Improved Means of Connecting Straps to each other.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left 4th Jan. 1893-Accepted. 8th July. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Connecting Straps to each other.
We, JOHN BROUGHTON and PHILIP THOMAS BROUGHTON trading as John
Broughton & Sons, Mount Street and Hart Street, Walsall Harness Manu-
facturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved method of fastening or connecting straps
to each other in lieu of the ordinary buckle arrangement. To carry out our inven-
tion we take as an example two trace straps (although it will be understood that
this method is equally applicable to all kinds of straps and the like):-One of the
traces passes through a loop or hole in the end of the other trace (which is provided
with a guide piece) & thence into a guide piece where it is secured by pins or
screws which pass through the guide piece and both straps & the screws or pins
may be retained in their position by any suitable fastening devices, such as a
socket in the lower strap screw threaded to receive the end of the screw pin after.
it has passed through the said guide piece and straps.
Dated this 14th day of November 1892.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Connecting Straps to each other.
We, JOHN BROUGHTON and PHILIP THOMAS BROUGHTON Mount Street,
Walsall trading as John Broughton & Sons, Harness Manufacturers, 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 an improved method of fastening or connecting straps
to each other in lieu of the ordinary buckle arrangement.
To carry out our invention we take as an example two trace straps (although it
will be understood that the method is equally applicable to all kinds of straps and
the like). One of the traces passes through a loop or hole in the end of the tug,
which is provided with a guide piece, and thence into a guide piece where it is
secured by pins or screws which pass through the guide piece & both straps & the
screws or pins may be retained in their positions by any suitable fastening devices
such as a socket in the lower strap, screw threaded to receive the end of the screw
pin after it has passed through the said guide piece and straps.
Referring to the annexed drawings,
Fig. 1 is a plan of my invention.
Figure 2. is a sectional side elevation.
Figure 3. sectional side elevation of modified arrangement of plate and screws.
Figure 4. cross section through line x-y (Figure 3).
Fig. 5 plan view of modified arrangement.
a, a, are two pins which pass through the guide piece 6 & strap c & are secured
by screwing them into the screw plates or caps d. The guide piece b is attached to
the straps on trace e. The strap c is provided with holes f, for the passage of
the screw pins a, a. The strap c passes through the loop y, before entering the
guide piece b.
Referring to Figures 3 & 4.

page_text: part al may be soldered or otherwise secured to the pin a, and the ornamental
button m, being secured to the part a' in any convenient way such as screwing or
riveting or the part a¹ may be dispensed with and the button m secured to the
pin a.
The pins a, a, are thus free to slide in the slots j & should the holes in the
part become nearer or further apart through warping or shrinking so as to be out
of line with the screw sockets, the slots j in the plate k will allow for adjustment of
the pins a. By this arrangement when the plate is removed from the part b
through unscrewing the pins a, a, from the screw sockets d; the pins a, a, are
retained in the groove j & thus cannot be singly lost or mislaid. The modified
arrangement above described is shown in plan in Figure 5.
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:
1. In means for securing straps on traces, without buckles; the pins a, a, passing
through a guide on plate and secured in caps on plates after passing through the
trace strap in combination with a loop substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of January 1893.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.