Improvements in Shaft Tugs.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Shaft Tugs.
I, EPHRAIM LIGGINS, of 20A, Green Lane, Walsall, in the County of Stafford,
Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in shaft or round tugs with a
view to obtain the requisite strength combined with cheapness of manufacture.
The tug is constructed with the ordinary buckle and loops.
Heretofore in order to make shaft or round tugs sufficiently strong, especially
for heavy work, it has been usual to employ several thicknesses of leather, which
makes it not only costly but clumsy in appearance.
According to my invention I employ a strip of thin steel or other metal of
sufficient length to form when bent a loop with overlapping ends.
A hole is formed near one end of the strip of metal and a corresponding hole
at a somewhat greater distance from the other end thereof.
When the strip of metal is bent to the required form these holes coincide, both
ends pass over the bar of the buckle and the longer end is on the exterior of
the loop.
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The tongue of the buckle passes through these two holes and the bar of the
buckle lies against the interior surface of the metal loop, the longer outer end
of the metal strip is shaped to fit over the loops and hold them in position, a
short piece of steel or other metal with a depression or hole therein is placed
under the bar of the buckle to hold the latter in position, it is then rivetted to
the bent metal strip on each side of the bar of the buckle and the longer outer
end of the metal strip is also rivetted to the other part of the strip on each side
of the loops.
The metal loop is covered with leather stitched on the outer edges, the stitching
being preferably countersunk to protect it from friction.
By these means I obtain considerable saving in cost, neatness in appearance,
and greater durability whilst the shape is always retained.
Dated this 9th day of August 1899.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
1, EPHRAIM LIGGINS, of 20A, Green Lane, Walsall, in the County of Stafford,
Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:
The invention has for its object improvements in shaft or round tugs with a
view to obtain the requisite strength combined with cheapness of manufacture.
The tug is constructed with the ordinary buckle and loops.
Heretofore, in order to make shaft or round tugs sufficiently strong, especially
for heavy work, it has been usual to employ several thicknesses of leather, which
makes them, not only costly, but clumsy in appearance.
I will describe my invention by the aid of the accompanying drawings, in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a strip of metal I employ in the manufacture
of my improved shaft tug.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a short piece of metal used in conjunction
with the above.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the above parts in the positions they will assume
in the finished tug, and
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my finished shaft tug.
According to my invention I employ a strip a of thin steel or other metal of
sufficient length to form, when bent, a loop, see Fig. 3, with overlapping ends.
A hole is formed near one end of the strip of metal, and a corresponding
hole is formed at a somewhat greater distance from the other end thereof.
When the strip a of metal is bent to the required form, these holes a¹² coincide,
both ends of the strip pass over the bar of the buckle b, and the longer end a³
thereof is on the exterior of the loop. The tongue 62 of the buckle passes
through the holes a a², and the bar of the buckle lies against the interior
surface of the metal loop. The longer outer end of the metal strip is shaped
at a to fit over the loops d and hold them in position; or, instead of shaping
the metal, blocks of leather may be used to fit against the loops to hold them
in position. A short piece c of steel or other metal with a depression c¹ or hole
therein, is placed under the bar 6 of the buckle to hold the latter in position;
it is then rivetted to the bent metal strip on each side of the bar of the buckle,
and the longer outer end of the metal strip is also rivetted to the other part of
the strip on each side of the loops d. To increase the strength, the outer end
of the metal may be continued in length so as to again pass over the bar of the
buckle, thus giving a double thickness round the bottom part and three thick-
nesses over the bar of the buckle. The metal loop a is covered, as shown at
Fig. 4, with leather stitched on the outer edges, the stitching being preferably
countersunk to protect it from friction.
By these means I obtain considerable saving in cost, neatness in appearance,
and greater durability, whilst the shape is always retained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A shaft or round tug constructed substantially as herein described and as
represented in the accompanying drawings.
2. A shaft or round tug comprising a loop formed of a strip of metal with
overlapping ends and having a hole near each end, which holes, when the ends
of the strip are secured together, are coincident and have the tongue of the
buckle passed therethrough, the said metal loop being subsequently covered with
leather, substantially as herein set forth.
8. A shaft or round tug comprising a loop formed of a strip of metal with
overlapping ends, one end being longer than the other, and having
a hole near
each end, which holes, when the ends of the strip are secured together, are
coincident and have the tongue of the buckle passed therethrough, the longer
end being also formed with parts shaped to fit over the "loops" and hold the
latter in position, substantially as herein set forth.

page_text: 4. In a shaft or round tug, the combination of a metal loop of the character
referred to in Claims 2 and 3, and a short piece of metal placed under the buckle
bar and having a depression or hole therein to receive the end of the buckle
tongue, the said short piece of metal being secured to the metal loop, substantially
as herein set forth.
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