AN IMPROVED STRAP FASTENER
Year: 1870

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alexander Horace Brandon, of 13, Rue Gaillon,
Paris, in the Empire of France, Civil Engineer, for the Invention
of "AN IMPROVED STRAP FASTENER."-A communication from William
Sparks Thomson, also residing in Paris.
Sealed the 4th October 1870, and dated the 6th April 1870.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alexander Horace
Brandon at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 6th April 1870.
I, ALEXANDER HORACE BRANDON, of 13, Rue Gaillon, Paris, in the
Empire of France, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "AN IMPROVED STRAP FASTENER," a communication to
me from William Sparks Thomson, also residing in Paris, to be as
follows:-
The Invention consists in the first place in the use of metallic plates
or links, which are passed through the extremities of the belt that it is
wished to unite, the said extremities being previously laid flat one over

page_text: the other; and in the second place in the use of metallic pins, which
are passed through holes previously made in the extremities of each of
the said metal plates or links in such a way that on opening out the
said belt when it has thus been united together, said pins laying across
the whole width of the band will keep the plates or links securely in
their place and form a firm fastening.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Alexander Horace Brandon in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 6th October 1870.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ALEXANDER
HORACE BRANDON, of 13, Rue Gaillon, Paris, in the Empire of France,
Civil Engineer, send grecting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Sixth day of April, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy, in the thirty-third year
of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said Alexander Horace Brandon, Her special licence that
I, the said Alexander Horace Brandon, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Alexander Horace Brandon,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no others, from time to tinic and at all times thereafter during
the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "An
IMPROVED STRAP FASTENER," a communication to me from William Sparks
Thomson, also residing in Paris, upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said Alexander Horace Brandon, my executors or adminis-
trators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their
hands and scals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of
the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within
six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Alexander Horace Brandon, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the

page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement thereof, that is to say :-
1
The Invention consists in the first place in the use of metallic plates
or links, which are passed through the extremities of the belt that it is
wished to unite, the said extremities being previously laid flat one over
the other; and in the second place in the use of metallic pins, which
are passed through holes previously made in the extremities of each of
the said metal plates or links in such a way that on opening out the
said belt when it has thus been united together, said pins laying across
the whole width of the band will keep the plates or links securely in
their place and form a firm fastening.
And in order that the said Invention may be clearly understood I
will proceed to describe it conjointly with the five Figures of the accom-
panying Drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan of the improved fastening
complete; Figure 2 a longitudinal elevation of the same; Figure 3 an
end clevation; Figure 4 a detached longitudinal and sectional elevation
of the two extremities of a strap or belt without the metallic fastening;
and Figure 5 a front elevation of one of the metallic links.
In these Figures a, a, Figures 1, 2, and 3, represent the extremities of
a belt brought in contact one with the other, and united according to
the present improvements; b, b, are the links or plates, which it is pre-
ferred to make in copper or iron; and c, c, the metallic pins which are
passed through the holes d, d, made in the extremities of the said links.
In order to unite the extremities of a strap according to these improve-
ments these extremities are first brought together, laying them flat one
on the other, as shown in dotted lines, Figure 2.
Secondly. Slots are cut in the two together for the passage of the
links; the number of these slots will vary according to the width and
thickness of the strap to be united.
Thirdly. The links b, b, are passed in these slots; the dimensions of the
links will vary also according to the strength of the strap to be united,
but in any case the holes d, d, which are made in them must be at such
a distance apart that when inserted in the slots of the strap their entire
surface will be clear one on each side of the strap.
Fourthly. The metallic pins c, c, are introduced in the said holes and
on each side of the strap.

page_text: And, fifthly. The strap is opened out as shown by the full lines at
Figure 2.
When it is necessary to shorten one of the straps either on account of
its having stretched or from any other cause, the surplus length of strap
must be cut off one extremity, fresh slots made at this extremity, taking
care that they correspond with the slots remaining on the other extremity
of the strap, and then the two reunited in the manner above specified.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention and the best
manner that I am acquainted with for carrying the same into practice,
I would have it understood that what I claim is, the use of links and
pins, substantially as above described and illustrated in the accompanying
Drawing for uniting the extremities of belts or straps.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alexander Horaco Brandon, have
hercunto set my hand and seal, this Sixteenth day of Sep-
tember, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Witness,
D. H. BRANDON,
5, Quai Napoléon,
Rouen,
France.
A. H. BRANDON. (L.S.)