Improvements in Clasps for Girdles, Belts, Chains, and analogous Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by BERTHA MARIE HENRIETTE DIEDERICKE
KRUMBHAAR, of No. 8 Lindenstrasse, St. Georg, Hainburg, in the German
Empire, Married Woman.]
Improvements in Clasps for Girdles, Belts, Chains, and analogous
Articles.
1, HENRY HARINGTON LEIGH, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., Fel. Ch. Inst. P.A.,
F.I. Inst., practising as Phillips and Leigh at No. 22 Southampton Buildings,
Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Engineers and Patent Agents, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention relates to improvements in clasps for girdles, belts, chains,
and analogous articles, and the object of it is to produce a clasp characterised by
cheapness and efficiency and one that is easily fastened and unfastened.
In carrying the invention into effect, there are provided two half clasps of
corresponding shape. Each consists of a closed loop adapted to receive the
respective end of the girdle, and two spirally bent horns projecting from the front
edge of the half clasp and generally in the plane of it. These horns spring from
the outer corners of the said front edge, approach each other with circular sweeps
and then bear away from each other in circular but reversed directions, each horn
finally turning in upon itself and so forming two circles.
The width over the said circles is greater than the distance between the roots of
the horns, but the narrowest width over the horns across their nearest approxi-
mation, permits of one pair being inserted by an easily comprehended right turn,
forward edgewise, and front movement, between those of the other, whereupon
each pair of circles is locked behind the other pair and the initial portions of the
horns, as well as over the respective loops.
The invention has been described above as if the two half clasps are made from
wire. They may be made from wire, but also by stamping or otherwise. The
invention imposes no limit as to either material or process of manufacture, and any
of either may be made use of provided that it is otherwise suitable, and the
presence of the operative members above described and their mutual co-operation
are fully provided for.
Dated this 24th dor of Anril 1805
Improvements in Clasps for Girdles, Belts, Chains, and analogous
Articles.
I, HENRY HARINGTON LEIGH, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., Fel. Ch. Inst. P.A.,
F.I. Inst., practising as Phillips and Leigh at No. 22 Southampton Buildings,
Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Engineers and Patent Agents, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
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page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
>tatement:-
The present invention relates to improvements in clasps for girdles, belts,
chains, and analogous articles, and the object of the same is to produce a clasp
characterized by cheapness and efficiency and one that is easily fastened and
:ofastened.
I attain this object by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in
which―
Figure 1, is a side view, and
Figure 2, a front view of the improved clasp; while
Figure 3, in a partly sectional front view illustrates the mode of fastening and
unfastening the clasp.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The clasp being composed of two halves of corresponding shape. Each consists
of a closed loop a adapted to receive the respective end of the girdle or belt b, and
two spirally bent horns e projecting from the front edge a' of the half clasp and
generally in the plane of it. These horns spring from the outer corners of the said
front edge, approach each other with circular sweeps and then bear away from
cach other in about circular but reversed directions, each born finally turning in
upon itself and so forming two eyes.
t
The width over the said eyes is, by preference, greater than the distance
between the roots of the horns but the narrowest width over the horns across
their nearest approximation, permits of one pair being inserted by au casily
comprehended right turn, forward edgewise, and front movement, between those of
the other, whereupon each pair of eyes is locked behind the other pair and the
initial portions of the borns, as well as over the respective loops a, a¹.
The clasps may be made from wire, but also by stamping, casting or otherwise.
The invention imposes no limit as to either material or process of manufacture,
and any of either may be made use of provided that it is otherwise suitable,
and the presence of the operative members above described and their mutual
co-operation are fully provided for.
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 :-
The herein described clasp for girdles, belts, chains, and analogous articles,
composed of two halves of corresponding shape, each consisting of a loop (a) and
two spirally bent horns (c), substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 24th day of January 1896.
HENRY H. LEIGH, C.P.A.