Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 28th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 28th June, 1887.
I, EDWARD BARROW of 29 and 31 Manesty Lane, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention relates to improvements in and in connection with that class of hale
fastenings in which metal bands and ties are used as a means of securing bales, and
consists of a metal loop, or buckle, a pin, or pins, and a metal band (the ends
of which are corrugated, or grooved laterally) all in combination and constructed
as hereafter described. A means of forming the corrugations on the ends of the
metal band.
The metal loop, or buckle consists of a flat metal plate with one or more slots, or
holes the holes being of width to correspond with the width of the metal band. The
metal plate may be plain, or strengthened by side flanges. The ends of the metal
band are provided with corrugations formed across the band, namely one end of the
band is formed with a corrugation, or corrugations of size to allow the metal plate to
ship over such corrugation, or corrugations, the corrugation, or corrugations projecting
through the hole, or holes in the metal plate. The other end of the metal band is
provided with a corrugation, or corrugations of rather smaller size than the corrugation,
or corrugations in the first named end of the band, so that on bringing the ends of the
band together, the larger corrugation, or corrugations on the one end of the band will
lap over the smaller corrugation or corrugations on the other end of the band. The
metal plate is then shipped over so that the lapped corrugations on the ends of the
band project through the hole, or holes of the metal plate, leaving a loop, or loops
through which a metal pin, or pins are passed. The ends the pin, or pins resting
on the surface of the plate which may be flat, or recessed to receive the pin, or pins,
the ends of the band are thus securely fastened together.

page_text: In application the one end of the band may have a single corrugation, or
corrugations to correspond in pitch with the holes in the plate; the other end of the
band may have multiple corrugations so that the band can be reduced, or increased in
gearth.
I form the corrugations on the end of the band by means of a lever, roller, or
equivalent press with a matrix and die to correspond to the form and size of the
corrugations. The required girth of the band being ascertained, the corrugations are
formed on the ends of the band to suit.
Dated this Thirtieth day of Anonst 1886
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in Connection with Bale Fastenings.
I, EDWARD BARROW, of 29 and 31 Manesty Lane, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
My Invention relates to improvements in and in connection with that class of bale
fastenings in which metal bands and ties are used as a means of securing bales, and
consists of a metal loop or buckle, a pin, or pins and a metal band (the ends of which
are corrugated, or grooved laterally) all in combination and constructed
hereafter described. A means of forming the corrugations on the ends of the metal
band.
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The metal loop, or buckle consists of a flat metal plate with one, or more slots, or
holes, the holes being of width to correspond with the width of the inetal band. The
metal plate may be plain, or strengthened by side flanges. The ends of the metal
band are provided with corrugations formed across the band, namely one end of the
band is formed with a corrugation, or corrugations of size to allow the metal plate to
ship over such corrugation, or corrugations, the corrugation or corrugations projecting
through the hole, or holes in the metal plate. The other end of the metal band is
provided with a corrugation, or corrugations of rather smaller size than the corrugation,
or corrugations in the first named end of the band, so that on bringing the ends of
the band together, the larger corrugation, or corrugations on the one end of the band
will lap over the smaller corrugation, or corrugations on the other end of the band.
The metal plate is then shipped over so that the lapped corrugations on the ends of the

