Improvements in Buckles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
Improvements in Buckles.
I LEWIS HERBERT BENNETT, of Highfields House, Kidderminster, in the
County of Worcester, Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in buckles, and consists as follows:
I make a frame of the ordinary kind, usually of a somewhat oblong shape, having
pivot bearings about mid-way in its two side bars.
I now provide a tongue whose forward or gripping edge is furnished with small
teeth. Its central part is cut away leaving a portion at each side-in which is
formed the pivot joint, and also a cross bar is left at the rear part. Above this
rear part is formed a slotted opening, which may be done by a perforation in the
plate of which the tongue is made, which said part is turned up at right angles or
thereabouts to the main part of the tongue, or, a bridge like part may be attached
thereto to form such slotted opening.
In the central part of the pivot joint is now carried the usual anchor device, so
that it can turn about freely upon such joint.
If desired, the position of the joints of the anchor and of the tongue may be
reversed, but the first named appears to answer best.
Its action is therefore somewhat_thus:-The one end of the strip is secured to
the anchor in the usual manner. The other end is now placed up between the
frame and the gripping teeth and then passed (under or) through the slotted
opening, when it will be found to be held quite tight, any pull thereon only tending
to intensify the gripping hold.
Dated this 7th day of August 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in Buckles.
1 LEWIS HERBERT BENNETT, of Highfields House, Kidderminster, in the
County of Worcester, Tailor, 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 relates to improvements in buckles, and consists as follows;-
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring to the same thing or part.
Fio in plan view of the buckle
Improvements in Buckles.
1 LEWIS HERBERT BENNETT, of Highfields House, Kidderminster, in the
County of Worcester, Tailor, 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 relates to improvements in buckles, and consists as follows;-
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring to the same thing or part.
Fig is a plan view of the buckle
Fig. 2, is a side view of the buckle.
Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation of the buckle on line A-B. (Fig. 1).
Fig. 4, is a detail view showing one form of the front end of the tongue.
I make a frame 6, having pivot bearings at 7, 7, about midway in its two
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page_text: sides 5, 5, and also having the inner surface of the front bar at 8, bevilled as
shown.
I now provide a tongue whose forward or gripping edge 10, may in some
instances be furnished with small teeth as shown in Fig. 4, but I find that usually
this is not necessary, as the plain edge as shown in Fig. 1, answers very well. Its
central part is cut away leaving a portion 9, at each side-in which is formed the
pivot joint and also a crossbar 9b, is left at the rear part. Above this rear part
is formed a slotted opening 14, (which may be done by a perforation in the plate
of which the tongue is made), which said part is turned up at right angles or there-
abouts to the main part of the tongue, or a bridge like part may be attached thereto
to form such slotted opening.
In the central part of the pivot joint is carried the usual anchor device 12, so
that it can turn about freely upon the bar 11.
If desired the position of the joints of the anchor and of the tongue may be
reversed, but that shown appears to answer best.
Its action will therefore be as follows;-The fixed end 13, of the strap being
connected to the anchor 12, or to the centre bar 11, the other end 15, of the strap 16,
is passed in the direction of the arrow 18, between the surface 8, of the bar 6, and
the edge 10 of the tongue 9. It will now be found that the strap 16, cannot
recede as any tendency to pull it back only tends to tighten it.
The free end 15, now passed through the slot 14.
In order to release it, first withdraw the sparc end of the strap from the slot 14,
then the bar 17, is pressed downwards and thereby the tongue is moved upon its
pivots at 7, 7, so that its gripping parts 10 and 8, are opened, and the strap may be
withdrawn.
Of course it is clear that the strap at 13, may be directly attached to the
bar 11, without the anchor 12, but would not in such cases be conveniently
removable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is;-
The combination and arrangement of the quickly locking and unlocking buckle,
consisting of the frame 5, with bevilled surface 8, the tongue 9 pivotted with the
frame at 7, 7, and having the upward bent bar 17, serving as a handle when
locking or unlocking the buckle, the slot 14, and a central bar 11, to which the
anchor 12, holding the fixed end of the strap is fastened or to which the strap
itself is directly attached, substantially as set forth and shown upon the drawings.
Dated this 6th day of March 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.