Improvements in Fastenings for Driving Belts.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1899-Accepted, 12th Aug., 1899
Improvements in Fastenings for Driving Belts.
I, THOMAS FREDERICK EDWARDS, Secretary and Manager of C. J. Edwards &
Son, Limited, of 32 and 33, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London, Leather
Belting Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows;-
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This invention relates to improvements in fastenings for driving belts and has
for its object an efficient fastening whereby the ends of the belt can be readily
joined or detached.
According to my invention I form on one side of the belt and near each of
the two ends thereof to be fastened together, a transverse groove into which is
sunk a bar. Each of these bars has screws projecting from it, which pass into
suitable perforations in the driving belt. On the opposite side of the driving
belt is placed a frame or plate which passes over the line of junction between
the ends of the belt and has perforations therein corresponding to the said per-
forations in the belt. Internally screw threaded caps or nuts are passed through
the perforations in the said frame into the perforations in the belt which they
approximately fit and are there screwed onto the screws projecting from the
said bars. The heads of these screw caps or nuts are preferably countersunk
into the frame or plate and a firm joint is thus made.
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In order to detach the fastening it is only necessary to unscrew the said caps
or nuts when the frame or plate and the bars may be removed.
Instead of arranging the frame to be screwed to the bars as aforesaid I may
provide the bars with rivets for connection to the frame.
TTL
Antahan 1000
Improvements in Fastenings for Driving Belts.
I, THOMAS FREDERICK EDWARDS, Secretary and Manager of C. J. Edwards &
Son, Limited, of 32 and 33, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London, Leather
Belting Manufacturers, 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:-
This invention relates to fastenings for driving belts.
According to my invention I employ on one side of the belt and near each of
the two ends thereof to be fastened together, a transverse countersunk bar having

page_text: screw threaded bosses adapted to enter suitable perforations in the driving belt.
On the opposite side of the driving belt I employ a frame or plate arranged in
a position to lie over the line of junction between the ends of the belt. This
frame or plate has therein perforations which correspond to the aforesaid per-
forations in the belt and which receive suitable screw threaded pieces which are
adapted to engage with the aforesaid bosses and thereby firmly retain the parts
together.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which,
Figure 1 is a plan showing the fastening applied to a belt.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 1-1 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a transverse section similar to Figure 3 showing a slight modifi-
cation.
AA are the two ends of the belt to be joined. BB are the transverse bars
and C is the plate or frame with which the said bars are connected by means
of the screw threaded pieces D.
In Figures 1 to 3 the said transverse bars are provided with solid bosses b
having external screw threads to receive the screw threaded pieces D which are
in the form of caps or nuts, whose heads are countersunk into the said frame
or plate C.
In Figure 4 the said bosses 6 of the transverse bars are made hollow and are
formed with internal screw-threads to receive the screw-threaded pieces which
are in this case in the form of ordinary metal-screws, the length of which is
such that they do not extend completely through the said bosses.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the use of the
means hereinbefore specified for securing the aforesaid transverse bars B to the
frame or plate C as it will be obvious that other means may be employed for the
purpose, for instance, I may if desired provide the said bars with pins adapted
to be rivetted to the said frame or plate. I prefer however to employ the
securing devices already referred to because they enable the aforesaid frame or
plate and the bars to be readily disconnected and the parts to be quickly detached
when desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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A driving belt fastening in which transverse bars on one side of the belt are
connected with a frame or plate on the other side of the belt substantially as
described.
του.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.