Talk:Suspenders

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The link for mark twains patent doesn't work.

The following, very long sequence, is the correct URL to an image page of Mark Twain's patent:

http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=00121992&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D0121992.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F0121992%2526RS%3DPN%2F0121992&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

The invention is called "Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Gentlemen"; which, however, at least insofar as the illustration is a true and faithful representation of the device, far more resembles an extendible belt than any sort of trouser-braces.

Twain is referenced as Inventor under his own name Samuel L Clemens.

Nuttyskin 01:47, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Garter / Suspenders

Replaced the double reference to de:Strapse

because Strapse is Garters, where it is already referred to 80.133.16.49 10:39, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed tag

This article now muddles up two meanings of garter:

• the American word, which means suspenders in British and Commonwealth English
• the British word, which means a band worn to keep a sock or stocking up

It is tricky to sort this out, because of the alterations made to the article on garters. I have contacted the editor who made these changes, but had no response. Can anyone sort it out easily, or do we need admin assistance to roll back the changes to both articles?--Taxwoman 12:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I really don't understand why the two articles have been merged. Safedom 14:09, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

How about a garters (American) and a garters (British) page? Wrad 03:33, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

I created the pages, garter (American) redirects to suspenders. It may take awhile to fix the links to the new British page.Wrad 03:44, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted Content

I deleted the info on Garters because they should really have their own article, as Garters have little to no relation to Braces-User:Booksbooksbooks

The link to the German page isn't accurate. The german translation for braces (as suspenders for trousers) is Hosenträger in German, not Strumpfbande.