IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACE BUCKLES."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Newbold Eyland, of Walsall, in the County
of Stafford, Manufacturer, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACE
BUCKLES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Newbold Eyland
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd October 1881.
CHARLES NEWBOLD EYLAND, of Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACE BUCKLES."
The first part of my improvements consists in forming the loop or ring of the
buckle when in the rough with an extra piece or flap on either or both sides of it,
so that in the finished article, these pieces being turned over so as to form the loop
or ring tubular, the rough cutting edge of the back of the ordinary stamped loop or
ring is avoided. The side pieces or "legs" of the upper half of the buckle may be
formed in the same manner as described for the ring, and will not only present a
a smooth surface, but will house and shield the pivots of the lower or tongue half of
the buckle, and in whole buckles, that is, buckles made with the upper and lower
portions made in one piece, the sides being formed tubular, as described, projections
or pivots upon the ends of the tongue bar will work therein..
I construct slide buckles by turning over the ends of the front portion or plate,
so as to form at each side a tubular casing in which the back plate will slide, there
being two projections upon the bottom of the back plate, which will prevent it
from being entirely withdrawn, and a spring upon the front plate to keep it in
position.
Another improvement consists in forming the tongues of the buckle with blunt
points, and shorter than usually made, so as to allow of them only to press upon
the webb of the brace, there being upon the sides of the tongue portion projections
to prevent the tongues passing behind the top bar of the buckle.
Another portion of my Invention consists in forming the loop or ring to which
the lower portion of the brace is attached of a piece of bent wire, the ends of
which are turned over and closed down round the ring or loop of the buckle.
Or the wire may be formed into a loop with the ends turned over and brought
together to form a hook, to attach it to the ring or loop of the buckle; either of
these arrangements of wire loops may also be applied for attaching the two
portions of the brace together at the back of the wearer.
An improved mode of attaching the two portions of brace buckles together consists
in forming upon the tongue piece two snugs, so that by turning the ends or legs of
the upper piece into these snugs a hinged joint is formed.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
"
by the said Charles Newbold Eyland in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th March 1881.
CHARLES NEWBOLD EYLAND, of Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACE BUCKLES."
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The first part of my improvements consists in forming the loop or ring of the
buckles and certain other parts when in the rough with an extra width or flap on
either or both sides of the part, so that when these parts are finished, the flat metal
being turned over forms the loop or ring or other part of the buckle tubular, thus
the rough cutting edge of the back of the ordinary stamped loop or ring is avoided; 1
this is illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4. In Figure 1 (a) shews the blank of
In similar manner
the ring, seen closed down and formed into a tube in Figure 2.
a flap inay be formed upon the lower bar (b), Figures 1 and 2, which flap may be
turned over to clip a solid wire ring; if preferred, the side pieces or legs (c) of the
upper half of a buckle, of the forms shewn in Figure 4, may be made the same way
by stamping out a blank, as shewn in Figure 3, and turning up the parts (c, c,)
in manner already described into a tubular form, when they will not only have a
smooth and solid appearance, but they will serve to house and shield the pivots
upon which the lower or tongued half of the buckle is suspended; this is seen in
Figure 4. The form of buckle shewn in Figures 1 and 2, and termed a whole
buckle, may be similarly made with tubular side pieces, within which will work
the pivots upon the ends of the tongue bar. The next part of my Invention refers
.to slide buckles, and is illustrated in Figure 5. I construct them in the following
manner :- -The sides of the buckle (a, a,) are turned over to form a tubular casing
in which the back plate (b) will slide, two nibs or clips (c, c,) prevent the back
plate from being entirely withdrawn; a spring action is formed upon the front
plate by corrugating the middle bar (d), so that the convex portion may impinge
against the toothed sliding back plate.
The next portion of my Invention consists in forming the loop or ring to which
the lower portion of the brace is attached of a piece of solid bent wire, the ends of
which are turned over round the ring or loop of the buckle, as shewn in Figure 6,
or the wire may be formed into a loop with the ends turned over, and brought
together to form a hook, by which hook it may be attached to the ring or loop of
the buckle, as seen in Figure 7; either of these forms of wire loops may be used
also for connecting two parts of the brace at the back; Figure 8 shews another
form for this purpose.
Another part of my Invention consists in connecting the two portions of brace
buckles together by forming upon the tongue piece, as at (a), Figure 9, two rings,
so that by turning the ends or legs (b) of the upper piece into these rings a pivot
or hinged joint is formed. A modification of this arrangement is shewn in
Figure 10.
Figure 11 shews a method of connecting the two parts of the buckle by forming
rings or horsings (a, a,) to receive pivots at each end of the tongue bar; stops (b, b,)
formed on the tongue bar and bearing against the upper plate prevent the complete
rotation of the parts one upon the other. A modified form of stop and hinge is
also seen in Figure 6, in which parts of the tongue bar, as at (a, a,) are turned over
to receive the pivot ends of the upper plate. The last part of my Invention
consists in blunt or dull ended tongues, so that they may pinch the webb against
the upper bar without piercing.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the manner in

page_text: which the same is to be performed, I claim, the several improvements in the
manufacture of brace buckles, substantially as herein more fully set forth and
specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Newbold Eyland, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
CHARLES NEWBOLD EYLAND. (L.S.)