Year: 1886

page_text: IDWAL DAVID ERSKINE LLOYD LLOYD-JONES of The Beaconsfield Club Pall
Mall S.W. (no calling) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The principle of this Buckle is that the central point thereof is made with a
projecting metal loop (like those on the hasps of ordinary locks) on it's under
surface. After passing this central point through any hole, or loop, or link in
the strap, band, rope or chain, it's loop fits by pressure into a corresponding aper-
ture in the upper surface of the front part of the Buckle which is made of sufficiently
wide, and thick metal to allow interior space for an ordinary simple lock, or "snap'
lock, action' to be contained inside, such action being fastened or unfastened by a
key as in other locks; or the central point of Buckle may be made as usual and
it's tip be pressed into a cavity containing the "snap" catch or bolt, of a lock
made so as to hold it fast untill turned by a key. The key hole may be on upper
surface, or front, or side of Buckle as convenient.
Dated this fifteenth day of February 1886

page_text: I IDWAL DAVID ERSKINE LLOYD LLOYD-JONES of The Beaconsfield Club, Pall
Mall S.W. (no calling) 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 new principles of this Buckle are as follows.
The central bar is made with a projecting "loop," or "catch," on it's under
surface at, or near, the point. After passing the central bar through any hole in
the strap, band, or chain, as usual, it's "loop," or "catch," (or the entire tip of the
bar with it's "loop" or "catch") fits on pressure into a corresponding aperture in
the upper surface of the front part of the Buckle, which is made of sufficiently wide
and deep metal to allow interior space for any ordinary simple lock action, "Snap-
lock" action, or other suitable lock action, to be contained inside the same, such
actions to be locked, or unlocked, by their respective keys when necessary to secure,
or free, the central bar of the Buckle; or the central bar may be made plain as
usual, and after passing through the hole of the Strap, band, or chain, may be
pressed into a cavity on the upper surface of the front part of the Buckle containing
the "Snap-catch," or bolt, of a lock action arranged so as to hold it fast as long as
desired;
when necessary the key would be used to unlock it.
The key-hole may
be on upper surface, side, or front, part of the lock as convenient, and the entire
Buckle may be made of any metal, or other suitable substance, and of any size, and
of various forms, as desired.
When the central bar of the Buckle is made with a "loop" or "catch" on it's
under surface the holes in the strap, band, or chain, would be made oval, or oblong,
or of any other suitable form, to permit it to pass through freely. The central bar
may be made either in one piece with the cross-bar that supports it's base (the ends
of the cross-bar being then made to turn in the ends of the sides of the Buckle) or
the central bar may be made to turn on the cross-bar. The Buckle may be made
either with, or without, a roller as shewn in the drawings herewith supplied. In
these drawings A represents a large Buckle (such as would be used for Bath-boxes
trunks &c) as seen from above, with the "loop" of the central bar locked in the
aperture on the surface.
B represents the side view of the same Buckle with the central bar free, as it
would be to pass through any hole in a strap, band or chain.
C represents the front view of the same buckle with central bar raised and
showing the size of the "loop" on it's under surface.
D represents a smaller buckle with a plain central bar locked under the bolt of
a simple Lever-lock contained inside the front part.
E represents the front view of the same buckle.
F represents the side view of the same buckle.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. The idea of locking the buckle from the front part as set forth in this
Complete Specification, and in the drawings accompanying the same.
Secondly. The various modes and manners of constructing the same, as set forth
in this Complete Specification, together with all modifications of locking the central
bar from, on, or into the front part of the Buckle.
Thirdly. Any use of a chain in conjunction with this my said Invention, or in
combination with any strap, or band, used with the same.
Dated this sixteenth day of March 1886
IDWAL LLOYD-JONES.