Improvements in Fasteners applicable for Braces, Belts, Straps, Girths, and other similar articles.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners applicable for Braces, Belts, Straps,
Girths, and other similar articles.
I, CARL WORTMANN of Köln, in the Empire of Germany, 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 relates to further improvements in the fastener or buckle
described in the Specification of my Patent No. 12376 of 1892.
The object of the present improvements is to render the fastener or buckle more
easy or convenient to fasten and unfasten.
It consists essentially in the application to the loops of the fastener which serve
to secure the ends of the article of a spring plate to connect the two together so
arranged that by pressure on one side, the loops separate and release their hold on
the article and that on the cessation of the pressure they are drawn or pressed
together again.
This improvement is shown in the accompanying drawings as applied to braces.
Fig. 1. being a front view.
Fig. 2. a side view closed.
Fig. 3. is a side view of the buckle when opened.
Figs. 4 to 7, detail views of the parts A, B, and C.
An elastic plate B which is bent round at both ends into tubular form, has at one
end attached to it the loop A, whilst to the other end is attached the narrow
loop C. The tubular ends, 661 of the elastic plate B thus serve as supports for
and to connect the loops A and C and to maintain them in their proper position as
shown.
The end 6 of the elastic plate B which carries the loop A is cut out as shown,
in Fig. 1. and it is here that the buckle is attached to the girth, braces, garter,
girdle, or other article. The lower bar or free end of the loop A rests under the
narrow loop C and projects somewhat below the same and the side bars lie close to
the edges of plate B. The end of the girth, or of the band d which is used in
the case of braces, garters, girdles and the like is drawn over the free bar of the
loop C in such a way that the same is first passed round the free bar of the loop C
and then under the free bar of the loop A-see Figs. 2 and 3.
When the girth, or the band d is drawn tight, the free end of the same which
has been passed round the bar of loop C and under the loop A is firmly clipped
between the two free bars of the loops C and A and thus retained in its then
position. In this arrangement or form of construction of the buckle, the releasing
of the girth or band is simply performed by applying pressure on the elastic plate B
from behind. This bends outwards and assumes the position shown in Fig. 3,
whereby the free end of the girth or band is no longer clipped between the
bars of the loops C and A, and thus any desired adjustment of the same may take
place.
With this arrangement it is further possible to fasten the buckles on the girth,
braces, garter, girdle or the like, so as to be entirely covered, and in such a way
that only the front, or the under part of the buckle is accessible.
It will be obvious that instead of cutting a recess from the plate B to which to
attach the girth or other article a projection or auxiliary loop may be formed on
the top of the loop A for the same purpose.
The essential novelty of this fastener or buckle lies in the application of the
spring, or elastic plate B, whereby there is an easy and convenient handling as well
as a good and sure fastening rendered possible.

page_text: 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:-
1. A buckle for girths, brace suspenders, garters, girdles and the like, having au
elastic plate Beach end of which forms a holder for the cross bar of the loops A
and C, respectively, so arranged that a simple pressure on the plate B suffices io
consequence of its elasticity to separate from one another the other cross bars
which clasp the ends of the girth, or the band of the garters, braces, girdles and
the like, and to release the end, and on the cessation of the pressure an automatic
pressing together of the cross bars again takes place by means of the elasticity of
the plate B.
2. In a fastener or buckle the combination with the loops A and C of the elastic
plate B substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 6th day of May 1893.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.