Buckle or Clasp.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1899-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1899
Buckle or Clasp.
I, ROBERT MILDEN, of Dortmund, 13, Bleichmärschstrasse, Germany, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
In the drawings
Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved buckle or clasp in an open position.
Fig. 2 shows the same closed.
Fig. 3 is a front view of Fig. 1,
Fig. 4, 5 & 6 represent in modified form respectively sectional side view open,
-sectional side view closed and sectional view on line of Fig. 5.
In describing my invention I show in the drawings a U-shaped spring body a
having one of its arms slightly prolongated, bent upwardly and passed through
an opening of a spring lever f. Or I may substitute for the said lever (see Fig. 4,
5 & 6), a sliding piece f¹ and provide the same with an elongated slot d. The for-
ward end or foot of said lever f is bent downwardly while the end of the same
may (see Fig. 1) pass slightly backwardly therefrom. However this end may
continue in. prolongation of the foot. The main object of such bending being
to facilitate the entrance and exit of such stuffs as are to be clamped together.
Where it is omitted the opposite arm or shank of spring body a may be slightly
deviated from its normal position or bevelled (see Fig. 4 & 5) thereby affording
equal facilitation in using the clasp.
The rear portion of the lever extends backwardly any required distance and
may be bent so as to conform to the shape of spring body a in which case the
end of said lever is preferably provided with a small knob pin or projection g
assisting by frictional contact with body a to retain a closed position. I may
however provide the arm of body a adjacent to said lever with a small opening k
into which drops a stud c when the clasp is closed, thereby also locking the
buckle when closed.
I further provide a small pin e on the adjacent arm of the body a which
snugly fitting in the said slot d¹ and assisted by a laterally extending guide g',
secured to said lever and extending partially under the body arm, serves to
guide the lever in its proper course.
The operation of the buckle or clasp may be readily understood from the fore-
going description and following statement. Desiring to secure together or in
proper position any desired stuff etc., the lever or the sliding piece is opened
whence the stuff may be easily introduced between the foot h and opposite arm
of the spring body a. The lever is then closed whence the foot aforesaid directly
wedges the stuff firmly against the said arm or jaw of the said body and hold's
it in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
I. In a new and improved buckle or clasp, the combination of a spring body,

page_text: a lever in connection with one shank of the said body a foot on said lever
adapted to operate directly with the remaining shank of said body and means
for holding the lever in a closed position, substantially as described.
II. In a new and improved buckle or clasp, the combination of a spring body,
a lever mounted on the outer end of one of the shanks of said body, a foot on
the end of said lever adapted to operate in connection with said remaining body
shank, means for holding the said lever in a closed position and other means
for guiding said lever in its proper direction, substantially as described.
III. In a new and improved buckle or clasp, the combination of a U-shaped
spring body a sliding piece connected with one shank thereof, a pin on said
lever adapted to hold said lever in a closed position, a guide for holding said
lever in proper position and a foot on said lever adapted to operate directly with
the remaining shank of said body, substantially as described.
IV. A lever mounted in a spring body and operating direetly upon an arm
or shank of the same.
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