IMPROVE- MENTS IN CLIPS OR FASTENINGS FOR ATTACHING BRACE ENDS, BUCKLES, RINGS, STRAPS BELTS BANDS OR OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES TOGETHER
Year: 1885

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I SAMUEL TAYLOR of 56 Lever Street Manchester in the County of Lancaster
Brace Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN CLIPS OR FASTENINGS FOR ATTACHING BRACE ENDS, BUCKLES, RINGS,
STRAPS BELTS BANDS OR OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES TOGETHER to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to form of one piece of metal a clip suitable for
attaching small articles together, for instance brace ends or other straps belts or
bands to buckles or rings, or to each other; attaching the ends of elastic or other
straps or bands together such as for garters, purse bands and so forth; attaching
handles or straps to small hand bags or boxes; and for a variety of other useful
purposes where a ready means for attaching small articles together is required.
The improved clip or fastening in its simplest form consists principally of a plate
of metal of a suitable shape at or near each end of which a hole is formed.
One of these holes is simply punched or cut out, the central piece of metal being
entirely removed and the other hole is pierced in the centre and drawn up into the
form of a short conical tube projecting at right angles from the plate round the
edge of the hole. When the plate is folded in the centre and the ends brought
together so as to form a loop the short conical tube passes through the hole in the
other end of the plate and is there rivetted or expanded by means of a punch in
the ordinary manner of securing metal eyelets in boots or other articles, and it will
be readily understood that if before rivetting, a brace end or leather strap with a
suitable hole therein is placed between the ends of the clip and a ring, or the bar of
a buckle is placed in the loop of the clip, the act of rivetting or expanding the end
of the short tube in the opposite hole of the plate will fasten the two securely
together.
If preferred a small washer, or a cap may be placed over the end of the conical
tube before rivetting so as to give a more ornamental or finished appearance.

page_text: In some cases where greater strength is required the clips may be made of longer
plates similarly doubled and two or more holes may be made in each side or fold.
In this case all the punched holes may be in one side and the short tubes in the
other or they may be reversed alternately as may be preferred.
It will be evident that the form of the plates of which these clips are made may
be varied to suit the particular purpose to which they are to be applied, but the
principal feature of novelty consisting of the peculiar means of attaching the two
sides of the folded plates together and to another article as above described will
always remain the same.

page_text: Improvements in Clips or Fastenings for Attaching Brace Ends,
.
Buckles, Rings, Straps, Belts or Bands, or other similar
Articles together.
I SAMUEL TAYLOR of 56 Lever Street Manchester in the County of Lancaster
Brace Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN CLIPS OR FASTENINGS FOR ATTACHING BRACE ENDS, BUCKLES, RINGS,
STRAPS BELTS OR BANDS OR OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES TOGETHER and in what.
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to form of one piece of metal a clip suitable for
attaching small articles together for instance brace ends or other straps, belts, or
bands to buckles or rings, or to each other attaching the ends of elastic or other
straps or bands together such as for garters, purse bands and so forth; attaching
handles or straps to small hand bags or boxes, and for a variety of other useful
purposes where a ready means of attaching small articles together is required.
The nature of my said invention will be readily understood on reference to the
annexed sheet of drawings marked with figures and letters of reference corre-
sponding with those in the following explanation thereof.
The improved clip or fastening in its simplest form consists principally of a
plate a, a of metal of a suitable shape (see Fig. 1 on the drawings) at or near each
end of which a hole is formed.
One of these holes b, b is simply punched or cut out, the central piece of metal
being entirely removed and the other hole is pierced in the centre and drawn up
into the form of a short conical tube c, c projecting at right angles from the plate
round the edge of the hole. When the plate is folded in the centre and the ends
brought together so as to form a loop (see Fig. 3) the short conical tube passes
through the hole in the other end of the plate and is there rivetted or expanded
by means of a punch in the ordinary manner of securing metal eyelets in boots or
other articles, and it will be readily understood that if (before rivetting) a brace
end or leather strap d, d (see Fig. 3) with a suitable hole therein is placed between
the ends of the clip and a ring e, e, or the bar of a buckle is placed in the loop a, a
of the clip, the act of rivetting or expanding the end of the short tube c, c in the
opposite hole of the plate a, a will fasten the two securely together.
If preferred a small washer, or a cap may be placed over the end of a conical
tube before rivetting so as to give a more ornamental or finished appearance.
In some cases where greater strength is required the clips may be made of longer
plates similarly doubled and two or more holes may be made in each side or fold.
In this case all the punched holes may be in one side and the short tubes in the
other as shown at Fig. 4 or they may be reversed alternately as shown at Fig. 5 as
may be preferred.
Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate the form of clip for attaching a buckle to a strap and
the method of applying the same,

page_text: It will be evident that the form of the plates of which these clips are made may
be varied to suit the particular purpose to which they are to be applied, but the
principal feature of novelty consisting of the peculiar means of attaching the two
sides of the folded plates together and to another article as above described will
always remain the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
The improved clip or fastening for attaching brace ends, buckles, rings straps,
belts, bands or other similar articles together consisting of a metal plate or plates
provided with holes and hollow rivets or eyelets and folded together and rivetted,
substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed.