AN IMPROVED FASTENING FOR DRIVING BELTS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 35, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of the invention for "AN IMPROVED
FASTENING FOR DRIVING BELTS" (a communication to me from abroad by Philibert
Loison-Prost, of Genelard, in the Republic of France) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to fastenings used for the purpose of joining together the
ends of belts of leather or other flexible material ordinarily used for the purpose of
driving machinery.
The improved fastening is cut or stamped out of sheet brass or other sufficiently
flexible metal, in the form of a plate of suitable length and width, its ends being
provided with a sufficient number, varying with the width of the belt to which it
is to be applied, of parallel arms or branches the ends of which are bent up and
over so as to form oval holes or openings through which can be passed a rod or
wire by which the fastening is held in position, the ends of the rods or wires being
then bent over so that they cannot slip out of their place.
The ends of the belt which are to be united being brought together, a number
of holes are made across each end corresponding with the bent over holes or
openings formed at the ends of the branches of the fastening; the number varying
as already explained with the width of the belt. The ends of the branches are
then passed through these holes, and the wire or rod being slipped through the
openings formed at these ends the union and fastening are completed.
Holes in the belt being made beforehand, it can be shortened at any time quickly
and without special tools.
The improved fastening is of small bulk and very strong, whilst it connects the
ends of the belt for the full width of the latter. Small round holes in belts of
any thickness and strength are all that are necessary for its application, a single
fastening only being required of a width proportioned to that of the belt.
I

page_text: An Improved Fastening for Driving Belts.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 35, Southampton. Buildings,. Chancery Lane, in the County of,
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to.
me from abroad by Philibert Loison-Prost, of Genelard, in the Republic of France)
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying drawing (that is
to say) :-
This invention relates to fastenings used for the purpose of joining together the
ends of belts of leather or other flexible material ordinarily used for the purpose of
driving machinery.
The improved fastening is cut or stamped out of sheet brass or other sufficiently
flexible metal, in the form of a plate of suitable length and width, consisting of
ends provided with a sufficient number, varying with the width of the belt to which
it is to be applied, of parallel connecting arms or branches, which are bent over at
the centre of their length so that the bend forms oval holes or openings through
which can be passed a rod or wire by which the fastening is held in position, the
ends of the rod or wire being then bent over or fastened so that it cannot slip out
of its place.
The ends of the belt which are to be united are brought together, a number of
holes being made across each end corresponding with the holes or openings formed
by the bent over ends of the branches of the fastening, the number varying as
already explained with the width of the belt. The bent ends of the branches are
then passed through these holes, and the wire or rod being slipped through the
openings formed at these ends the union and fastening are complete.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of the invention. Figure 1.
represents the stamped out sheet of metal, figure 2 the same bent over as
described, and figure 3 the fastening applied to the ends of a belt.
a, a are the
ends of the fastening, connected by a sufficient number of parallel arms b, b, b.
When these arms are bent or doubled as shewn in figure 2, the bent parts form
holes at c, c, c, into which a rod or wire d can be inserted after the doubled ends
have been passed through corresponding holes made in the ends of the belt or
strap, as shewn in figure 3. The rod or wire d is preferably formed with lateral
projections at its ends, as shewn in figure 4, so that by turning it partly round
after it has been inserted in the fastening, it is prevented from slipping out.
In order that the fastening may be readily and quickly fixed, it is necessary that
the sets of holes in the belt should be accurately made beforehand, and for this
purpose it is preferable to use a tool of the kind shewn in figures 5 and 6, a punch e
of the usual kind being used, and a moveable and adjustable guide f being fixed
upon the tool. g is a projecting stud upon the guide upon which a hole already
made fits and thus determines the distance between it and the next bole.
h is a lateral guide against which the edge of the belt (shewn in dotted lines) is
held, and the distance of the holes from the edge is in this way determined.
The guide may be made adjustable or may be changed to suit belts of different
sizes, or to alter the distance between the holes.

page_text: Holes in the belt being made beforehand at a sufficient distance apart, it can be
shortened at any time quickly and without special tools.
The improved fastening is of small bulk and very strong, whilst it connects
the ends of the belt for the full width of the latter. Small round holes in belts of
any thickness and strength are all that are necessary for its application, a single
fastening only being required of a width proportioned to that of the belt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
The fastening consisting of the ends a, a, and arms b, b, b, bent over so as to
form holes or eyes c, c, c, in combination with the rod or wire d, substantially as
described and shewn in the drawing.