Improvements in Bale Fastenings or Ties.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 20th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 26th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bale Fastenings or Ties.
I, EDWARD HALE, of Hartington Road, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Bale Tie Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The invention has for its object a bale fastening or tie.
The buckle is formed or stamped out of sheet iron, steel, or other suitable material,
or if desired may be cast. It is provided with an opening of suitable width, made
to receive one end, or a part in proximity to one end of the bale band, which is
bulged or bent in approximately semicircular form so as to protrude through the
opening aforesaid. The band can, if desired, be attached to the buckle by bending
the extreme end round the latter or by rivetting or soldering it thereto. The other
end of the bale band is bent into loop form and passed through the opening in the
buckle beneath the opposite bent end of the band. A pin is then passed through
the loop and rests on the face of the buckle, which effectually prevents both ends of
the band being withdrawn while the pin is in position.
The mode of action as follows:
The bend and loop being formed in the respective ends of the bale tie in any
convenient manner, the bulge near one end is passed through the opening in the
buckle, and the extreme end fastened to the buckle, if desired, in the way already
described. By fastening the buckle to the band or tie, the former cannot get lost, as
is sometimes the case when the buckle is unattached. To fasten the opposite ends of
the tie together the looped end is inserted through the opening aforesaid until it
rests on the inside face of the other end of the band. A pin, which is longer than
the width of the opening is run through the loop and the fastening is now formed.
The said pin can be made, if desired, longer than the width of the buckle and bent
down at the ends after it is inserted so that it cannot fall out.
Dated this 25th day of June 1889
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bale Fastenings or Ties.
I, EDWARD HALE, of Hartington Road, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Bale Tie Manufacturer, 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 has for its object a bale fastening or tie. It may be described as
follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-
Figure 1 shows, in perspective, the various parts of the fastening taken asunder
and arranged in the order they assume when assembled.
Figure 2 is an edge view of the fastening, showing the parts assembled.
Figure 3 is a view of the inner face of the fastening, and
Figure 4, a view of the outer face thereof.
A is a buckle formed or stamped out of sheet iron or steel or other suitable
wrought or cast material, and provided with a rectangular opening a of suitable
width.
One end, B, of the bale band or a part near one end, is bulged or bent inwards
into an approximately semicircular form as at 6, so that it may protrude through

page_text: the opening a in the buckle, as shown in Figure 2. The band may, if desired, be
permanently attached to the buckle by bending the extreme end b¹ round the
latter, as shown in dotted lines at 62, Figure 2, or by rivetting or soldering it
thereto. The buckle is thus prevented from getting lost when the band is
unfastened.
The other end C of the band is bent inwards upon itself, so as to form a loop o
which is intended to be passed through the buckle opening a and to rest within the
bend b, as in Figure 2. The extreme end c¹ is, when the strain comes on the band,
gripped between the parts b¹ and C, and the loop c is thus prevented from being pulled
open.
A pin D, passing through both loop c and bend b, and bearing at both ends
against the inner face of the buckle, as in Figure 3, effectually prevents the ends of
the band from being drawn apart. The pin D, which is in any case longer than the
width of the opening a, may, if desirable, be made longer than the width of the
buckle, so that it may be bent down at the ends after insertion and be thus prevented
from falling out of the fastening before the strain comes upon the band.
The mode of action is as follows:-
The bend b and loop c being formed at the respective ends of the bale band by
any convenient means, either by band or otherwise, the bend is passed through the
buckle opening a and the extreme end secured to the buckle, if desired, as afore-
said. The band is then bent around the bale and the loop ć passed through the
opening a into the bend b. The pin D is now inserted behind the buckle, through
both loop and bend as in Figure 2, and the fastening being now complete it is held
firmly together as soon as the strain comes upon the band. To remove the band it
is only necessary to knock out the pin.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A bale fastening or tie in which a loop formed at or near one end of the bale
band, and a semicircular bend formed at or near the opposite end of the bale band
on the same side thereof, lie one within the other and project through an opening
in a buckle, being retained in position by a pin inserted through the loop and
bearing against the face of the buckle at each side of its opening, substantially as
described.
Dated this 10th day of March 1900
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, and London, Patent Agents.