AN IMPROVED FASTENING FOR TRAVELLING STRAPS, DOG COLLARS, AND OTHER LIKE ÅRTICLES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edwin Speechly, of Little Britain, in the City of London,
Merchant, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED FASTENING FOR TRAVELLING
STRAPS, DOG COLLARS, AND OTHER LIKE ÅRTICLES."
Sealed the 29th September 1877, and dated the 4th April 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edwin Speechly at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th April 1877.
"AN
EDWIN SPEECHLY, of Little Britain, in the City of London, Merchant.
IMPROVED FASTENING FOR TRAVELLING STRAPS, DOG COLLARS, AND OTHER LIKE
ARTICLES."
This Invention relates to an improved fastening for travelling straps, dog collars,
and other like articles, and consists of two portions, the first portion of which is a
pin, bolt, or spindle, having its upper part screw threaded, and its lower part of
larger dimensions than its upper, and through this larger and lower part is a hole or
aperture. The second portion is a ring or nut tapped to correspond with the screw
thread of the pin over which it works. One end of a strap or thong is attached to
the lower and larger part of the pin, bolt, or spindle, and when it is desired to fasten
it, its free end is passed through the hole in the said pin, and the tapped nut or
ring is then screwed down, thus binding the strap or thong, and fastening it
securely.
When my arrangement is applied to travelling straps a handle is provided, and at
each of its extremities my improved fastening is attached. The upper end of the
pins, bolts, or spindles is passed through the handle, and kept in place by a cap,
button, or bead piece; or the screw pin, bolt, or spindle may have its cap, button,
or head piece formed in a piece with it, and be secured to its lower and larger part
by screwing or otherwise.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Edwin Speechly in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 4th October
1877.
" AN
EDWIN SPEECHLY, of Little Britain, in the City of London, Merchant.
IMPROVED FASTENING FOR TRAVELLING STRAPS, DOG COLLARS, AND OTHER LIKE
ARTICLES."
This Invention relates to an improved fastening for travelling straps, dog collars,
and other like articles, and consists of two portions, the first portion of which is a
pin, bolt, or spindle, having its upper part screw threaded, and its lower part of
larger dimensions than its upper, and through this larger and lower part is a hole
or aperture. The second portion is a ring or nut tapped to correspond with the
screw thread of the pin, over which it works. One end of a strap or thong is
attached to the lower and larger part of the pin, bolt, or spindle, and when it is
desired to fasten it its free end is passed through the hole in the said pin, and the
tapped nut or ring is then screwed down, thus binding the strap or thong, and
fastening it securely.
When my arrangement is applied to travelling straps a handle is provided, and
at each end of its extremities my improved fastening is attached. The upper end
of the pins, bolts, or spindles is passed through the handle, and kept in place
by a cap, button, or head piece; or the screw pin, bolt, or spindle may have its cap,
button, or head piece formed in a piece with it, and be secured to its lower and
larger part by screwing or otherwisc.
But to make my Invention better understood I will proceed to describe the same
by reference to the accompanying Drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation
of my improved fastening applied to a dog collar; Figure 2, side elevation of same;
Figure 3, a detached sectional view of the fastening; Figure 4, detached elevations
of the two parts of the fastening; Figure 5, side elevation; and Figure 6, plan of
the improved fastening applied to a travelling strap; Figure 7, end elevation of
the same.
Similar letters in all the Figures represent similar parts.
a is the pin, bolt, or spindle portion of the fastening, the upper part being screw
threaded, as shewn, and of smaller diameter than the lower part; b is the hole or
aperture in the same, through which the free end of the strap, thong, or collar c is
passed, as herein-after described; e is another hole in which the other end of the
strap, thong, or collar is permanently fixed, or it may be fixed in any other suitable
manner; & is the ring or nut tapped to correspond with the screw thread of the
pin a; f is a headed screw screwing into the pin, bolt, or spindle a for preventing the
tapped ring or nut from becoming detached, or instead of this headed screw the
tapped portion of the pin or bolt a may be made a little longer, and rivetted over,
as shewn in Figure 8.
In Figures 5, 6, and 7, which shew the arrangement applied to a travelling strap,
one of the improved fastenings is applied to each extremity of the handle g, the
headed screw serving to fix the same, as shown, or it may be fixed in any other
suitable manner.
It will thus be seen that in a fastening of this construction if one end h of the
strap, thong, or collar c be secured to the lower portion of the pin or bolt a, and
the free end of the strap, thong, or collar be passed through the hole or aperturo b,
and the tapped ring or nut be screwed down it will bind the strap, thong, or collar,
and securely fasten the same.
Having thus described my Invention, and the manner of performing the same, I
wish it to be understood that what I claim is, the improved fastening for travelling

page_text: straps, dog collars, and other like articles, substantially as heroin-before described
and represented in the accompanying Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edwin Speechly, have hereto set my hand and
scal, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven.
Witness,
CHARLES LIDDELL,
Clerk to G. F. Redfern,
4, South Street, Finsbury,
London.
EDWIN SPEECHLY. (L.S.)