Patents Assigned to New England Accessories
  • Patent number: 5172429
    Abstract: A combination suspenders for use with button and buttonless trousers includes interchangeable clip ends and button strap ends connected to the suspender straps via a clip carrier. The clip carrier is formed of a horizontally folded flexible material forming a channel which engages a button strap end or a connector on the clip end having a pair of horizontally extending opposed arms. In one embodiment, the clip connector is T-shaped with outwardly extending arms and engages the channel via a slit which vertically bisects the channel into opposed halves. In another embodiment, the clip connector is C-shaped and engages the channel from the outside with inwardly extending arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: New England Accessories
    Inventor: Cyril Lucier