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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
LITTLETON LAFAYETTE BAKER, OF DENISON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOURTHS
TO W. A. LINK, OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS.
TRUSS.Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 5, 1911.
Application filed January 5, 1910. Serial No. 536,559.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, LITTEToN LAFAYETTE
BAIKR, a citizen of the United States, and a
resident of Denison, in the county of Gray-
5 son and State of Texas, have invented a
new and Improved Truss, of which the fol-
lowing is a full, clear, and exact descrip-
tion.
This invention relates to trusses and is
10 particularly useful in connection with de-
vices of this character intended for the al-
leviation or cure of abdominal hernia.
The object of the invention is to provide
a simple, strong and durable truss in which
15 the pads are adjustable and are resiliently
secured to the frame of the device.
A further object of the invention is to.
provide a truss to which may be removably
secured abdominal wings, and, if necessary,
20 a suspensory.
The invention consists in the construction
and combination of parts to be more fully
described hereinafter and more particu-
larly set forth in the claims.
25 Reference is to be had to the accompany-
ing drawings forming a. part of this speci-
fication, in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a form
of my invention, being adapted to the use
30 of a single pad; Fig. 2 is a face view of the
adjusting plate used in connection with this
invention; Fig. 3 is a top view of a double
extension coiled spring upon which is
mounted the truss pad; Fig. 4 is a top view
35 of the securing plate for holding the springs
on the adjusting plate shown in Fig. 2;
and Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the holding
plate, being cut away partly in section.
Referring more particularly to the draw-
40 ings, I employ a body spring, which is
shown in dotted lines at Fig. 1 of draw-
ings, and to which I have assigned the des-
ignating numeral 50. It is constructed in
any desired form to fit the portion of the
45 body on which it is desired to wear the
truss. At the forward end there is rigidly
secured to the spring 50 an extension plate
51, the securement being by means of rivets
52, 52. The end of the plate 51 is provided
50 with a rounded extension 53, the under sur-
face of which is serrated radially to receive
in fixed engagement the serrated surface 54
provided on the rounded end of the ad-
justing plate 55. The plate 55 is provided
55 with parallel extension arms 56 and with aperforation 57 passing through the center
of the rounded surface 54. A suitable screw
58 is extended through the extension 53,
and is held in thread engagement with the
plate 55, the perforation 57 being suitably 60
tapped to engage the said thread. The
screw 58 is provided with a swivel link
59 whereby the screw may be tightened and
loosened as desired. Any other form of de-
vice for turning this screw may be substi- 65
tuted for the link 59.
The plate 55 is provided with a perfora-
tion 60 adapted to receive an attaching
screw 61, which maintains a securing plate
62 upon the adjusting plate 55. A smooth 70
bore perforation 63 is provided in the plate
62 to pass the screw 61, while the perfora-
tion 60 is suitably tapped to receive in
thread engagement the said screw.
The arms 56, 56 are suitably supported 75
and adapted to be passed through the cen-
ter of coils 64, 64 of a pad holder. The
coils 64, 64 are united by a loop 65 adapted
to receive the securing screws 66, 66 by
means of which the pad is fixedly mounted 80
upon the springs 64, 64. The loop 65 is
formed from an integral section of the
spring 64, while the free ends of the wire
constituting the springs are extended to
form the arms 67, 67. In operation the 85
arms 67 extend over the arm 56 which is not
engaged by the coils 64, 64. These arms
form the anchorage for the springs 64, 64
to hold the same in position when the strain
of displacement is received upon the pad 90
68 which is mounted upon the loop 65 as
shown. When the pad 68 is suitably mount-
ed by means of the screws 66, 66 within the
loop 65, the coils 64, 64 may be threaded
upon either of the arms 56, 56, extending 95
the arms 67, 67 over the opposite arm 56.
This operation requires nothing more than
that the plate 62 shall be removed from its
engagement with the plate 55 so as to free
the ends of the arms 56, 56. After the pad 100
68 has been adjusted in position, the plate 62
is mounted upon the plate 55 by extending
the arms 56, 56 through the longitudinal
perforations 69, 69 provided in the enlarged
end 70 of the plate 62. The plate 62, as 105
above stated, is secured by means of the
screw 61 fixedly on the plate 55, thereby
locking the screw 64 in position.
At the enlarged end 70 of the plate 62
is a stud 73 having a reduced neck and 1101,002,625.
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Baker, Littleton Lafayette. Truss, patent, September 5, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510636/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.