IMPROVEMENTS IN BUCKLES to be as follows:-
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BUCKLES to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to that class of buckles which are designed to be used
more particularly on wearing apparel for fastening together the ends of the back
straps of gentlemen's vests and pantaloons, or trousers and for various other purposes,
and it consists in the improvement in the construction of the buckle hereinafter
described.
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According to the said invention the two end loops of the buckle are connected
together by the centre bars, the end loops and centre portion being preferably
formed of a single piece of wire bent to the required shape and constituting the
main frame of the buckle.
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The tongue portion of the buckle consists of a shank and a tongue or prongs.
The tongue portion is secured with its shank to the connecting bars in such manner,
that the tongues can be moved back and forth over the end loop. The tongue
portion of the buckle is also formed of a single piece of wire which is first doubled
near its centre so that the two thicknesses or strands of the wire nearest the centre
bend will form the shank. The two strands of the wire are then bent outward in
opposite directions from the shank and both ends of the wire are bent forward
again, parallel with the shank, forming the tongues. The outer end of the shank
is then bent upward to form a thumb piece whereby the tongue portion can be moved
forward and backward on the buckle frame by engaging the thumb or finger
against the catch.
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The tongue portion is secured to the buckle frame by means of a clasp or band
which encircles the shank and the connecting bars of the buckle frame.
The clasp or band is formed of a piece of tin or other suitable metal which is
preferably folded or bent to form two parallel loops or rings. The connecting sides
of the loops form a partition or wall between them, which serves to retain the shank
and the connecting bars parallel with each other.
In connecting the parts of which my improved buckle is formed, the tongue
portion is placed on the buckle frame with the shank parallel with the connecting
bars. The clasp or band is first bent and placed over the shank with the end
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page_text: inserted between the strands which form the shank and the connecting bars. The
opposite ends of the band are then bent down and closed on the under side of the
connecting bars thus forming loops and firmly fastening the parts together. The
band fits snugly around the shank and is made to slide back and forth with
the tongue portion of the buckle, as the latter is moved back and forth between the
loops.
The tongues are provided on their underside with a notch or shoulder which
engages over the inner bar of the loop when the tongue portion of the buckle is
moved forward, whereby the tongue portion is held in a locked. position and
prevented from sliding backward away from the loop. The said shoulder may be
formed by a bend in the wire, or by forming a projection on the underside of the
tongue.
If desired, the end loops and connecting bars may be stamped out of sheet brass
or other suitable metal, and the tongue portion may also be stamped out of sheet
metal.
The band is sometimes formed in one piece with the tongue by means of ears or
lugs which are stamped or cut out with the tongue. The tongue is fastened to the
buckle-frame by bending the ears around the connecting bar.
The ends of two straps are sewed at their opposite ends to the back of a vest or
other garment. The first strap is sewed, or otherwise secured, to one end loop, and
the second strap is inserted through the other end loop and fastened therein by
sliding the tongue portion forward, so that the tongues or prongs will slide over
the second loop and penetrate the second strap. When the tongues have been
moved forward the shoulder will engage against the inner bar of the loop and lock
the tongue in this position. When the tongue portion has been moved backward
the ends or prongs of the tongue bear against the inner bar of the second loop and
the latter is unobstructed so that the second strap can be readily withdrawn.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BUCKLES " 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 that class of buckles which are designed to be used
more particularly on wearing apparel for fastening together the ends of the back
straps of gentlemen's vests and pantaloons, and for various other purposes, and

page_text: described.
In the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved buckle.
Figure 2 is a sectional plan view thereof with the tongue drawn back to clear
the loop through which one of the straps is inserted.
Figures 3 and 4 are perspective views of the clasp or band for fastening the
tongue plate to the buckle frame.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the buckle.
Figure 6.is a perspective view of the tongue portion of the buckle detached.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of the buckle slightly modified.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the tongue portion of the buckle illustrated in
Figure 7.
Figure 9 is a longitudinal section of the buckle.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.
A A¹ are the two end loops of the buckle, which are connected together by the
centre bars A the said end loops A A' and centre portion A³ of the buckle being
preferably formed of a single piece of wire bent to the required shape, as shown in
Figures 1, 2 and 5, and constituting the main frame of the buckle.
