An Improved Buckle for Girths, Harness, Saddlery, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 13th May, 1890-Accepted, 19th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle for Girths, Harness, Saddlery, and the like.
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN of 26 Great Charles Street Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to the construction and formation of a Buckle for Girths,
Harness, Saddlery and the like, and has for its object a stronger and more steady
means of fixing the tongue portion of the Buckle.
I take an ordinary square (or other shaped) metal buckle frame and near and
parallèl with its lower side, I form an additional bar from one side to the opposite
side, on this additional bar I hinge the tongue which divide (longitudinally) about
half way down its length, and the two portions or arms thus formed I spread out and
turn their ends over on the bar, so that one will hinge against the right side and the
other the left side, between the arms and on the bar I secure the strap, and in some
cases, I secure the strap on the lower bar, and thus without cutting any portion away
I utilize the whole width of the strap, and obtain additional strength.
It will be seen that the outspreading arms of the tongue give increased steadiness
and strength.
Dated this 14th day of September 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle for Girths, Harness, Saddlery, and the like.
PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN 24 Great Charles Street Birmingham 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:-
My invention relates to the construction and formation of a Buckle for Girths,
Harness, Saddlery and the like and has for its object a stronger and more steady means
of fixing the tongue portion of the Buckle.
1 take an ordinary square (or other shaped) metal buckle frame and near and
parallel with its lower side I form an additional bar from one side to the opposite
side on this additional bar I hinge the tongue which I divide (longitudinally) about
half way down its length and the two portions or arms thus formed I spread out and
turn their ends over on the bar so that one will hinge against the right side and the
other the left side, between the arms and on the bar I secure the strap and in some
cases I secure the strap on the lower bar and thus without cutting any portion away,
1 utilize the whole width of the strap and obtain additional strength. It will be
seen that the outspreading arms of the tongue give increased steadiness &
strength.
The entire bar is not always necessary as in some cases I hinge the tongue upon
two lugs formed on the frame so that I may have solid bearings in the arms of the
tongue & thus obtain additional strength.
To further illustrate my invention I will now refer to the annexed sheet of
drawings.
Figs. 1 and 2 show a buckle in which I use a tongue with solid bearings, and a
frame having lugs formed on it, the part marked A shows the frame, B the lugs upon
which are hinged the tongue marked C the part marked D shows the roller of

page_text: the buckle and the part marked E the bar around which the leather or strap is
:affixed.
Fig. shows the tongue formation before it is hinged into the frame, the parts
'marked B show the solid bearing formations which I form of homogeneous metal and
bend at right angles on the lugs marked B as shewn in Fig. 1
Figs. 4 & 5 show a buckle in which I hinge the tongue marked B by wrapping its
ends around the additional bar marked A¹ and in this formation I affix the leather or
strap around the lower side of the frame marked A2 the remaining portion of the
frame is marked A and the part marked C is the roller of the buckle.
Having now particularly described & specified my invention what I claim is-
1st. The formation and construction of a buckle having a tongue with extended
bearings which are hinged on lugs or on a bar for the purposes of increased steadiness
and strength as herein specified and described.
2nd. The formation and construction of a buckle which obviates the crewing
of the leather for the passage of the tongue as herein specified and described.
Dated this Twelfth day of May 1890.
DATY