Year: 1888

page_text: We JOHANN HEINRICH COHRS and JOHANN HENNING FRIEDRICH COHRS of Reinbeck
in the Kingdom of Prussia, Empire of Germany, Manufacturers do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to machine belting and consists in certain improvements in
the connecting thereof.
To this end a rectangular buckle or frame of steel or other suitable material is
employed, the under side thereof being flat and the upper surface bevelled towards
the outer side edges. The ends of the belt are passed from underneath through the
slot in the centre of the frame, curved over the sides thereof and connected to their
standing parts respectively by small straps and buckles or by sewing or rivetting.
Dated this 10th day of July 1888.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.

page_text: We JOHANN HEINRICH COHRS and JOHANN HENNING FRIEDRICH COHRS of Reinbeck
in the Kingdom of Prussia, Empire of Germany, Manufacturers do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be perfornied to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to machine belting and consists in certain improvements in
the connecting thereof.
According to this invention a rectangular buckle or link of steel or other suitable
material is used the under side thereof being flat and the upper surface bevelled or
curved towards the outer edges of the sides. The ends of the belt are passed from
underneath, through the slot in the centre of the frame, curved over the sides thereof
and connected to their so called standing or main parts respectively by small straps
and buckles or by sewing or rivetting...
This device for connecting the ends of machine belting is represented in the
accompanying drawings. R is the buckle or link of steel or other suitable metal.
This link, shown in cross section in Fig. 1 is flat at the bottom and is bevelled or
tapered from the centre towards the outer edges of the sides.. Each end of the belting
is passed from below, through the centre opening e, and the end bent upwards is
connected with the belting belonging to it by buckles and straps p p. In the
drawing only one end of the belting is represented, the other end would have to be
fastened to the left part of the link R in the same manner. After tightening the
belting by means of a stretcher, one can shorten or lengthen the belting by drawing
up or letting out the straps p¹.
The buckles and connecting straps p p¹ suffer but slight tension in proportion to the
belting as in consequence of the folds over the link R a large portion of the tension is
withstood by the friction between the link and the belt.
Instead of by buckles, the ends of the belting can likewise be connected by sewing
or rivetting.
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
An adjustable machine belt connection consisting of the metal link R over the bars
of which are placed the ends the belt to be connected by buckles and leather
straps p p or by rivetting or other fastening with their standing parts substantially as
set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of April 1889.
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. HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicants.