IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUCKLES OR FASTENINGS FOR BRACES, BELTS, AND GARTERS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Boultbee Brooks Manufacturer and Francis Robert
Baker Manufacturer both of Birmingham in the County of Warwick
for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUCKLES OR FASTENINGS FOR
BRACES, BELTS, AND GARTERS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Boultbee Brooks and
Francis Robert Baker at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
27th September 1882.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS, Manufacturer, and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER Manu-
facturer, both of Birmingham in the County of Warwick "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
BUCKLES OR FASTENINGS FOR BRACES, BELTS AND GARTERS
1
The object of our Invention is to more securely fix the buckles or fastenings of
braces, belts, and garters in the desired position on the web or other material, and.
at the same time afford better facilities for removing the position of the buckle or
fastening when desired.
In carrying our Invention into effect we so construct the body of the buckle as
to permit the web of the brace, belt or garter, to pass between the front and back
plate and at each side of the back plate ears are formed between which a spring
plate slides in this plate we pierce or cut out a suitable number of teeth and by
sliding forward this spring plate so that the teeth project beyond the edge of the
back plate when the web or other material is pulled or stretched as in use, the
teeth enter the web and securely hold the buckle or fastening in the desired
position thereby keeping the Brace, belt or garter at the required length. By
sliding back the spring plate from contact with the web until the teeth rest on
the back of the plate, the web or other material can be adjusted to any length
desired to be again secured by sliding forward the spring plate as before
described.
...As a modification we may form the teeth (for securing the web) with the body
of the buckle and use a sliding loop which will have the same effect as before
described, a suitable projection or tongue being formed on the cross bar, which said
projection or tongue coming in contact with the sliding loop frees the teeth from
the web permiting the brace, belt.or garter to be adjusted.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Boultbee Brooks and Francis Robert Baker in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 27th March 1883.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS Manufacturer and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER Manu-
facturer both of Birmingham in the County of Warwick "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
BUCKLES OR FASTENINGS FOR BRACES BELTS AND GARTERS"
The object of our invention is to more securely fix the buckles or fastenings of
braces belts and garters in the desired position on the web or other material and
at the same time afford better facilities for removing the position of the buckle or
fastening when desired.
In carrying our invention into effect as applied to brace buckles we so construct
the body of the buckle as to permit the web of the brace belt or garter to pass
between the front and the back plate and at each side of the back plate ears are
formed between which a spring plate slides in this plate we pierce or cut out a
suitable number of teeth forming the springs and by sliding forward this spring
plate so that the teeth project beyond the edge of the back plate when the web or
other material is pulled or stretched as in use the teeth enter the web and
securely bold the buckle or fastening in the desired position thereby keeping the
brace belt or garter at the required length-By sliding back the spring-plate from
contact with the web until the teeth rest on the back of the plate the web or other
material is freed and can be adjusted to any length desired to be again secured in
any desired position by sliding forward the spring plate as before described.
As a modification we may form the teeth (for securing the web) with the body
of the buckle and use a sliding loop which will have the same effect as before
described, a suitable projection or tongue being formed on the loop bar which said
projection or tongue coming in contact with the sliding loop frees the teeth from
the web thus permitting the brace belt or garter to be adjusted as desired.
But in order that we may be more clearly understood I will describe our
invention in connection with the drawings hereunto annexed reference being made
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Fig 1. represents a front view of the brace buckle constructed according to our
invention Fig: 2 a top view and Fig: 3 a back view of the same Fig: 4 is a
sectional edge view of Fig 1. showing the teeth or springs securing the web in
position and Fig 5. the same with the teeth or springs withdrawn from the web or
material A. is the body of the buckle bent into the form shewn separately in top
and back views at Fig 6. forming the front and back of the said buckle-B. B. are
ears in which the spring plate C. figure 3 slides.
This spring plate. I have shewn detached in back and edge views at Fig 7—
D. D. D. are teeth cut out from the said plate and bent so as to form springs which
press on the back of the body A of the buckle figure 5.
In use the web or material of the brace is passed through the body A. as shewn
in the section figure 5. 'the teeth D resting on the back of the body A. thereby
allowing a free passage for the web or other material until in the desired position
when the same may be securely fixed there by simply sliding the spring plate C.
downwards causing the teeth D. D. D. to spring forward and imbed themselves in
the material of the brace as shown in the section figure 4. the loose end of the web

page_text: or material being passed through the loop E. formed in the spring plate C. in the
ordinary way and H. is the bar for carrying the brace straps,-When it is desired
to further adjust or alter the position of the buckle or the material or web of the
brace, this can be simply and readily effected by sliding the spring or back plate C.
of the buckle upwards again into the position shown in the section figure 5.
thereby withdrawing the teeth D D D from contact with the web or material
permitting the adjustment and alteration of position of the buckle as before
described-The range of the sliding motion of the spring plate C and body A is
regulated by the ears BB of the body A coming in contact with the projections F F
on the spring plate C at the top part and the shoulders G G at the bottom part
see figures 3 and 7.
Figs 8 and represent front and back views of the brace end and buckle
complete, the front part of the body A being perforated for lightness or ornamented
in any suitable or desirable manner.
Although I have described and illustrated our invention as applied only to brace
buckles nevertheless it will be apparent that but slight alteration in detail is
needed to adapt the same for fastenings or connection for belts and garters.
Having now described the nature and object of our invention and the manner
of carrying the same into effect I wish it understood that we do not purpose
confining ourselves to the precise details herein described and exhibited as it may
be realised in various ways without departing from the spirit of our invention, as
for instance the teeth for securing the web may be formed with the body of the
buckle instead of the spring plate, and regulated by a sliding or other loop, but
what we claim and wish protected by these our letters Patent is. The construction
of fastenings or buckles for Braces belts or garters as herein described and
exhibited or any mere modification thereof that is to say, forming the said
fastenings with a sliding body in connection with a sliding back plate carrying
spring teeth, the sliding motion of the body and plate fixing or releasing the
material of the brace belt or garter as desired.
In witness whereof I the said John Boultbee Brooks have hereunto set my
hand and seal on behalf of myself and the said Francis Robert Baker this
twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.
Witness
W. H. TAYLOR
Patent Agent
Cannon Street
Birmingham
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS (L.S.)