page_text: band project through the hole, or holes of the metal plate leaving a loop,
or loops through which a metal pin or pins are passed. The ends of the
pin, or pins resting on the surface of the plate which may be flat, or recessed
to receive the pin or pins, the ends of the band are thus securely fastened
together.
In order that this invention may be more clearly understood I will now proceed to
describe the same more in detail and show how the same may be practically carried
out, reference being had to the annexed three sheets of Drawings which make a part
of this specification and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon like
letters and figures being used to denote the same, or corresponding parts throughout
the various views and figures of the drawings.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a bale fastening according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is a plan of the bale fastening shown at Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the bale fastening shown at Figure 1
provided with side flanges.
Figure 4 is a plan of the bale fastening shown at Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an end view of the bale fastening shown at Figure 3.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal elevation of a bale fastening according to my invention
with the band ends and buckle connected in a modified way shown in position assumed
after stress has been put on.
Figure 7 is a plan of the bale fastening shown at Figure 6.
Figure 8 is an elevation of the bale fastening shown at Figure 6 showing the
relative position of the buckle and band ends when being connected.
Figure 9 is an elevation of the bale fastening shown at Figure 6 in position
after insertion of the holding pin and before stress has been put on the
fastening.
Figure 10 is an elevation of a modification of the bale fastening according to my
invention shown at Figure 6.
Figure 11 illustrates the bale fastening shown at Figure 10 before stress has been
put on the band.
Figure 12 is a plan of the bale fastening shown at Figure 10.
Figures 13, 14 and 15 illustrate the forms of matrices and dies which I employ
to form the bends or corrugations in the ends of the band.
The metal loop or buckle consists of a flat metal plate a provided with one or more
slots or holes 6 (one slot being shown in Figures 1 to 7 inclusive). The plate a may
be plain as shown at Figure 1 or provided with side flanges a' as shown at Figure 5.
c is the metal band, the end d of which is provided with a bend or corrugation e and
the end with a bend or corrugation g of size to allow the metal plate a to ship over
the bends when together as shown in the drawings, the bend e being of smaller size
than the bend g so that then the ends of the band c are brought together in position in
the slot 6 of the plate a the bend g will lap over the bend e and the bends g and e
project through the plate a leaving a loop through which a pin his passed, the ends of
the pin h resting on the surface of the plate a and the ends d and f of the band are
thus securely fastened.
In banding bales I place the plate a next to the bale so that there is no projection on
the outside and in application the plate a may have more than one slot b and the ends
of the band c may have more than one bend, such bends lapping over each other and
the loops thereof projecting through the said slots b and being secured with pins in
like manner to the fastening shown at Figure 1. The band c may have one of its
ends provided with multiple bends g as shown at Figures 3 and 4 so as to allow of the
band c being adjusted on the bale, the superfluous bend or bends being taken out of
the band c when the stress caused by the expansion of the bale after its release from
the press comes on the band.

page_text: In the example of a fastening according to this invention shown at Figures 6, 7, 8
and 9 the bends e and g are made horizontally in the band ends, as shown at Figure 8,
the end having a double bend g and the plate a is placed vertically so as
to take the bends g and e as shown at Figure 9, and when the stress comes
on the band c, the fastening takes the position shown at Figures 6 and 7.
In Figures 10, 11 and 12 the plate a is shown with an extra slot 6' through which
the end of the band is passed. This arrangement gives additional holding power,
but for all general purposes the single form shown in the other Figures of the
drawings is sufficient. The bends or corrugations are formed on the ends of the bands
by means of any suitable press having a matrice and die to correspond with the form
of bend required. For example the matrices i and dies k may take the form shown
at Figures 13, 14 and 15 of the drawings, Figure 13 showing the matrice and die for
forming the bend in the band shown at Figure 1, and Figures 14 and 15 showing the
matrices and dies for forming the double bend g in the band e shown at Figures 6, 7,
8 and 9. In operation to form the bend 9 Figure 8 the end of the band c is first
placed under the die k shown at Figure 14 and after the first part of the bend is
formed it is placed under the die shown at Figure 15 and the double bend is formed.
The bend e, see Figure 8, being a simple turning over of the band end may be
formed by any suitable tool such as a round nosed pincers, and the bend e can
be made at the time of banding the bale and so as to suit the girth of the bale.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
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First. A bale fastening in which the ends of the bale bands are provided with bends such
g and e which said bends are placed one upon the other and are secured by a buckle
and pin substantially as set forth.
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Second. The bale fastening herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 5
inclusive of the drawings, consisting of the buckle a, the band c, provided with
bends e and g placed one over the other and secured by the pin 4, the ends f and d of
the band c being turned and arranged as shown.
Third. The bale fastening herein described with reference to Figures 6 to 9 inclusive
of the drawings, consisting of the buckle a, the band c, provided with bends e and g
placed one over the other and secured by the pin h, the ends f and d of the band c
being turned and arranged as shown.
Fourth. The bale fastening herein described with reference to Figures 10, 11 and 12
inclusive of the drawings, consisting of the buckle a, the band c, provided with
bends e and g placed one over the other and secured by the pin h, the ends fand d of
the band e being turned and arranged as shown.
Fifth. Effecting the bends e and g of the bands e by dies k and matrices i as set
forth with reference to figures 13, 14 and 15 of the Drawings.
f May 1887