An Improvement in Buckles or Metal Loops for Leather Straps or the like, and in the Method of Attaching the same.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Buckles or Metal Loops for Leather Straps or
the like, and in the Method of Attaching the same.
1, EDWARD THOMAS KEELER, of North Lane, Sandgate, in the County of
Kent, Gentleman, 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 :-
This invention consists of an improvement in buckles or metal loops, for leather
straps or the like, by which the said buckle or loop can be easily attached to, or
detached from the strap or the like; for instance, in case of a broken buckle,
a new one, or part of one such as the tongue, can be easily and quickly sub-
stituted without the necessity of unstitching. Moreover, the strap or equivalent, if
more convenient, may be turned over and stitched, and the buckle or loop after-
wards inserted; or I may by my improved method, dispense altogether with
stitching, if desired.
1 will now proceed to describe my invention as applied to an ordinary buckle,
but it is equally adapted to various kinds of loops, such as are used on razor strops
or the like.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings:-
Figure 1. shows a front elevation of my invention as applied to an ordinary
strap;
Figure 2. is a side elevation of the same;
Figure 3. shows the method of slotting a strap or the like, for the purpose of
attaching my improved buckle or loop, as hereafter described.
Figure 4. is a front elevation showing the method of attaching my improved
buckle or loop to a strap or the like, slotted as shown in Figure 3.;
Figure 5. shows a side elevation of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
In carrying out my said invention, instead of forming the bar A in one piece, or
rigid with the frame or loop B, I make it independent and detachable, and with a
thread C at one end, and a screw head D, or equivalent at the other end. The
extremities E of the frame or loop B are suitably drilled, and one of them threaded,
in order that the said bar A may be passed through one extremity, then through
the hook or eye F of the tongue G, and finally screwed into the opposite extremity
of the frame or loop B, above mentioned.
It will be seen that by constructing a buckle or loop in this fashion, it will be
possible to stitch the strap II, or equivalent, beforehand, and in case of the buckle
or any part thereof becoming broken, it can easily be removed by unscrewing the
bar A aforesaid.
A further improvement provided by my said invention is the method of attaching
the loop or buckle B to the strap or the like without the necessity of stitching the
latter, as shown by Figures 3., 4., and 5. For this purpose, I cut four, or any
other convenient number, of parallel slots, lengthwise of the strap or equivalent H,
as shown in Figure 3., and insert the bar A in the loop or loops so formed, thereby
securing the buckle in position.
In some cases, the leather or like strap may be split instead of slotted, for holding
the buckle.
The bar A of the loop or buckle may be secured or held in position in any other
known manner than that herein described.

page_text: 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
1. In buckles or loops for leather straps or the like, a removable bar A for the
purpose described, and substantially as shown on the accompanying drawings.
2. The method of attaching a buckle or loop, with a removable bar, to a leather
strap or the like, substantially ns hereinbefore described with reference to
Figures 3., 4., and 5. of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 27th day of February 1896.
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
7 & 8 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.