Improvements in the Metallic Fittings or Furniture of Waist Belts, Braces, Suspenders, and other Articles of Dress.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Aug., 1895-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Metallic Fittings or Furniture of Waist Belts,
Braces, Suspenders, and other Articles of Dress.
1. WALTER MARTIN HARRIS of the Firm of D. B. Harris and Sons, of
Newhall Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby de lare the
nature of this invention to be as follows: :―
My invention relates to improvements in the metallic fittings or metallic
furniture of waist belts, braces, suspenders, garters, and other articles of dress, and
has for one of its objects, a simple means of attaching the fittings upon an end
or both ends of a band without stitching, and for another object, to save the
webbing.
In ordinary bands, the same have an adjustable end and a fixed end, and the
adjustable end is made by taking up the web into the form of a loop, to the return
end of which loop, one half of a two-part metallic fitting connected, whilst the
end of the loop is connected to the body of the band by a runner or loop. There
is a considerable waste of material in forming this loop, as well as an extra metallic
fitting in the form of a slide.
The end of the band carrying the fixed part of the furniture has in many cases
the webbing extended so as to form a tab back.
One form of fitting constructed according to my invention consists of a long and
narrow loop, having an inside length a little greater than the breadth of the band,
and having jointedly attached to the upper and lower parts of the inside bar, a
clamping or lever bar, the outer edge of which, when in its normal and gripping
position, comes approximate to the inner edge of the outside loop bar and nips
the webbing between itself and the said inner edge. The upper and jointed ends
of the clamping or lever bar may be cranked out of its general plane, so that when
the hinged bar is closed, its gripping edge, being set forward by the said cranking,
lies snugly and laterally in a mid-way position between the bars of the loop.
On the webbing being passed over the gripping bar and through the loop, the
pull on the webbing tightens the grip by the forcing of the edge of the lever closer
to the inner edge of the back bar of the loop.
The fastening of the one part of the belt, to the other may be of any known or
desired form.
The adjustment of the length of the band is made by raising the bar and allowing
the tab part to be extended or drawn in.
In another form of my invention, I joint the gripping bar at one end only, and
make the said jointed end in the form of an eye, which passes around the bar at
the returned end of the frame, whilst the free end of the gripping bar extends to
and overlaps the other returned end of the loop.
The material is placed over this gripping bar and through the loop, so that
when pull is put upon the webbing and the band drawn taut, the bar is made to
nip the material between its opposite sides and adjacent edges of the sides of
the frame.
As a modification of this last arrangement, I make the gripping bar double, or
of a spring construction, that is, the same is made from a length of wire folded
upou itself leaving a slit through the middle, so that the sides slightly yield on the
nipping of the material between itself and the sides of the bar.
As a further arrangement, I make the gripping bar of a double or compound

page_text: order, with opposite outer ends of the respective bars jointed to opposite ends of
the loops, whilst the opposite other ends of the respective bars are free and their
middles are coupled together by a sliding ferrule or ring and form a double lever
member, alike unto a pair of jointed levers in a lazy-tong arrangement.
In use, the webbing is passed over the compound bar and under the sides of the
loop, so that when pull is put upon the band, it becomes nipped between the bars
and the frame wherein they lie.
As a still further form, I make the nipping bar in the form of a long closure
plate or block, hinged to one side of the frame, and with the inner side of the said
closure plate or bar having a rib or long block, of nearly the inside shape and
dimensions as the frame, which rib or bar is pierced horizontally nearly from end to
end through which piercing the webbing of the band passes.
When in use, the webbing passes through the horizontal slit or long eye and
then through the frame, so that when the hinged closure plate is closed the material
of the band is nipped between itself and the inside edges of the band.
Dated this 10th day of November 1894.
Improvements in the Metallic Fittings or Furniture of Waist Belts,
Braces, Suspenders, and other Articles of Dress.
I, WALTER MARTIN HARRIS of the Firm of D. B. Harris and Sons, of
Newhall Street, in the City of Birmingham, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in the metallic fittings or metallic
furniture of waist belts, braces, suspenders, garters, and other articles of dress,
and has for one of its objects, a simple means of attaching the fittings upon an
end or both ends of a band without stitching, and for another object, to save
the webbing.
In ordinary bands, the same have an adjustable end and a fixed end, and the
adjustable end is made by taking up the web into the form of a loop, to the return
end of which loop, one half of a two-part metallic fitting is connected, whilst the
end of the loop is connected to the body of the band by a runner or loop. There
is a considerable waste of material in forming this loop, as well as an extra
metallic fitting in the form of a slide.
The end of the band carrying the fixel part of the furniture has in many cases
the webbing extended so as to form a tab back.
One form of fitting constructed according to my invention consists of a long and
narrow loop, having an inside length a little greater than the breadth of the band,
and having jointedly attached to the upper and lower parts of the inside bar, a
clamping or lever bar, the outer edge of which, when in its normal and gripping
position, comes approximate to the inner edge of the outside loop bar and nips the
webbing between itself and the said inner edge. The upper and jointed ends of
the clamping or lever bar may be cranked out of its general plane, so that when
the hinged bar is closed, its gripping edge, being set forward by the said cranking,
lies snugly and laterally in a mid-way position between the bars of the loop.
On the webbing being passed over the gripping bar and through the loop, the
pull on the webbing tightens the grip by the forcing of the edge of the lever closer
to the inner edge of the back bar of the loop.

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desired form.
The adjustment of the length of the band is made by raising the bar and
allowing the tab part to be extended or drawn in.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents, in front elevation, such a
metallic end fitting as described.
Figure 2 represents a back elevation of the same, and Figure 3 is a cross section
of Figure 1 upon the dotted line, whilst Figure 4 is an end view of the
connection.
The said metallic end connection consists essentially of a frame a, made up of
parallel bars a', a², with return ends a³, whilst hinged at b, upon the inner side
bar a, is a clamping or lever bar b, with the body part 62, preferably set back
slightly from the plane of the bar, and with the nipping edge 63, coming approximate
to the opposed edge a', of the outer bar a', whilst the bar a', at the joint parts, is
slightly gapped for the purpose of keeping the clamping bar in its assigned
position.
The primary frame a, carries a loop a³, or other connection for taking snake or
other belt furniture.
c is the band, which passes first under the bar a¹ and then over the gripping
bar b, and forward and under the inner bar a². The pull upon the body of the
band then pulls inward the clamping bar and makes its nipping edge approach the
opposed edge of the inner bar a¹.
In another form of my invention, I joint the gripping bar at one end only, and
make the said jointed end in the form of an eye, which passes around the bar at
the returned end of the frame, whilst the free end of the gripping bar extends to
and overlaps the other returned end of the loop.
The material is placed over this gripping bar and through the loop, so that
when pull is put upon the webbing and the band drawn taut, the bar is male to
nip the material between its opposite sides and adjacent edges of the sides of the
frame.
Figure 5 represents an elevation of such a metallic end connection.
Figure 6 is a cross section of Figure 5 upon the dotted line A, and Figure 7 is
a vertical section of the same upon the dotted liner, but without the webbing.
a is a frame, consisting of side bars a', a², and return ends a³, with the gripping
bar b, hinged at 6', to one end of the frame, which bar is adapted to longitudinally
intersect the middle space a* of the frame and for the end 63, to overlap and rest
upon that end of the loop opposite to the one to which the bar bis jointed.
dis the webbing.
As a modification of this last arrangement, I make the gripping bar double, or
of a spring construction, that is, the same is made from a length of wire folded
upon itself, leaving a slit through the middle, so that the sides slightly yield on the
nipping of the material between itself and the sides of the bar.
Figure 8 represents a front elevation of such a connection.
The gripping bar b, consists of two longitudinal component parts 63, so arranged
as to close together on pressure being put upon the sides of the same, hence a
spring gripping bar.
Instead of the joint of this last described form of bar being formed at the
free and unconnected ends of the halves thereof, the same may be formed at the
return end.
As a further arrangement, I make the gripping bar of a double or compound
order, with opposite outer ends of the respective bars jointed to opposite ends of
the loops, whilst the opposite other ends of the respective bars are free and their
middles are coupled together by a sliding ferrule or ring and form a double lever
member, alike unto a pair of jointed levers in a lazy-tong arrangement.
In use, the webbing is passed over the compound bar and under the sides of the
loop, so that when pull is put upon the band, it becomes nipped between the bars
and the frame wherein they lie.

page_text: Figure 9 represents a front elevation of this modification, with the webbing
removed.
Figure 10 is a vertical section of the same, but showing the webbing.
a is a frame, a¹, a² the opposite bars and a³ the ends thereof, each end having
jointed to it, an inner end 62, of one of the gripping members b, b', which longi-
tudinally cross the middle opening a³, of the said frame, with the respective ends 6³,
overlapping, but not resting upon, the ends of the frame and the middles embraced
by a ferrule or ring coupling d. с is the band passing over the back of the com-
pound bar and then between the edges of the said compound bar and the inside
edges of the said compound bar and the inside edges of the frame.
Figure 11 represents a modified form of my improvements with one end of the
band connected by the metallic end attachment, whilst the other end of the band
is secured by sewing the same to the frame.
Figure 12 is an edge view, Figure 13 a back elevation, Figure 14 a cross section
and Figure 15 an end view of the said fastening.
a is the frame, composed of bars, a', a², with ends a³, and with the gripping or
clamping bar b hinged at, to the said frame and with the nipping edge b*,
adapted to nip the fabric of the band c, between the troughed insides of the bar a²,
and with the other end c¹ of the band c, taking around the bar a', and being there
secured by sewing. The gripping or clamping bar b is secured by spring ends b³,
engaging within a gap a', in that end of the frame a³, opposite the joint.
If necessary, the lever gripping bar may be duplicated and carried by one
frame so as to independently grip both ends of the length of webbing forming the
frame. In such a case one gripping bar would come upon one side of the frame
and the other upon the other.
The application of my invention to the fittings of braces, suspenders and other
similar articles differs in no essential respect from its application to belt and band
fittings as hereinbefore described.
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 :-
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First. An adjustable metallic end fitting for waist belts, bands, and other like
articles of wearing apparel, consisting of a clamping frame. secured by a nipping
action to near an end of a length of webbing constituting the band, whereby a tab
continuation is formed and the metallic fitting is secured to the band without
stitching, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. In waist belts, bands and like articles of wearing apparel, the several
means for securing the metallic end fittings thereto, and for forming tab continuations,
without sewing, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly. In waist belts and like articles of wearing apparel, securing the metallic
end fittings to the band by a frame, having jointed upon or connected with it, a
gripping lever, over which a part of the band threaded through the frame, passes,
which lever is made self-gripping by taut being put upon the band, substantially as
described and set forth.
Fourthly. The improvements in the metallic end connection fittings of waist-
belts, bands, garters, and other articles of wearing apparel, substantially as
described and set forth in the several figures of the drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of August 1895.
WALTER MARTIN HARRIS,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.