IMPROVEMENTS IN METAL TIES OR BANDS FOR SECURING BALES OF COTTON OR OTHER SUBSTANCE
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the "International Patent
Office," No. 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN METAL TIES OR BANDS
FOR SECURING BALES OF COTTON OR OTHER SUBSTANCE."-A communication
from abroad by Richard G. Latting, of New Orleans, Louisiana, United
States of America.
Sealed the 10th September 1867, and dated the 27th June 1867.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by William Robert Lake at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and Declaration,
on the 27th June 1867, pursuant to the 9th Section of the Patent Law
Amendment Act, 1852.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
ROBERT LAKE, of the "International Patent Office," No. 8, Southampton
Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Consulting Engineer,
send greeting.
WHEREAS I am in possession of an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
METAL TIES OR BANDS FOR SECURING BALES OF COTTON OR OTHER SUBSTANCE,"
and have petitioned Her Majesty to grant unto me, my executors, adminis-
trators, and assigns, Her Royal Letters Patent for the same, and have made
solemn Declaration that it has been communicated to me from abroad by
Richard G. Latting, of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Robert Lake, do hereby
declare that the following Complete Specification, under my hand and seal,

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fully describes and ascertains the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, in and by the following statement,
reference being had to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings forming a part of
this Specification:-
The said improvements consist in the peculiar construction of a buckle or
fastening and in its combination with a metal hoop or band. The said buckle
is formed with an obliquely projecting central rib furnished on the outer edge
with teeth or notches to hold one end of the loop or band, which is inserted
through an opening in one bar of the buckle frame, the other end of the said
hoop being folded or bent over a solid cross bar on the opposite side of the
said frame. The back or inner edge of the toothed rib is curved to give
greater strength to the buckle, and the open bar is formed with a shoulder to
prevent the lateral displacement of the hoop.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved buckle; Figure 2 is a section
of the same on the line x, x, Figure 1, shewing the mode of attaching and
securing the band in the said buckle; Figure 3 is a perspective view repre-
senting a portion of a bale of cotton secured by my improved tie. Like letters
indicate the same parts in each of the Figures.
A is the buckle or fastening, which is formed of wrought iron, malleable
cast iron, or other suitable metal, and is made of convenient size to suit the
width of the metal hoop or band B. The end of the latter is lapped or folded
over the bar a, which forms one side of the buckle frame, as shewn in Figure 1.
The loop 6 between this bar and the central rib c is made of the proper width
to allow the end of the buckle to be conveniently inserted and folded over the
bar a, and the edges of the latter are made straight for this purpose.
The
curved or arched form of the inner edge of the central rib c gives great
strength to this portion of the buckle without increasing the weight of the
same. The teeth c¹ on the outer edge of the rib c may be of any desired size
and number, and they are arranged, as clearly shown in Figure 2, at a suitable
angle to grip and hold firmly the end of the hoop or band when the same is
inserted through the loop or aperture 6¹. The bar d, which encloses the said
loop or aperture is formed with the shoulder d¹ to keep the end of the loop
or band properly in place after the same has been inserted through the
obliquely formed opening e. The said shoulder prevents the lateral slipping of
the boop, which might otherwise be broken by hanging on the edge of the
bar d on one side of the opening e, or might slip out of the buckle through
the said opening. In applying my improved tie to a bale of cotton or other

page_text: substance one end of the loop or band B is folded by any convenient means
over the bar a, and the said hoop is arranged around the bale; one edge of
the other end of the hoop is inserted laterally through the opening e until the
opposite edge passes the point e, when the hoop is drawn back into such a
position that the edge first introduced through the opening e lies against the
shoulder d; the end of the hoop is then passed under the toothed edge c¹
of the rib c, as shewn in Figure 2. When the bale is released from pressure
the elasticity of the cotton expands it, and its pressure causes the teeth c¹ to
grip the hoop and prevent its withdrawal from the buckle.
Having thus fully described the said improvements as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, and shown how the same may be conveniently
and advantageously carried into practice, I claim,-
First, constructing a buckle or fastening with an inclined toothed rib c,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Second, forming the bar d with a shoulder d¹, for the purpose and
substantially as set forth.
Third, constructing a buckle with a central rib c curved or arched,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Fourth, the employment of the buckle A in combination with a metal hoop
or band, for the purpose and substantially in the manner set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of June, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE.
(L.S.)