Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1887
Complete Specification Left. 1st Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 188
We LOUIS FREDERICK WISH of 28 Vauxhall Bridge Road London in the County
of Middlesex Saddler and CHARLES ELLIS of 14 Manchester Street Luton in the
County of Bedford Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved adjustable backband buckle and the means
of attaching the same to the backbands of harness of shaft vehicles such as gigs
broughams light carts cabs or brewers single horse drays.
to
In carrying it into effect I provide a long buckle the top of which is bent forward.
The tip of the tongue is bent forward to correspond and then backward for the
purpose of adapting it to its bed and making it lie snugly upon the buckle top. I
provide also two or more metal plates or squares connected in line by links and having
perforated plates or equivalent devices flexibly connected to the end plates for the
purpose of connecting said end plates to the back band the latter being severed for
that purpose. I form a hole in each of the two or more said metal plates by which
when the backband is passed through the buckle the tongue of the latter can be caused
with the backband at
engage
desired height.
any
When a backband fitted with this invention has the shafts in the tugs or their
equivalent, the weight of the shafts will keep the buckle tongue closed down tight
upon the plate through which it has been passed, but if it be desired to take the back-
band up or to let it out, it is only necessary to lift the shafts high enough to take the
weight off the tugs and give a pull at the backband downwards, the buckle tongue
then drops, the plate with which it was engaged is lifted and another higher or lower
caused to engage the buckle tongue. The shafts are then dropped and the buckle
tongue once more bears upon the top bar of the buckle past which it cannot be pulled
in consequence of the bent nose embracing said bar.
The holes above mentioned in the linked plates are of a larger diameter than the
tongue to facilitate the entrance or withdrawal of the latter.
1007
LOUIS FREDERICK WISH,
For Co-Patenteo.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
An Improved Adjustable Backband Buckle and Attachment.
We LOUIS FREDERICK WISH of 28 Vauxhall Bridge Road London in the County
of Middlesex Saddler and CHARLES ELLIS of 14 Manchester Street Luton in the
County of Bedford Saddler 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 adjustable backband buckle and the means of
attaching the same to the backbands of harness for shaft vehicles such as gigs
broughams light carts cabs or brewers single horse drays.
In carrying this invention into effect a long buckle is provided the top of which
is bent forward. The tip of the tongue is bent forward to correspond and then
backward for the purpose of adapting it to its bed and making it lie snugly upon the
buckle top.
Two or more metal plates or squares are also provided connected in line by links
and having perforated plates or equivalent devices flexibly connected to the end plates
for the purpose of connecting said end plates to the backband the latter being severed
for that purpose. A hole is formed in each of the two or more said metal plates by
which when the backband is passed through the buckle the tongue of the latter can be
caused to engage with the backhand at any desired height.
When a backband fitted with this invention has the shafts in the tugs or their
equivalent the weight of the shafts will keep the buckle tongue closed down tight upon
the plate through which it has been passed but if it be desired to take the backband
up or to let it out it is only necessary to lift the shafts high enough to take the weight
off the tugs and give a pull at the backband downwards the buckle tongue then drops
the plate with which it was engaged is lifted off and another higher or lower caused
to engage the buckle tongue. The shafts are then dropped and the buckle tongue
once more bears upon the top bar of the buckle past which it cannot be pulled in
consequence of the bent nose embracing said bar.
The holes above mentioned in the linked plates are of a larger diameter than the
tongue to facilitate the entrance or withdrawal of the latter.
A great advantage attained by thus interposing or introducing a metal plate or
plates and links into each side of the backband at the buckle is that they will last
longer than the ordinary all-leather backbands of harness which when used with
certain classes of vehicles (notably "hansom" cabs) are destroyed or injured by the
continuous bending to which they are subjected-which is obviated by this present
invention and thus preventing a fruitful source of accidents in driving viz. the sudden
breaking of the backband as hitherto constructed and the consequent damage and
danger resulting therefrom.
And in order that the said invention may be the more easily understood and readily
carried into practice we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figures 1 and 2 show part views of our improved backband and buckle with the tug
in position on the shaft of a vehicle as at work.
Figures 3 and 4 show separate views of the buckle and Figures 5 and
views of the links and plates on the backband.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout.
separate
a is the backband, b the buckle, c c are the plates connected to each other and to the
backband a by the metal links d and having holes c¹ therein.
The buckle has the top part thereof bent or curved as shown in Figures 1 and 3
and the tongue or buckle pin e is bent in a corresponding manner as shown for the
purpose of allowing the metal plates and links c and d to have a direct pull which
would be impossible with buckles of ordinary construction.
fis the tug in which the buckle b is mounted and is the shaft of a vehicle―
ii are clips sewn or rivetted to the backband a for connecting the metal links d to
same.
We would have it understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise details
shown and described herein as it will be obvious that various other forms or device
of metal plates and links c and d respectively may be used without departing
from the nature of this invention and also such metal plates and links or
connections may be continued right over the back from buckle to buckle if
desired.
Also if desired our improved buckle may be used without the aforesaid metal
links and plates as by using this said buckle with an all-leather backband the latter―
having a straight or nearly straight pull through the buckle-will not be bent and
injured so much as with buckles of ordinary construction and will consequently last
longer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. The improved arrangement and construction of backband buckles for harness by
curving the outer end thereof and also the tongue of same to correspond substantially
in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
2. In backbands for harness the intervention or insertion of a series of metal plates
and links such as c and d substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before
set forth.
3. The improved arrangement and construction of backband buckles and back bands
for harness substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described
and represented in the drawings hereunio annexed.
Dotad this 1st love of Santamban 1988