Improvements in Buckles and other Fittings for Braces, Belts, and like Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th July, 1897-Accepted, 7th Aug., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buckles and other Fittings for Braces, Belts, and
like Articles.
I, WILLIAM MICHAEL PERRY of Victor Works, Angelina Street, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the making of solid wire buckles.
It consists essentially in forming a loop at the bottom or in other convenient
place by flattening the wire and crossing one piece or side over the other the
flattened part of double thickness where they, cross presenting the appearance of
a single piece of wire.
The two ends of the wire are brought together above or below the loop according
to the form or shape of buckle and may for buckles for brace fronts be secured by,
a ferrule pressed over them.
The invention may be applied to most types of brace buckles or fittings belt
furniture or the like. Loops for the catches of buckles may be made in the same
way by flattening wire and bending round into a loop or coil either single or
double. Button loops of metal may be made in similar way to form a loop at one
end the wire being flattened and crossed.
D 5th dove of October 1906
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.
Improvements in Buckles and other Fittings for Braces, Belts, and
like Articles.
I, WILLIAM MICHAEL PERRY, of Victor Works, Angelina Street, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 improvements in the making of buckles or furniture
for braces, belts and the like from solid wire.
It consists essentially in forming the loop which is situated at the bottom or other
desired place by crossing one piece of wire over the other and flattening the wire
by compressing it to about half the original thickness the flattened part forming
the point of contact and the double thickness thereat presenting the thickness and
appearance of a single piece of wire.

page_text: It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
as examples the invention is shown applied to several forms of buckles.
Fig. 1. Side elevation and section of one pattern of brace buckle.
Fig. 2. Side elevation and section of another pattern of brace buckle.
Fig 3. Side elevation and plan of snake or S buckle for belt.
Fig. 4. Side elevation and plan of another pattern of buckle for belt.
Fig. 5. Side elevation and section of hook pattern of buckle for belt.
Fig. 6. Side elevation of metallic button loop.
The loop A of the buckle may be of any desired shape or size and is formed by
crossing the wire of which the buckle is made the wire being preferably round in
section.
To form a loop this way of ordinary wire would cause a bulkiness or extra thick-
ness at the crossing which would be very objectionable and which I avoid.
At the point a where the wires cross or overlap to form the loop A (or it may be
a hook or its equivalent) I compress or flatten the wire by means of suitable dies
or tools whereby it is reduced in thickness to about one half.
I thus obtain a loop formed by the bending or twisting of the wire without undue
thickness.
The free ends B of the wire are brought together at any part of the buckle that
may be found most convenient according to the form or shape of the buckle and
may be secured by means of a ferrule b passed over them.
In Fig. 6 a button hole loop is shown made in a similar way the loop A at one
end being formed by the wire being crossed and flattened at a.
The loops A for the catches of buckles such as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are made
in the way described, that shown in Fig. 3 being so inclined that the loop does not
take up as much space latérally as a horizontal loop.
The invention may be applied to most types of brace buckles or fittings belt
furniture or the like.
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:-
1. Buckles, fittings or other furniture for braces, belts or similar articles con-
structed with a loop or catch formed of crossed wire flattened at the point of cross-
ing substantially as described.
2. The improved brace or belt buckle substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 18th day of June 1807
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool & London, Patent Agents.