B is the tongue portion of the buckle, which consists of a shank and the
tongues or prongs . The tongue portion B is secured with its shank to the con-
necting bars A2, in such manner that the tongues b¹ can be moved back and forth
over the end loop A'. The tongue portion of the buckle is also formed of a singlo
piece of wire which is bent as shewn in Figure 6, the piece of wire being first
doubled together near its centre so that the two thicknesses or strands of the wire
nearest the centre bend will form the shank b. The two strands of the wire are
then bent outward in opposite directions from the shank b, and both ends of the
wire are bent forward again, parallel with the shank, forming the tongues b¹. The
outer end of the shank is then bent upward to form a thumb piece c, whereby
the tongue portion can be moved forward and backward on the buckle frame by
engaging the thumb or finger against the catch c.
The tongue portion B is secured to the buckle frame by means of a clasp or
band D, which encircles the shank b and the connecting bars A² of the buckle
frame.
The clasp or band D is formed of a piece of tin or other suitable metal which is
preferably folded or bent as shewn in Figures 3 and 4 to form two parallel loops
or rings d, d. The connecting sides of the loops d form a partition or wall e
between them, which serves to retain the shank b, and the connecting bars A³
parallel with each other.
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In connecting the parts of which my improved buckle is formed, the tongue
portion B is placed on the buckle frame with the shank b, parallel with the con-
necting bars A². The band D is first bent as shown in Figure 3, and placed over
the shank b with the end inserted between the strands which form the shank, and
the connecting bars A². The opposite ends of the band D are then bent down and
closed on the under side of the connecting bars A2 thus forming the loops d, d,
and firmly fastening the parts together. The band D fits snugly around the
shank band is made to slide back and forth with the tongue portion of the buckle,
as the latter is moved back and forth between the loops.
The tongues 6 of the tongue portion are provided on their undersides with
notches or shoulders f, which engage over the inner bar of the loop A' when the
tongue portion of the buckle is moved forward as shewn in Figure 1, whereby the
tongue portion is held in a locked position and prevented from sliding backward
away from the loop A¹. The shoulders ƒ may be formed by bends in the wire as
shown in Figure 9, or by forming projections on the undersides of the tongues, as
shown in Figures 7 and 8.
If desired the end loops A A¹ and connecting bars A² may be stamped out of.
sheet brass or other suitable metal, and the tongue portion B may also be stamped

page_text: out of sheet metal. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the band D is formed in one
piece with the tongue b' by means of ears or lugs g, which are stamped or cut out
with the tongue. The tongue is fastened to the buckle frame by bending the ears g
around the connecting bar A², as clearly shown in Figure 7.
HH' are the ends of two straps which are sewed at their opposite ends to the
back of a vest or other garment. The strap H is sewed or otherwise secured to the
end loop A and the strap H¹ is inserted through the end loop A¹ and fastened
therein by sliding the tongue portion B forward, so that the tongues or prongs b
will slide over the loop A¹ and penetrate the strap H. When the tongues have
been moved forward the shoulders f will engage against the inner bar of the
loop A and lock the tongues in this position. When the tongue portion has been
moved backward the tongues bear against the inner bar of the loop A¹ and the
loop A is unobstructed, so that the strap H¹ can be readily withdrawn.
My improved buckle. is simple in construction and can be manufactured at com-
paratively small expense, and forms a cheap reliable and convenient fastening
device.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated
to me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is
First. The combination with a buckle frame composed of the loops A A¹ and
connecting bar A2, of a sliding tongue portion B attached to the connecting bar A
and provided with a tongue 61 and a thumb piece c, whereby the tongue can be
moved toward and from the loop A', substantially as set forth.
Second. The combination with a buckle frame composed of the end loops A A¹
and connecting bar A2, of a sliding frame provided with a tongue, and a clasp or
band D whereby the sliding frame is attached to the buckle frame, substantially as
set forth.
Third. The combination with a buckle frame composed of the end loops A A¹
and connecting bar A, of a sliding frame B provided with a tongue b¹ having
a shoulder adapted to engage with one of the end loops of the buckle frame,
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 20th day of November 1885.