Improvements in the Means or Mode of Connecting Bands, or Belts, to Dress-clasps, Buckles, or Fastenings.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means or Mode of Connecting Bands, or Belts,
to Dress-clasps, Buckles, or Fastenings.
I, JAMES BAILEY, of Walsingham Works, Walsingham Street, Walsall, in the
County of Stafford, Buckle Manufacturer, 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 :-
This my said invention relates to improvements in the means or mode of
connecting bands or belts to clasps, buckles, or fastenings as articles of dress, and
chiefly applicable for waistbands, or belts and garters used by ladies, and other
like purposes.
My invention consists substantially of the employment of two strips of metal of
a required guage, length, and width, configurated of angular, in cross section, the
upper edge of each strip is serrated, and to an extent turned over inward leaving
a space between the said upper edge, and the lower. One of these strips I attach
to the back of the front, this being the ornamental part forming the clasp, or
fastening proper which is in one piece, this I effect by soldering, rivetting, or by
clips. When this is finished by plating or otherwise, one end of the belt or band
is placed in the space between the serrated edge, and the lower part which is now
connected to the ornamental part of the clasp, and by means of a press, or other
suitable tool, I bring the teeth down, and through the band, or belt, closing the
space and gripping the same in a secure manner.
The other strip I now use for the free end of the belt or band, and is constructed
and affixed by the same means. The edge or convenient part of this strip is
provided with a loop to engage upon a hook, secured to the back, or other part of
the clasp.
Or I may construct the clasp with the strip and its serrated edge, at one side, it
would then be in one piece.
Or I may form the clasp, buckle, or fastening in two parts as hitherto, and to
the outside edge or back of each part, I should secure a strip to each as above
described, or I may construct the clasp with the strip and serrated edge upon the
outside edge of each, each part would then be in one piece, the inside edge or
other part adjacent thereto of one part would be provided with hooks, one or more,
and the inside edge of the other part with loops, correspondingly to engage the
hooks.
In either case I dispense with the sewing on or other means hitherto employed,
for connecting the bands to the clasps or fastenings.
And in order that this my said invention may be more fully understood I will
now proceed to describe the same more particularly and for that purpose I shall
refer to the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed, the same letters of reference
indicating ke or corresponding parts throughout all the figures..
Fig. 1 is a view of the clasp or fastening complete.
Fig. 2 is a back view of same.
Fig. 3 is a view of one part of the clasp or fastening detached showing the loop.
Fig. 4 is a view of the clasp or fastening in two parts detached, showing the
loops and hooks.
Fig. 5 is an end view as Fig. 1.

page_text: Fig. 8 is a view as Fig. 6 but bent to effect its purpose.
Fig. 9 is a view of the clasp or fastening with the strip, and serrated edge, in
one piece.
Fig. 10 is a view showing the mode of attaching the strip to the clasp by means
of clips.
Fig. 11 is a mcdification of my invention showing the means of attaching the
hooks to the clasp or fastening.
Fig. 12 is a view showing the strip with the loops in same to engage upon the
hooks as Fig. 11.
a is the clasp or fastening to which the belt or band b is engaged. c indicates
the book or hooks. d are loops. ee are the two strips of metal both configurated
angular, with the serrated edges ff. 9, 9, 9 are clips. hhh are apertures: in a.
i, i are parts which are formed as a bar by the arrangement of the ornament.
In Fig. 1 I show the clasp complete, having the two strips e, with the end of
belt or band b, secured thereto.
In Figs. 6 and 7 I show this strip e, and the mode of connecting the ends, of the
belt or band b, by placing the same under the serrated edge f, as shown in Fig. 8,
and then closing down.
In Fig. 2 which is a back view of Fig. 1, I show the two strips e e, one strip
being secured to a, while the other strip is secured to the loose end of b, and the
loop d thereon (as Fig. 3) engaged upon the hook c, as Figs. 2 and 5.
In Fig. 4, I show the clasp a in two parts detached, the inside edges are provided
respectively with the hooks c, and loops d, for engaging each other. The outside
edge of each part being provided with the strips ee at the back or their equivalent
as Fig. 9.
In Fig. 9 I show the strip, with its serrated edge f, in one piece, with the clasp a,
preparatory to bending as Figs. 7 and 8, to receive the end of the belt or band b.
In Fig. 10 I show the strip e, secured as above described to the end of the belt
or band b, provided with the clips g, which are placed through the apertures h, and
then closed down forming a joint but inseparable.
In Fig. 11, 1 show the hooks c, c, connected to the bar i, of a, being part of the
ornament, and to engage the loops d, d, formed in the strip e,, as Fig. 12.
While I have described the above features of my invention for improvements in
connecting bands, or belts, to dress clasps, buckles or fastenings for dress, as above
set forth, and shown upon the drawings, I would observe, that I do not limit myself
to the figures shown on the sheet of drawings, as these are merely illustrative, nor
to forms or details of construction, but contemplate necessary or desirable changes
in form, or ornament, and the substitution of equivalent.members without departing
essentially from the principle 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 :-
In "Improvements in the means or mode of connecting bands, or belts, to dress
clasps, buckles, or fastenings,'
,,
1st. The construction and employment of a strip of metal with serrated edge for
securing to the one end of the band or belt, which said strip is permanently secured
to the one side of the clasp, substantially as herein before described and shown in
Figs. 1, 2 and 5.
2. The construction and employment of a strip of metal with serrated edge for
securing to the other (or free end) of the band or belt provided with the loop for
engaging upon the hook, on the back of clasp, substantially as herein before
described and shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5.
3. The construction and employment of two strips of metal, with serrated edges,
for securing the band or belt to the two part clasp or buckle, to the outside edge of

page_text: each part, or the said clasp having upon each of its outside edges, the serration
formed in one piece, substantially as herein before described and shown in Fig. 4.
4. The construction and employment of the clasp with a serrated edge on the
one side (being in one piece) for securing to the one end of the band or belt,
substantially as herein before described, and shown in Fig. 9.
5. The construction and employment of a strip of metal with serrated edge for
securing to the one end of the band or belt, and with clips for engaging in the
apertures of the clasp, substantially as herein before described and shown in
Fig. 10.
6. The construction of the clasp, with the bar, for receiving the hooks,
substantially as herein before described and shown in Fig. 11.
7. The construction and employment of a strip of metal, with serrated edge for
securing to the free end of the band, a belt, provided with loops, for engaging the
hooks, substantially as herein before described and shown in Fig. 12.
8. The general construction, combination and arrangement of parts, substantially
as herein before described in the foregoing Specification and illustrated on the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dotad 30th September 1895
THOS. KENDRICK,
3 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.