Improvements in Link Belting.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 9th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Link Belting.
We, ARTHUR ASHWORTH and HENRY HOULT ASHWORTH trading as Edwin
Ashworth of Bollam Mills near East Retford in the County of Nottingham and
Grove Works, Bury New Road, Manchester in the County of Lancaster and No. 5
Brasenose Road, Bankhall, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, aforesaid, Hide
Merchants and Leather Belting Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to link belting which is generally made of links of leather
fastened together by rivets.
Belting constructed in this manner while being very flexible in the longitudinal
direction is however open to the objection that laterally it is generally very rigid
and does not adapt itself to the crown or camber of the pulley.
Now according to our invention we construct belting of links and make the rivets
or other parts for holding the links together of some, more or less flexible material
or at all events in such manner as to allow the belt to be flexible laterally as well
as longitudinally. This we attain in various ways, for instance, by using rivets
either hollow or solid of such a material and thickness as to be capable of ben ling
under conditions of working or each rivet may consist of several short lengths
jointed together or instead of making the rivets of one material only they may be
made of two or more materials in such manner that while one gives the necessary
flexibility the other gives or the others give the strength and thickness necessary.
Dated the 9th day of July 1895
JENSEN & SON,
77 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
We, ARTHUR ASHWORTH and HENRY HOULT ASHWORTH trading as Edwin.
Ashworth of Bollam Mills near East Retford in the County of Nottingham and
Grove Works, Bury New Road, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Hide
Merchants and Leather Belting Manufacturers 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 :-
Our invention relates to link belting which is generally made of links of leather
fastened together by rivets.
Heretofore belting constructed in this manner, while being very flexible in the
longitudinal direction, has however been open to the objection, that laterally it was
generally very rigid and did not adapt itself to the crown or camber of the
pulley.
Now according to our invention we construct belting of links and make the rivets
pins or other analogous parts for holding the links together of some flexible
material, or at all events in such manner as to allow the belt to be flexible laterally
as well as longitudinally. The rivets, pins or other analogous parts are made of
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page_text: Fig. 11 represents a modified form of hollow pin and
Fig. 12 is a transverse section thereof.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 the links A are held together by a number of flat
pins or rods B (see also Figs. 5 and 6) made preferably of flattened steel wire
provided with washers C in the usual way the ends of the rods being rivetted over
in any convenient manner.
Figs. 1 and 2 represent the links A held together by a number of flat rods B,
but instead of washers a number of pins C are driven through the links and also
through holes at the extremities of the rods and the ends of these pins are bent or
turned back into the substance of the links. By this means the edges of the
belting have no projections and a practically smooth surface is presented as in an
ordinary leather or canvas belt.
Fig. 3 shows a belt in which the links A are held together by two rods B B¹ in
each place instead of one. In this instance the rods may be made proportionately
thinuer than when only one rod is used. If desired more than two rods may be
used.
Figs. 4 and 4 illustrate how each rod B may be made flexible or pliable by
making it of a number of pieces or short lengths jointed together by rivets, for
instance.
Figs. 5 and 6 have been already referred to when describing the belting shown
by Figs. 1 and 2.
Figs. 7 and 8 show a rod made as an example of two materials, the inner core B
being of flat wire while the outer part B2 is made of some such material as celluloid
or wood, either in one piece or in halves. This composite pin or rod is preferably
fastened in the same way as described with reference to Figs. 14 and 2ª.
Figs. 9 and 10 show a hollow pin of a section somewhat in the form of an ellipse.
The ends may be secured either by rivetting over washers as shown in Figs. 1 and 2
or by pins C as shown in Figs. 14 and 24 or in any other convenient manner.
Figs. 11 and 12 also show a hollow pin, but in this case it is formed of metal
ribbon helically wound.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In link belting the application and use of flexible rivets rods or pins
substantially as set forth.
2. A belt consisting of links A and flexible rivets, rods or pins B substantially
as described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 14, 24, 5 and 6.
3. A belt consisting of links A and flexible rivets, rods or pins B B¹ substantially
as described with reference to Fig. 3.

page_text: 4. A belt consisting of links A and jointed rods or pins B substantially as
described with reference to Figs. 4 and 4^.
5. A belt consisting of links and flexible composite rivets rods or pins B B³
substantially as described with reference to Figs. 7 and 8.
6. A belt consisting of links and flexible hollow rivets rods or pins B substantially
as described with reference to Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12.
7. In a belt consisting of links and rods with holes near their ends the application
and use of pins C for securing the said rods substantially as described and shown
with reference to Figs. 1 and 2ª.
8. The constructions of link belting shown on the drawings.
Dated this 9th day
1002
JENSEN & SON,
77 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
JENSEN & SON,
77 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.