Year: 1896

page_text: I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN of the Firm of Martin and Martins, of Granville
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to waist or dress belts, principally worn by ladies, and
more particularly to that class of belts composed or made up of two, three or more
separate lengths or pieces of leather or other material, and has for its object,
to provide a simple and efficient connection for the meeting ends of such lengths
which will readily fall or conform to the curve made by the belt in encircling
a wearer's waist.
According to my invention, I connect the end of one length of material to the
adjacent end of the next contiguous length by a two-part fitting or attachment
consisting essentially of two frames or loops secured in any convenient way to
the said ends and coupled to one another at top and bottom by hinged or jointed
bars.
In carrying out my invention in connection with a waist belt made up of three
component pieces or lengths of leather, I make connection between the front ends
of the two outer or end lengths by a buckle, clasp or fastening of any well-known
construction, whilst the inner ends of the said lengths are respectively secured
to the opposed ends of the inner or middle lengths by the before described two-
part fittings, which have slightly set-down bars running down their middles and
carrying two or more small studs adapted to engage in holes pierced through the
ends of the bands, which are passed under the outer side bar, over the middle bar
(where the holes engage the studs) and under the other side bar; thus the
connection of the framings to the bands is effected.
The hinged bars coupling the frames together have eyed ends or equivalents
taking round the necks of studs, pins, heads or other expedients at the top and
bottom ends or at the opposite corners of the frames, so that the respective halves
are swivelly and loosely connected and admit of taking any angle relative to each
other that may be required in order to conform to the curve of a belt.
By employing fittings as described, a belt can be made up of short lengths or
small pieces of scrap leather, hence considerable economy is effected in their
manufacture.
נ
Decem1000
PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in, or in the Fittings of, Waist Belts.
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN of the Firm of Martin and Martins, of Granville
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declarè 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 waist or dress belts, principally worn by ladies, and
more particularly to that class of belts composed or made up of two, three or more
separate short lengths or pieces of leather or other material, and has for its object,
to provide a simple and efficient connection for the meeting ends of such lengths
which will readily conform or lend themselves to the curve made by the belt in
encircling a wearer's waist.
According to my invention, I connect the end of one length of material to the
adjacent end of the next contiguous length by a two-part fitting or attachment
consisting essentially of two frames or loops secured in any convenient way to
the said ends and coupled to one another at top and bottom by hinged or jointed
bars or links.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents an elevation of the front part
of a ladies dress belt, made up of several short component lengths of leather or
material connected together by fittings constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is an inside or back elevation of the said front.
Figure 3 is a front elevation, upon an enlarged scale, of one of the said connec-
tion fittings, but with the swivelling links or bars which couple the two parts of
the same together, shown in section.
Figure 4 is a topside plan of Figure 3, but with the heads of the studs, around
the necks of which the eyed ends of the coupling links swivel, cut away.
Figure 5 is a complete topside plan of Figure 4, with the frames of the fitting set at
an angle to the coupling links, to show how the parts are capable of changing
their relative angles.
Figure 6 is a vertical section of Figure 3, upon the dotted line a.
Figure 7 represents the three component lengths from which the belt shown in
Figure 1 is made with the middle parts broken through, and showing the piercings
in the same which take over the studs on the middle bars of the fitting frames
in making the connection of the said fittings to the band lengths.
Thus, the waist belt a, is made up of three component pieces or lengths of
leather a, a, a3. Connection between the front ends of the two outer or end
lengths by a buckle, clasp or fastening b, of any well-known construction, or of
the construction represented in which the loop b', is swivelly connected to the
arms 63, of the buckle frame 3, and under which the free end a', of the length a',
of the belt is tucked. The inner ends a, a, of the said lengths a, a³ are re-
spectively secured to the opposed ends a', as, of the inner or middle length a²; by
the before described two-part fittings c, each part of which has a slightly set-down
bar 3, running down its middle and carrying two (or more) small studs c³,
adapted to engage in holes a, pierced through the ends of the bands, which
are passed under the outer side bar cover the middle bar (where the holes
engage the studs) and under the other side bar 5, thus the connection of the
framings to the bands is effected.
The hinged bars c, coupling the frames c¹, together have eyed ends c, or
equivalents taking round the necks of studs, pins, heads, or other expedients c³,
disposed at the top and bottom ends or at the opposite corners of the frames, so
that the respective halves c¹, are swivelly and loosely connected and admit of

page_text: taking any angle relative to each other that may be required in order to conform
to the curve of a belt.
By employing fittings as described, a belt can be made up of short lengths or
small pieces of scrap leather, hence considerable economy is effected in their
manufacture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
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First. Connecting the end of one component length of a waist-belt to the
adjacent end of the next contiguous length by a two-part fitting or attachment,
consisting of two frames or loops, secured in any convenient way to the said ends,
and coupled to one another by hinged, jointed or swivelly connected bars or links,
substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. The improvements in the fittings of waist belts made from two or
more component lengths of leather or material, substantially as described and
represented in the drawing.
Dated this 30th day of July 1897
PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.