Tongued Buckle.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 19th June, 1889-Accepted, 10th Aug.,
1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Double Tongued Buckle.
JOHN EDDISON FOWLER Feltham House Feltham Gentleman do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A double buckle with two tongues on separate pivots passing from one side rim to
the other; between the pivots on which the tongues are placed is a space to allow
the tongue of the strap to pass; above this space and passing from one side rim to
the other is a raised metal loop to allow for the passing through of the opposite
strap. The rim may be either perfectly straight, or curved or may have a hinge in
the above mentioned space, between the two pivots.
This buckle is for the purpose of connecting the ends of two straps without any
portion of buckle sewn to strap.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Double Tongued Buckle.
I JOHN EDDISON FOWLER of Feltham House, Feltham, in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman 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 :-
My invention relates to a peculiar construction of buckle to be employed more
especially in connection with harness.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct the buckle with two tongues each
of which is formed on or fixed to a separate hollow shaft and these hollow shafts are
mounted with capability of turning upon fixed shafts or pivots fixed to the sides of
the buckle rim or frame as is usual.
These fixed shafts or pivots are mounted in the rim or frame of the buckle at
some distance apart leaving a space between them through which is passed one end
or tongue of the strap or band whose two ends are to be connected together and over
this space and extending from one side of the rim or frame to the other is a raised
metal loop or bar under which is passed the opposite end or tongue of the strap.
The buckle may be formed of any shape suitable to the purpose for which it is
intended to be used and if desired it may be constructed in two parts connected
together by central hinges or pin joints.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully to
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page_text: In the several figures of the drawings like parts are indicated by similar letters
of reference.
Referring to Figures 1 to 5, a represents the rim or frame of the buckle which is
furnished with two tongues 6 each of which is formed on or fixed to a separate
hollow shaft b¹ and these shafts 61 are mounted with capability of turning upon
shafts or pivots a fixed to the sides of the rim or frame a of the buckle as is usual.
The hollow shafts 6' are mounted within the rim or frame a of the buckle at some
distance apart leaving a space a* between them and over this space a* and extending
from one side to the other of the rim or frame a is a raised metal loop or bar c.
The modification represented at Figures 6 and 7 is substantially the same as the
'device herein before described but in this example the rim or frame a is formed in
two parts united by central hinges or pin joints a² in order to allow the buckle to
adapt itself to the curve of a body around which the strap or band is placed.
In employing the buckle to connect the ends of a strap or band d one end of the
'strap or band is passed up under an end bar of the rim or frame a a tongue b is
inserted in a hole therein as is usual and the end of the strap or band d is then passed
into the opening a* and under one of the shafts &¹ the other end of the strap d is
passed under the other end bar of the rim or frame a and after the insertion of the
corresponding tongue b therein the end of the strap d is passed beneath the bar c as
represented at Figures 1 and 2.
By these means the two ends of a strap or band may be readily and securely
connected together without the necessity of sewing one end of the strap to the buckle
as heretofore and the ends of the strap will be held down and secured the one by
passing into the space a* between the hollow shafts b₁ and then under one of such
shafts and the other by passing under the loop or bar c.
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 formed with a rim or frame a two tongues whose shafts or pivots b¹
are so mounted within the frame a as to leave a space a* between them and a raised
loop or bar e carried by the frame a all in manner substantially as herein shewn and
described and for the purpose stated.
2. A buckle formed with a rim or frame a constructed in two parts connected
together by hinge joints a² and provided with two tongues whose shafts or pivots b¹
are so mounted within the frame a as to leave a space a* between them and a raised
loop or bar c carried by the frame a all in manner substantially as herein shewn and
described and for the purpose stated.
Dated June 19th 1889.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.