Improvements in Buckles and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 14th May, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buckles and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, THOMAS EVANS WILLIAMS, of The Lawns, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, in the
County of Hereford, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in buckles and in the manufacture
of the same by which I am enabled to reduce the cost of production and also to
simplify the construction.
In carrying my invention into practice I form the frame of my buckle like the
half or three parts or with one end removed of an ordinary buckle frame and pivot
to the ends of this frame a tail piece the top portion of which may be either solid
or have one or more slots formed therein with a plain edge or the edge may have
teeth formed thereon. The bottom portion of this tail piece is formed with a slot
or opening for attaching the buckle to a strap or other article. In some cases
I may form and shape the bottom portion of the tail piece so that it can be secured
to a strap or other article by passing it through a slot in the article to which it
is to be attached and then inserting a strip of leather or its equivalent or a ring
or rings through the end which protrudes through the slot by which means the
buckle is securely attached to the strap or other article. Or the bottom portion
of the tail piece may be formed T shaped for the same purpose. In some cases
I form the frame somewhat similar to the frame of an ordinary buckle and pivot
the portion which grips the end of the strap or other article eccentrically to the
sides the frame. This centre portion is formed slightly convex in cross section
and is provided with two slots having a bar in the centre to which the strap or
other article is attached. Or the end of the centre piece to which the strap or
other article is attached may be formed T shaped. The end of this centre piece
which grips the strap or other article bears upon the outer face of the frame, thus
firmly holding the strap or other article when once adjusted.
According to another modification of my buckle I crank the front end of the
frame upwards or shape it so as to allow the loose end of the strap or other article
to which the buckle is attached to pass under and pivot the centre piece eccen-
trically in the frame preferably close to where the crank commences. The end
which grips the strap or other article of this centre piece may have one or more
slots formed in it or it may be solid and the edge may be plain or serrated or have
teeth formed on it. The opposite end of this centre piece to which the strap or
other article is attached may be provided with a slot or formed T shaped.
Dated this 4th day of September 1897.
GEORGE BARKER,
Agent for Applicant,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.

page_text: Improvements in Buckles and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, THOMAS EVANS WILLIAMS, of The Lawns, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, in the
County of Hereford, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
My invention has for its object improvements in buckles and in the manufacture
of the same by which I am enabled to reduce the cost of production and also to
simplify the construction.
I
In carrying my invention into practice I form the frame of my buckle like the
half or three parts or with one end removed of an ordinary buckle frame and pivot
to the ends of this frame a tail piece the top portion of which may be either solid
or have one or more slots formed therein with a plain edge or the edge may have
teeth formed thereon. The bottom portion of this tail piece is formed with a slot
or opening for attaching the buckle to a strap or other article. In some cases
may form and shape the bottom portion of the tail piece so that it can be secured
to a strap or other article by passing it through a slot in the article to which it
is to be attached and then inserting a strip of leather or its equivalent or a ring
or rings through the end which protrudes through the slot by which means the
buckle is securely attached to the strap or other article. Or the bottom portion
of the tail piece may be formed T shaped for the same purpose. In some cases
I form the frame somewhat similar to the frame of an ordinary buckle and pivot
the portion which grips the end of the strap or other article eccentrically to the
sides in the frame. This centre portion is formed slightly convex in cross section
and is provided two slots having a bar in the centre to which the strap or
other article is attached. Or the end of the centre piece to which the strap or
other article is attached may be formed T shaped. The end of this centre piece
which grips the strap or other article bears upon the outer face of the frame thus
firmly holding the strap or other article when once adjusted.
According to another modification of my buckle I crank the end of the
frame upwards or shape it so as to allow the loose end of the strap or other article
to which the buckle is attached to pass under and pivot the centre piece eccen-
The end
trically in the frame, preferably close to where the crank commences.
which grips the strap or other article of this centre piece may have one or more
slots formed in it or it may be solid and the edge may be plain or serrated or have
teeth formed on it. The opposite end of this centre piece to which the strap or
other article is attached may be provided with a slot or formed T shaped.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have shewn some examples of my buckles.
Figure 1 is a side view of one of my buckles with a strap fixed in position.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the buckle as shewn at Figure 1 without the strap.
G Figure 4 is a plan view of a modified form of my buckle.
Figure 5 is a side view of Figure 4.
Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are plan views of further modifications of my buckles.
Figure 11 is a side view of the frame as shewn at Figure 10.
Figure 12 is a side view of a tongue and cranked tail piece.
Figure 13 is a plan view of Figure 12.
Figure 14 and 15 shew a further modification of tongue and tail piece.

