Improvements in Buckles and Fastenings for Harness, and for like purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buckles and Fastenings for Harness, and for like
purposes.
I, ROBERT ALBION KING, of Market Street, New Swindon, in the County of
Wilts, Harness Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention relates to buckles and fastenings for use up on harness and for like
purposes where it becomes necessary to secure a strap or end of any portion of
harness or fittings; the object of the invention being to provide a buckle or
fastening for securing the free end of a strap in such a manner as to permit of a
direct pull being given upon the fastening or securing pin within the buckle box,
and to place the pin in such a position as to allow of the strap being removed or
released without having to draw it up or tighten it for the purpose of lifting the
whole from off the pin of the fastening. By the method of constructing my
improved buckle or fastening which I prefer to employ I am enabled to produce a
box-like attachment having no loose parts liable to become derangel which alds to
the appearance of the harness fittings and at the same time provides a method of
fastening or connecting one part of the harness to another both durable and secure.
In carrying any invention into effect when constructing a buckle for attachment
to the shaft tug I form my buckle as a hollow box having projecting ears or lugs at
one end for receiving the pin which secures it to the tug and having formed
between the side frame of the hollow case a space of sufficient area for allowing
the strap to freely slide through; and through the bottom or underside of my case
I pass a pin or tongue stud for entering into one of the holes formed within the
strap and thus securing it. To prevent the strap from working loose or slipping
off the pin or tongue 1 arrange a cover to pass over the front or open side of my
box which cover I hinge at one end and provide upon it a catch or catches
preferably actuated by a spring or springs to engage with undercut projections or
ears formed upon the side frames, and I provide a hole within the hinged cover or
plate into which the projecting tongue or pin after passing through the leather strap
may enter, the pin being thus protected or held both by the bottom case and by the
top movable cover plate. I make my hinged plate to move freely upon the end so
that when the spring clips or clip is removed or released, the plate can be lifted
from off the pin, and the strap readily removed from its position upon the pin, thus
permitting the strap to become released without having to first tighten it or
pull it
to any extent in the manner now necessary with the usual type of buckle having an
inclined pin.
When arranging my clip box or buckle for positions where one strap or portion
of the barness has to pass over another at right angles or inclined to it, I make my
case or of such share as will permit of the one strap passing underneath the other
while the same central projecting pin 1 employ to engage with the holes provided
in each strap.
I employ the same hinged cover plate or protecting cap for securing
the two straps in position and for engaging with the projecting pin as her inhefore
described when employing only one strap for passing through the buckle box.
I modify the shape and configuration of my box-like frames together with the
method of clipping the ends or making the cover plate to engage with the e pls or
sides of the bottom receptacle, also the method of mounting the spring clipping
devices to suit any particular requirement.

page_text: Sometimes I make my cover plates or outer moving portion of my box with a
bolt or spring catch or catches arranged upon one end for engaging with holes
provided upon horn like projections or holes formed within the side plates.
Sometinies I make my holt or bolts to be moved by finger clips having a spring
or springs between them for keeping them in contact the one with the other.
By this my improved method of constructing strap or harness fastenings I am
enabled to produce a self-contained fastening which protects the portion of the
harness or strap which is held within it and at the same time enables the strap to
be readily adjusted or released without inconvenience to the animal or without
detaching other portions of the harness.
I make my boxes and fittings of any suitable metal or material and I ornament
the surfaces with crests and other devices as may be desired; the shape and
configuration of my boxes or cases being also modified to suit the particular portions
of the harness or other articles to which they are to be attached.
Dated this 28th day of November 1894.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Buckles and Fastenings for Harness, and for like
purposes.
