Year: 1886

page_text: We WILLIAM HEWITT Burley Street Leeds Mechanic and THOMAS DINEEN Queon
Street Leeds aforesaid Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
It consists of a new and novel Appliance for holding Sporting and other Cartridges
made of Leather or other suitable material about 24 inches long more or less as
required and wide enough to hold Cartridges for Military and sporting purposes either
single or double as may be required. The upper end has an opening to allow the case
to be filled ready for use. A flap doubles over the said opening and is buttoned on
the outside to keep out rain and damp as well as keep the cartridges in position.
A loop or slip of leather or other suitable material is fastened to the under side of the
case at the upper end so as to tie or button it on the shoulder to prevent the case
slipping down and to keep it in position. The case crosses the breast from the shoulder
and is fastened to a button or otherwise or may be fastened by the belt which goes round
the body passing through a loop under the Cartridge Case and thus hold it in position.
Fastened to the bottom of the said case is a receiver or roceptacle made of brass,
copper or other suitable material to receive the Cartridges as they slide down the Caso
ready for use. In the front side of the said receptacle is an opening large enough to
admit the Cartridges being taken out with the forefinger and thumb. The lowest
Cartridge is held in position by two pieces of spring steel being fastened over it. When
the lower Cartridge is taken out another slides down automatically and takes the place
of the last thus the lowest Cartridge being always ready for use and no fear of it falling
out of the recepticle.
WILLIAM HEWITT.
THOMAS DINEEN.

page_text: We WILLIAM HEWITT of Hunslet Leeds Mechanic and THOMAS DINEEN of 17 Queen
Street Leeds Yorkshire Merchant 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 :-
A new and novel appliance for holding Sporting and other Cartridges. It consists
of a case made of leather or other suitable material about 24 inches long more or less
as required and wide enough to hold Cartridges for Military or sporting purposes either
single or double as may be required. The upper end has an opening to allow the case
to be filled ready for use. A flap doubles over the said opening and is buttoned on the
outside to keep out rain and damp as well as keep the Cartridges in position. A loop
or slip of leather or other suitable material is fastened on the under side of the case at
the upper end to fasten on the shoulder so as to prevent the case moving out of
position.
The case crosses the breas from the shoulder, and is fastened to a button
or otherwise or may be fastened by the belt which goes round the body_passing
through a loop under the Cartridge Case and thus hold it in position. Fastened
to the bottom of the said case is a receiver or receptacle made of brass copper
or other suitable material to receive the Cartridges as they slide down the case ready
for use. In the front side of the said receptacle is an opening large enough to
admit the Cartridge being taken out with the fore finger and thumb. The lowest
Cartridge is held in position by two pieces of spring steel being fastened over it when
the lowest Cartridge is taken out another slides down automatically and takes the place
of the last, thus the lowest Cartridge being always ready for use and no fear of it
falling out of the receptacle.
Referring to tho. accompanying sheet of explanatory Drawings in which similar
letters represent similar parts.
H shows the cartridge belt in plan section and side views. a shews loop ends for
coupling, over button of Uniform. shews the mouth where cartridges are inserted at
top. Brass mouth piece where the cartridges are extracted at bottom. & Springs
that keep the Cartridges in position ready for extraction when loading rifle. F Flaps
that close the mouths looped over the buttons K.-K shews buttons to which flaps are
looped. M Leather Socket through which the waist belt is passed when put on.
N Cartridges in.position inside of belt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that we claim is
P
We claim as our. Invention the design with the adaptation and combination of the
different parts described.
Dated this Thirteenth day of January One thousand eight hundred and eighty-