Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th June, 1894-Accepted, 30th Mar., 1895
I, THOMAS MILLAR CAMPBELL, of 46 Clyde Place, Glasgow, in the County
of Lanark, North Britain, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :—
This invention relates to an improved belt fastener. and has for its object to
provide a belt fastener which can be easily and quickly fastened and unfastened
when required.
In carrying out my said invention I form the fastener in two parts, that is to
say, I cast or otherwise form of brass or other metal a guard piece, for enclosing
the ends of the belt which have been previously pared and cut to fit inside the
guard; the said guard piece is preferably composed of three cross bars, two at
the front and one at the back, which are suitably connected at their ends to each.
other. Inside the said guard piece I place a clip composed of a flat metal plate
having a number of square or other shaped teeth formed on its under side, in such
a manner, as to enable the clip to be driven home within the guard piece, that is to
say, through the overlapped ends of the belt. The guard piece and clip may also
be provided with means for disengaging or unfastening the joint, such as by
forming the end or ends of the clip and guard with indentations or recesses into
which a bradawl, pin or other tool is placed so as to force the clip up out of the
belt and guard piece.
Dated this 8th day of March 1894.
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioner's Agents.
I, THOMAS MILLAR CAMPBELL, of 46 Clyde Place, Glasgow, in the County
of Lanark, North Britain, Engineer, 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 relates to an improved belt fastener, and has for its object to
provide a belt fastener which can be easily and quickly fastened and unfastened
when required.
In describing my said invention, I will refer to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is an elevation and Figure 2 an under plan of the clip portion.
Figure 3 is an elevation and Figure 4 a plan of the guard portion. And
Figure 5 is a plan showing the fastener applied to a belt.
In carrying out my said invention, I form the fastener in two parts, that is to
say, I cast or otherwise form of brass or other metal a guard piece or portion A
for enclosing the ends of the belt B which have been previously pared and cut so
as to fit inside the said guard A; the said guard A. is preferably composed of
three cross bars, two at the front and one a at the back, which are suitably
connected at their ends to each other as shown. Inside the said guard piece A

page_text: I place a clip C composed of or formed as a flat metal plate having a number of
square or other shaped teeth e formed on its under side, in such a manner, as to
enable the clip to be driven through the ends of the belt B and home within the
guard piece A, that is to say, through the overlapped and pared ends of the belt B
as shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.
The guard piece A and clip C may be provided with means for disengaging or
unfastening the joint, such as by forming the end or ends of the guard piece A
and clip C with indentations or recesses D into which a bradawl, pin or other tool
is placed so as to force the clip C out of the belt B and guard piece A; the whole
thus forms an efficient belt fastener, which may be easily and quickly fastened and
unfastened as desired.
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
The improved belt fastener, substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in
the accompanying drawings.
ay of June 1894.
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.