IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS OF DRIVING BELTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE HIRST HEBBLETHWAITE of Huddersfield in the County of York Cotton
Broker do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
FASTENERS OF DRIVING BELTS" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in fasteners for jointing or securing the
ends or splice of driving belts.
I employ metal plates perforated for stitches or rivets the plates may be two or
more in number and are connected to each other by a knuckle joint or by links so
that the joint or splice of the belt will not be rigid but readily adapt itself to the
curvature or radius of the pulleys or wheels over which the strap runs.
In some cases the plate on one side of the knuckle will be placed between the
ends of the belt the stitches, bolts, or rivets passing through the belt then through
the metal plates thence through the other end of the belt securing the whole. In
other cases the knuckle is placed between and within the butt or square ends of
the belt and the metal plates or flaps are secured by stitches, bolts, or rivets to the
two ends of the belts-The rivets made of copper or other metal I form of a button
head and shank, the shank being split longitudinally so that when passed through
the hole and plate and through the belt or through the belt alone, may be divided
and its two halves clenched into the strap.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I GEORGE HIRST HEBBLETHWAITE of Huddersfield in the County of York, Cotton
Broker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
FASTENERS OF DRIVING BELTS" and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement,
aided by the annexed Drawing:-
This Invention relates to improvements in fasteners for jointing or securing the
ends or splice of driving belts.
Such being the nature and object of the said Invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying Drawing
forming a part of this Specification in which :-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved fastener.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation shewing fastener, belt and revits in position.
Fig. 4 is a plan of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of same fastener composed of three parts.
At A is one part of the fastener having lugs B and eyes through which and the
lug C of the second part D a pin E is passed, the parts A and D being secured by
the revits F and washers G to the belt H-For small diameter pulleys or where
great strength is required the fastener may have duplicate or more joints as shewn
at E. E. Fig. 5.
It will be observed that the hinge or knuckle joint here illustrated differs
entirely from a door or ordinary hinge where the lugs B. C. are out of line with
their holding plates, and that in the fasteners shewn and described it will be seen
the lugs B. C. and plates A and D are linable and consequently all strain is direct
tensile strain and not lateral or sideway strain.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved fastener for jointing or securing the ends or splice of driving belts
as illustrated and herein described.
Dated this 11th day of September 1884.
GEORGE HIRST HEBBLETHWAITE.
By his Agent,
Walter Brierley,
Crossley Street, Halifax.