Improvements in Straps and Belts for Harness
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 15th Jan, 18'6--Accepted, 28th Mar, 1896
Improvements in Straps and Belts for Harness
I JAMES FINLAY ALLISON of Number 6 Denbigh Street in the City of
Bistol Manufacturer's Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows
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This invention relates to improvements in straps and belts for leather harness
and its object is to strengthen and increase the durability of the said straps and
belts where they pass through the buckles and so reduce the liability to wear and
tear and breakage
The said invention consists of a metal plate or shield fitted to the harness straps
so that they may form a rest for the buckle and thereby prevent the buckle from
wearing and cutting through the strap
For this purpose I employ a metal plate or shield to fit on the strap so that it
may be moved to any part of the stiap at will a hole being pierced through the
plate or shield so as to allow the tongue of the buckle to pass through By this
means the shield is kept securely in the place where it is required
Dated this 30th day of April 1895
I JAMES FINLAY ALLISON of Number 6 Denbigh Street in the City of
Bristol Manufacturer's Agent 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 improvements in straps and belts for leather harness
and its object is to strengthen and increase the durability of the said straps and
belts where they pass through the buckles and so reduce the liability to wear and
tear and breakage
The said invention consists of a metal plate or shield fitted to the harness straps
and belts so that it may form a rest for the buckle thereby preventing the buckle
from wearing and cutting through the straps or belts and reducing risks of
accidents and disaster For this purpose I employ a metal plate or shield to fit on
the stiap or belt so that it may be moved to any part of the strap or belt at will a
hole or aperture being made in the plate or shield so as to allow the tongue of the
buckle to pass through
The shields are made in various sizes and have small side clasps which are bent
round the edges and backs of the strap or bult either in a straight or slanting
direction thus holding the shields firmly in the position required The flexibility of
the metal allows the clasps to be opened and closed if the shield is required to be
placed on another portion of the harness
In order that my invention may be better understood I now proceed to describe
1 Price & I

page_text: the same reference being had to the diawings hereto annexed and to the figures
maiked thereon
Figure 1 is a plan of the shield
Figure 2 is a front view of the shield with the side clasps turned round
Figure 3 is a back view of the shield with the clasps turned round
Figure 4 is a back view of the shield made in another pattern with slanting side
clasps turned round
Figure 5 18 the front view of the shield with slanting side clasps turned round
having an enclosed slot
Figure
shows the shield fixed in position on the strap under the buckle the
pattern being as shown in Figures 2 and 3
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
The use of a metal shield adapted and fitted to straps and belts for harness
substantially shewn and described herein
Dated this Thirteenth day of January 1896
JAMES FINLAY ALLISON