page_text: In carrying my invention into practice as shewn at Figures 1, 2, and 3 I form
the frame A somewhat similar to the frame of an ordinary buckle but the end a¹
is cranked or bent upwards so as to allow the strap S to be easily threaded under
the bar. The tongue B with its tail piece 61 is pivoted at a to the sides of this
frame and the sides of this tail piece are so formed as to catch against the sides
of the frame thus preventing the said tail piece from passing through the frame
as shewn at Figure 3. One end of the strap S is fastened to this tail piece by
passing it through the slot 6. It will easily be seen that when the other end of
the strap is threaded through the buckle that the tongue, which may be either
solid as shewn or with one or more slots formed in it, bears upon the strap and
In the method
firmly binds it against the frame as clearly shewn at Figure 1.
as shewn at Figures 4 and 5 I form the frame A like the half of an ordinary
frame and pivot the tongue and tail piece to the ends as which may be slightly
enlarged as shewn at Figure 5. The tongue of this buckle may be solid or it may
be formed with a slot as shewn at Figure 6 and it may have teeth formed on its
edge as shewn at Figures 7, 8, and 9 and made so as to pass between the frame as
shewn at Figures 4 and 5 or to catch onto the front portion as shewn at Figure 6.
The tail piece may be formed with a slot for attaching the buckle to a strap or
other article as shewn at Figures 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 or the tail piece may be
formed T shaped as shewn at Figure 9 for the same purpose. In the method
as shewn at Figure 8 I form the frame somewhat similar to rather more than half
At
an ordinary frame, the tongue and tail piece being pivotted to the ends.
In this case
Figures 10 and 11, I have shewn a modified form of the frame A.
I form the end a' with an upward curve so as to allow the loose end of the strap
to easily pass through.
At Figures 12 and 13 I have shewn a modified form of my method of attaching
the buckle to a strap or other article. In this case I form the tail piece with the
cranked portion 64 which passes through a slit formed in the strap or other article,
a strip of leather or a ring or rings 65 being afterwards placed around the end
which protrudes through as clearly shewn in dotted lines at Figure 12. In the
modification as shewn at Figures 14 and 15 I form the pivots on the tongue and
tail piece near the tail end so that it is fixed eccentrically in the frame somewhat
similar to that shewn at Figures 6 and 8 and I form a slot in the tongue and in
the tail piece leaving the bar 60 in the centre to which the strap or other article
may be secured. Or the tail piece may be formed T shape. This tongue and
tail piece is formed slightly convex in cross section as shewn at Figure 15. In
all cases the tongues may be either formed with a plain edge or have teeth formed
thereon.
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 :-
First: The improvements in buckles and in the manufacture of the same
characterised by forming the end of the frame A curved such as at a¹ or a', the
tongue of the centre piece being formed either solid or with one or more slots and
with or without a serrated edge, the tail piece of the said centre portion being
formed with a slot or T shaped for attaching the buckle to a strap or other article
in the manner substantially as hereinbefore described and as shewn upon the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Second: In buckles pivotting the centre portion eccentrically to the ends of
the frame in the manner substantially as herein set forth and as shewn at Figures 6,
$, and 14.
Third: In buckles forming the tail piece with the cranked portion * for
securing the same to a strap or other article in the manner substantially as herein
set forth and as shewn at Figures 12 and 13.
Fourth-The improvements in buckles and in the manufacture of the same

page_text: substantially as herein before described and as shewn upon the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1898
T. E. WILLIAMS,
By George Barker, Agent,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.