Improvements in Fasteners for Machinery Belts or Straps.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 24th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Machinery Belts or Straps.
I SAMUEL ELLIOTT of Albert Works Newbury in the County of Berks Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to facilitate and quicken the joining together of
belts hands or straps of leather or other material which are used for driving pulleys on
machinery. The fastener is so constructed that it can be fixed instantaneously and
obtain the grip of the entire width of the belt band or strap. It may be made of
different widths to suit various sized belts or bands and being of the same width as
the belt an equal and combined resistance is maintained on either-side..
In the manufacture of the fastener I use a piece of steel wire or any other metal of
a size and strength suitable to the width and thickness of the belt. I bend or form
it into a succession of two or more loops or eyes the number of loops or eyes
depending on the width of the belt. These loops or eyes are formed at equal
distances from each other and are passed through the ends of the belt or band and
are fastened preferably by a piece of split or half wire doubled and cut off to
the exact extent of the width of the belt and forming a key passing through the
loops and eyes of the fastener. In the application of this fastener to the belt I lay
the two inside faces of the belt together and cut the ends off quite clean and square,
then I press the fastquer a little way from the end of the belt just hard enough to
make an impression with the loops or eyes or mark their position. in some other
manner. I then bore with an awl or cutter punch an oval hole through the belt at
each of the marks made and insert the eyes or loops through the two ends of the belt.
I then pass the split wire key through the eyes or loops on the other side of the belt
and a joint or fastening is made which will bear the greatest struin and run the
highest speed possible.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Machinery Belts or Straps.
I SAMUEL ELLIOTT of Newbury in the County of Berks England 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
The object of my invention is to facilitate and quicken the joining together of belts
bands or straps of leather or other material which are used for driving pullies on
machinery.
The fastener is so constructed that it can be fixed instantaneously and obtain the
grip of the entire width of the belt band or strap. I make it of different widths to
suit various sized belts or bands and being of the same width as the belt and
equal and combined resistance is maintained on either side.
In the manufacture of the fastener I use a piece of wire preferably of steel or it
may be of any other suitable retal of a size and strength suitable to the width and
thickness of the belt. I bend or form it into a succession of two or more loops or
eyes, the number of loops or eyes depending on the width of the belt and the loops or
eyes are formed at equal distances from each other. In using the fastener these
eyes are passed through the end of the beli or band and are fastened either by a
piece of wire or pin with a hammered head or by a piece of split or half wire doubled
and cut off to the exact extent of the width of the belt and forming a key passing
through the loops or eyes of the fastener. The hammered head on the pin or wire
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page_text: forming this key keeps it in its position and if a split wire he used the ends may be
Lurned back for this purpose.
In applying the fastener to the belt I lay the two inside faces of the belt together
and cut the ends off quite clean and square. 1. then press the fastener a little way
from the end of the belt just hard enough to make an impression with the loops or
eyes or mark their position in some other manner. I then bore with an awl or cutter
punch an oval hole through the belt at each of the marks made and insert the eyes or
loops through the two ends of the belt. I then pass the wire key through the eyes or
loops or the other side of the belt and a joint or fastening is ma le which will bear the
greatest strain and run the highest speeds possible.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 shows the method of bending or forming the
loops or eyes and of applying the wire or key through the same. Fig. 2 shew's the
method of applying it to a belt. Fig. 3 shews it applied to the belt as in actual use.
Having now described my invention I declare that what I claim is
1. The construction of a fastener for machinery belts bands or straps by forming
it of steel or other wire with loops or eyes for insertion through the ends of the belt
band or strap and Kayed on the side by a pin with hammered head or wire key as
hereinbefore described.
2. The improved fastener for machinery belts bands or straps substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1890.
SAMUEL ELLIOTT.