IMPROVEMENTS IN BELT OR STRAP FASTENERS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Reuben Derbyshire, of Marsh Street, Longton, in the
County of Stafford, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BELT
OR STRAP FASTENERS."
Sealed the 25th November 1879, and dated the 3rd June 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Reuben Derbyshire at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd June 1879.
REUBEN DERBYSHIRE, of Marsh Street, Longton, in the County of Stafford,
Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BELT OR STRAP FASTENERS."
This Invention has for its object improvements in belt or strap fasteners.
Heretofore belt or strap fasteners have been made on a great number of principles,
but have always either had the disadvantage of wearing out by friction through
coming in contact with the pulleys upon which the belts or straps in which they
are placed work; or they were so damaged, if it became necessary to take them
out for the purpose of shortening the belt or strap, that they could not be used
again. To surmount these difficulties 1 employ a fastener formed of several bars
or links of brass, copper, or other metal, which when inserted in the slits formed
by a punch or cutter in the ends of the belt or strap, are firmly secured there by
two bars or rods of steel, iron, or other metal, one at each end, which pass through
holes formed in the ends of the said bars or links, thereby securely joining the ends
of the belt or strap together.
Belt or strap fasteners made in the manner above described are easy to insert in
the belts or straps, and as they cannot in any way come in contact with the
pulleys upon which the belt or strap works, cannot wear out.
These fasteners may be made in various sizes to suit belts or straps of any width
and thickness.
"

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Reuben Derbyshire in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 3rd
December 1879.
REUBEN DERBYSHIRE, of Marsh Street, Longton, in the County of Stafford,
Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BELT OR STRAP FASTENERS."
This Invention has for its object improvements in belt or strap fasteners.
Heretofore belt or strap fasteners have been made on a great number of principles,
but have always either had the disadvantage of wearing out by friction through
coming in contact with the pulleys upon which the belts or straps in which they
are placed work, or they were so damaged, if it became necessary to take them out
for the purpose of shortening the belt or strap, that they could not be used again.
To surmount these difficulties I employ a fastener formed of several bars or links
of brass, copper, or other metal, which when inserted in the slits formed by a punch
or cutter in the ends of the belt or strap, are firmly secured there by two bars or
rods of steel, iron, or other metal, one at each end, which pass through holes formed
in the ends of the said bars or links, thereby securely joining the ends of the belt
or strap together.
In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side view and Figure 2 a plan of a belt fastened, as above described,
and Figures 3 show fasteners of various sizes. In these Figures a, a, are the ends
of the belt to be fastened together; b are the fasteners; and c, c, are the rods
passing through the holes in their ends.
Belt or strap fasteners made in the manner above described are easy to insert in
the belts or straps, and as they cannot in any way come in contact with the pulleys
upon which the belt or strap works, cannot wear out.
These fasteners may be made in various sizes to suit belts or straps of any width
and thickness.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the manner of per-
forming the same, I would have it understood that what I wish to claim are my
improvements in belt or strap fasteners, substantially as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Reuben Derbyshire, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty eighth day of November, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
R. DERBYSHIRE.
(L.S.)