Improvements in Buckles or Fasteners for Use in Fastening Bale Ties and other Metal Bands.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left 15th Feb. 1897-Accepted. 10th Apr.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buckles or Fasteners for Use in Fastening Bale
Ties and other Metal Bands.
I, WILLIAM HAYWARD, Senior, of the Firm of William Hayward and Sons, of
Brunswick Works, Bilston Road, Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Hurdle
and Fencing Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A buckle or fastener for use in fastening a bale tie, or other metal band, such
as a band used for holding together a bundle of metal rods, hoops, or tubes, or a
bundle of umbrellas or the like, or for encircling another bundle or article and being
fastened tightly therearound, or used as a lady's belt or the like, consists, according
to this invention, of a plate or sole of metal with a loop or loops standing outwards
from the outer face thereof, and in some cases a stud is fixed to the plate for the
purpose hereinafter shewn. The buckle or fastener may be formed from a piece of
flat wrought iron or steel by pressing outwards the portions to form the loop or
loops, the sides of the loop or loops which are transverse to the buckle or fastener
being cut away from the plate so that when the loop or loops have been formed
they bridge across the middle portion of the plate and the loop or each loop
allows of the end of a bale tie or other metal band being passed along the top of
the plate and beneath itself.
When the buckle or fastener is formed with two loops, and is used with a bale tie
or other metal band which is not required to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened,
each end of the bale tie or other metal band is fastened thereto by pushing it
under one of the loops, from the outer side thereof, until a sufficient length of the
end projects beyond the inner side of the loop, and then bending back such projecting
portion of the end against the outer face of the loop.
When the buckle or fastener is formed with one loop only, and is used with a
bale tie or other metal band which is not required to be repeatedly fastened and
unfastened, one of the ends of the bale tie or other metal band is fastened thereto
by first passing the end through the opening formed between one side of the loop
and the plate, and then bending back the end against the inner face of the plate,
and the other end of the bale tie or other metal band is fastened to the buckle
or fastener in the manner above described in which the ends of a bale tie or
other metal band are fastened in the case of a buckle or fastener formed with
two loops.
When the buckle or fastener is used with a metal band which is required to be
repeatedly fastened and unfastened, one or each end of the band is fastened thereto
by passing it under the loop or one of the loops, and engaging the portion which
projects beyond or through the loop with a stud fixed to the plate or sole of the
buckle or fastener, instead of bending back such portion against the front of the
loop. One end of the band may be riveted or otherwise permanently fixed to
the buckle or fastener.
The buckle or fastener may be made of any suitable metal, and may be formed by
casting, if desired.
When the buckle or fastener is intended for use with a lady's belt, or with a band
for a travelling rug or like purpose, it may be made of an ornamental design or
pattern, whether shaped by pressure or made as a casting.
Dated this 15th day of May 1996.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.

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Improvements in Buckles or Fasteners for Use in Fastening Bale
Ties and other Metal Bands.
I, WILLIAM HAYWARD, Senior, of the Firm of William Hayward and Sons, of
Brunswick Works, Bilston Road, Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Hurdle
and Fencing 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 :-
A buckle or fastener for use in fastening a bale tie, or other metal band,
such as
a band used for holding together a bundle of metal rods, hoops,
or tubes, or a bundle of umbrellas or the like, or for encircling another
bundle or article and being fastened tightly therearound, or used as a belt or
the like, consists, according to this invention, of a plate or sole of metal with a loop
or loops standing outwards from the outer face thereof, and in some cases a stud is
fixed to the plate for a purpose hereinafter shewn. The buckle or fastener may be
formed from a piece of flat wrought iron or steel by pressing outwards the portion or
portions to form the loop or loops, the sides of the loop or loops which are transverse
to the buckle or fastener being cut away from the plate so that when the loop or
loops have been formed they bridge across the middle portion of the plate and the
loop or each loop allows of the end of a bale tie or other metal band being passed
along the top of the plate and beneath itself.
A buckle or fastener, formed according to this invention with two loops is shewn
by Figures 1 to 4 inclusive of the drawings herewith, of which Figure 1 is a front
elevation of the buckle, Figure 2 a transverse section thereof taken on line ax of
Figure 1, Figure 3 a front elevation of the buckle shewing the ends of the bale tie or
other metal band connected therewith, and Figure 4 an edge view looking down upon
the top of the buckle and the connections of the metal band there with shewn by
Figure 3.
a a are the loops, which are pressed out from the flat metal of the plate A, being
slit away therefrom along their sides, but left connected therewith at their ends.
Each end B of the bale tie or other metal band is fastened to the buckle by pushing
it under one of the loops a, from the outer side thereof, until a sufficient length 6 of
the end projects beyond the inner side of the loop, and then bending back such
projecting portion of the end against the outer face of the loop, as clearly shewn by
Figure 4.
A buckle or fastener formed according to this invention with one loop is shewn by
Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings herewith which correspond, respectively, to
Figures 3 and 4. The single loop a is formed out from the plate of the buckle A
similarly as each of the loops a before described is formed. In this case, one of the
ends of the bale tie or other metal band is fastened to the buckle by first passing it
through the opening formed between one side of the loop a and the fat metal of the
plate, and then bending the portion & which has been passed through such opening
Hat against the back of the buckle as clearly shewn by Figure 6; and the other end
of the bale tie or other metal band is fastened to the buckle similarly as each end of
a bale tie or other metal band is fastened to the buckle in the case of the modification
previously described, that is to say, by passing the end under the loop a, and then
bending back a projecting portion 63 thereof into the position shewn by Figure 6.
A buckle or fastener, constructed according to this invention, for use with a metal
band which is required to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened, is shewn by
Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings herewith which correspond, respectively, to
Figures 3 and 4 above described. The buckle A is, in this case also, shewn with two
loops a which correspond to the loops a previously described. One of the ends c of

page_text: the band is connected with one of the loops a in the manner in which each of the
portions 6 previously described is shewn to be connected with a loop a ; but the other
end d of the band is connected with the buckle by passing it first underneath the
other loop a and then engaging it with a stud e which is fixed for the purpose to
the buckle. This stud e is formed with a head, and a hole is formed through the end
of the band which has a portion e' of a size to pass over the head of the pin, and
which has a narrower portion formed outwards therefrom which is drawn around the
shank of the stud when the pull of the band is relaxed, whereby the end of the band
is securely prevented from slipping off the stud.
One end of a bale tie or other metal band may be riveted or otherwise permanently
fixed to a buckle, and the other end be fixed to the buckle by passing it underneath
a loop a thereof and either bending it back against such loop or engaging it with a
stud as above described.
A buckle or fastener may be made of any suitable metal, and may be formed by
casting, if desired.
When the buckle or fastener is intended for use with a lady's belt, or with a band
for a travelling rug or like purpose, it may be made of an ornamental design or
pattern, whether shaped by pressure or made as a casting.
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 :-
1. A buckle or fastener, for use in fastening a bale tie or other metal band, formed
with a loop or loops each of which is cut away on each side from other portions of
the metal and is pressed outwards from the general surface of the buckle or fastener,
substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.
2. In a buckle or fastener for use with a metal band which is required to be
repeatedly fastened and unfastened, a loop which stands out from the general surface
thereof and a stud projecting from the outer face of the buckle or fastener, substantially
as described for the purpose set forth.
3. The buckles or fasteners for use in joining together the ends of bale ties or other
metal bands, substantially as described and shewn by the drawings herewith.
Dated this 12th day of February 1807
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant,