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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JAMES WILLIAM BUCKLEY, OF WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
TRUSS.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Apr. 27, 1920.
Application filed October 2., 1919. Serial No. 334,143.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES WILLIAM BucK-
1=, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Weatherford, in the county of Parker and
5 State of Texas, have invented a new and use-
ful Truss, of which the following is a speci-
fication.
This invention relates to trusses or ab-
dominal belts and theobject thereof is to im-
10 prove and simplify the construction of de-
vices of this character and to provide the
same with pads which are carried by the
belt or truss and arranged adjustably in
such a way as to permit proper conforma-
15 tion of the devices to the abdomen or body
so as to serve its function in regard to the
affected parts.
A further object of the invention is to
provide means for adjusting the truss or belt
20 and -novel means to adjust the front pads
thereof.
With the foregoing and other objects in
view which will appear as the description
proceeds, the invention resides in the com-
25 bination and arrangement of parts and in
the details of construction hereinafter de-
scribed and claimed, it being understood
that changes in.the precise embodiment of
the invention herein disclosed, may be made
30 within the scope of what is claimed with-
out departing from the spirit of the inven-
tion.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im-
35 proved truss in applied position.
Fig. 2 is a plan view.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation, and
Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on
the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.
40 Referring to the drawings in detail, my
improved truss or abdominal belt is shown
as comprising a body encircling member in-
cluding an angular intermediate or front
section 10 the extremities of which are di-
45 rected downwardly or at an angle with re-
spect thereto in arcuate formation. The
end portions are enlarged and provided with
longitudinal slots 11 which are of concavo-
convex cross-section with the convexed faces
so disposed inwardly. The extremities are off-
set downwardly as shown at 12 and to these
extremities are detachably secured as by
means of alined threaded openings and fas-
tening screws 13, a pair of spring metal
55 strips 14 which are normally of circular con-
tour,At the free ends of the strips 14 which are
adapted to encircle the body in conjunction
with the intermediate or rear section 10 and
to pass around the sides of the abdomen
with said ends disposed at the rear of the
body are arranged pads 15 which are sub-
stantially pear-shaped and disposed with
their convexed sides inwardly, their outer
sides being dished or concaved as shown at
16 except for a projection 17 extending
from the narrow end or stem thereof to per-
mit attachment of the free extremities in the
sections 14 detachably as by means of screws
18 and relatively convexed to properly fit or
conform to the body and permit free move-
ment thereof.
One of the screws of the fastening means
of each pad 15 is provided with a headed
button 19 adapted to be engaged by the slot-
ted apertures 20 of a strap or connector 21
thereby rendering the device readily attach-
able or detachable and permitting adjust-
ment of the truss or belt to different persons
or to permit adjustment of the application
of the pads against the body as it is thought
it will be readily understood.
At the front of the belt, there are dis-
posed pads 22 preferably tapering upwardly
in thickness or vertical cross-section as
shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, said pads
22 being substantially rectangular when
viewed face-wise. Each of these pads is
provided with a vertical recess 23 terminat-
ing at spaced distances from the upper and
lower edges thereof and embedded in the
bottom wall of each recess is a plate 24 re-
movably secured as by means of screws 25
between which is received a clamping screw
26. Engaged in each recess is a slotted
tongue 27, the slot extending longitudinally
thereof intermediately of its width so as to
permit vertical adjustment by means of the
clamping member 26 while the lower end of
the member is formed with a circular en-
largement or body portion 28 centrally pro-
vided with a threaded aperture and having
at its outer face a concaved block 29 con-
forming to the convexed face of the ends of
the rear section 10 at the slot 11. A clamp-
ing head 30 is disposed against the con-
caved side at each slot and a screw 31 en-
gages through the head, slot and with the
block or body so as to clamp the pack in any
desired position or adjustment,
It will thus be seen that the pads 22 are
supported for adjustment and since the1.,337,994.
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Buckley, James William. Truss., patent, April 7, 1920; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1259376/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.