Improvements in Brace Ends or Attachments for Buckles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th May, 1892-Accepted, 2nd July, 1892 ·
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brace Ends or Attachments for Buckles.
! SAMUEL TAYLOR of 56 Lever Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Brace and Belt Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a device for attaching brace ends to buckles,
etcetera, in a manner to make them more durable than heretofore.
I place two clips, made of iron, steel, bronze or other metal, on a brace buckle,
with two or more loops or bars, preferably parallel to each other. These two clips
can either both be formed out of one piece of metal, the material, partially stamped
out of one, being used to form the second clip, or they can be made of two separate
pieces of metal, one of them holding on to the other in any convenient manner, or
they can be made of two entirely independent clips placed alongside of each other,
or one over the other. Over these and fixed to them by an eyelet or metal band or
hands, or in any other convenient manner, place the leather or other material
forming the brace end.
Dated this 25th day of November 1801
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brace Ends or Attachments for Buckles.
1. SAMUEL TAYLOR, of 56 Lever Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Brace and Belt Manufacturer, 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 has for its object a device for attaching brace ends to buckles,
etcetera, in a manner to make them more durable than heretofore.
The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which :-
Figure is a front elevation of a brace end with one of the leather tabs
removed;
Figures 2 and 3 cross sections through the buckles showing respectively the
leather tabs and clips of the brace end, before and after being secured in place.
I place two eyes or clips A. A, made of iron, steel, bronze or other metal, on a
brace buckle B with two or more loops or bars preferably equidistant from each
other. These two clips A A can either both be formed out of one piece of metal,
(the material, partially stamped out of one, being used to form the second clip), or
they can be made of two separate pieces of metal, one of them holding on to the
other in any convenient manner, or they can be made (as shown on the drawing) of
two entirely independent clips placed one over the other. One of these clips is
placed over the bar and the other over the bar, and over these clips and fixed
to them by an eyelet C, or by a metal band or bands, or in any other convenient
manner, place the tab of leather or other material forming the brace end. By
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this means, the connection between the tabs and the buckle is made very durable.
The clips on the bars or loops protect the taps from cutting through, and breakage
is, therefore, much less liable to occur, than in braces, when the ends only are
doubled over the bar or loops, thereby giving greater durability to the wearer.

page_text: In the drawings, two leather tabs (each having clips) are shown by way of
example, but it is evident that any suitable number may be employed, also, in
cases where greater durability is required, the buckles may have three or even more
bars or loops and a corresponding number of clips, to which the tabs of leather or
other material are fastened in the manner already described.
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 :-
1. The improvement in brace ends which consists in forming the brace buckle
with two or more bars or loops, and inserting, in the loop of the tab, a correspond-
ing number of metal clips or eyes adapted to engage these buckle bars or loops
and form a durable connection therewith, substantially as described.
2. Forming the ends of tabs of leather or other material (for brace ends) with
two or more clips made either out of one piece of metal, or of two separate pieces
of metal, over which the tab is folded and fixed by an eyelet, metal band or bands,
or in other convenient manner, substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 28th day of May 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.