Larry King and the Patent History of Suspenders

With the news last week that CNN’s long time interviewer and host Larry King was retiring, most people on the Internet (being what it is) were as quick to make a joke about his suspenders as they were to spread the news like wildfire. We here at The Intellogist Blog focus on the scholarly aspect of life and would never stoop so low as to reduce an accomplished newsman’s career down to what he wore. That said, here’s a brief history of suspenders patents: