Improvements in the Method of Connecting the Ends of Driving Bands or Belts, and in Apparatus Employed therefor.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 28th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th Apr., 1887.
RESERV
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Connecting the Ends of Driving
Bands or Belts, and in Apparatus Employed therefor.
We, SAMUEL OGDEN, Merchant and EDWARD WELSBY Manager, both of
20 Rook Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a method of connecting the ends of driving bands or
belts and to apparatus employed therefor and has for its object the construction of a
joint or connection which will pass smoothly and easily over a small pulley, be durable
and be made or unmade with facility.
In carrying out these Improvements the ends of the band or belt are turned up
parallel with each other and have interposed between them a strip or strips of leather,
textile belting, hard wood or other analogous material or materials.
Bolts, set screws or their equivalent are then passed through the two thicknesses of
the belt and the interposed material or materials and are secured by nuts or other
usual means. The strips of material interposed between the two upturned ends of
the belt have a length corresponding to the width of the belt and such a depth as will
enable them to bed upon or come in contact with the pulleys over which they may
pass while in use, forming practically a perfectly endless belt.
For the purpose of forming the holes for the reception of the bolts set screws or
their equivalent a piercer and hollow punch are used. The piercer is of hollow
section pointed at one end and recessed at the other. The piercer is pushed through
the belt until its recessed end is almost flush therewith, the point of the bolt set screw
or its equivalent is then inserted into the recess and the piercer is pushed through by
the bolt set screw or its equivalent which is at the same time forced into its position,
the piercer thus acts also as a guide or bodkin for the bolt or set screw.
The hollow punch is a bar of steel or other hard metal bored axially at one end

page_text: with a hole capable of receiving the cylindrical part of the bolts set screws or their
equivalent. This punch is used for flattening the burr made by the passage of the
piercer and bolt and compressing the joint, and for forcing the washer into close
contact especially when a fanged washer is used.
Instead of inserting a separate strip or strips of leather, textile belting hard wood
or other analogous material between the upturned ends of the band or belt, one
or both the ends of the band or belt may be turned down between the upturned ends
so as to occupy a similar position and for a similar purpose to that herein before
described for the separate strip or strips.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
70, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicants.
Bands or Belts, and in Apparatus Employed therefor.
We, SAMUEL OGDEN, of 10 West Moseley St. Manchester Merchant and EDWARD
WELSBY, Mill Manager, Newchurch Rossendale, both in the County of Lancaster 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:
In joining or connecting driving bands or belts it has heretofore been a matter of
difficulty to make a joint or connection which will pass over pulleys of small diameter
without jumping or slipping. The object of this invention is to diminish or prevent
such jumping or slipping of the bands or belts in passing over small pulleys. A joint
made according to these improvements is durable and can be made or unmade with
facility.
In carrying out our invention the ends of the driving band or belt are turned
upwards parallel to each other. Between the two upturned ends of the belt there is
interposed a strip or strips of leather vulcanized fibre, hard wood, textile belting, or
other analogous or suitable material or materials of a length corresponding to the
width of the belt or band and of a depth sufficient to cause it to bed upon or come in
contact with the pulley and to allow room and strength for the fastener holes to be
formed therein. Bolts, set screws or their equivalents are then passed through the
two ends of the belt and the interposed material or materials and are secured by

page_text: nuts, washers, or other suitable or usual means. Instead of a strip or strips of
leather or other analogous material or materials being interposed, one or both the ends
of the belt or band may be doubled back between the upturned parts and be fastened
in the usual way the free ends being cut off flush with the inner or driving surface of
the belt and if desired outside the bolts or fasteners also. We will further describe
our said invention with reference to the appended sheet of drawings on which similar
parts in the different figures are marked or denoted by similar letters. B is the belt
with the ends C C turned up parallel with each other, A is the interposed strip or
strips of leather, textile belting, hard wood, or other analogous and suitable material
or materials, D is a bolt or set screw, in place of which other equivalent means of
fastening or connecting the joint may be used, E is a punch or piercer for forming
the required holes through the ends of the belt, F is a bodkin having its head or
broad end recessed and G is a drift or die. In fig. 1. 4. 5 and 6, the interposed
material A is represented as consisting of a layer of leather, textile belting, hard wood
or like material, in fig. 2 it is represented as consisting of the returned ends A¹ of
the band or bolt. If the band or belt is however of the ordinary thickness and it
would therefore be difficult to return the ends as shown, two equivalent pieces of
similar belting may be interposed. In the drawings the bolt heads and washers are
represented as being provided with fangs, these add to the efficiency of the fastening
but are not essential.
In forming the holes through the ends of the band or belt and when they are not
previously formed therein through the interposed material also, for the reception of
the bolts, set screws or other connecting devices, the piercer E is driven through as
indicated in fig. 4. It will be understood that when a hard material such as wood is
interposed at A it will be necessary to form the required holes therein by the usual
means before placing it in the joint.
After the holes have been formed by the piecer E the second piecer F is placed
therein and the point of the bolt, or set screw is put into the recessed head of the
piercer as shown in fig. 6; a blow or two on the head of the bolt or set screw will
now drive it home, but in doing so a burr or ridge of belting will probably be formed
in the belt around the stem of the screw or bolt, which is driven down flush with the
surface of the belt by means of a few blows on the head of the hollow punch or
drift G which is bored at one end to receive the point of the screw or bolt.
As shown in fig. 5 the hollow punch or drift is in position to drive home the washer
and to level the burr at the same time. The hollow punch or drift G consists of a
bar of steel or other hard metal of such a diameter that it may be bored out at one
end to fit over the point or cylindrical part of the bolt or screw or it may consist of a
suitable piece or tubing. In some cases laces may be substituted for bolts, screws,
pins or their equivalent connecting devices.
Fig. 1 represents in section a completed joint made according to our improvements,
fig. 3 an end view of part of fig. 1 showing the nut and washer; fig. 2 a joint with
returned ends of belt; fig. 4 the first operation in making the joint; fig. 6 the
second operation; fig. 5 the operation of levelling the burr and driving home the
washer and fig. 7 the piercer or bodkin used in the second operation.
We are fully aware that the ends of driving bands of belts have for a long time
been secured together by variously connecting the upturned ends of the belts but so
far as we have been able to ascertain it has not heretofore been attempted to connect
the ends of such belts in the manner and by the means hereinbefore described. We
desire it to be understood that we make no general claim to the connection of the
upturned ends nor to the employment of fanged or other washers, or of screws or pins
having fanged heads as connecting devices or parts thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :—
(1) The method of connecting the ends of driving bands or belts herein before
described, and which consists in interposing between the upturned ends of the band
or belt one or more thicknesses or layers of textile belting, leather, vulcanized fibre,

page_text: hard wood, or other analogous and suitable material; and in connecting the ends by
means of bolts, screws, pins, laces or other suitable connecting devices which pass
through the upturned ends and the interposed material; substantially as described.
(2) In the construction of a joint or connection between the upturned ends of a
driving band or belt the interposition of a strip or strips of leather, vulcanized fibre,
textile belting, hard wood or other similar and suitable material, substantially as
hereinbefore described.
(3) In the construction of a joint or connection between the upturned ends of a
driving band or belt, the use of a piercer such as that shown at E. in Fig. 4 of the
appended drawings; substantially as and for the purpose herein before set forth and
described.
(4) In the construction of a joint or connection between the upturned ends of a
driving band or belt, the use of the bodkin or piercer F; substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(5) In the construction of a joint or connection between the upturned ends of a
driving band or belt, the use of a hollow punch or drift; substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described.
(6) As a joint or connection between the ends of a driving band or belt a short
length at each end of the belt laid parallel, with the ends pointing in the same direc-
tion, and having interposed between them one or more layers or thicknesses of textile
belting leather, vulcanized fibro, hard wood or other similar and suitable material, the
two ends of the belts and the interposed material being held together by bolts, screws,
pins, laces or, equivalent connecting devices which pass through the parallel parts of
the belt and the interposed material.
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WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for Applicants.