A New or Improved Belt for Carrying and Manipulating Articles with Ease.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 9th Sept., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Belt for Carrying and Manipulating Articles
with Ease.
I, LUDWIG BAUM, of Hemonylaan 13, Amsterdam, Holland, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
The present invention has for object to provide a belt that will enable certain
objects or articles to be readily carried or worn on the body, without hindering
walking or the motions of the body and in such a manner as to have the said
articles always within reach of the hand and to enable them to be replaced, with-
out having to detach the articles or the belt and without spoiling the clothes.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a broken view in front elevation of the belt.
Fig. 2 is a similar view in back elevation.
Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of a half belt.
Fig. 4 is a broken view in back elevation.
Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are views in cross section of the belt showing various methods
of carrying out the invention.
Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate the device for arresting the article-carrier.
The belt consists of a band a of suitable material, preferably leather, having
its edges bent over by any process, for instance by pressing, as shown at bin
Figs. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8. "These bent-over edges form rails for wheels or rollers
that serve to allow of shifting the articles which are to be carried by means of
the belt.
These rails may also be made of a different material to that of the band a
and they may be fixed to the latter in any suitable manner.
The band a is attached to the body over or under the garments by means of
a suitable fastening for instance by means of the buckles c and straps
in the drawings (Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.)
shown
It may also be attached to the garments in any suitable manner, for instance
by means of the clips, or said clips may serve to attach the band to braces or
suspenders, so as to enable the belt to be worn with greater case without having
to draw it tight against the body. The clips are by preference fixed to the
back of the belt, that is to say, to that side of the band a which comes against
the body, as shown in the drawings.
A thin plate or strip y of suitable material preferably of a light metal not
easily oxidized such as aluminium, serves to fix the articles or the article-carriers
and to allow them to make a longitudinal shifting movement by means of the
wheels with which it is provided and which run in the rails of the band a.
The plate y is provided with two or three cross-pieces (Figs. 5, 7 and 8) or
with a single cross piece z (Fig. 6), which serve as bearings for axles that carry
the wheels or rollers. These axles are mounted at their opposite end in caps
or housings s that carry a wheel designed to roll on the bottom of the rails b.

page_text: The roller axles are preferably two in number and are parallel to the plate y.
The rollers of one of the axles roll on the inner side of the band a whilst the
others roll on the inner side of the rail. A supplementary rail w may be fixed
between the two rails b with the object of facilitating the guidance of the plate y
(Figs. 7 and 8). Further, a band or strap o (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7) may be
fixed between the two rails b on transverse pieces r fixed to the band a.
A supplementary axle t is arranged behind this strap, and on this axle are
mounted rollers that roll against this strap. Also two small transverse axles
are arranged on each side of the strap and are provided with a roller rolling on
the edges of the strap. These various arrangements (Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8) all
have for object to ensure the easy movement, without deviation, of the plate y.
To this plate are fixed the articles or the article-carriers; boxes, cases, sockets
and the like, or there may be an intermediate fitting or lining e (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5), of suitable material, but preferably of sufficient rigidity and flexibility
to be able to fit around the body and to support the articles or article-carriers,
such as for example, leather. To this fitting or lining e are fixed the article-
carriers or holders, bottle-cases being shown in the example given in the drawings.
The arrangement shown in the drawings comprises two linings or fittings e which
meet together almost at the centre of the belt and overlap at the two ends in front
when the belt is fitted to the body, in order to conceal the buckles and straps d,
and give a more pleasing appearance to the belt. One of the ends is provided
with a loop h through which the other end slides. Each lining is provided with
two plates y with an arrangement of rollers in order to ensure a perfect guidance
of the articles to be carried. One of the arrangements of rollers is situated
near the inner end of the lining, the other arrangement i is situated at a certain
distance in front of the end of the article-carrier, in the example shown in the
drawings, behind the second bottle from the handle y which is fixed to the article-
carrier or to the lining e for the purpose of moving the article-carrier to the front
of the belt. The automatic return of the article-carrier is effected by means of
an elastic band n which is attached at one end to the central cross piece and at
the other end to the lining e. This elastic band is fitted in a groove formed
in the strap when the belt is provided with a similar strap. On the outer face
(that face which comes against the body) of the band a there is fixed a band p
for the purpose of reinforcing the band a. The elastic band n may be replaced
by a non-elastic band fixed at one end either to the cross piece or to the lining e,
and at the other end to a roller on which it will be normally wound or coiled
by the action of a spiral spring and which would be arranged either on the lining e
or on the cross piece r.
The lining e may also be single or made in one piece and be capable of moving
right round the body. In this case the elastic bands or the spring bands and
the cross pieces r will be dispensed with. Also, the lining e might be dispensed
with, and the article-carriers be fixed directly to the plates y. For the purpose
of embellishing the belt in such a case, a buckle or any other ornament may be
placed in front on the fastening. Or the fastening may be arranged behind
the body and a fitting or any ornament may be provided at the central part of 4
the belt. When the article-carriers are provided with devices for effecting an
automatic return, such as an elastic band or a spring band, it is necessary to
arrest the article-carrier in its forward position when it is desired to make use
of the articles which the wearer has just moved in front of him. For this purpose
the band a is provided on its inner face with a spring strip having its end bent 5
over, said end being normally raised between the rails in the track of the con-
veying devices i.
When this conveying device reaches the spring 1 it passes over it, and depresses
it, and is then prevented from moving back by the sudden rise of the end of the
spring. This end fits in a cut-out portion of the band a which is covered over 5
at that place by a piece of leather 7. In order to allow of the return of the
article-carrier, the latter is provided with a stem which is formed with a knob m

page_text: and which is normally held out of contact with the spring 7 by a small spiral
spring. On pressing upon the knob m, the spring is depressed and the article-
carrier can then be moved back again to the rear.
It is obvious that I reserve the right of applying to my invention all modifica-
tions of details, by way of additions or omissions, so long as the principle and
the scope of my invention remains unchanged thereby.
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:
1. A new or improved belt for carrying articles, constructed and arranged
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown.
2. A belt adapted to carry objects or articles on its outer side, comprising
essentially a carrier adapted to receive the objects or articles to be carried and
adapted to slide or move on rails formed or fixed on the outer side of a belt, the
sliding movements of the carrier being either free or controlled, as set forth.
Dated this 16th day of Sentember 1898
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Chartered Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Associate Agent.