Improvements in the Joints of Belting and in the Machinery for Forming the same.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1893-Accepted, 18th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Joints of Belting and in the Machinery for
Forming the same.
I, WILLIAM ROGERS MOSELEY GREATWICH of 47 Mill Street Bridgnorth in
the County of Salop Manager of Worsted Spinning Mills do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention to be as follows :-
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My invention has for its object improvements in the joints of belting and in the
machinery for forming the same by which such joints are formed so as to have no
projection formed by the end of the lap which has been most liable to catch in the
forks or guides and thus be torn in two while the belts having my improved joints
may be run on the pulley in either direction, my invention also relates to the
machinery for forming the said joints by which they may be formed at the same
or even less cost than the old class of machine.
In carrying my invention into effect I shave one end of the belt on each side to
form a wedge shaped point the wedge shape extending along the belt sufficiently
far to form sufficient length of lap for the sewing or other mode of attachment to
be accomplished.
The other end of the belt is cut out from the centre of the thickness in such a
manner that the wedge shaped end will just fit within it after which the two are
sewn or otherwise attached together by which means no sharp edge is left at one
end of the lap and inasmuch as there are two surfaces binding together the band or
belt is much stronger than those formed by the simple lap.
In forming my joints I provide a machine having two rolls mounted at one end
through which the end of the band to be cut is fed at the reverse end of the
machine two knives are pivotted having their points lying together wedge shaped
and these knives are made to reciprocate backwards and forwards across the front
of the band thus making a wedge shaped incision the knives being operated by cam
and lever arrangement.
The other end of the band or belt is formed of a wedge shape by a reversal of
the operation of the knives the two ends being then ready for being united.
Dated this 8th September 1893.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Joints of Belting and in the Machinery for
Forming the same.
1, WILLIAM ROGERS MOSELEY GREATWICH, of 47 Mill Street, Bridgnorth,
in the County of Salop, Manager of Worsted Spinning Mills, 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 has for its object improvements in the joints of belting and in the
machinery for forming the same by which such joints are formed so as to have no
projection formed by the end of the lap which has been most liable to catch in the
forks or guides and thus be torn in two while the belts having my improved joints
may be run on the pulley in either direction. My invention also relates to the
machinery for forming the said joints by which they may be formed at the same or
even less cost than the old class of machine.

page_text: In carrying my invention into effect I shave one end of the belt on each side to
form a wedge shaped point the wedge shape extending along the belt sufficiently
far to form sufficient length of lap for the sewing or other mode of attachment to
be accomplished.
The other end of the belt is cut out from the centre of the thickness in such a
manner that the wedge shaped end will just fit within it after which the two are
sewn or otherwise attached together by which means no sharp edge is left at one
end of the lap and inasmuch as there are two surfaces binding together the band or
belt is much stronger than those formed by the simple lap.
In forming my joints I provide a machine having two rolls mounted at one end
through which the end of the band to be cut is fed. At the reverse end of the
machine two knives are pivoted having their points lying together wedge shaped
and these knives are made to reciprocate backwards and forwards across the front
of the band thus making a wedge shaped incision the knives being operated by cam
and lever arrangements.
The other end of the band or belt is formed of a wedge shape by a reversal of
the operation of the knives the two ends being then ready for being united.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my improved joint and the machinery
for forming the same.
Figure 1., is a side elevation of the two ends of the band prepared ready for
being joined together.
Figure 2., is a similar side elevation showing the ends joined together.
Figure 3., is an elevation of the band.
Figure 4., is a section through part of the machine showing the knives of the
machine for cutting the ends of the band.
Figure 5., is a part front elevation of Figure 4.
Figure 6., is a side elevation of the same.
In carrying my invention into effect I shave the one end A' of the band A on
each side to form the wedge shape as shown, this shape being extended a sufficient
length for the lap of the belt. The other end A' of the belt is cut out from the
centre of its thickness as shown so as to allow the wedge shaped end to just fit
within the recess, after which the two parts are sewn or otherwise attached together
as shown in Figure 3 by which means it will readily be seen that no sharp pro-
jections are left at the end of the lap and two surfaces are formed which bind
against each and assist to strengthen the joint. After forming my joint I mount
the two rolls B and B' through which the end of the band A to be cut, is fed..
Opposite these rolls the two knives E and E' are pivotted at e³ and e³ in such a
manner that the edges e and e³ of the said knives are in a position for cutting the
wedge shaped incision. The knives E and E¹ have a lateral movement backwards
and forwards which is effected by the crank F which is operated from any suitable
eccentric by the rod f'. The edges of the knives are made to close as required for
the wedge shaped incission by means of the eccentric H which is operated by a
worm wheel K acting upon a tooth wheel k¹ thus operating the rod h¹ and thereby
pressing the arms e and e' which are in turn mounted upon the pivots e and e³ of
the knives E and E¹ for forming the reverse end of the band. The operation of the
knives upon the leather is reversed and the wedge shaped projection as shown being
in this manner formed. I do not however confine myself to the exact mode of
operating the knives E and E' as I may vary such means considerably without
departing from the nature of my said invention.
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
1st. The improvements in the joints of belting substantially as and for the
vurnose herein set forth and shown by Figures 1 2 and 3

page_text: 2nd. In machinery for forming the joints of belting the reciprocating knives E
and E' mounted and operated substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth
and shown.
Dated this 27th day of September 1893.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.