A New or Improved Buckle for Waist Belts or Straps and other Analogous Purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1890-Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Buckle for Waist Belts or Straps and other
Analogous Purposes.
1, STEPHEN HENRY MANNERS, of 14, Molesworth Street, North Melbourne, in the
Colony of Victoria, Engineer and Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED BUCKLE FOR WAIST BELTS OR STRAPS, AND
OTHER ANALOGOUS PURPOSES to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved buckle for waist belts or straps, and
other analogous purposes, the object being to provide a buckle which shall be at once
simple strong, and of small cost.
The buckle is adapted to be used upon belts or straps which are not punctured and
will remain firmly in position when tightened, or it will allow of the free passage of
the belt or strap.
My buckle consists of a piece of sheet metal stamped out, and afterwards folded to
form a casing, an end mouth with or without grip teeth, two passages, one at each
end. and two openings, one at each side, as also an inclined top and flat bottom between
which is fitted a plain or smooth friction or grip roller.
The following description is an outline of the buckle in the first stage of manu-
facture. It is made by first stamping out a piece (or base-plate) of sheet metal in the
form of a rectangle; then there are two slots made in this plate, one in close proximity
to one end, and the other across its central portion. The end of said plato is
recessed to leave two projections. The slots aforesaid are made transversely to the
length of plate, so that when the latter is folded, the projections can be bent to bite
the under side, and thus allow of a casing, an end mouth with teeth being formed,
as also an inclined top, flat bottom, two openings, one at each side, and two passages
one at each end. One of the latter is larger than the other, to allow of the.inser-
tion or withdrawal of the belt or strap.
Prior to folding the piece or base plate, the smooth friction roller is inserted.
This roller consists of a plain or smooth body provided with two heads, one at each
end. These heads are made separately, each having a central hole or eye, to admit
the ends of the body, upon which they are driven and riveted.
The tail end of strap is held firmly by the roller, the buckle end is clinched and
secured by three teeth, which may be stamped inwardly from either the upper
or lower side of the mouth formed at one end of the casing. The buckle may be
made of brass, iron, tin, nickel or silver, and, when it is desired for use, the tail end
of belt is inserted in the smaller passage, and passed between the roller and the top
of casing. When the belt is pulled, the roller will follow in the direction of the
strain, consequently tightening upon the belt owing to the top of casing being at an
inclination to the aforesaid passage, whereas, when the strain is reversed, the roller
will slacken, and release the belt, which may thus be tightened or loosened at any
part, as desired.
The
JL 1900
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Buckle for Waist Belts or Straps and other
Analogous Purposes.
I, STEPHEN HENRY MANNERS of 14 Molesworth Street, North Melbourne in the
Colony of Victoria, Engineer and Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED BUCKLE FOR WAIST BELTS OR STRAPS AND
OTHER ANALOGOUS PURPOSES" and the manner in which the same is to be used to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a new or improved buckle for waist belts or straps, and
other analogous purposes, the object being to provide a buckle which shall be at
once simple, strong and of small cost.
The buckle is adapted to be used upon belts or straps which are not punctured, and
will remain firmly in position when tightened, or it will allow of the free passage of
the belt or strap.
But to make my invention better understood 1 will refer to the accompanying sheet
of drawings, which are to be taken as part of this specification and read therewith.
Figure 1, is a side elevation of my buckle, and
Figure 2, is a plan of the same.
Figure 3, represents a side sectional elevation of buckle in which is shewn the tail
end of a belt or strap held firmly by the friction or grip roller hereinafter described.
The other end of strap is shewn clinched by three teeth projected into a mouth formed
by the top and bottom portions at one end of buckle.
Figure 4, represents the casing of buckle shewn at Figs. 1 2 and 3 in the first stage
of manufacture.
Figure 5, illustrates an elevation as also a section of a parcel carrier formed by
means of a handle and also two of my buckles, one at each end, to carry each a belt
or strap.
Similar letters of reference indicate similar or corresponding parts where they occur
in the several views.
My buckle is made by first stamping out a piece of sheet metal in the form of a
rectangle, as shewn at Figure 4, when there are two slots (a) and (b) made in this
plate, one in close proximity to one end, and the other across its central portion.
One end of said plate is recessed to leave two projections (c) and (c). The slots
aforesaid are made transversely to the length of plate, so that when the latter is folded
the projections (c) and (c) can be bent to bite the underside and thus allow of a
casing, an end mouth (d) with three teeth similar to (e) being formed, as also an
inclined top (f), flat bottom (g), an opening leading to each side and two passages (a)
and (), one at each end to allow of the insertion or withdrawal of the belt or strap.
Prior to folding the piece of metal the smooth friction roller (/) is inserted
being the medium employed for holding the belt or strap. This roller consists
of a plain or smooth body provided with two heads (i) and (i), one at each
end. These heads may be cast with the body or they may be made separately with
a central hole or eye in each, to admit the ends of said body upon which they are
driven and riveted.
In Figure 3, the tail end (1) of a strap is shewn held firmly by the roller (h), the
buckle end (k) is shewn clinched and secured by three teeth similar to (e) which may
be stamped inwardly from either the upper or lower side of the mouth (d) formed at
the end of the casing.
The parcel carrier, illustrated at Figure 5, consists of two buckles (1) and (l)
of the descriptions shewn at Figures 1, 2, and 3, applied one to each end of the
handle (m).
This handle is stamped out from one piece of metal and in each of its ends are
formed four perforations to receive a corresponding number of projections similar to (n)
which are stamped outwardly from the inclined top (f) of each buckle. Said pro-
jections when inserted in the aforesaid perforations are bent over so as to bite and
connect with the handle (m).

page_text: When the buckle is desired for use, the tail end (5) of belt is inserted in the passage (a),
and passed between the roller (h) and the top (f) of casing. When the belt is
pulled, the roller will follow in the direction of the strain, consequently it tightens
upon the belt, owing to the top of casing being at an inclination to the aforesaid
passage (a). On the other hand, when the strain is reversed, the roller will slacken,
and release the belt which may thus be tightened or loosened at any part, as
desired.
The various parts of the buckle may be made of brass, iron, tin, nickel or silver.
Having now particularly described and explained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Firstly. The combination and arrangement of the roller (h) with a buckle made
of one piece of sheet metal slotted and afterwards folded to form a casing as at
Figures 1, 2, and 3, and a mouth such as (d) with teeth (e), an inclined top (f),
flat bottom (9), and also two passages (a) and (b), substantially as hereinbefore
described and as illustrated in my drawings.
Secondly. The combination of a handle (m), with one or more buckles of the
description claimed in claim 1 as herein described and illustrated, and for the purpose
specified.
Dated this 27th day of June 1800
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.