Improvements in the Construction of Fasteners for Binding Straps and Belts.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application; 24th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July; 1892-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Fasteners for Binding Straps
and Belts.
I, JOHN EDWIN HUSBANDS of Melbourne House Grimsby in the County of
Lincoln, Surgeon Dentist do hereby declare the nature of said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FASTENERS FOR BINDING STRAPS,
AND BELTS to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to such fasteners for binding straps or belts as
preserve their tightness when in use, and are only attached to one end when not
in use.
By my invention the binding force is not maintained by placing a part or parts
of the fastener in a hole or in holes punctured in the material of the strap, as in
the common form of fastener, but by compressing the strap externally through its
whole width between two or more parts of my fastener.
My invention consists of several parts or pieces of metal joined to a common
base-plate or joined to each other. Some of the parts are stationary and some
moveable, but not detachable. The moveable part or parts are hinged, jointed, or
otherwise fastened to the base plate or to each other in such a manner that it or
they can be moved in a horizontal vertical or oblique direction. It or they may
also turn round or partly round on its axis or their axes without practically
changing the line of direction of axis or axes by the use of a universal joint or
hinge, or of a common one with vertical or horizontal play. The hinges and the
moveable parts they join, may slide bodily from, or towards, the opposite end of
fastener.
The catches may be fast, and the moveable parts drop into, pass under, or other-
wise become attached to them. Or, the catches may be moveable and may fasten
the other moveable parts by clasping, jamming, bearing upon, entering into, other-
wise holding such other moveable parts in position. The several parts may be of
round, oval, or any suitable sectional form. The moveable parts may be hinged or
poised at one or both ends, either centrally or eccentrically, and the parts, fast or
moveable, may have eccentric or oval sleeves upon them, or in connection with them.
The fast and moving part or parts grip or bind externally the strap or belt square
across it, in the direction of their length, and lie approximately parallel to each other
when in use; and are kept in this position by means of catches or fasteners, and by
the tension of the strap drawing the parallel parts closer to each other in degree as
such tension is great or small. The catches and the special form of and arrangement
of the several parts keep such parts in place and prevent the belt from slipping when
once tightened; it being released only by moving the catches or moveable parts,
or both. The moveable parts of the fastening are turned either upwards, down-
wards, or sidewise on their hinges to release the strap. I provide at the back or
other convenient part of fastener a pin or hooks to secure fastener to the body of
material to be bound.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1891.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Fasteners for Binding Straps
and Belts.
I JOHN EDWIN HUSBANDS of Melbourne House Grimsby in the County of
Lincoln Surgeon Dentist 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 has reference to such fasteners for binding straps and belts as
preserve the tightness of such straps or belts when brought into contact with them
at any point. By my said invention the binding force is not maintained by placing
a part or parts of the fastener in a hole or in holes punctured in the material of
the strap (as in the common form of fastener or buckle), but by compressing the
strap externally throughout its entire width between two or more parts of my
fastener made and arranged in the manner hereinafter described.
By my invention I make the fastener with moveable and fast parts joined to a
common base-plate or joined to each other in the manner described herein and
illustrated in drawings attached to this Specification. The parts marked by the
letters A in the several figures are stationary (and to these are attached the straps
or belts to be fastened) and the parts marked B are moveable but not detachable
from the fast parts or from each other. The moveable parts B. B' and B are
hinged jointed or otherwise fastened to a common base-plate or to both, as shown
at C in the several figures. The parts B and C can be closed upon or within the
parts A as shown in Figs. 1 to 7, Fig. 9, and Figs. 12 to 16, and when so closed
A and B are approximately parallel to each other. And in using my fasteners
the loose end of the strap to be fastened is placed over part A when the fastener is
open, the part B is then clasped upon it. The part B is held in place when so
closed by catches the same or similar to those shown by D in the several figures,
or is secured by turning it upon its axis by means of the eyelet shaped handle K,
until the longest dimension of the cross-section of said part B measured in the neck
as shown in the Figs. 1 and 3 (Fig. 3 being a transverse section of Fig. 1 at
neck E) is brought into a horizontal position; and by the tension of the strap
passed round it, it is jammed between the adjacent parts F and F. Or I place
the free end of part B under the hook piece which forms part of A, Figs. 11 & 12.
Or as in Figs. 14 & 15, I slide the double loop D along the arms of A and the
lower edge of connecting bar of loops passes over the end of B and holds it down
on the strap. Or as in Figs. 16 and 17 I draw the fastener and ornamental
covering shield together and by this means push the part B under the central
part of A and the strap is gripped between the parts B B' and B". In order the
more perfectly to effect this part of my invention I make the joints between A
and B with sufficient play to allow the opposite end of part B to be moved in a
vertical, horizontal, or oblique direction, and the part B also fits loosely in the
joint C, or in a projection from it, so that this part B can be rotated upon its axis,
as before described herein; and at the same time remain parallel to A. The
catches as illustrated in the several figs. and marked by letters D show several
of the forms which may be applied, and form part of my invention. In Fig. 5
and 7, in which 5 is a side elevation, and 7 an end elevation of the same thing,
the pin H is smaller in diameter at its inner end than it 'is at its outer end, and
admits of latch D being slipped sidewise clear of the peg I and thus releasing B.
The broad hook D Fig. 8 is another form. It clasps upon the rectangular
moving part B, (shown in side elevation in Fig. 8 and in front elevation in Fig. 10,
both partly open) when the said moving part B is closed upon A. In Figs. 14
& 15 is a sliding fastening (already partly described) which is moved to the right
over the end of B to fasten it, and to the left clear of part B to release it. The
catches used for my fasteners may be of any of these, or of any other suitable and
similar form.

page_text: The parts B and also the parts A when arranged as in Fig. 8, may be of oval,
round, or any other suitable cross-section, and when moveable the parts may be
poised or hinged either concentrically or eccentrically, or these said parts which
lie parallel to each other and bear upon the strap when in use, may either or all
of them have either upon or in connection with them oval or eccentric loose fitting
sleeves as shown by letters L in Figs. 6. 8. 11. 12. and 15.
The oval parts by rotating upon their axes by means of play in the joints, and
the round parts with eccentric or oval sleeves upon them, when the loose end of a
strap or belt is placed between them, and drawn tight by hand-(say in the direc-
tions indicated by arrows marked on Figs. 6 and 12), the parts of A and B separated
from each other to the left hand by the strap, recede further from each other,
but when the pressure in the direction of the arrow ceases to be exerted, the
parts A and B move closer to each other and firmly grip the strap and hold it
tight.
Having now particularly ascertained this my said invention and in what manner
the same may be performed, I declare that, what I claim is :-
:-
1. In fasteners for binding straps and belts, the use of parts made with oval
cross sections and joined by joints or hinges with play in them and with axes to
rotate upon at one end as shown.
2. In fasteners for binding straps and belts, the use of loose fitting oval or
eccentric sleeves upon the parts which grip the strap or belt.
3. In fasteners for binding straps and belts the use of parts which rotate within
other parts at on end either eccentrically or concentrically.
4. In fasteners for binding straps and belts the use of catches to hold the free
end of moving parts substantially as shown.
5. In fasteners for binding straps and belts a combination and arrangement of
parts substantially in the manner hereinbefore described.
JOHN EDWIN HUSBANDS,
Applicant.