IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING LEATHER STRAPPING FOR JOINTS
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Frederick Bateman, of Low Moor, in the County
of York, Card Maker, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD
OF AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING LEATHER STRAPPING FOR JOINTS"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Fiederick Bateman
at the Office of the Commissioncis of Patents on the 25th January 1877
WILLIAM FREDERICK BATEMAN, of Low Moor, in the County of York, Caid Makei
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING LEATHER
STRAPPING FOR JOINTS"
This Invention relates to certain improvements in the apparatus for cutting
leather strapping for joints, described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted
to me, dated June Eighth, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and
numbered 1979
The object of this Invention is to regulate the angle of the inclined plate in such a
manner that the attendant can adjust the same to cut the joints of the leather to
any desired angle or length of splice, and to regulate the angle or length of splice
so that two pieces of leather of different thicknesses can be cut to form the splices
when jointed together of equal length
I accomplish my object in the following manner -In a suitable position at each
end of the inclined plate I secure two brackets, in which are suitable journals for
the reception of a shaft fixed transversely to the plate, on each of these shafts I
fx two eccentrics or tappets which rest upon adjustable packing pieces that are
secured to the horizontal rack plate, to one end of each of these shafts I secure a lever
to which is fitted a catch or pawl, the end of which fits into notches formed in the
quadrants that are secured to each end of the horizontal lack plate, the catches or
pawls are held in the notches of the quadrant by means of springs, so that the
inclined plate is secured at the required angle.
It will be understood that by moving the said levers up or down the quadiant
the eccentrics or tappets which rest upon the packing pieces will elevate or depress

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by the
said William Frederick Bateman in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 24th
July 1877
WILLIAM FREDERICK BATEMAN, of Low Moor, in the County of York, Card Maker
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING LEATHER
STRAPPING FOR JOINTS"
This Invention relates to certain improvements in the apparatus for cutting
leather strapping for joints, described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted
to me, dated June Eighth, One thousand eight hundied and seventy-four, and
numbered 1979
The object of this Invention is to regulate the angle plate of the apparatus,
described in the Specification of the said Letters Patent, in such a manner that the
attendant is botter enabled to adjust the angle of the same, and cut the joints of the
leather to any desued angle or length of splice, and to so iegulate the angle or
length of the splice that two pieces of leather, of different thicknesses, can be cut at
such angles, that when the ends are put together the angular parts of the splice that
are to be jointed together will be of equal length
I accomplish my object in the following manner -In a suitable position at each
end of the inclined plate I secure two brackets, at or near to each end of the plate,
in which we founed suitable journals for the reception of a shaft, these shafts are
fixed transveisely to the inclined plate, and on each of the said shafts I fix two
eccentrics or tappets, which rest upon adjustable packing pieces which are capable
of adjustment, and are secured to the horizontal rack plate described in the
Specification of the said Letters Patent, to one end of each of these shafts 1 fix a
lever, to which is fitted a catch or pawl, the end of which fits into notches formed
in the quadiants that are secured to each end of the before-said horizontal rack
plate, these catches or pawls are held in the notches of the quadrants by means of
springs secured to the aforesaid levels, so that when the pawls are in the notches of
the quadrants the inclined plate is secured at the required angle
It will be understood that by moving the said levers up or down the quadrants
the eccentrics or tappets which rest on the packing pieces will elevate or depress
the inclined plate, and make the angle acute, or otherwise, at the will of the
attendant, by the adoption of this improvement at both ends of the inclined
plate the attendant can accurately regulate the angle to cut the leather joints as
lequned
I will now proceed to describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, in which
like parts are indicated by like letters All parts of the apparatus not necessary for
the elucidation of this Invention are omitted in the Diawing
Fig 1 is a side elevation of my improvement, shewing the levers, notched
quadrants, and eccenterics or tappets, Fig is a plan, and Fig 3 is a fiont end
elevation of my improvement.
The horizontal ack plate is indicated by the letter A, to which are secured the
quadiants B, B The inclined plate C is kept in position by means of rods D, which
are secured to plate C, and pass through holes formed in plate A The blocks E, E,
are for the reception of the tappet shafts F, on which are secured the tappets or
eccentrics G, which rest on the packing pieces H secured at J to plate A, and are
adjustable by means of screws K. The levers L are secured on the ends of shafts F
and the catches or pawls Al are centied on a stud pin, secured in the said levers N
is a spring for keeping the pawls M in the notches O formed in quadrants B. The

page_text: pawls M are releived or lifted out of the notches O by means of a small lever P,
which is centered on a stud in lever L; by pressing the lever P towards the lever L
the pawls are relieved when the lever L will actuate the tappets or eccentrics G,
and elevate or depress the inclined plate C as desired. R, R, are toothed racks
secured in plate C, which gear into the pinions S at the end of the fluted 1oller T;
thus, when the plate travels backwards or forwards, the said roller T revolves, and
causes the leather strap to travel with the inclined plate C, pressure is obtained to
this roller in the manner described in the Specification of the said Letters Patent
In witness whereof, I, the said William Frederick Bateman, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-fifth day of July, One thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven
WILLIAM FREDERICK BATEMAN. (LS)