An Improved Buckle..
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1891-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle..
I HENRY DALE of No. 11 Kensington Crescent in the County of Middlesex
formerly of No. 200 Great Portland Street in the County of Middlesex Mechanical.
Inventor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
(1.) My invention is for straps without holes and consists in making a buckle in .
two parts the said parts having a loose sliding connection and being formed. and.
arranged severally in manner following namely.
(2.) One of the said parts consists of an adjustment or draw bar," of a
"roller bar" and of a "tail bar," the said three bars being parallel with. one..
another and suitably connected by side bars.
(3.) The other of the said parts consists of a "holding bar" or "inclined
edge and of an "attachment bar or plate," the same being also parallel with one.
another and suitably connected by side portions extending outwardly so that when
the two parts are together, they pass around the side bars of the other part and
form between the two parts a loose sliding connection.
(4.) To ensure its effectiveness in operation, the said holding bar or inclined edge
should be serrated, and the outer side portions of that part made wide enough to
afford a comfortable hold for the fingers on each side in use as hereafter shewn.
(5.) The bars of the two parts when the latter are connected as aforesaid are
arranged relatively in the following order namely. (1) The adjustment or draw
bar as the front bar. (2). The holding bar or inclined edge, the inclination of the
latter being towards the front bar. (3) The roller bar. (4) The attachment bar.
or plate. (5) The tail bar, as the rear bar.
(6.) The buckle is used as follows namely. One end of the strap being suitably.
attached to the attachment bar or plate, the loose end is then carried or doubled..
around the roller and under the tail bar. The loose end of the strap is then, for
fastening, inserted under the adjustment or draw bar so as to pass upwards between
the same and the holding bar or inclined edge and drawn with one hand to the
desired position whilst the holding bar or inclined edge is checked in its action-
directly there is any tension it will at once move forward-with the other hand by
means of the outer side portions aforesaid. When the strap is drawn or tightened
as desired, the sides of the buckle are released, the tail bar just raised and the
loose end passed thereunder. It will then be found that the fastening is absolutely
secure against all possible shifting, by tension or otherwise. The hold of the
inclined edge, without anything further, is secure against the tension and
therefore sufficient. to keep the strap in position whilst the fastening is completed
as aforesaid.
(7.) To unfasten, the loose end of the strap is withdrawn from under the tail
bar, and the hold at once easily released by means of the said outer side portions..
(8.) This buckle is intended to serve all general purposes where a tight fastening
is required. The front bar affording a means for hauling the strap, as in the case
of the tongue buckle now in common use, the holding part requiring to be operated
by one hand as it is now, and the tail bar taking the place, in a useful and effective
manner, of the ordinary leather loop.
Dated this Nineteenth day of September 1890.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Buckle.
I HENRY DALE of No. 21 Kensington Crescent in the County of Middlesex
formerly of No. 11 Kensington Crescent aforesaid in the same county Mechanical
Inventor, 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 :-
My improved buckle is designed for use with straps braces and the like without
holes and comprises two main parts, the said parts having a loose sliding connection
relatively to each other and being formed and arranged as follows:-
One of the said parts comprises three bars, namely, an adjustment or draw bar,
an intermediate bar, and a rear or tail bar, these bars being arranged parallel with
one another and suitably connected by side bars.
The other of the said parts comprises a holding bar with an inclined edge so set
as to engage with the strap and prevent it slipping, and also an attachment bar or
plate to which one end of the strap or the lower part of the brace, as the case may
be, is connected. These bars are arranged parallel with one another and suitably
connected by side portions each having an outwardly extending lug bent around
the side bars of the other part so as to hold the two parts together, and forming
between them a loose sliding connection.
To ensure its effectiveness in operation, the inclined edge of the said holding bar
may advantageously be serrated, and the outer side portions of that part should
be made wide enough to afford a comfortable hold for the fingers on each side when
adjusting the strap in the buckle.
The bars of the two parts, when the latter are connected as aforesaid, are
arranged relatively in the following order viz. :-(1) the attachment bar or plate,
(2) the adjustment or draw bar, (3) the holding bar or inclined edge the inclination
of which is towards the adjustment bar, (4) the intermediate bar, and (5) the tail
or rear bar.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a plan, and
Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, of a buckle constructed according to this invention,
the parts being shown in position for holding the end of the strap tightly.
a is the adjustment or draw bar, is the intermediate bar, c is the rear or tail
bar, and d are side bars connecting the same, these bars forming together one of
the two main parts of the buckle. e is the holding bar having the inclined
edge e, f is the attachment bar or plate, and g g are the side portions connecting
the same and having the lugs h, these several parts forming together the other
main part of the buckle. In a modified construction the attachment bar or
plate is dispensed with. In this case one end of the strap is directly secured to the
holding bar e.
The buckle is used as follows viz. :-One end of the strap or the lower part of a
brace, as the case may be, is suitably secured to the attachment bar or plate; the
loose end of the strap or the other part of the brace is then passed partly around
the intermediate bar and under the tail bar. The loose end of the strap or brace
is then, for fastening, inserted under the adjustment or draw bar so as to pass
between the same and the holding bar or inclined edge and drawn with one hand
to the desired position whilst the holding bar or inclined edge if necessary is held
out of action with the other hand. When the strap is drawn or tightened as
desired, the sides of the buckle are released, and the loose end of the strap passed
between the draw and attachment bars. It will then be found that the fastening is
secure against shifting by tension or otherwise.
For the purpose of disengaging the one end of the strap or brace from the
buckle, or for adjusting its length the two parts of the buckle are moved relatively

page_text: toward each other so as to move the inclined edge away from the strap or brace
which can then be drawn out, or adjusted to any desired position.
This buckle is intended to serve for all general purposes where a light fastening
is required. For purposes where a heavy fastening is required a special construction
and arrangement of buckle is adopted which forms the subject of a separate
application No. 14835 dated 19th September 1890 filed by me concurrently with
the present application.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved buckle made in two parts constructed and arranged substantially
as described.
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