Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1886
Complete Left, 27th Jan., 1887
Complete. Accepted, 8th Mar., 1887
RESERV
JAMES WALKER Engineer and Mill Furnisher 4 America Square Minories London
County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the fastening of Machine Belts by means of metal
strips so arranged that the fastening can easily be made at the same time easily
undone.
The mode of operation is as follows Small plates as shown on drawing are placed
on the joints of the belts to be fastened, Holes are made in the belt through which are
passed from the other side staple rivets thereby securing the belt together at the
joints, single plates and rivets may be used for light belts running over small pullies.
Double and triple plates may be used on belts for heavy work being so arranged that
the staple rivets can be carried back on the belt thereby taking a greater hold on the
belt as shown on drawings Fig. 1, 2, 3 or in a variety of ways besides those described.
These plates are also made in the form of a hinge in pieces to bend over in one piece
as a hinge the opposite plates fitting each other a split pin is put through to secure the
same Fig. 4.
These plates & rivets are made of Steel, Iron, Brass, Copper or any other suitable
metal & both plates and rivets may vary according to the class of work to be
performed by the belt.
The holes in the belt may be marked by a gauge plate & stencil plate for the
purpose. The holes are cut out by punch nippers the back or irregular holes punched
or bored with a small spoon bit and brace, and the staple rivets then passed through
the belt and through the plate and rivetted.
In operating this I preferably take a set to fit the rivet and strike the rivet well
through, I then take a pair of cutting pinchers, gauged to cut the rivets off to the

page_text: proper length and cut the rivets, then with the set, on which a little hollow is formed
I strike the rivet down (on a suitable rest to hold up) which lays the copper rivet
down on the plate; the fastening is then complete. To undo the joint I take
preferably cutting pinchers and cut the staple rivets on the inside & by so doing
the rivet is released and can be drawn through the belt. I also release the rivet by
cutting the burr off the rivet, on the plate side, with a hollow punch the rivets can
then be used again.
Two plates one on each side of the belt and fastened by ordinary copper rivets may
be used to carry out the same arrangement, differing according to the special fastening
required.
These fastenings are suitable for any kind of belting, being flat, pullies can be run
on either side of Belt.

page_text: JAMES WALKER, Mill Furnisher, 4 America Square, Minories London E.C. 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:-
This improvement has for its object the fastening of machine belts by means of metal
strips, so arranged that the fastening can be easily made, &, at the same time easily
undone.
The mode of operation is as follows:-Small plates as shown in the drawings are
placed on the joint of the belt io be fastened, holes are made in the belt, through
which are passed, staple rivets, from the other side, thereby securing the belt together
at the joint. Single plates & rivets may be used for light belts runing over small
pullies. Double & triple plates may be used on belts for heavy work; being so
arranged that the staple rivets can be carried back on the belt thereby taking a greater
hold on the belt as shown on drawings Figs. 1, 2 & 3 or in a variety of ways besides
these described.
These plates are also made in the form of a hinge, the opposite plates fitting each
other a split pin is put through to secure the same.
These plates and rivets are made of steel, iron, brass, copper or any other suitable
material and both plates and rivets may vary according to the class of work to be
performed by the belt. The holes in the belt may be marked by a gauge plate &
stencil plate for the purpose. The holes are cut out by punch nippers, the back or
irregular holes punched; or hored with a small spoon bit and brace and the staple
rivets then passed through the belt and through the plate & rivetted.
In operating this I preferably take a set to fit the rivet & strike well through. I
then take a pair of cutting pincers gauged to cut the rivets off, to the proper length
& cut the rivets; then, with the same set, on which a little hollow is formed, I strike
the rivet down (on a suitable rest to hold down) which lays the copper rivet down on
the plate. The fastening is then complete.
To undo the joint 1 take preferably cutting pincers & cut the staple rivets on the
inside and by so doing the rivet is released and can be drawn through the belt.
I also release the rivet by cutting the burr off the rivet on the plate side with a
hollow punch or bit. The rivets can then be used over again. Two plates one on
each side of the belt and fastened by ordinary copper rivets may be used to carry out.
the same arrangement, differing according to the special fastening required.

page_text: These fastenings are suitable for any kind of belting and, being flat, pullies can be
run on either side of the belt.
The drawings referred to in this specification are the same as filed with the provi-
sional specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. The arrangement & mode of operation.
2nd. The form of plates & method of use.
3rd. The arrangement for lacing back on the belt for strength as set forth in the
drawings and specifications.