IMPROVEMENTS IN BUCKLE LOCKS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Arthur Shaw at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th January 1883.
WILLIAM ARTHUR SHAW of the town and county of the town of Nottingham
IMPROVEMENTS IN BUCKLE LOCKS,"
My improvements consist in constructing a buckle of the following parts namely
two side plates, near the bottom ends of which are secured a strap rod, and a strap
clamping rod, in the upper ends of the pintes is secured a rod forming a strap rod
and buckle prong rod, below this rod is a plate provided with one or more lock
bolt loops below which is a box or case enclosing a locking device having one or
more locking bolts which are operated by a loose key, the upper edge of the box
or case, carries one or more buckle prongs, the lower edge of the case at each end
is provided with an axle pin or it forms axle pins each of which turns in bearings
formed in the side plates first named, by such means when the securing strap is
placed round a box, or other article, and the strap is adjusted in position it can be
locked and left secure, until opened by the key.
The side plates and strap rods first named may be formed in one piece when
required.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Arthur Shaw in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
2nd July 1883.
"
WILLIAM ARTHUR SHAW of the Town and County of the town of Nottingham
IMPROVEMENTS IN BUCKLE LOCKS"
My improvements consist in constructing a a buckle of the following parts, namely,
two side plates, near the bottom ends of which are secured a strap rod, and a strap
clamping rod; in the upper ends of the plates is secured a rod forming a strap rod
and a buckle prong rod, below this rod is a plate provided with one or more lock
bolt loops, below which is a box or case enclosing a locking device having one or
more locking bolts which are operated by a loose key, the upper edge of the box
or case carries one or more buckle prongs, the lower edge of the case at each end
is provided with an axle pin or it forms axle pins each of which turns in bearings
formed in the side plates first named; by such means when the securing strap is
placed round a box or other article, and the strap is adjusted in position it can be
locked and left secure until opened by the key
The side plates and strap rods first named may be formed in one piece when
required.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a front view of one of my improved buckle locks, shewing the lock
bolt forming a strap tongue in a locked position
Figure 2. a front view shewing the bolt unlocked.
Figure 3, shews a lock in connection with a strap, locked secure, and
Figure 4 is a side view of a buckle lock with the swivelled lock case
opened out.
My improved buckle lock consists of the following parts, namely, two side
plates A, A, near the bottom ends of which is secured a strap rod B, round which
one end of a securing strap F is passed and kept in position by stitching or
rivetting, in the upper ends of the plates is secured a rod forming a strap rod, and
buckle prong rod C, or the side plates and rods may be formed in one piece as
shewn in the drawings, below the prong rod is a box or case D, enclosing a locking
device of any suitable construction, having one or more locking bolts E, each of
which project and form a buckle prong, the lower edge of the case D at each end
is provided with an axle pin, or it forms axle pins each of which turns in bearings
formed in the side plates
By such means when the securing strap F is placed round a box, bag, package
or other article, and the strap is adjusted in position, it can be locked and left
secure until opened by the key.
Having thus described my said Invention, and the manner of performing the
same, I declare that I claim;
For a buckle tongue forming a rigid sliding bolt in a swivelled lock case, sub-
stantially as described and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
In witness whereof, I the said William Arthur Shaw, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.