Improvements in Buckles or Fastenings for Parts of Harness, Straps, Bands, and such like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 26th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1896
Improvements in Buckles or Fastenings for Parts of Harness,
Straps, Bands, and such like.
THOMAS EVANS WILLIAMS of The Lawns, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, in the
County of Hereford, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
These improvements relate to certain descriptions of buckles or fastenings in
which points or prongs are dispensed with.
These buckles may be provided or not with a tail piece for securing the strap
or part band to, which forms the fixed or anchoring attachment, and the holding
part may be a bar or it may be a tail piece of T form, a hollow slot, or otherwise
fitted to be a point of attachment for said band or strap.
In carrying out my invention I construct my improved buckle for gaiters, or
other use, with a frame of suitable shape much as is usual for gaiter buckles, or
for the particular use for which it is designed and across the central opening of
this is secured a pin-from side to side-and upon this pin according to one
modification are hinged a tail piece and a rocking tongue or substitute for the
prongs of a common prong buckle.
The tail piece projects backwardly of the buckle frame and the rocking tongue
frontwardly and the strap or flexible connection to be secured is passed in under
the frame over the rocking tongue and out under the other side of the frame,
between it and the tail piece.
The sides of the rocking tongue piece are made so wide as to rest on the side
of the frame so as to prevent the tongue piece being drawn through the said
frame.
The tail piece and the rocking tongue with their joint supporting pin may be
eccentric to the centre of the buckle frame, so that the tongue may act in one
direction only.
In place of a tail piece being employed, it may be omitted and the band or strap
be connected directly to the cross pin, bar or hinge rod carrying the tongue or
substitute for the pins or prongs of ordinary prong buckles. The outer end or
part of this rocking tongue farther from the hinge end may have ears or
projections to engage the sides of buckle frame and serve as stops to prevent the
tongue slipping through the frame under pressure of the strap or band. This
rocking tongue may be variously shaped without imparing its utility.. In place
of the tail piece an open loop or slot piece may be the point of attachment.for
the strap.
By these means an improved buckle suitable for cloth or leather and adapted
for a variety of useful purposes is attained.
Dated the 18th day of March 1896.

page_text: Improvements in Buckles or Fastenings for Parts of Harness,
Straps, Bands, and such like.
I, THOMAS EVANS WILLIAMS, of The Lawns, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, in
the County of Hereford, Gentleman 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:-
These improvements relate to certain descriptions of buckles or fastenings in
which points or prongs are dispensed with.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shews an upper, or outer side view of a buckle according to my
invention.
Fig. 2 shews a view of the outer side of the rocking tongue and fixed end
holder for the band.
Figs. 3 and 4 shew a modification in the construction of this rocking tongue in
that it consists of two parts hinged one to the other by a pin and the piece Fig. 4
bas side pieces to prevent its slipping through the frame in use.
Fig. 5 shows an outer side view and
Fig. 6 shows a section of a modification of the construction shewn by Fig. 1 in
that the rocking piece is made in skeleton form and the attachment for the fixed
end of the strap is an open loop.
Fig. 7 shows an outer side view and
Fig. 8 shows a section of another form of the rock piece, in that its outermost
edge is roughened or serrated.
Fig. 9 shows an outerside view and
Fig. 10 shows a section of a modification of Fig. 1 in that the rock piece has
side stops to prevent passage of the tongue beyond the outer edge of the frame and
no serrations.
Figs. 11 and 12 show corresponding views to Figs. 9 and 10 of the tongue piece
in two parts according to Figs. 3 and 4 as they appear applied to a frame.
Fig. 13 shows a modification in which the tail piece is suppressed and the strap
fixed to the axis of the rock piece.
a indicates the frames throughout, 6 the part to which the fixed or non-adjustable
part of the strap is attached, c is the axis on which b and the rocking tongue swing,
d is the nipping edge of the tongue which co-operates with the edge a' of the frame
to nip the band.
The dotted line of Fig. 10 indicates the fixed end of the strap and the like
line the adjustable end of the strap.
These buckles may be provided or not with a tail piece for securing the strap or
part band to, which forms the fixed or anchoring attachment (e in Fig. 10) and the
holding part may be a bar or it may be a tail piece of T form, a hollow slot, or
otherwise fitted to be a point of attachment for said band or strap.
In carrying out my invention, I construct my improved buckle for gaiters, or
other use, with a frame a of suitable shape much as is usual for gaiter buckles,
or for the particular use for which it is designed and across the central opening of
this is secured a pin-from side to side-and upon this pin according to the
modifications Figs. 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12 are binged a tail piece and a rocking tongue
or substitute for the prongs of a common prong buckle. The tail piece projects
backwardly of the buckle frame and the rocking tongue frontwardly and the strap

page_text: or flexible connection to be secured is passed in under the frame over the rocking
tongue and out under the other side of the frame, between it and the tail piece.
The sides of the rocking tongue piece are made so wide as to rest on the sides
of the frame so as to prevent the tongue piece being drawn through the said
frame.
The tail piece and the rocking tongue with their joint supporting pin may be
eccentric to the centre of the buckle frame, so that the tongue may act in one
direction only.
In place of a tail piece (as in Figs. 1, 2, 9, 10, 11 and 12) being employed, it
may be omitted and the band or strap e be connected directly to the cross pin, bar,
or hinge rod c carrying the tongue or substitute for the pins or prongs of ordinary
prong buckles, see Fig. 13. The outer end or part of this rocking tongue farther
from the hinge end may have ears or projections (as in Figs. 4, 9 and 11) to
engage the sides of buckle frame a and serve as stops to prevent the tongue
slipping through the frame under pressure of the strap or band. This rocking
tongue may be variously shaped without impairing its utility.
In place of the tail piece (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 9 and 11) an open loop or slot piece (as
Figs. 5 to 8) may be the point of attachment for the strap.
By these means an improved buckle suitable for cloth or leather and adapted for
a variety of useful purposes is attained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved constructions of buckles or fastenings for parts of harness, straps,
bands and such like, herein described and shown by the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 25th day of November 1896.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56 Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.