extending about the front opening of the drawers. This permits the bag or sack being held in a fixed position and adapted to support the penis and testicles. From the bottom of the bag A a non-elastic strip A extends beneath the crotch of tl1e garment and is connected at its upper end A with a nonelastic part at the back thereof.

hen found desirable, an abdominal brace B may be applied to the upper portion of the drawers above the suspensory, and is adapted to fit the wearer about the waist and above the hip-bones. This brace is formed of two sections slightly overlapped at their front and rear points of juncture and secured together at the front by any suitable fastenings-for instance, hooks and eyes B, as shown in Fig. 1. I This portion of the brace is also stiffened and strengthened by means of non-elastic strips B at their upper and lower edges and intersecting laterally-extending strips B In order to adjust the brace snugly to the body of the wearer, a series of adjusting-strips B are provided at the rear of the garment and secured together by means of buckles B as shown.

For the purpose of supporting the drawers carrying the abdominal support and suspensory without direct pressure upon the waist or hips of the wearer the shirt or body garment C is provided at its upper portion with non-elastic strips C, for instance, extending from the front at opposite sides of the neckopening and joined together at the rear of the neckband, as shown at from which an extension C extends downward centrally at the back of the garment. All of these strips are secured to the shirt, so that they may be laundered therewith, and are provided at their free ends with loops or openings through which elastic connecting-cords C may pass. These cords are threaded through the loops and attached to the drawers in any desired manner-for instance, by means of a loop C at one end thereof engaged with any ordinary constructionv of hook, as shown at (1, which method of adjustment permits a very quick and convenient disengagement of the garments from each other.

In the use of the garment it will be seen that the method of attaching the suspensory at the fly of the drawers by means of the nonelastic strips prevents the bagging downwardly and outwardly of the suspensory bag or sack, and thus effects a support for the testicles when stooping orin athletic exercise. The strips hold the suspensory at its outer edges close to the body of the wearer by means of their attachment and prevent any side shifting, while the bottom strip extending beneath the crotch also prevents any upward movement of the suspensory. These side strips also support the suspensory at sufficient distance from the scrotum to prevent any contact therewith or with the testicles when the legs are crossed and also hold the sack far enough to one side to prevent working into the groin and coming in contact with the spermatic cord. This arrangement forms a suspensory more in the character of a hammock-support than a sack and permits the formation of a large opening around the penis, thus preventing overheating or chafing thereof in the event of exercise in warm weather. The abdominal support,in connection with the supporting means, protects the back and kidneys, giving a perfect support to the stomach, while by means of the elastic supporting-cords it obviates the necessity of any stay-ribs or elastic cloth in the support, so that the garment can be readily laundred without detriment to the material thereof. This support, held by cords which are removably connected to non-elastic strips carried by the shirt, is readily connected and disconnected therefrom when desired. These cords obviate the use of buckles or other metallic parts liable to chafe or contact with the body in the use of the garment. If desired, these cords may be of different strength or size-for instance, the two in front of smaller size than the one at the rear.

The garment formed by the foregoing construction is adapted to support the three materially weak points of the bodynamely, the back and kidneys, the stomach, and the testicles-*without being complicated or uncomfortable, and is of such simple construction that the garments can be readily laundered, while the connecting means can be quickly and conveniently applied by any person.

It will be obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I-Iavingdescribed my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Ina suspensory garment, a drawers having the fly portion removed, a sack or bag disposed to fill the lower part of the fly portion thereof, a non elastic strip extending about the fly portion and connected edge of the sack, and a non-elastic strip secured to the drawers and extending from the lower connected portion of the sack upward through the crotch of the garment to the back thereof.

2. In a suspensory garment, a drawers, a sack or bag disposed at the fly portion thereof, a non-elastic strip extending about the connected edge of said sack, a non-elastic strip extending from the lower portion of the sack upward through the crotch of the garment to the back thereof, an abdominal support disposed at the upper portion of the drawers above said sack or bag, a shirt or body garment, and elastic means connecting said drawers to said shirt.

3. In a suspensory garment, a drawers, a sack or bag disposed at the fly portion thereof, a non-elastic strip extending about the connected edge of said sack, a non-elastic strip extending from the lower portion of the sack upward through the crotch of the garment to the back thereof, an abdominal support disposed at the upper portion of the drawers above said sack or bag, a shirt or body garment, elastic means connecting said drawers to said shirt, and non-elastic strips permanently secured to said shirt and provided at their free ends withloops to receive said elastic attaching means.

4. In a garment of the class described, a drawers, an abdominal brace permanently applied to the upper portion thereof and formed in separate sections, a series of adjusting buckles and strips at the rear point of connections of said sections, a series of detachable connecting devices at the front connection of said sections in alinement with the flyopening of the drawers, a shirt having nonelastic strips secured thereto and provided with loops at their free ends, attaching-hooks upon each section of said brace, and elastic cords threaded through said loops and re movably connected to said hooks.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER C. RANKIN.

\Vitnesses:

E. R. MAnooD, LOUIS L. BERNHAUER.

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