Improvements in Strap Buckles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1893
Complete Specification .Left, 16th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 21st Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Strap Buckles.
I, HENRY SANDILANDS of 1 Woffington Cottages Teddington, Fitter and
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved construction of buckle for straps and the
like intended to provide a means by which the strap can be firmly held and also
adjusted to any desired degree. The buckle is formed with the usual rectangular
or other shaped frame but instead of the cross bar carrying spikes to pass through
the strap as in the ordinary buckle 1 employ an excentric bar or rod pivotted at
the sides of the frame. When the strap has been passed under the end bars and
over the said excentric, any pull on the strap will move the excentric to one side
and cause it to grip the strap tightly between it and the end bar, the excentric
being of such a size that it cannot pass the latter when the strap is inserted. The
excentric should be milled or roughened in order to give a better grip, and it may
be of cylindrical or other form which will give the desired effect.
The strap can
be easily released when desired by pushing through between the excentric and end
bar.
nd this
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GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Strap Buckles.
I, HENRY SANDILANDS of 1 Woffington Cottages Teddington Fitter and
Engineer 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 an improved construction of buckle for straps and the
like intended to provide a means by which the strap can be firmly held and also
adjusted to any desired degree.
The buckle is formed with the usual rectangular or other shaped frame, but
instead of the cross bar carrying spikes to pass through the strap as in the
ordinary buckle; I employ an excentric bar or rod pivotted at the sides of the
frame. When the strap has been passed under the end bars, and over the said
excentric, any pull on the strap will move the excentric to one side, and cause it
to grip the strap tightly between it and the end bar, the excentric being of such a
size that it cannot turn past the latter when the strap is inserted.
The excentric should be milled or roughened in order to give a better grip, and
it may be of cylindrical or other form which will give the desired effect.
The strap can be easily released when desired by pushing through, between the
excentric and end bar.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is a section and Fig. 2 a front
elevation of the buckle showing it in open position and, Fig. 3 is a section of the
buckle with the strap held in place, the views showing the buckle enlarged.
A is the frame of the buckle attached in the usual manner to the end of a
strap B.
In this frame is fitted the excentric C turning on small pins passing
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page_text: through the sides. The excentric is shown fluted or milled but may be roughened
in any other manner to give a good grip on the strap.
The motion of the excentric in either direction is limited by the small stops
fixed on the side bars.
Ci
The strap when to be fixed is passed between the excentric and the top bar a
and the excentric is turned up as shown in Fig. 3.
Any attempt to pull the strap out will only serve to turn the excentric a little
further, and cause it to grip the strap more tightly. The stops prevent it being
pulled over its central point and releasing the strap accidentally.
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 :-
1. A strap buckle consisting of a suitable frame carrying a pivotted excentric
bar between which and the end bar the strap is gripped, preventing it being
withdrawn, substantially as described.
2. A strap buckle consisting of a suitable frame carrying a pivotted excentric
bar with fluted or roughened surface, between which and the end bar the strap is
gripped, substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 15th day of March 1894.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant