Improvements in Buckles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 16th Jan., 1897
Improvements in Buckles.
ALFRED CAULKIN 180 Brearley Street Birmingham Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Buckle for gaiters, vests, trowsers &c. to be made by improved methods & to
fasten on new principle without the need of prongs, as set forth in designs-
herewith.
A shews the skeleton, or frame of buckle.
B
C
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"
E
F
centre piece or action,,
complete
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"
shew different designs of centre pieces all having the same principle of
action as No. B.
ALFD. CAULKIN,
180 Brearley Street, Birmingham.
Improvements in Buckles.
I, ALFRED CAULKIN of 180 Brearley Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, 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 :-
Improvements in buckles.
Buckles for gaiters, vests, trousers &c. made by improved methods and to-
fasten on new principle without the need of prongs, as set forth in designs
herewith.
A, shews the skeleton or frame of buckle which is made with small ear at each.
end pierced with hole P into which the pivot Q is inserted.
B shews the centre piece or fastening action of the buckle.
C, shews the complete buckle consisting of frame A with centre piece or fastening.
action B inserted.
D, E & F shew different designs of centre pieces all having the same principle:
of action as B.
The centre piece or fastening action may be varied in shape or size so as to suit
varying thicknesses of material and may be made to attach to the strap or band in
different ways such as by small holes being pierced in the metal for sewing on, B,.
by a forked projection for fixing in a slit or button hole, K, by a pierced out slot
leaving a bar round which the material can be sewn or rivetted, L.
The principle is applicable to buckles of either smaller or larger sizes and for
belts, waist bands, skirt bands, straps &c., in short for all purposes for which.
ordinary prong buckles are employed.

page_text: G&H shew the centre pieces or fastening action of smaller size, so as to be
confined within the space of the centre of the skeleton or frame A and working on
pivots but without projecting over the side of frame as in C.
I & J shew the complete buckle with centre pieces G, H.
M shews a larger size buckle for belts or bands with the centre piece or fastening
action O confined within the space of the centre of skeleton or frame N and working
on pivots as in the smaller size buckles I & J.
The advantages of the action as applied in I, J, M, is that the band or strap is
secured by the even bearing of both sides of the centre piece instead of one side
only as in C.
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,
Improvements in buckles to fasten without prongs―
(1.) By the single-sided action of centre piece as shewn in drawing C.
(2.) By the double-sided action with even bearing of both sides of centre piece
as shewn in drawings I, J & M.
Dated his 2nd 1
1000
ALFD. CAULKIN,
Applicant.