I, ROBERT ALBION KING, of Market Street, New Swindon, in the County of
Wilts, Harness Maker, 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 buckles and fastenings for use upon harness and for like
purposes where it becomes necessary to secure a strap or end of any portion of
harness or fittings, the object of the invention being to provide a buckle or fastening
for securing the free end of a strap in such a manner as to permit of a direct pull
being given upon the fastening or securing pin within the buckle box, and to place
the pin in such a position as to allow of the strap being removed or released without
having to draw it up or tighten it for the purpose of lifting the whole from off the
pin of the fastening. By the method of constructing my improved buckle or
Fastening which I prefer to employ, I am ended to produce a box like attachment
having no loose parts liable to become derangel which adds to the appearance of
the harness fittings and at the same time provides a method of stening or
connecting one part of the herness to another both durable and secure.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are respectively front elevation, side elevation and side
sectional elevation of my improved buckle, while Figure is a side elevation of my
improved buckle fitted to a shaft tug.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing a buckle for attachment
to the shaft tug, I form my buckle as a hollow box A having projecting ears or
lugs A at one end for receiving the pin B which secures it to the tug C, and
having formed between the side trame of the hollow case a space of sufficient area
for allowing the strap D to freely slide through, and through the bottom or under-
side of my case I pass a pin or tongue stud E for entering into one of the holes
formed within the strap and thus securing it. To prevent the strap from working
loose or slipping off the pin or tongue I arrange a cover A to pass over the front
or open side of my box which cover I hinge at one end and provide upon it a
catel For catches preferably actuated by u spring or springs to engage with
undercut projections H or ears formed upon the side frames; and 1 preferably form
yente double plate secured together at the front and back of the hinged

page_text: cover by pins ff which slide in slots a a provided in the plate A and having a
projection formed upon the front plate of such catch upon which the spring G
bears for forcing into the undercut projections provided in the side plates of the
box frame. I provide a hole within the hinged cover or plate A into which the
projecting tongue or pin E after passing through the leather strap may enter,
the pin being thus protected or held both by the bottom case and by the top moveable
cover plate. I make my hinged plate A to move freely upon the end so that when
the spring clips or clip is removed or released, the plate can be lifted from off the
pin, and the strap readily removed from its position upon the pin, thus permitting
the strap to become released without having to first tighten it or pull it to any
extent in the manner now necessary with the usual type of buckle having an
inclined pin.
When arranging my clip box or buckle for positions where one strap or portion
of the harness has to pass over another at right angles or inclined to it, I make my
case or box of such a shape as will permit of the one strap passing underneath the
other while the same central projecting pin I employ to engage with the holes
provided in each strap. I employ the same hinged cover plate or protecting cap
for securing the two straps in position and for engaging with the projecting pin as
hereinbefore described when employing only one strap for passing through the
buckle box.
I modify the shape and configuration of my box like frames together with the
method of clipping the ends or making the cover plate to engage with the ends or
sides of the bottom receptacle, also the method of mounting the spring clipping
devices to suit any particular requirement. Sometimes I make my cover plates or
outer moving portion of my box with a bolt or spring catch or catches arranged
upon one end for engaging with holes provided upon horn like projectious or holes
formed within the side plates. Sometimes I make my bolt or bolts to be moved
by finger clips having a spring or springs between them for keeping them in
contact the one with the other.
By this my improved method of constructing strap or harness fastenings I am
enabled to produce a self-contained fastening which protects the portion of the
harness or strap which is held within it, and at the same time enables the strap to
be readily adjusted or released without inconvenience to the animal or without
detaching other portions of the barness.
I make my boxes and fittings of any suitable metal or material and I ornament
the surfaces with crests and other devices as may be desired, the shape and
configuration of my boxes or cases being also modified to suit the particular
portions of the harness or other articles to which they are to be attached.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of iny said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is―
1. The construction of a harness buckle for the adjustment of the shaft tug, or
of a buckle for other similar purposes wherein the fastening tongue or pin is
rigidly secured to the bottom plate or frame of the buckle the free end of which
pin is sustained by a hinged cover plate, which on being opened allows the release
and adjustment of the strap within the buckle frame or box substantially as herein-
before described.
2. The construction of a harness buckle for the adjustment of the shaft tug or
of a buckle for other similar purposes, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.