An Improved Buckle, chiefly intended for Use with. the Harness of Draught Animals.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle, chiefly intended for Use with. the Harness of
Draught Animals.
I, EDWARD ROBERTS, 15 Lyndhurst Street, Newcastle. Street, Burslem, Staffs,
Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This my invention has reference to an improved buckle or buckles for use in
connection with waist-belts, but chiefly in connection with the harness of draught
aninials, the object of my said invention being to lessen the wear and tear of the
"traces" of harness, and other similar bands or straps, and to ensure the traces,
breechings &c. working flat and straight, and so prevent the galling which usually
occurs when harness is made with ordinary or collar buckles.
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In carrying my said invention into practice I make the link of such buckles of
any suitable shape and size, and of or from brass, gun-metal, wrought-iron, cast-iron
or other suitable metal or alloy, through such buckle at their rear end about
mid-way of their width 'I form a suitably shaped hole or aperture parallel with or
nearly parallel with the link of such buckles, in which hole I slackly fit a suitably
shaped metallic "tongue so that the said tongue can be readily slid to and fro
through the said hole when adjusting or fastening the traces of harness, the fore
end of the tongue of each buckle being bent at right angles or nearly at right
angles with the rear part of such tongue. When such improved buckles are
attached to harness, the rear part of such buckles will be parallel to or nearly
parallel to the band or trace into which the vertical or fore-part of the tongue of
the buckle engages or fits, such improved buckles effecting a great saving in the
wear and tear of the harness to which they are fitted, prevent galling, reduce time
in fastening, and allow the traces, breechings &c. of harness to work flat and
straight.
DEAL
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle, chiefly intended for Use with the Harness of
Draught Animals.
I, EDWARD ROBERTS 15 Lyndhurst Street, Newcastle Street, Burslem, Staffs,
Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
Bame is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This my invention bas reference to an improved buckle or buckles for use in
connection with waist-belts; but chiefly in connection with the harness of draught
animals, the object of my said invention being to lessen the wear and tear of the
traces of barness, and other similar bands or straps, and to ensure the traces,
breechings &c. working flat and straight, and so prevent the galling which
invariably occurs when harness is made with ordinary or collar buckles,

page_text: In carrying my said invention into practice I make the link of such buckles of
any suitable shape and size, and of or from brass, gun-metal, wrought-iron, cast-iron
or other suitable metal or alloy by stamping, casting or other suitable means,
through such buckles at their rear end about mid-way of their width I form a
suitably shaped hole or aperture, parallel with or nearly parallel with the link of
such buckles, in such hole I slackly fit a suitably shaped metallic tong,, so that the
said tong can be readily slid to and fro' through the said hole when adjusting or
fastening the traces of harness, the fore end of the tong of each buckle being bent
at right angles or nearly at right angles with the rear part of such tong.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood and explained
in detail 1 have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings on which letters of reference
are marked on corresponding parts on all the figures alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure represents a side elevation of a metallic cart harness buckle made
according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 represents an end elevation of Figure 1 looking in
indicated by arrow x.
Figure 4 represents an end elevation of Figure 1 looking in
indicated by arrow'y.
the direction
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the direction
Figures 5; 6 and 7 represent alternate transverse sections of the tong of such
buckles.
Figure 8 represents a side elevation of an ordinary metallic harness buckle.
Figure 9 represents a longitudinal sectional elevation of a short length of leather
strap shewing approximately the shape of hole formed by the use of the buckle
shewn at Figure 8.
Figure 10 represents a side elevation of an improved harness buckle made
according to my invention with a slidable tong.
Figure 11 represents a longitudinal sectional elevation of a short length of
leather strap shewing approximately the shape of hole formed by the use of the
buckle shewn at Figure 10 made according to my invention.
In these figures a represents the link of the ordinary buckle, b the pivotted
tong of same, and cithe approximate shape of hole formed through a leather strap d
by the use of such buckles.
On reference to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11,e represents the link of my
improved buckle; the slidable tong of same; and 9, h, and i represent alternate
transverse sections of the tong, and link of such improved buckles.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
The construction of metallic buckles for use in connection with carriage and
cart harness of any suitable shape and size with a slidable metallic tong, the fore
end of which tong is at right angles, or nearly at right angles with the rear or tail
end of such tong as herein substantially described and set forth.
Dated this 97th dor of June 1905
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffs, Agent for Applicant.