Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1889
Specification Accepted, 9th Mar., 1849
I CHARLES WILLIAMSON DAWSON of the firm of Messieurs Allen Brothers and
Company of Albion Place, London Wall in the City of London in the County of
Middlesex, East India Agents, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
which has been communicated to me from abroad by Samuel Maurice Johnson,
Managing Director of the Muir Mills Company of Cawnpore, in the North Western
Provinces of India, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to a new and novel form of fastener for joining the ends
of driving belts and the like, and it has for its objects simplicity, ease of attachment,
maximum security and saving of time and labour in joining the ends of belts.
I attain theso objects by means of a fastener constructed as illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the fastener, and Figure 2
is a view in plan thereof. Figures 3. and 4 are views in plan and side elevation,
respectively showing the fastener in use, fixing together the ends of a belt.
Throughout these views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The fastener consists of a rectangular frame composed of two flat sides A A, and
two round end bars A' A' firmly rivetted the one to the other. The size of the rectan-
gular frame will be regulated by the width of the belt to be fastened. Between the
two side plates AA, at about equal distance from each other, and from the bars A' A',
are mounted-so as to be capable of rocking in their supports-two other bars B B
each provided with one or more prongs bb etc. according to the width of the fastener,
the said prongs bb etc. being arranged on the two bars so that they alternate the one
with the other, and they are of such a length that the ends of the prongs on each bar
can rest on the other bar as illustrated by Figure 2 of the accompanying drawing.
To fasten the two ends of a belt, holes are punched at each end of the said belt to
receive the prongs bb etc. on the bars B B. The ends of the belt are then inserted
through the centre opening between the bars B B. Each end of the belt is then
turned back on itself over the bar B-the prongs on the said bar engaging in the holes
punched to receive them-and passed under the end bar A as illustrated by
Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawing. When power is put on the belt,

page_text: the bars BB rock or turn in their supports in the side plates A A, until the
prongs bb etc. of the one bar B bear on the end of the belt round the other bar B,
and rice versa, thus the greater the strain on the belt the more firmly it is held
by the fastener, and it will be observed that not only is each end of the belt secured
by the end of the fastenor with which it engages, but that such pronged bar of the
fastener assists in socuring the other end of the belt on the other pronged bar.
It will bo obvious that the number of prongs on each bar will be regulatod by the
width of the fastener.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I doclare that what
I claim is :-
1st. A bolt-fastener constructed arranged and operating as set forth.
2nd. A bolt-fastener consisting essentially of a rectangular frame having two rocking
bars mounted longitudinally in the said frame, and carrying prongs of such a length
that those on the one bar will ongage with, and bear on, the other rocking bar,
and vice versa, as and for the purpose sot forth.
Brd. In a belt-fastener, the combination with the rectangular frame consisting
essentially of the side plates A A, and the end bars B B carrying prongs b b, all
arranged, and oporating, as and for the purposo set forth.
Datou this bin day of February 1889.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.L.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agont,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70, 71 & 72, Chancery Lane, London, W.U.,
Agent for Applicant.