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a flat spring pawl carried by said pad and
adapted to engage the teeth of said ratchet
for holding said pad in adjusted pivotal
position.
5 2. In a truss structure, the combination
of a body engaging binder including a pair
of flexible metallic bands, soft flexible ma-
terial covering said bands, the forward
meeting ends of said bands being rolled for
10 forming bearing sleeves, a pin carried by
said sleeves, a ratchet carried by said pin,
a pad pivotally. connected to said pin, and
a flat spring pawl carried by said pad and
adapted to engage the teeth of said ratchet
15 for holding said pad in adjusted pivoted.
position, said spring pawl being pivotally
connected to said pad for pivotal move-
ment out of engagement with said ratchet
teeth for permitting said pad to be moved
20 outwardly.
3. In a truss structure, the combination of
a body engaging binder including a pair of
flexible metallic bands, soft flexible material
covering said bands, the forward meeting
25 ends of said bands being rolled for form-
ing bearing sleeves, a pin rigidly supported
by its ends in said sleeves, a ratchet carried
by said pin, a pad pivotally connected about
said sleeves and supported by the pin, and a
30 flat spring pawl carried by said pad and
adapted to engage the teeth of said ratchet
for holding said pad in adjusted pivoted
position, said spring pawl being pivotally
connected to said pad for pivotal movement
3 out of engagement with said ratchet teeth
for permitting said pad to be moved out-
wardly.
4. In a truss structure, the combinationof a body engaging binder including a pair
of flexible metallic bands, soft flexible ma- 40
terial covering said bands, the forward
meeting ends of said bands being rolled and
terminating in bearing sleeves, a pin hav-
ing each of its ends secured in one of said
sleeves, a ratchet wheel rigidly secured to 45
the pin centrally of its ends, a pad pivotally
mounted about the sleeves on opposite sides
of the ratchet wheel, and a flat spring pivot-
ally carried by said pad and having one end
adapted to engage the teeth of said ratchet so
for holding said pad in adjusted pivoted
position.
5. In a truss structure, the combination of
a body engaging binder including a pair of
flexible metallic bands, soft flexible material 5-
covering said bands, the forward meeting
ends of. said bands being rolled for forming
bearing sleeves, a pin substantially elliptical
in cross section secured in said sleeves, a
ratchet wheel rigidly secured to the medial 60
portion of said pin; a pad pivotally ar-
ranged over the sleeve and pin, and a flat
spring pawl carried by said pad and adapt-
ed to engage the teeth of said ratchet wheel
for holding said pad in adjusted pivoted 65
position, said spring pawl being pivotally
connected to said pad for pivotal move-
ment out of engagement with said ratchet
teeth for permitting said pad to be moved
outwardly. 70
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
ADOLF A. FILLIP.
Witnesses:
E. J.. CERNosEK,
EMIL VACEK.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents.
Washington, D. C."2
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Fillip, Adolf A. Truss., patent, March 13, 1917; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859710/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.